Newkirk seniors recognized at awards ceremony
Press Release
Newkirk High School’s Class of 2023 were honored Tueday evening, May 9 in the school gym,
At the annual High School Senior Awards Assembly.
Valedictorian Citations: Bailey Backhaus, Brooke Backhaus, Carly Ballagh, Annalaura Rowe
and Kyson Vap
Salutatorian Citation: Ethan Vap
Oklahoma Academic Scholar: Caleb Free and Anthony Kreger
McCormick Family Scholarship: Taylor Bedore
Newkirk Education Foundation Scholarship: Bailey Backhaus and Brooke Backhaus
Anderson High Education Scholarship: Logan Smith
Bill and Katy Bliss Higher Education Scholarship: Caleb Free
Fred and Fern Kucera Memorial Scholarship: Carly Ballagh
Bob and Rosie Coffee Scholarship: Ethan Vap
Charla Randol Scholarship: Annalaura Rowe and Kyson Vap
Highpoint Partners Scholarship: Landen Vap
Kade Bergman Memorial Scholarship: Clayton Bergman
Iden Schieber Memorial Scholarship: Bailey Backhaus, Brook Backhaus and Clayton Bergman
Newkirk Lions Club: Ethan Vap
Newkirk Business Club: Carly Ballagh, Logan Smith and Ethan Vap
NOEA Scholarship: Logan Smith and Kyson Vap
Northern Oklahoma College Academic Scholarship: Caleb Free, Annalaura Rowe
NOC Freshman Regents Scholarship: Logan Smith
Kay County Retired Educators Association: Caleb Free
Roy Chaney Scholarship: Annalaura Rowe
Oklahoma Blood Institute Honor Cord: Ryan Axelson, Brooke Backhaus, Sarah Bales, Clayton
Bergman, Kaleese Hardy, Layne Mayse, Dalton Osborn, Payton St. Andrews, Logan Smith
Wyatt Stone, Landon Vap and Bailey Wever.