2022 Merit Scholarships

Kalamazoo Valley's 2022 Merit Scholarships were recently awarded to 75 high school seniors. The Merit Scholarship is given to top performing Michigan high school scholars and funds are to be used during their first two years at Kalamazoo Valley. This year's class of winners had an average GPA of 3.75 and represent 45 different high schools (including three home schooled programs and two virtual programs) in 15 different counties.

Eligible applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.25 and submit a short essay. The $2,000 scholarship can be used toward educational expenses for two consecutive semesters at $1,000 per semester.

Congratulations to the following winners:

Nyaira Ballinger - Comstock High School
Kaitlynn Brady - Otsego High School
Aidan Brennan - Michigan Virtual Charter Academy
Joseph Clark - Portage Northern High School
Morgan Clark - Saline High School
Hailey Collins - Heritage Christian Academy
Jacqueline Cotter - Kolbe Home School
William Darner - Hackett Catholic Prep High School
Charles Degraves - Lawrence Senior High School
Sarah Dekoning - Lawton High School
Jackson Diggs - Portage Northern High School
Keely Dorstewitz - Schoolcraft High School
Nicholas Ellis - Grand Ledge High School
Abby-Claire Eshlaman - Kalamazoo Christian High School
Victoria Fenton - Gobles Public High School
Brooke Flintrop - Vicksburg Community High School
Heather Grant - Allegan High School
Nicole Harms - Paw Paw High School
Emily Herman - Sturgis High School
Luke Herman - Sturgis High School
Caleb Hicks - Mattawan High School
Zarifa Ibrahimzada - Gull Lake High School
Macy Ivins - Three Rivers High School
Raeanne James - Comstock High School
Kylie Jonkman - Kalamazoo Christian High School
Hailey Judd - Plainwell High School
Megan Kersey - Vicksburg High School
Emma Kilian - Heritage Christian Academy
Braidyn Knapp - Vicksburg Community High School
Molly Knapp - Parchment High School
Dawson Knipp - Marcellus High School
Mia Liceaga - Home School
Mckenzie Lisowski - Gobles High School
Lilly Lisznyai - Portage Northern High School
Kaitlyn Love - Lakeview High School
Matthew Lubben - Kalamazoo Christian High School
Alayna May - Plainwell High School
Ryan Mccallum - Galesburg-Augusta High School
Nathan Mccormick - Gull Lake Virtual Partnership
Alondra Moran-Jimenez - Kalamazoo Central High School
Michael Morris - West Catholic High School
Savianna Norinh - Zeeland East High School
Sarah Norton - Divine Child High School
Gabrielle Oconnor - West Ottawa High School
Nolan Okoniewski - Mattawan High School
Maya Peters - Vicksburg Community High School
Katie Plesco - Portage Northern High School
Alexis Rabb - Kalamazoo Central High School
Ella Radke - Portage Northern High School
Abigail Reasoner - Hackett Catholic Prep High School
Hannah Risner - Otsego High School
Descenya Rodarte - Hartford High School
Karly Roelofs - Kingsley Area High School
Kayden Salinas - Three Rivers High School
Faye Scott-Farnsworth - Portage Northern High School
Mame Seck - Portage Northern High School
Gage Stenger - Vicksburg High School
Genevieve Stocker - Portage Northern High School
Carson Stripling - Portage Northern High School
Morgan Swanwick - Centreville Jr/Sr High School
Marissa Taylor - Greenville Senior High School
Piper Thomas - Gull Lake Virtual Partnership
Leah Vanbrugge - Plymouth Christian High School
Landon Vander Ploeg - Portage Central High School
Vanderkooi, Rya - Wayland High School
Kayla Vanhoven - Portage Central High School
Ashton Vansparrentak - Kalamazoo Christian High School
Ashton Vassar - Hartford High School
Christian Wang - Portage Northern High School
Clare Wilson - Vicksburg Community High School
Morgan Witt - Gobles Public Schools
Meghan Wykstra - Reformed Heritage Christian School
Preston Zantello - Gobles High School
Tobin Zeluff - Portage Northern High School
Tyler Zichterman - Kalamazoo Christian High School