The Class of 2025 at Pella Christian High School was honored during the annual senior awards and scholarship night on Monday. During the event, soon-to-be graduates were honored with community-based scholarships and through the annual Dollars for Scholars application process.
Pella Christian Awardees:
Alumni Ag Scholarship – Nate Patterson
Ed & Betty Vande Pol – Cora Bierma
Gary Vermeer Innovation – Josiah Vink
Gene Van Wyk Memorial Scholarship – Isaac Pence and Natilia Spoelstra
Harley and Karen Vermeer – Nate Patterson
Harold and Wilma Den Besten – Deacon Branderhorst and Landon Fransman
Jan Nikkel Memorial Scholarship – Reagan De Vries
Joel Schiebout – Eli Hoksbergen and Camden Parker
John E Van Haaften Memorial – Nate Patterson
Judy Zylstra – Reagan De Vries
Kenneth Bogaards Business – Ryley Hoekstra
Kevin De Ronde Memorial – Eli Hoksbergen
Kurt Vernooy – Deacon Branderhorst, Landon Fransman, Eli Hoksbergen, Grant Kelderman, Eliot Menninga, Rob Schreur, and Cooper Spronk
Laura Hessing Scholarship – Renae Van Wyk
Layton DeVries Scholarship – Alyson De Bruin
Little Eagle – Nate Paterson, Logan Nunnikhoven, and Erika Sytsma
Paul DeJong Chemistry – Camden Parker
Ruth J Bushnell Memorial – Erika Sytsma
Stephen Dykstra Christlike Kindness – Grant Kelderman and Abigail Kuntz
Sully Lions Club – Erika Van Maanen
Vermeer Charitable Foundation Scholarship – Ryley Hoekstra
Washington State Bank Scholarship – Rob Schreur
Iowa Governors Award – Camden Parker
Des Moines Register Academic All State – Grant Kelderman
Bernie Saggau Award – Landon Fransman
E Wayne Cooley Award – Faith Kacmarynski
Robert Smiley Award – Chloe Huisman
Karon Brown Award – Faith Kacmarynski
Mahaska Chamber Scholarship – Mahaska Drug – Eli Hoksbergen
Mahaska County Farm Bureau Scholarship – Abbie De Berg
Associated General Contractors of Iowa Foundation Diesel Technology Scholarship – Cameron Dykstra
Van Veen-Van Hemert American Legion Post 89 – Cora Bierma
Mary Evers Nursing Scholarship – Abbie De Berg, Claire Westerkamp, and Rob Schreur
Iowa Land Improvement Contractor’s Association – Landon Fransman
Van Wall John Deere Tech Scholarship – Hunter Smith
Alice and Willard Kaldenberg Memorial Scholarship – Camden Parker
Allen & Neumann Family Dentistry – Yahan Guo
Bank Iowa Spirit of Chandy Scholarship – Deacon Branderhorst
Charles S Farver Wildlife Scholarship – Cameron Dykstra
Dahm Dental Health Services – Abbie De Berg
Dave and Ardie Sutphen Scholarship – Aaron Meinders
Dave and Mary Barnes Family Scholarship – Camden Parker
DFS Oskaloosa – Nathan Patterson
Duven Family Scholarship – Rob Schreur
Eggerling Family Scholarship for STEM Studies – Eli Hoksbergen
Glenn Borgman Nursing or Ag Scholarship – Hunter Smith
Harry Vermeer Family Foundation Nursing Scholarship – Wyatt Snyder
Hy-Vee Pella Scholarship – Daiva Van Maanen
Joan Kuyper Farver Community Service Award – Faith Kacmarynski
Kevin Van Wyk State Farm Scholarship – Erika Van Maanen
Knoxville Raceway Scholarship – Erika Sytsma
Kraig Ford/Pella Motors – Esther Ford and Logan Nunnikhoven
Kuyper Foundation Scholarship Eng – Mbiybeh Mome
Kuyper Foundation Scholarship IT – Abigail Kuntz
Leighton State Bank – Addison Bandstra
Marion County Bank – Cassidy Bos, Alyson De Bruin, Renae Van Wyk, Kirby Van Wyngarden, and Claire Westerkamp
Micah and Liz Vermeer Family Scholarship – Gerrit Vande Zande
Midtown Tire Co Scholarship – Hunter Smith
MidWestOne Bank Scholarship – Josiah Vink
Pella Car Care Scholarship – Braden Pence
Pella Community Foundation – Cooper Spronk
Pella Cooperative Electric Association – Jocelyn Veenstra
Pella Corporation Servant Leadership Award – Reagan De Vries and Grant Kelderman
Pella Dollars for Scholars Honors Scholarship – Rebecca De Haan, Evan DeJong, Maggie Heinen, Chloe Huisman, Jadyn Klaasen, Eliot Menninga, Isaac Pence, Ethan Van Arendonk
Pella Dollars for Scholars Liaison Award – Addison Bandstra
Pella Garden Club – Kyra Kamerick
Pella Kiwanis – Cora Bierma
Precision Pulley and Idler, Inc. (PPI) – Ryley Hoekstra
Raceway Tire and Exhaust Scholarship – Clay Lauterbach
Recker Dental Care – Erica De Bruin
U.S. Bank – Nathan Brouwer
Van Maanen, Sietstra, Meyer, & Nikkel Award – Natilia Spoelstra
Welgaard CPA & Advisors Accounting Scholarship – Landon Fransman