Category: Scholarships

2023 RAA Scholarship Awards

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Riverside Alumni Association scholarship recipient Jenna Leonard is the daughter of Tim and Julie Leonard. Jenna plans to continue her education at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. An honor student at Riverside, she was awarded an honors diploma and was a 2-year member of the National Honor Society. Jenna has received honors awards throughout high school, each semester. She was a four-year member of the swim team. Her event of choice was the butterfly, where she placed in several swim meets. She was part of the 200 free relay team,…

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Letter from Chloe Hach, 2018 Scholarship Awardee

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Chloe Hach Raleigh, NC August 22, 2022 RHS Alumni Association Riverside Alumni Association 585 Riverside Drive Painesville, OH 44077 Dear Alumni Association, I would like to extend another thank you for granting me this scholarship four years ago. Since then, I have graduated Summa Cum Laude from Elon University with a degree in Sport Management as well as minors in Communications and Business Administration. During my time at Elon, I was fortunate to have learned and experienced so much and I could not imagine a better school or environment for…

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2022 RHSAA Scholarship Award: Alexis Wade

Marijane Watson

Alexis Wade has been awarded an RHS Alumni Association Scholarship and plans to attend Ohio State University. She is the daughter of William and Lisa Adams (Class of 1993) Wade. She will major in English and Political Science with a focus on pre-law. She states, “My goal is to go into law so that I can give back to the community and help others.” Alexis is the oldest of four siblings and has three brothers who all attend Riverside schools. The Wades enjoy an active family life by supporting each…

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2022 Scholarship Award: Emma Kovalchuk

Marijane Watson

Emma Kovalchuk was selected as an RHS Alumni Scholarship recipient for the 2022 class. She is the daughter of John and April Tuuri (Class of 1989) Kovalchuk. She will be attending Lake Erie College as a pre-law major. She chose LEC partly because of its affiliation with Duquesne University Law School. A program between the two schools offers a fast-track, pre-law advantage, enabling one to earn a juris prudence degree in six years rather than the usual eight. Emma has also committed to playing softball at LEC. Emma is the…

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Studying at Wilmington College: Anya Demshar

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Guest Author: Anya Demshar, RHSAA 2021 Alumni Scholarship Winner My name is Anya Demshar I am currently a student at Wilmington College. During my first semester at Wilmington, I have had many opportunities. Before my school year even started, I was selected to participate in the  Leadership Plunge which starts two weeks before the first semester. During the Leadership Plunge I learned new leadership skills as well as met instructors and future classmates. There are also many things to do outside of class, during my first semester I joined a…

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Studying at Baldwin-Wallace: Pavel Lindrose

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Guest Author: Pavel Lindrose, RHSAA 2021 Alumni Scholarship winner My first semester at Baldwin-Wallace University was full of positive experiences. My dormmates all turned out to become some of my best friends. My professors are all some of the best in their field. Especially in classes that I struggle with, every professor makes extra time to help if needed. The conservatory, as well, is a huge part of my experience as a performance major. My favorite class of the first semester was probably my Tonal Harmony (written music theory) class.…

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RHSAA 2021 Scholarship Awards

Marijane Watson

The Alumni Association congratulates Anya Demshar and Pavel Lindrose, recipients of the RHSAA 2021 Scholarship awards. We wish both well in their future endeavors!  Anya Demshar Anya, the daughter of Todd and Regan Binnig Demshar (RHS graduate), will continue her education at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio. She will major in Animal Science in the Veterinary Science pre-professional program. Anya’s love of animals comes from living on a “hobby farm”, her active 4-H participation, and raising and showing livestock. Her favorite steer’s name was Amarillo. At Riverside, in addition to…

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2020 Scholarship Recipients from the Alumni Association

Marijane Watson

The Riverside Alumni Association is proud to announce the three recipients of its scholarship grants for 2020. These three outstanding Riverside High School 2020 graduates plan on attending college, and these grants of $1,000 each will help them achieve their goals. Jake Darida had two major interests throughout his years at Riverside High School: music and robotics. He is the son of John and Becky Darida. John is an RHS alumnus. Jake’s  love of music led him to the tuba, and he was a member of the RHS marching band. He…

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Scholarship Spotlight – John Mayer

Frank Vaccariello

The Riverside Alumni Association has provided thousands of dollars in scholarships to graduating seniors over the last several years. Each edition of Scholarship Spotlight will feature one of those students and life after high school. John Mayer graduated in 2007 and attended The Ohio State University. He earned a Bachelor of Material Science and Engineering in 2011. John picks up the story from here: Upon graduation from Ohio State I moved to Ashland, Kentucky, and accepted a job as quality engineer for AK Steel. AK Steel produces various types of…

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2017 Scholarship Recipients

Kathleen Riley

At Riverside’s 2017 commencement ceremony, Wallace Baker Brainard, Jared Bucholtz, Asiah Rusnak, and Mackenzie Wolf each received a $1,000 scholarship from the RHS Alumni Association. In addition to the academic achievements, extra-curricular and community involvement, and the association requiring the writing of a short essay, at least one of each student’s parents/guardians or grandparents must have graduated from RHS. Wallace Baker Brainard, better known as Baker, plans to attend the University of Cincinnati and major in architecture. While at Riverside he held an officer’s position each year in Student Council…

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