05/18/2026
CORRECTION: Allie Soeken was awarded the Excellence in the Arts Scholarship for Performing Arts and Isaac Swartzendruber was awarded the Lamb Family Scholarship. My apologies for this error.
Congratulations to Isaac Swartzendruber on receiving the Lamb Family Scholarship! This scholarship was established to provide financial assistance to current graduating Hesston High School seniors who are furthering their careers through high educational pursuits. Qualified individuals are those who plan to attend a public or private college college / university, vocational or technical school. Applicants are scored on their leadership qualities, responsibilities, creative thinking, personal growth and accountability.
Congratulations to Allie Soeken and Trey Buffington! They received the scholarships for the Hesston Excellence in the Arts Scholarship! These awards are nominated by USD 460 staff in each respective area. Allie received the award for the Performing Arts and Trey received the award for the Visual Arts.
Congratulations to Emma Gudeman for receiving the Newton Area Women of the Year Scholarship! This scholarship was established to provide financial assistance to current female full time senior-level students who will graduate from any Harvey County High School who are furthering their careers through higher education. Eligible female applicants must be accepted to an accredited private or public college / university or to a vocational, technical or trade school; must be enrolled or qualified to be enrolled full-time.
All of the recipients graduated from Hesston High School this past weekend. Congratulations to all! ❤️🖤
Pictured: Emma Gudeman, Allie Soeken, Isaac Swartzendruber, Mike Lamb, Trey Buffington, and Susan Lamb.
