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ScholarshipProceeds from the Schweizer Fest provide scholarships for area students who demonstrate a commitment to their community via civic involvement
To date Schweizer Fest, Inc has given over $30,000 in scholarships to Perry County students. |
2018 Recipients
Alesa RoarkHaving graduated in May from Tell City Junior-Senior High School, Alesa Roark has complied more than 110 volunteer hours in service to the community. Active in both school and extracurricular activities, Alesa (known to many as Esa) has generously given of her time to help others. In school she has been involved with Key Club, National Honor Society, Spanish Club, Art Club, Drama Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Cheer and Health Occupation Students of America. Beyond her school commitments, she has been involved with 4-H, United Way Youth Day of Caring, Cheer Zone (as a participant, an All-Star, and a coach), Riley’s Dance Marathon, and the German American River Sweep. She tutors others and has also worked actively with youth to teach them about volunteering. For Valentine’s Day she coordinated outreach between fourth grade students and nursing home residents having the youth make cards for the residents.
“As Junior Miss Perry County, I want to implement fun with volunteering so children are more likely to volunteer again. Since children are so vulnerable at a young age, it is important to expose them to the importance of being a leader through service in their community. If one child can truly understand the importance of service then I have accomplished my goal,” said Alesa in her submission essay. In her recommendation letter, TCJSHS Spanish Teacher Angela Hilgenhold said Alesa is “…a person of integrity with great leadership capabilities and she has personality for miles. She is outgoing and optimistic, and she is that person who lends a helping hand and goes the extra mile when necessary. I have never seen her back down from anything that was difficult; rather she digs in and meets adversity head first.” Alesa intends to attend the University of Louisville in the fall. |
Tricia EsareyA Perry Central Junior – Senior High School graduate, Patricia (Tricia) Esarey has discovered and embraced the joy of volunteering and assisting others. “Volunteering in the community is about wanting the best for your community and others in it,” said Tricia in her entry essay. “It is about being selfless in the acts you do. The options are unlimited –whether it be picking up trash off of the road, collecting cans for the local food drive, or giving your time to help an organization during an event.”
Tricia’s numerous volunteer activities in recent years include Key Club, STAND (Students Taking Actions Not Drugs), HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America), SERODOMMOC (the school newspaper), National Honor Society, Advocates Club, International Club, Volleyball, Cheerleading and All-Star Cheerleading. She has also given back to her community by visiting nursing home residents, registering cars at the Bristow Car Show, helping with Perry Central’s Fall Festival Booths, compiling music lists for school dances, and working on Anniversary Activities for the town of Leopold. In her recommendation letter, Perry Central English Teacher Jennifer Ball said of Tricia, “She is an extraordinary young woman with great organizational skills, charismatic ideas, and a remarkable eye for detail.” In 2016 Tricia founded Concert for a Cure. She developed the idea for a benefit concert, and, working with her peers, organized the event (including finding partners, performers and promoting the event). In total, Concert for a Cure raised $1,742 that was forwarded to the American Cancer Society. “This act of volunteering gave me pride in knowing I can successfully organize an event that got the entire community involved for such a good cause,” said Tricia. In the fall Patricia intends to attend Ball State University and is considering a career in speech therapy. |
Previous Recipients
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2017 - Madision Mathena - Indiana University
2017 - Adam Dauby - University of Southern Indiana 2016 - Luke Hilgenhold - Western Kentucky University 2016 - Brielle Strobel - University of Southern Indiana 2015 - Emily Davis - Indiana State University 2015 - Bailey Powell - Indiana University 2014 - Hillary Hubert - University of Southern Indiana 2014 - Christopher Schaefer - Indiana State Univeristy 2013 - Darian Oliva - Indiana University 2013 - Jenniver Kemp - University of Southern Indiana 2012 – Isaiah Ernst – Vincennes University 2012 – Jennifer Dinkel – Purdue University 2011 – Lavina Schwartz – Indiana University 2011 – Katie Elder – Indiana University 2010 – Blake Kleaving – University of Evansville 2010 – Lauren Coyle – Indiana University 2009 – Megan Neyenhaus – Purdue University 2009 – Paige Gelarden – Indiana University 2009 – Tony Backer – University of Indianapolis 2009 – Jill Cassidy – Indiana University |
2008 – Natalie Cole – Indiana University
2008 – Aaron Malone – Indiana University 2008 – Mandy Plassmeyer – University of Southern Indiana 2007 – Kayla Goffinet – Indiana University Southeast 2007 – Laura Rudolph – University of Southern Indiana 2007 – Stephanie Groves – University of Southern Indiana 2006 – Tomi Jo Utley – University of Evansville 2006 – Erin M. Fordyce – University of Evansville 2006 – Adrienne A. Hagedorn – University of Evansville 2005 – Jared Kleeman – Indiana University 2005 – Dana Jo Genet – DePauw University 2005 – Chelsea Wheatley – Indiana University 2004 – Nathan Borho – Purdue University 2004 – Lacey Hall – IUPUI Bursar 2004 – Chris Hawkins – IU Bursar 2003 – Kaitlyn Belcher – Indiana State University 2003 – Craig Damin – Ball State University 2003 – Jamie Rickenbaugh – University of Southern Indiana 2003 – Adrienne Harpenau – Indiana State University |