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Copper Shores announces 18 scholarship recipients for 2024

June 12, 2024 | By Emilie Jacques

Copper Shores Community Health Foundation is excited to award 18 scholarships to students at 10 local schools in the Copper Country. This year’s awards include a new scholarship worth up to $20,000 that was awarded to graduating seniors, Career Technical Education (CTE) scholarships in partnership with Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance, six scholarships funded by Joseph Kirkish and two by the McIntyre family. Combined, the scholarships total up to $111,000 in financial support for local students.

Copper Shores Community Health Foundation Scholarship - $5,0002024-06-11-Congrat-Recipients---OL---1x1-v2

This scholarship is renewable for up to four years, totaling as much $20,000 in financial award per student.  

  • Oliver Anderson - Houghton High School
  • Addison Hembroff - Houghton High School
  • Rebecca Lyons - Lake Linden-Hubbell High School
  • Annali Hendrickson - L’Anse High School

Copper Shores Community Health Foundation/KEDA Career Tech Scholarship - $2,000

These students are enrolled in a certificate program or an associate degree in a skilled trade or career technical education program.

  • Lance Isaacson - Houghton High School
  • Cannon Mayo - Houghton High School
  • Sara Johnson - Jeffers High School
  • Amya Niemi - Chassell High School
  • Brielle Kero -  Hancock High School
  • Dillon Maddon - Ontonagon High School

Joseph Kirkish Educational Scholarship - $2,500

Copper Shores’ intention is that recipients use the scholarship to help pay for education costs at a post-secondary school of their choosing. 

  • Christian Besonen - Ewen-Trout Creek High School
  • Addison Hembroff - Houghton High School

Joseph Kirkish Congregational Scholarship - $2,500

These students are congregation members of St. Ignatius Loyola and/or St. Albert the Great Churches, upon request of Kirkish.

  • Marino Pisani - Houghton High School
  • Taryn Maki - Dollar Bay-Tamarack City High School

Joseph Kirkish Phi Kappa Tau Scholarship - $2,500

This scholarship is for two eligible Brothers of the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity at Michigan Technological University, an organization that Kirkish joined during his time in school. 

  • Paul Brown - Michigan Technological University
  • Gabriel Sheahen - Michigan Technological University

McIntyre Family Educational Scholarship - $2,000

The McIntyre Family's intention is that recipients, graduating seniors from Ontonagon High School, use the scholarship to help pay for education costs at a post-secondary school of their choosing.

  • Shayna Stites - Ontonagon High School
  • Dillon Maddon - Ontonagon High School

Learn more about scholarship offerings by Copper Shores Community Health Foundation at coppershores.org/scholarships

Emilie Jacques

Emilie Jacques

"I graduated from Michigan Tech with a B.S. in Psychology, a minor in Communication Studies, and a minor in Media Production. I love the outdoors and DnD." You can reach Emilie at ejacques@coppershores.org