Virginia and Stephen Childress Athletic Scholarship
Bailey Kliewer
Harrisonville High School senior Bailey Kliewer was awarded the Virginia and Stephen Childress Athletic Scholarship.  This scholarship, in the amount of $1,500, is based on athletic and academic achievements, as well as community and school activities.

Kliewer was First Team All-Conference and made the All-District team for three years in basketball.  She was also All-Conference in tennis for two years. She made the Academic All-Conference team in tennis (two years), track (three years) and basketball (three years). She has been on the Principal’s Honor Roll all four years.  She is the daughter of Brian and Rebecca Kliewer.

Mr. Stephen Childress served thirty years at the Harrisonville High School as coach, teacher, and administrator from 1942-1972.  Both he and his wife, Virginia, were avid supporters of the Harrisonville Schools athletic program. Their children, Dudley Childress and Marianne Rusk, endow the scholarship through the Harrisonville Public School Foundation.

William G. and Nettie Z. Deacon Family Scholarships
Kelsey Campbell & Briseida Chavez
Harrisonville High School seniors Kelsey Campbell and Briseida Chavez have been awarded the William G. and Nettie Z. Deacon Family Scholarships.  These scholarships, in the amount of $2,000, are awarded to HHS seniors based on academic achievement, good citizenship, and financial need.

Campbell was involved in Student Council, SADD, AV Club, A+ and NHS. She has made the Principal’s Honor Roll all four years of high school.   She is the daughter of Jim and Becky Campbell.

Chavez’s school activities include National Honor Society, Key Club, Student Council, College Ambassadors and cross country.  She was president of Key Club and a four-year Excellence in Academics recipient. She is the daughter of Roberto and Eugenia Chavez.

The William G. and Nettie Z. Deacon Family Scholarship is funded through a gift to the Harrisonville Public School Foundation from the estate of Will Ella Deacon, daughter of William G. and Nettie Z. Deacon.

Bob Hodge Achievement Award
Brecken Nickel
Harrisonville High School senior Brecken Nickel has been awarded the Bob Hodge Achievement Award.  

This scholarship has the potential to provide Nickel with up to $8,000 as he will receive $2,000 the first year and have the opportunity to renew the scholarship for $2,000 each year for the next three years.  

Nickel was the president of  National Honor Society and an officer in Student Council.  He has also been a member of show choir, cheerleading, yearbook staff and the football team. He is the son of Crystal Dieckman and John Nickel.  Nickel plans to attend Missouri State University and study finance.

The Bob Hodge Achievement Award is presented annually to an HHS senior in honor of Bob Hodge, a long-time Harrisonville Schools teacher, coach, and administrator.  

This scholarship endowment was established with the Harrisonville Public School Foundation through the bequest of an anonymous Harrisonville High School alumnus.

Criteria for the scholarship include academic achievement (ACT score of 25 or higher), acceptance at a Missouri state college or university, excellent citizenship, community involvement, and financial need.  

Cara Roberts Memorial Scholarship
Zach Chaney
Harrisonville High School senior Zachary Chaney was awarded the 2019 Cara Roberts Memorial Scholarship for $500.  This scholarship is given to an HHS senior who will attend the University of Central Missouri and who demonstrates a desire to make a difference in the lives of others.

Chaney played on the football and baseball teams during high school.  He made the Principal’s Honor Roll all four years of high school and was Student of the Month for December.  He plans to attend UCM to major in psychology. He is the son of Larry and Melissa Chaney.

The Cara Roberts Memorial Scholarship is funded through annual gifts to the Harrisonville Public School Foundation from the Roberts family.

Steve Catron Memorial Scholarship
Logan Johnson
Logan Johnson was the recipient of the Steve Catron Memorial Scholarship.  This scholarship, in the amount of $300, is awarded to an HHS senior who excels in music and athletics.  Johnson’s school activities include soccer, basketball, baseball, show choir, DECA, SADD, Key Club, NTHS and Student Council.  He was a soccer captain, All-District, All-Conference and Defensive Player of the Year in soccer.

This scholarship is given in memory of 1979 HHS graduate Steve Catron and was established through memorial gifts in his honor to the Harrisonville Public School Foundation.

Scott T. Morse Memorial Scholarship
Lily Maxwell
Harrisonville High School senior Lily Maxwell has been awarded the Scott T. Morse Memorial Scholarship.  This scholarship, in the amount of $1,250, is based on academic achievement, school or community involvement, and the recipient’s determination to overcoming a hardship.

Maxwell was involved in drama, varsity show choir, Student Council, National Honor Society, dance team, and track manager. She is the daughter of Chris Maxwell and Rachel Maxwell.

The Scott T. Morse Memorial Scholarship is funded through an endowment established with the Harrisonville Public School Foundation by the Morse family.