Youth Serve Montana Scholarships
Each year, up to one hundred high school seniors from across Montana are selected to receive $1,000 and $1500 scholarships in recognition of their volunteer service in their respective communities. Qualifying students will have completed 50 or more volunteer service hours within the last 12 months.
The Youth Serve Montana award is made via MTCC’s partnership with the Governor’s Office of Community Service and Reach Higher Montana. This scholarship opportunity provides financial assistance for our Montana students attending a Montana Campus Compact Institution in the fall of 2023.
$125,000 in Youth Serve Montana Scholarships Awarded
Scholarship recognizes Montana high school seniors for volunteer service
Wednesday, March 8th, 2023
HELENA, MT- The Governor’s Office of Community Service (ServeMontana), Reach Higher Montana, and Montana Campus Compact (MTCC) are pleased announce 100 Montana high school seniors have been awarded Youth Serve Montana Scholarships. This scholarship is offered in two awards, $1,000 for 50-99 hours of service and $1,500 for 100+ hours of service to attend a Montana Campus Compact member institution next fall.
“Reach Higher Montana is always glad to work with our partners to increase scholarship resources for Montana students.” Said Kelly Cresswell, Executive Director of Reach Higher Montana. “We are grateful for the hundreds of service hours Montana students completed to improve their communities.”
The Youth Serve Montana Scholarship was created to promote volunteerism among high school students. Funds are available through support from Montana Campus Compact, a network of Montana campuses committed to community service; Reach Higher Montana, a nonprofit dedicated to helping students pursue and fund post-secondary education; and the Governor’s Office of Community Service, the state agency tasked with expanding and promoting community service in Montana. The Governor’s Office of Community Service administers the scholarship funds.
“On behalf of Montana Campus Compact’s CEOs, we’re excited and heartened to welcome a new freshmen class to our institutions as they come in with demonstrated ethics of service by doing good work in their communities.” Said Josh Vanek, Director of Montana Campus Compact.
Congratulations to these Montana student volunteers:
$1,000 Youth Serve Montana Scholarship Recipients serving 50-99 hours:
| Recipient Name | Recipient Town | High School |
| Adam Arthur | Great Falls | Charles M Russell High School |
| Sidney Bauer | Ronan | Charlo High School |
| Lillian Bayless | Bozeman | Gallatin High School |
| Brayden Bennington | Laurel | Laurel High School |
| Isaac Cantlon | Charlo | Ronan High School |
| Tia Carpentier | Pablo | Ronan High School |
| Torin Cecrle | Chinook | Chinook High School |
| Aila Dana | Frenchtown | Frenchtown High School |
| Riley Doyle | Butte | Butte High School |
| Treyton Engellant | Kalispell | Glacier High School |
| Jelaysia Forman-Webster | Polson | Polson High School |
| Laney Fuller | Billings | Billings West High School |
| Hallie Gaddy | Missoula | Loyola Sacred Heart High School |
| Gabe Galle | Anaconda | Anaconda Junior Senior High School |
| Bryce Gilliard | Bigfork | Bigfork High School |
| Mya Goltz | Bridger | Bridger High School |
| Tru Good | Seeley Lake | Seeley-Swan High School |
| Mikayla Hall | Helena | Capital High School |
| Paige Head | Kevin | North Toole County High School |
| Baylee Herman | Simms | Simms High School |
| Ava Jamison | Bozeman | Gallatin High School |
| Lilian Jones | Sidney | Sidney High School |
| Conlan Kerfoot | Sunburst | North Toole County High School |
| Irelyn Lochridge | Missoula | Sentinel High School |
| James Logan | Deer Lodge | Powell County High School |
| Rabecca Lynn | Coffee Creek | Hobson School |
| Alisyn Maloughney | Havre | Havre High School |
| Allison Marr | Great Falls | Charles M. Russell High School |
| Julianna McClary | Bozeman | Gallatin High School |
| Connor Michaud | Missoula | Frenchtown High School |
| Noel Migliaccio | Florence | Big Sky High School |
| Cael O’Dell | Townsend | Broadwater High School |
| Kollen Pipinich | Belgrade | Belgrade High School |
| Kaden Pittman | Glen | Beaverhead County High School |
| Kylie Quick | Superior | Superior High School |
| Kara Reed | Stanford | Stanford High School |
| Ava Rivera | Clancy | Jefferson high school |
| Darrah Rogers | Fairfield | Fairfield High School |
| Grace Schopp | Bozeman | Gallatin High School |
| Avery Schubarth | Vaughn | Fairfield High School |
| Marley Seely | Huntley | Huntley Project High School |
| Danielle Sexton | Seeley Lake | Seeley Swan High School |
| Alexei Stalpaert | Huson | Frenchtown High School |
| Alison Stensland | Ulm | Homeschool |
| Cora Stone | Seeley Lake | Seeley-Swan High School |
| Nina Sullivan | Kila | Flathead High School |
| Abbie Virts | Great Falls | Charles M. Russell High School |
| Scout Wenzel | Polson | Polson High School |
| Zachary Williams | Bozeman | Gallatin High School |
| Alisa Wissenbach | Pinesdale | Corvallis High School |
$1,500 Youth Serve Montana Scholarship Recipients serving 100 or more hours:
| Recipient Name | Recipient Town | High School |
| Hadley Barbie | Cut Bank | Cut Bank High School |
| Emily Barcus | Corvallis | Corvallis High School |
| Malia Bradford | Missoula | Sentinel High School |
| Kiersty Burdge | Missoula | Florence-Carlton High School |
| Sage Buus | Ennis | Harrison High School |
| Jori Clary | Shelby MT | Shelby High School |
| Emily Coles | Roundup | Roundup High School |
| Alyssa Conwell | Missoula | Sentinel High School |
| Elsie Crouse | Lewistown | Fergus High School |
| Madeline Drey | Superior | Superior High School |
| Aiden Edwards | Bozeman | Bozeman High School |
| Aspen Evenson | Gallatin Gateway | Gallatin High School |
| Nolan Forseth | Fairfield | Fairfield High School |
| Carly Friedrich | Antelope | Plentywood High School |
| Wyatt Goffena | Red Lodge | Red Lodge High School |
| Matthew Haas | Choteau | Choteau High School |
| Trenton Hankel-Emerson | Shelby | Shelby High School |
| Jenny Harris | Joliet | Joliet High School |
| Carly Jensen | Billings | Billings West High School |
| Nora Kehoe | Bigfork | Bigfork High School |
| Molly Kiefer | Shelby | Shelby High School |
| Carrie Killen | Huntley | Huntley Project High School |
| Kinzie Kirkegard | Jordan | Circle Public Schools |
| RaeAnn Loewen | Helena | Capital High School |
| Joshua Lucier | Missoula | Frenchtown High School |
| Taryn Martinell | Dell, MT | Lima High School |
| Kalley May | Helena | Helena High School |
| Amanda Mazur | Lolo | Sentinel High School |
| Owen McElwee | Polson MT | Polson High School |
| Taylor McPherson | Sidney | Fairview High School |
| Brendan Miller | Helena | Capital High School |
| Lily Miller | Missoula | Hellgate High School |
| Kaitlyn Miller | Nashua | Nashua High School |
| Shea Ostberg | Fairfield | Fairfield High School |
| Brilee Peters | Harlowton | Harlowton High School |
| Alexis Pitkanen | Chinook | Chinook High School |
| Alexis Reed | Helena | Helena High School |
| Lance Rutledge | Big Sandy | Big Sandy High School |
| Canyon Sargent | St. Ignatius | St. Ignatius High School |
| Rheanna Schroeder | Broadus | Powder River County High School |
| Danielle Senger | Great Falls | Great Falls High School |
| Edie Steinhauer | Bozeman | Bozeman High School |
| Jacob Stewart | Red Lodge | Red Lodge High School |
| Mollena Sydnor | Ronan | Ronan High School |
| Lane Thompson | Glasgow | Glasgow High School |
| Magdalen Toeckes | Power | Power High School |
| Zane Wendt | Lima | Lima High School |
| Kya West | Columbia Falls | Columbia Falls High School |
| Sarah Wheeler | Bozeman | Bozeman High School |
| Emma Whitmer | Fort Peck | Glasgow Senior High School |
The Youth Serve Montana Scholarship is offered annually with the application opening each fall.
The Governor’s Office of Community Service expands and promotes national service and volunteerism in Montana and engages citizens in service. Visit serve.mt.gov.
CONTACTS:
Alyssa Mathieu
Governor’s Office of Community Service
(406) 444-1609
alyssa.mathieu2@mt.gov