Most Valuable Student (MVS) Contest:
The 2023 MVS application is now open. Applications can be found online at enf.elks.org/MVS . The application deadline is November 14, 2022.
The Elks National Foundation (ENF) awards 500 four-year scholarships based on academics, leadership, and financial need. National awards range from $1,000 per year to $12,500 per year. The national awards will announced in April 2023. Noblesville Elks Lodge #576 will determine award winners who are very worthy but may not reach the National Level.
MVS scholarships are for students pursuing a four-year degree on a full-time basis (minimum of 12 semester hours), at a U.S. college or university next school year. Some important applicant details include:
« Current high school seniors (or equivalent) who are citizens of the United States are eligible to apply.
« Applicants do not have to be related to a member of the Elks.
« Male and female students compete separately.
Applicants select from a list of the Lodges closest to their home address zip code. Please have your students choose Noblesville Elks Lodge #576 as their sponsoring Lodge. Complete details can be found at enf.elks.org/MVS .
Legacy Awards – The Legacy Awards program begins on September 1, 2022. Legacy Awards provide $4,000 scholarships for children and grandchildren of dues-paying Elk members. The ENF offers a total of 350 national awards. The application deadline is February 6, 2023. Please visit enf.elks.org/Leg for more details and the application link.
Indiana Elks 2022 State Scholarship Winners
Grand Lodge Semi-Finalists – $1000 each year for 4 years
| Lucas Lyons Brayden Gogis Zander Lacer Matthew Lie Evan James AnnaBella Brown Leina Helfers Giavanna Yowell Anh Tran Julie Casey | Portland 768 Greenfield 1720 Boonville 1180 Columbus 521 Rockville 2471 Columbia City 1417 Warsaw 802 New Albany 270 Bloomington 446 Seymour 462 |
State $1000 Winners – Northwest District
| Tsehai Bean Abigail Burton Lillian Marks Emilee Marten Eira Schmidt Amber Schrameyer Peyton Day Josh Dominiack Bryce Noble Isaac Rogers Mason Young Arthur Haines | Elkhart 425 Highland 981 South Bend 235 Highland 981 South Bend 235 Plymouth 2548 Valparaiso 500 South Bend 235 Highland 981 Goshen 798 South Bend 235 South Bend 235 |
State $1000 Winners – Northeast District
| Sophia Bell Kaitlyn Bergman Isabelle Bradley Allison Burns Jara Hockemeyer Audrey Piel Faith Rogers MaKayla Waugh Nicholas Bonifas Dane Koontz Bryce Roop Jackson Stover Shane Wood Drake Guyer | Auburn 1978 Auburn 1978 Warsaw 802 Peru 365 Decatur 993 Peru 365 Warsaw 802 Fort Wayne 155 Decatur 993 Warsaw 802 Decatur 993 Warsaw 802 Rochester 2120 Peru 365 |
State $1000 Winners – East Central District
| Cori Allen Taylor Ash Grace Brandon Abby Buskirk Olivia Keesling Lauren Smith Michaela Stewart Zoe Whitehead Seth Busby Jeramiah Lay Trey Michael Mathews Lucas Mills Gage Patterson Hunter Rood Matthew Gerth | New Castle 484 Elwood 368 Tipton 1012 New Castle 484 Union City 1534 Hartford City 625 Tipton 1012 Union City 1534 New Castle 484 Portland 768 Muncie 245 New Castle 484 Union City 1534 Tipton 1012 New Castle 484 |
State $1000 Winners – Southeast District
| Zoe Barnsfather Brooklyn Cornelius Cami Farmer Alyson Galey Olivia Shoaf Hannah West Rose Yang Lane Brawner Kaden Connin Noah Lipscomb Nicholas Mates Nolan Tandy Nicholas Whitaker Noah Johnson | Columbus 521 Madison 524 Greenfield 1720 Lawrenceburg 1836 Columbus 521 Greenfield 1720 Columbus 521 Madison 524 New Albany 270 Greenfield 1720 Greenfield 1720 Madison 524 Madison 524 New Albany 270 |
State $1000 Winners – Southwest District
| Katie Daugherty Sophie Hurst Seth Allison John Early Timothy Eubank Eben McKee Elijah Gill Michael Goodwin | Bicknell 1421 Sullivan 911 Vincennes 291 Mount Vernon 277 Boonville 1180 Linton 866 Bloomington 446 Princeton 634 |
State $1000 Winners – West Central District
| Jessi Chase Siya Goel Lauren Guetig Sydney Haag Alison Hildebrand Sadie Herring Audrey Knoper Laine Schlicher Jessika Thomas Noah Bushong Knic Royer Shrithan Sandadi Hayden Schmidt Kevin Wang Seamus Washburn Elijah Hardwick Cobi Harris | Crawfordsville 483 Crawfordsville 483 Greencastle 1077 Lebanon 635 Noblesville 576 Terre Haute 86 Lebanon 635 Crawfordsville 483 Lebanon 635 Noblesville 576 Rockville 2471 Noblesville 576 Martinsville 1349 Lebanon 635 Lebanon 635 Greencastle 1077 Martinsville 1349 |
2021-2022 Legacy Scholarship Award Winners
| Harli Evans Cameron Tackett Samantha Foster Mira Handley Elijah Hardwick Ally Honeycut Lucy Quigley Karson Scheidler | Ellwood 368 Elwood 368 Kendallville 1194 Highland 981 Greencastle 1077 Alexandria 478 Tipton 1012 Seymour 462 |
2021-2022 State Vocational Scholarship Winners |
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| William Adams Beau Zanetis |
Noblesville 576 Noblesville 576 |
Ted Sills, Chairman
