Elks Lodge honors local students at yearly banquet

Elks lodge presenter Cristena Ford poses for a photo with teenagers of the year Zachary Hudson, Dale Knox and Jaden Lancaster.

Local area students earned a variety of honors for academic and athletic excellence during the Elks lodge's annual youth awards banquet May 2.

More than 200 honorees and their families gathered at the Mountain Home Elks Lodge during this year's event.

Each year, the lodge sponsors a variety of programs to support local youth in the local community, said Lodge Exalted Ruler Lorin Ford, who congratulated the youth, families and the teachers that support and promote these activities.

"Without the community support we receive from all our participating volunteers, we would not have the outstanding outcome you see here this evening," Ford said.

The lodge also provides various scholarships for graduating seniors in Mountain Home and surrounding communities. The schedule of events for next year's youth activities are listed on the lodge's Facebook page. The following are this year's recipients.

D.A.R.E. drug awareness contest local winners

First place -- Carina Pedroza

Second place -- Meadow McCombs

Third place -- Realei Mills

Honorable mention -- Kimberly Rogers

Students of the year -- girls

First place -- Liliana Martinez

First runner up -- Chole Rogers

Honorable mention -- Bruin Walling

Students of the year -- boys

First place -- Ryan Fonts

First runner up -- Cyrus Tham

Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student scholarship recipients for 2016

Boys recipients -- Austin Coleman, first place, $1,500; William Weygint, second place, $1000

Girls recipients -- Marion DeVore, first place, $1,500; Martiza Sanchez, second place, $1,000

Elkette $1,000 scholarship recipients

Girls recipient -- HopeShelby Pettibone, Mountain Home

Boys recipient -- Jose Rubi, Glenns Ferry

Teens of the year scholarship winners

Boys recipients -- Zachary Hudson, first place, $500, also placed first at state; Dale Knox, second place, $300, also placed third at state

Girls recipient -- Jaden Lancaster, first place, $500

Elks Lodge 2276 vo-tech $500 scholarship recipients

Girls recipient -- Heather Dockstader

Boys recipient -- Dale Knox

Past Exulted Rule Vo-Tech scholarship recipient -- Breanna Hatch, $500

2015 Hoop Shoot winners

Boys age 8 to 9 category

First place -- Cyrus Wetherell

Girls age 8 to 9 category

First place -- Aniyah Wilson

Second place -- Kora Lyn Simler-Archuleta and Natasha Tetrault

Boys age 10 to 11 category

Second place -- Jordan Andrew

Third place -- Keller Wetherell

Fourth place -- Kyle Knutson

Girls age 10 to 11 category

Second place -- JaiDah Liebert

Fourth place -- Ameerah Wilson

Boys age 12 to 13 category

First place -- Deven Andrews

Second place -- Brandon Bethel

Girls age 12 to 13 category

First place -- Emily Harper

Second place -- Adtison Clark

Soccer shootout honorees

Boys under 8 category

First place -- Christian Dominguez, finished first at state

Second place -- Marco Vasquez

Third place -- Carter Pedroza

Honorable mention -- Enrique Valdez

Girls under 8 category

First place -- Michelle Trueba, finished first at state

Second place -- Aurora Vasquez, finished third at state

Third place -- Gioia Pickering

Boys under 10 category

First place -- Alejandro Vasquez

Second place -- Charlie Ruiz, finished second at state

Third place -- Aiden Martinez

Honorable mention -- Sebastian Hernandez

Girls under 10 category

First place -- Mia Pomerlee

Second place -- Talayjah Lockhart

Third place -- Hailey Eresman

Boys under 12 category

First place -- Anthony Moyett, finished third at state

Second place -- Nick Reynaga, finished first at state

Third place -- Diego Sotelo

Honorable mention -- Francisco Rodriguez

Girls under 12 category

First place -- Jenalee Martinez

Second place -- Ceana Floyd, finished second at state

Third place -- Mercedes Pickering

Honorable mention -- Danielle Fincham

Boys under 14 category

Girls under 14 category

Second place -- Kylie Trueba

Third place -- Natalia Vasquez, finished third at state