Past Winners

Scholarship Winner
Andrew Szelis
Andrew Szelis
Amy Szelis
Scholarship Year
2023
Class
4A
Huntington North High School
Patrick McLaughlin
Robert Prescott
Andrew is on the YMCA Board of Directors. He is a Junior Rotarian as well as winner of the Huntington North VIA Sportsmanship Award. Szelis was named the Optimist Club Senior of the Year. He was a 3-year varsity award winner as well as a "Hard Hat Award" winner. He won the Heisman Local Award and was named Indiana Academic All-State, IFCA Academic All-State. Andrew won the Viking Leadership Award and the Viking Pride Award. He also won the Class Officer Award.
Andrew is a volunteer at New Life Food Ministry, Parkview Huntington YMCA, Huntington Boys and Girls Club, Huntington North Football Program, and Blessings in a Backpack.
Andrew was in the Top 25 of his class, a member of the National Honors Society, Distinguished Scholar, Scholar Athlete Award winner, and 2023 Optimist Club Youth of the Year.
Andrew was a 4-year participant in football at Huntington North as well as 1-year in golf. He was a 3-year Varsity Award winner. He won the "Hard Hat Award", Heisman Local Award, Indiana Academic All-State, IFCA All-Academic, Viking Leadership Award, Viking Pride, Huntington North VIA Sportsmanship Award, Quarterback Club Scholarship Recipient and a Freshman Football Mentor.
He plans to attend Trine University and major in Biology and Healthcare Administration, with a direct entry to the Physician Assistant School at Trine.