Scholarships
The CDHS Alumni Association has been granted a 501(c)(3) recognition by the IRS. Your donations to the CDHSAA general fund and our Scholarship Fund are tax deductible.
Each year, we have provided $2,000 to two of CD's graduating seniors — $1,000 each — to continue their education in college or a trade school. The Ram Spirit Scholarship winners to date include:
- 2006 — Amanda Crum and Tim Miller
- 2007 — Maegan Capuano and Tony Mattola
- 2008 — Britney Kepler and Eric Bechtel
- 2009 — Matt Snell and Nathaniel Huff
- 2010 — Jared Skotek and Rebecca Oken
- 2011 — Elizabeth Peter and Edward Schrom, with Meritorious Runner-Up Alyvia Walters receiving a $500 award.
- 2012 — Rebecca Skotek and Gerald "Trey" Yingst
- 2013 — Janelle Koontz and Heather Lorenz
- 2014 — THREE $1,000 scholarships! Matthew Bair, Andrew Herring, and Christina Martin.
- 2015 — Amanda Roesch and Vivian Shiffler
- 2016 — Damien Koussis and Megan Zieber
- 2017 - THREE $1,000 scholarships! Craig Feaster, Weston Gehman, and Zachary McMinn
- 2018 - Daniel King and Allasandra Valdez
- 2019 - THREE $1,000 scholarships! Kayden Johnson, Erin Zieber, and Margaret Zuvich
- 2020 - Alexis McMinn and Sarah Doherty
- 2021 - THREE $1,000 scholarships! Caroline King, Gabriella Milbrand, and Billy Valdez
- 2022 - THREE $1,000 scholarships! Eric Axtman, Charvi Patel, and Riley Mansure
- 2023 - Megan Thomas and Melissa McNamee
- 2024 - Sydney Plesco and Albert Augustine
2023 Scholarship Presentation. Megan Thomas, CDHSAA President Debbie Hoachlander, and Melissa McNamee
Each scholarship winner gets a gift bag of goodies, a Rams Head trophy, and complimentary membership to the CDHSAA.
The "perpetual plaque" in the CDHSAA display case lists the names of all scholarship recipients.