The Shelbyville Rotary Club celebrated local high school athletes and scholars at the Club's annual banquet and awards ceremony held on Thursday at Queen's Cafe and Dining.

Rotary Sports Award recipients for Shelbyville High School athletes are selected by their respective coaches based on athletic performance, sportsmanship, and special achievements both on their teams and in the classroom.  The following athletes were recognized by Rotarian Amy McQueen:

Luke Dwyer, 2023 Rotary Award for Boys Wrestling and 2023 Rotary Award Angelique Kreider for Girls Wrestling (a new team sport at SHS); Oliver Sandman, 2023 Paul Cross Award for Boys Basketball (a two-time winner) and Abigail Brenner 2023 Rotary Award for Girls Basketball; Miriam Garringer, 2023 Rotary Award for Girls Swimming and Will Rife, 2023 Rotary Award for Boys Swimming.

The Rotary Academic Scholarships are managed through the Blue River Foundation and the criteria for the scholarships include outstanding academic achievement, strong moral character, community service and extracurricular activities and a desire and drive to complete a college education. Recipients receive $1,000 each and hail from high schools throughout the county. They were recognized by Rotarian Bill Poland:  

Abby Mendoza, Morristown High School; Antonio Harbert, Shelbyville High School; Camille Thopy, Southwestern High School; Hannah Hernandez, Waldron High School; Maggie Lutes, Blue River Career Programs/Morristown High School; and Riley Ross, Triton Central High School.

Rotary Club President Becky Benesh oversaw the festivities.