4  Scholarships

General Information

• Seniors must be  in good academic standing.
• Application must be submitted with a postmark of no later then what is posted on the scholarship form of the current school year. .
• Scholarship amount will be determined each year by the Annual competition receipts and will be based on the association’s account balance.
•  Applications missing information will also not be accepted.
• An independent committee of the Association will select the scholarship winners.
• Selections will be announced at the Annual Competition.
• Scholarships must be redeemed by the following academic year. Scholarships not redeemed in this time period will be fortified and re-entered into the Association’s account balance.
• All scholarships redemption’s are handled by the treasurer.
• It is the responsibility of each scholarship winner to notify the NKCCA Treasurer at NKCCA92@gmail.com of the school they are attending.
• A check will be made payable directly to the college or university upon receipt of a copy of the student’s university/college bill.

2024-25 NKCCA Scholarship Application – Deadline January 4, 2025

Scholarship applicants must be a current cheerleader &/or dancer of a current NKCCA member school or gym. Contact your coach or email us to find out if your school is a member.  Athletes must participate in both competitions for applicants to be eligible for scholarships.

Winners were notified at our Winter Competition – see list below. 

NKCCA 2024-25 Scholarship application-  online application & transcript due  10/19/24 Fall

1/4/25 Spring

Missy White & Lilliana Schalck Stunt Scholarships

Scholarship awards are presented to a Senior All Girl or CoEd NKCCA member school Stunt Group.  Stunt Group must participate in the Stunt Group competition held during the Winter Competition. Scholarships are presented to the winning Stunt Group participants who are in grades 10-12. Freshman may participate in the Stunt Group but are not eligible for the scholarship. If no CoEd team is entered the 2nd place stunt group will receive the Lilliana scholarship.           

KAPOS State Wide Scholarship Application –

Click here for a link to the KAPOS Scholarship page – application due 3/15

KHSAA/KAPOS Stella B Gibbs Scholarship Application

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2025 NKCCA Scholarship Recipients

• Myleigh Wight Bellevue 
• Shannon Black Cooper
• Cienna Wiebe Cooper
• Megan Keidel Boone 
• Emma Myers Boone 
• Hailey Korte Conner 
•  Ella Conte Conner 
• Kennedy Taylor Cooper 
• Madeline Gray Cooper 
• Adalie Ryan Dixie 
• Brookelyn Bullock Dixie
•  Lily Cleveland Highlands 
• Karoline Duncan Ryle 
• Analei Sarakatsannis Scott
•  Lillian Lay Simon Kenton 
• Emma Wolfe Walon Verona 
• Lyndsay Hartman Walton Verona 

• Gayle Trame Scholarship: Hailey Otten, Walton-Verona High School
• Sally Walters Scholarship: Rudi Wilson, Highlands High School
• Linda Sullivan Scholarship: Addison Timon, Cooper High School

Missy White – Ryle High School 

Lindsay Pauciulo, Alyssa Gregory, Katie Duncan, Skylar Barham

Lilliana Schalck – Cooper High School 

Ari Wardrup, Emma Rice, Emelia Fox, Izzy Baker, Kaymyn Hagan 

Leadership Award – Courtney McCarty Bellevue High School

2024 NKCCAFall  Scholarship Recipients

• Hailey Otten from Walton-Verona High School
• Analei Sarakatsannis from Scott High School
• Lyndsay Hartman from Walton-Verona High School
• Shannon Black from Randall Cooper High School
• Lily Lay from Simon Kenton High School

These scholarships were generously sponsored by Scott Dames, Realtor with Blue Line Property Group at Keller Williams, and Tony Rollins, Agency Principal at Rollins Insurance

2023 NKCCA Scholarship Recipients

2022 NKCCA Scholarship Recipients

2021 NKCCA Scholarship Recipients

*Due to Covid our 2021 competition was cancelled.  Therefore the 1st & 2nd place scholarschip rankings received the speciality scholarships.

Winter Competition 2020 Scholarship Recipients

Missy White Stunt Scholarship Award

Boone County HS – Kendall Harlow, Ali Schuster, Christine Roberts, Laila White

Lilliana Schalck Stunt Scholarship Award

Highlands HS – Dave Herfel, Kennedy Nickelman

NKCCA Leadership Awards

Dave Herfel – Highlands HS Coed Cheer  & Leinda McNabb Cooper HS Dance

Winter Competition 2019 Scholarship Recipients

MacKenzie Milner – Cooper HS
Michaela Stethen – Carroll County HS
Mackenzie Brown – Ryle HS
Riley Hays – Walton Verona HS
Haley King – Conner HS
Abby Twehues – Bishop Brossart HS
Darah Miller – Campbell County HS
Madelyn Gerber – Boone County HS
Teegan Adams – Cooper HS
Haley Volz – Pendleton County HS
William Bertsch – Highlands HS
Kaitlyn Shaw – Scott HS
Lindsay Yowan – Ryle HS
Peyton Quinn – Dixie Heights HS
Courtney Macke – Campbell County HS
Miranda Fausz – Simon Kenton HS – Spirit Athletics
Caylin Trenary –  Owen County HS
Ansley Rooks – Ryle HS
Hailey Cain –  Simon Kenton HS – Spirit Athletics
Courtney Bohman – Grant County

Missy White Stunt Scholarship Award

Boone County HS – Madelyn Gerber, Bailey Smith, Christine Roberts, Kaitlyn Roberts

NKCCA Leadership Award

Mackenzie Brown – Ryle HS

Winter 2018 Competition Scholarship Recipients

Jenna Squires – Boone County HS
Macey Giberson – Highlands HS
Valerie Mattingly – Highlands HS
Victoria Apodaca – Ryle HS
Gabby Martin – Walton Verona HS
Darcie Cummins – Williamstown HS
Kaylee Hicks – Williamstown HS
Morgan Thompson – Williamstown HS
Amber Tien – Williamstown HS

Missy White Stunt Scholarship Award

Highlands HS – Ashlee Duncan, Sammie Studer, Valerie Mattlingly, Abbie Whitney

Fall 2017 Competition
NKCCA Scholarship Recipients
* also denotes Region 9 scholarship

Jenna Squires – Boone County HS*
Maddie Bland – Cooper HS*
Hannah Kimble – Highlands HS*
Caralyne Wallace – Newport HS*
Mandie Appleman – Bracken County HS
Megan Blau – Cooper HS
Hannah Tucker – Newport Central Catholic HS
Grace Merkle – Ross HS
Rachel Geruc – Ryle HS
Ashytn Pike – Scott HS
Gabby Martin – Walton Verona HS
Amber Tien – Williamstown HS

January, 2017 Competition
NKCCA Scholarship Recipients

Erin McNamara – Campbell County HS
Ashley Rust – Campbell County HS
Alessandra McLoughlin – Dixie Heights HS
Katie Fields – Dixie Heights HS
Olivia Sletto – Beechwood HS
Grace Beebe – Pendleton County HS
Terra Johnson – Grant County HS
Madison Sydnor – Pendleton County HS
Kaleigh Woods – Bracken County HS
Megan Butler – St. Henry District HS
Mallory Robinson – Grant County HS
Molly Burgemeir – Pendleton County HS

NKCCA Leadership Award

Olivia Sletto – Beechwood HS
Mallory Robinson – Grant County HS

Missy White Stunt Scholarship Award

Dixie Heights HS – Celeste Binford, Ally McLoughlin, Hannah Cook, Marinda Bosley

Attention NKCCA Scholarship recipients………
Refer to the scholarship letter you received regarding details on how to redeem your award. Please allow 2-3 weeks to process your payment