Sugar Maple Festival Ambassadors
2025
We are proud to announce the winners of our second annual Ambassador Scholarship Program! Our Festival Committee unanimously selected four Bellbrook High School seniors as the 2025 Ambassador Scholarship recipients - Alyssa Browning, Zac Hansen, Emma Jenkins, and Taitum Savey.
These 4 students have shown commendable leadership and dedicated over 1000+ hours collectively volunteering in the schools and in the community. Each student will receive a monetary scholarship towards college and assist festival weekend. Please help us in celebrating the accomplishments of these Bellbrook High School seniors!
Alyssa Browning is a member of National Honor Society and received the Distinguished Services Award in 2024 for over 300+ hours of community service. Alyssa earned her Girl Scout Gold Award by leading a campaign against teen dating violence focusing on healthy and unhealthy relationships. Alyssa plans to attend the University of Cincinnati in the Fall and major in Computer Science.
Zac Hansen is the president of the BHS Key Club and a member of the National Honor Society. Zac started volunteering in the community in 8th grade by doing yard work for elderly neighbors in the community. He has been involved in several programs that rely exclusively on volunteers like Eagle Eats & SICSA and has served as a lead peer in the Supportive Peers Program. Zac will attend the University of Dayton this fall majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
Emma Jenkins serves as Senior Class President at BHS. She has spent many years volunteering in school, dance and at church. She was selected to attend a Youth Leadership Foundation conference her junior year. Emma was also a Student Visionary her junior year and coordinated the local Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraiser in Bellbrook. Emma plans to attend the Ohio State University and major in Psychology & Pre Med.
Taitum Savey serves as the Secretary for National Honor Society. She has been involved in the Supportive Peer program, working exclusively with a deaf student to provide academic, social and emotional support in the schools.. She is the senior captain for both BHS Soccer and Softball. In her spare time, she helps with local blood drive campaigns through the Health Occupations of Students of America. Taitum will attend the University of Cincinnati and major in Pre-Med with a minor in Disability Studies.
2025 Ambassadors
Alyssa Browning
Zac Hansen
Emma Jenkins
Taitum Savey
2024 Ambassadors
Grace Atchison
Garrett Becker
Mikuya Ford
Reagan Morrow
Justin Paul
2023
Sweetheart: Rachel Secody
Junior Sweethearts: Rebecca Cyphers
2022
Sweetheart: Maddy Keyes
Attendants: Savanna Baggot, Mary Landry, Emma Jenkins, Danica Vermillion
Junior Sweethearts: Cali Harnish and Caroline Cope
Attendants: Caroline Polen and Rebecca Cyphers