Scholarship Stories

The Winneconne Area Community Foundation has awarded a total of $31,750 in scholarships to 34 Winneconne High School graduates.

Students received scholarships May 11 during the presentation ceremony. A community-based volunteer committee chose the following recipients based on outstanding work in the classroom, extra-curricular activities, and community involvement:

Jacob Bartelt: $500 – D.H. McDonald Family Scholarship

Jordan Biesinger: $1,000 – Berndt Brothers Family & Friends scholarship, $500 – Rose Coughlin Scholarship

Ellie Collins: $500 – Don Hale Scholarship, $200 – Lillian Mae Muiller Scholarship, $200 – Winneconne Community Schools Scholarship

Madeline Dodd: $1,000 – Bill & Bernice DiVall Scholarship, $500 – Gene Giddings Scholarship

Cassandra Duehring: $1,000 – Delbert E. Greenman Scholarship, $300 – Edna Palecek Scholarship

Cody Duel: $500 – Gerald H. Mugerauer Memorial Scholarship, $500 – Larsen-Winchester Lions Club Scholarship Trade, $1,000 – Winneconne Roadrunners Scholarship

Josiah Ernst: $500 – George and Julie Sorrells Scholarship

Melia Glubka: $2,000 – Delbert E. Greenman Scholarship, $200 – Bill & Edith Hinz Memorial Scholarship

Marlayna Gonnering: $1,000 –  Berndt Brothers Family & Friends Scholarship

Aubrie Halder: $1,500 – Larsen-Winchester Lions Club Mem. Scholarship, $500 – Dr. Michael & Paulette Olsen Lewis Scholarship

Katyana Hottmann:  $200 – Winneconne Community Schools Scholarship

Abby Jennerman: $250 – Big Bucks Bass, Cali Boucher for Juvenile Diabetes

Alexa Lang: $1,000 – Dr. Michael & Paulette Olsen Lewis Scholarship

Mason Luce: $500 – Pfaendtner Family Scholarship

Caleb Meunier: $200 – Winneconne Community Schools Scholarship, $500 – Winneconne Wrestling Scholarship

Kaelyn McHugh: $1,000 – Winneconne Area Education Fund Scholarship

Madelyn McHugh: $500 – Harvey J. & Catherine M. Rengstorf Scholarship

Lydia Moffitt: $1,000 – Dr. Michael & Paulette Olsen Lewis Scholarship

Kristen Patterson: $1,000 – Delbert E. Greenman Scholarship, $500 – Robert Jacque Memorial Scholarship, $450 – Gordan Leistikow Scholarship

Amy Rahn:  $1,000 – Jack V. Perry Scholarship

Collin Ryan: $150 – Mary Roherty Scholarship

Hannah Stahmann: $1,000 – Berndt Brothers Family & Friends Scholarship

Wyatt Thorpe:  $1,500 – Dr. Michael & Paulette Olsen Lewis Scholarship

Stephanie Tlachac: $500 – Dennis & Barb Biggar Family Scholarship

Dawson VanHandel: $500 – Marilyn Henze Scholarship

Francesca Verich: $1,000 – Lola A. White Scholarship

Jordyn Verkuilen: $500 – Callin Gartman Scholarship

Hunter Ward: $500 – Suzanne Schmoker Sutherland Scholarship, $300 – James Coughlin Scholarship

Ashley Wisnefske: $500 – Ruth Schneider Mott Memorial Scholarship

Alex Woods: $2,000 – Joseph Stage Educational Opportunity Scholarship

Abbigail Zeller: $500 – George and Julie Sorrells Scholarship

Maria Zillges: $500 – Emil & Doris Lenz Scholarship, $300 – Allenville Grange Scholarship

Total Scholarships            $31,750                     

The Winneconne Area Community Foundation, with more than 70 funds and over $2.7 million in endowed assets, was founded in 2013 to serve the residents of Winneconne and the surrounding area as a charitable giving partner benefitting charitable organizations that serve residents of the Winneconne Community School District, which includes Larsen, Winchester, Poygan and Butte des Morts. The Foundation is an affiliate of the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Our donors enjoy maximum tax benefits. For more information, please call 920-426-3993.­­­­­­­­­ For more information about scholarships, go to FoxRiverScholarshipCenter.org.