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Twenty-three students were awarded a total of $20,850 in scholarships from the Winneconne Area Community Foundation during a ceremony on May 17 at Winneconne high school.

Scholarship recipients are chosen by volunteer members of the Foundation’s scholarship committee, as well as members of a high school scholarship committee. The award criteria include outstanding work in the classroom, extra-curricular activities and community involvement.

Scholarship recipients include:

Andrew Adolf $1,000 – Technical College Scholarship & $500 – Gerald H. Mugerauer Memorial Scholarship
Jessica Bach $300 – Allenville Grange Scholarship & $1,000 – Bill and Bernice DiVall Scholarship & $500 – Emil & Doris Lenz Scholarship
Jason Bach $1,000 – Tom Radtke Scholarship
Brook Baneck $1,000 – George & Vera Tipler Family Scholarship
Lucas Behm $500 – David Mendoza Tovar Scholarship
Joseph Bissett $750 – Winneconne Wolves Playoffs Scholarship
Brody Bouras $750 – Winnconne Wolves Playoffs Scholarship & $200 – Winneconne Community Schools Scholarship
Callie Burns $1,000 – Lola A. White Scholarship & $1,000 – Robert & Lylalu Paffenroth Scholarship
Kyle Flunker $500 – Winneconne IT Department Scholarship
Blake Halverson $1,000 – Winneconne Roadrunners Scholarship
Riley Heider $500 – D.H. McDonald Family Scholarship
Amanda Jones $200 – Winneconne Community Schools Scholarship
Amanda Klaeser $1,500 – Larsen Winchester Lions Club Memorial Scholarship & $200 – Winnconne Community Schools Scholarship
Daniel Knitt $300 – James Coughlin Scholarhsip
Sadie Koscuik $500 – Marilyn Henze Scholarship
Scott Kramer $750 – Winnconne Wolves Playoffs Scholarship
Haley Murphy $1,000 – Jack V. Perry Scholarship & $200 – Lillian Mae Muiller Scholarship & $450 – Gordan Leistikow Scholarship & $200 – Bill and Edith Hinz Scholarship
Lindsi Necas $500 – Robert Jacques Memorial Scholarship & $150 – Callin Gartman Scholarship & $300 – Edna Palecek Scholarship
Emily Rahn $1,000 – Winneconne Area Education Fund Scholarship & $500 – Rose Coughlin Scholarship
Larissa Rusell $250 – Big Bucks Bass, Cali Boucher for Juvenile Diabetes Scholarship
McKinli Schacherl $150 – Mary Roherty Scholarship
Spencer Wein $1,000 – Delbert E. Greenman Scholarship
Keely Whitford $200 – Winneconne Community Schools Scholarship

The Foundation, with more than 27 funds and $1 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.