Scholarship Stories

The Ripon Education Foundation (REF) has awarded a total of $43,000 in scholarships to 27 Ripon High School graduates.

Photo by Ric Damn

A community-based volunteer committee chose the following recipients based on outstanding work in the classroom, extra-curricular activities, and community involvement:

Ripon High School
Ariana Arnetveit: $500 — Ripon Education Foundation Lottery Scholarship, $1,000 — Ripon HS Class of 72 50th Reunion Scholarship
Eva Baker: $1,000 — Ripon HS Class of 72 50th Reunion Scholarship
Jaxson Banks: $500 – Tom & Joyce Eberhart Scholarship, $5,000 — Justin Krueger Trades Scholarship
Alison Bradley: $1,000 — Gib Stroberl Education Scholarship, $500 — Ripon Education Foundation Lottery Scholarship
Allison Bumby: $1,000 – Sam Holmes Family Scholarship, $1,500 — RASD Administrative Leadership Scholarship, $500 — Ripon Education Foundation Lottery Scholarship, $1,000 — Ripon Education Foundation Merit Scholarship
Quinn Diedrich: $1,500 — Alliance Laundry Systems Scholarship
Anya Duffy: $1,500 — Alliance Laundry Systems Scholarship
Nessa Grant: $1,000 — Polcyn Music Scholarship
Noah Hansen: $2,000 — Tracy O’Brien Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Henriksen: $1,000 — Ripon Education Foundation Inititiative Scholarship
Olivia Jennings: $1,000 — Ripon HS Class of 72 50th Reunion Scholarship
Dylan Kamin: $1,000 – Sam Holmes Family Scholarship, $500 — Ripon Education Foundation Lottery Scholarship, $1,500 — William Crook Scholarship
Carly Kastenschmidt: $1,000 — Ralph Quinney Business Scholarship
Jenna Konrad: $1,000 — Ralph Quinney Agriculture Scholarship, $500 — Ripon Education Foundation Lottery Scholarship
Samuel Krueger: $5,000 — Justin Krueger Trades Scholarship
Jonathon Muenchow: $1,000 — Ripon Education Foundation Merit Scholarship
Anna Luedke: $1,500 – Alliance Laundry Systems Scholarship
Ava Nankevis: $2,000 – Sergeant Andrew Wallace Scholarship, $1,000 — Ripon Education Foundation Merit Scholarship, $2,000 — Tracy O’Brien Memorial Scholarship
Kaiden Pollesch: $500 — Ripon Education Foundation Lottery Scholarship, $1,500 — William Crook Scholarship
Owen Rasch: $500 — Ripon Education Foundation Lottery Scholarship
Grace Retzlaff: $1,000 — Ronnie Eichstedt Scholarship
Oliver Roeper: $1,000 — Ripon HS Class of 72 50th Reunion Scholarship
Hailee Scheier: $500 — Ripon Education Foundation Lottery Scholarship, $1,000 — Ripon Education Foundation Merit Scholarship
Samantha Schultz: $1,000 — Allan Mortenson Impact Scholarship
Alaina Sina: $1,000 — Ripon HS Class of 69 Legacy Scholarship
Laila Simonis: $500 – Shannon and Shelly Memorial Scholarship
Roman Swanke: $500 — Shirley Hayes Scholarship
Sheridan Zimmerman: $1,000 — Liking Memorial Scholarship

The Ripon Education Foundation funds are administered by the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation. You can support these funds with gifts online or to the Foundation at 230 Ohio St., Suite 100, Oshkosh, WI 54902. For more information about scholarships, go to FoxRiverScholarshipCenter.org.

The Oshkosh Area Community Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization created by and for the people of Winnebago County, Waushara County, Green Lake County and Ripon. Through charitable giving, the Foundation strives to make our communities thrive. For more information, please call 920-426-3993.