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The Oshkosh Area Community Foundation has awarded nearly 200 scholarships totaling $245,850 to graduating high school seniors and college students.

The scholarship awards were presented to students during individual school ceremonies in May. A grand total of $444,150 was awarded to over 350 students, including the scholarships from the Omro Area Scholarship and Education Foundation ($57,150), Neenah Joint School District ($65,700), Ripon Education Foundation ($44,500) and Winneconne Area Community Foundation ($34,950).

The Foundation administers more than 200 scholarship funds and monitors the progress of more than 200 multiyear scholarship recipients each year.

The following scholarships have been awarded to graduating seniors:

Berlin High School
Walker Goffard: $10,000 – Badger Mining Scholarship

Blair-Taylor High School
Michael Waldera: $10,000 – Badger Mining Scholarship

Fox Valley Lutheran High School
Caleb Rice: $500 – Mike Clark Memorial Scholarship, $2,500 – Scott Bekken Memorial Scholarship

Green Lake High School
Gabriella Mirr: $2,000 – Green Lake Alumni Scholarship
Sophia McCarthy: $2,000 – Tough as Nails Scholarship
Cameron Sandberg: $1,000 – Rogers Performing Arts Scholarship

Horace Mann High School, Fond du Lac
Aiden Lackas: $1,000 – Fox River Valley Contractors Association Scholarship
Lauren Stettbacher: $1,500 – Alliance Laundry Systems Scholarship
Lauren Stettbacher: $2,500 – Scott Bekken Memorial Scholarship

Kermit, TX High School
Angelo Ruiz: $10,000 – Badger Mining Scholarship

Lourdes High School
Emma Dillenberg: $1,000 – Peter Pan Nursery School Scholarship
Lucy Foss: $5,000 – Grace LaVoy Leadership Scholarship
Riley Jerger: $1,500 – Edward J. Dempsey Memorial Scholarship
Jok Machiros: $200 – Charles Rayner Scholarship
Ailish Mains: $1,500 – Krizan Family Memorial Scholarship
JJ (Jaden) McKellips: $250 – Sam Barnard Memorial Scholarship
Charley Mullen: $500 – Dorothy Ruland Scholarship
Enriaele Ortega: $1,000 – Marvin and Mary Steckbauer Thompson Scholarship
Joshua Rucinski: $5,000 – Grace LaVoy Leadership Scholarship, $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Mitchell Wing: $250– Harold Schumerth Scholarship-Athletic, $500 – Paul Kircher Memorial Scholarship

Manitowoc High School
Evan Vogt: $2,000 – Alliance Laundry Systems Scholarship

Markesan High School
Ava Leigh Stellmacher: $10,000 – Badger Mining Scholarship

Menasha High School
Andrew Gosz: $2,500 – Keith H. Hurlbut Scholarship
Jonathon Gregory: $1,500 – Pheasants Forever Scholarship
Lilly Meyer: $1,500 – Mr. & Mrs. Morris Dalton #1 Scholarship
Eli Minot: $1,000 – Elizabeth Rasmussen Scholarship
Connor Prokash: $1,000 – Marie Lehnigk Scholarship

Neenah High School
Wilson Baltus: $2,000 – David Enz Memorial Scholarship

Emma Donahue: $1,000.00 – Elizabeth Rasmussen Scholarship
Hudson Gerdin: $500.00 – American Legion Post 33 Scholarship
Gabriel Hansen: $1,500 – Krizan Family Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – Robert & Ruthie Melzer Scholarship
Sonja Leist: $500 – Founders Scholarship
Madelyn Lewis: $3,000 – Jeanette G. Westphal Scholarship
Lauren Linstedt: $2,000 – Jeanette G. Westphal Scholarship
Adam Lorwig: $1,000 – Larsen/Winchester Lions Club Scholarship – Trades
Natalie Quella:  $500 – Founders Scholarship
Ellie Sabel: $500 – Founders Scholarship
Kyria Taillon: $500 – Jeremy T. Monnett Memorial Scholarship Fund
Makayla Tharp: $500 – Alta T. and Daniel B. Straley Scholarship
Ella Trampe: $2,000 – Jeanette G. Westphal Scholarship
Quinn Wehner:  $1,500 – Larsen/Winchester Lions Club Scholarship – Medical Field, $1,000 – Mr. & Mrs. Morris Dalton #2 Scholarship
Sierra Wirth: $500 – Founders Scholarship

Omro High School
Kaitlynn Beulen: $1,000 – Ellen Duex Memorial Scholarship
Elijah Binder: $500 – Richard A. Meyer Memorial Scholarship
Alana Eslinger: $100 – Red Arrow Scholarship
Nona Knepple: $500 – Daggett Family Scholarship
Joshua O’Connell: $500 – Red Arrow Scholarship
Nathaniel Piper: $500 – Judith Gruszynske Memorial Scholarship, $100 – Red Arrow Scholarship
Karlee Zick: $1,000 – Winnebago County Farm Bureau Scholarship

Oshkosh North High School
Mercy Ajao: $500 – Anona Frankenstein Scholarship, $1,200 – Lester Ihrig Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – Stadmueller-Kilp Family Scholarship
Rima Al-qawasmi: $1,200 – Lester Ihrig Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – Oshkosh Service League Scholarship
Dylan Anderson: $1,000 – Scholarship for Engineering
Max Blake: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Julia Bock: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Evan Brandl: $500 – Oscar & Gertrude Hardy Scholarship
Steven Clark: $350 – Harold Schumerth Scholarship, $250 – Sam Barnard Memorial Scholarship
Mary Dorschner: $1,000 – Bertha M. Jones Scholarship
Ayden Drombrowski: $1,000 – Ellen Duex Memorial Scholarship
Hanorah Flanigan: $500 – Oshkosh United Soccer Club Scholarship
Katherine Gassere: $1,500 – Gams Endowment Scholarship, $1,000 – Oshkosh North HS Class of 1978 Gladys Veidemanis Scholarship
Shaun Gavin: $500 – Kaprelian Baseball Scholarship
Lauren Geer: $500 – Dr. Stanley J. Graiewski Memorial Scholarship, $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Ava Hanson: $500 – Sam Barnard Memorial Scholarship
Harry Hirschberg: $500 – Terry and Amy Hathaway Scholarship
Jera Jennings: $1,500 – Mary E. Forbes Scholarship, $500 – Ruth Kossel LPN Scholarship, $1,000 – Winneconne Thrift and Gift Scholarship
Maxwell Kese: $2,500 – Peggy Wagner Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – Ray Neveau Play it Forward Memorial Scholarship, $500 – Robert Kellerman Scholarship
Payton Marquardt: $1,000 – Ripple Effect Scholarship
Eva Miller: $1,000 – Dave & Connie Paulick Scholarship, $750 – Jeanette Hebblewhite Scholarship, $2,000 – Sergeant Andrew Wallace Scholarship
Anabel Mitchell: $1,000 – Jason Schroeder Memorial Scholarship
Jayden Morter: $1,500 – Pheasants Forever Scholarship
Evelyn Oehler: $4,000 – Barr-Chalberg Scholarship
Geovanni Sanabria-Rodriguez: $500 – Donald and Audrey Gutzman Scholarship, $1,000 – Dr. Peter Muehrer 1995 Hall of Fame Scholarship Fund
Ruby Snow: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Brandon Solomon: $500 – Oshkosh Noon Optimist Scholarship-UWO Award
Cambria Standke: $500 – Govani Gives Scholarship
Lee Steffen: $1,000 – Nyal & Beverly Scheuermann Family Scholarship
Carson Steinbeck: $500 – Brandon J. Backus Memorial Scholarship
Judah Victor: $1,000 – Merlin R. and Ruth I. Wegner Scholarship
Brooklyn Williams: $300 – Maggie Radford Nordquist Choral Scholarship
Sean Xiong: $500 – Kay Weber Scholarship
Natalie Yang: $1,500 – Don and Mary Troudt Scholarship

Oshkosh West High School
Jeevan Ambati: $500 – Chuck Grable Scholarship, $1,000 – Lyle & Elle Mae Beck Memorial Scholarship
Christian Brazeau: $1,000 – Harold Eichstadt Memorial Scholarship
Keele Brewer: $1,000 – Viola C. Vedder Memorial Scholarship
Jackson Clark: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Trevor Davis: $500 – Brandon J. Backus Memorial Scholarship, $500 – E.J. Schneider Scholarship, $1,000 – Hans & Otty Edel Scholarship
Alexzander DeLorme: $1,000 – Tom & Joyce Eberhart Scholarship
Luke Eaton: $1,000 – Reichow Scholarship – Band
Matthew Foley: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Brenna Gehri: $1,000 – Anthony Ramminger Memorial Scholarship
Benjamin Grill: $1,000 – Pepsi Scholarship
Laina Hammen: $500 – Donald and Audrey Gutzman Scholarship, $350 – Harold Schumerth Scholarship
Gabriella Heling: $500 – Oshkosh West Social Studies Award
Elaynah Jaschob: $1,000 – Barbara Habstritt Scholarship
Braelee Jodarski: $500 – Chuck Grable Scholarship
Hoewoong Jung: $1,000 – Kim Chapin Scholarship
Anna Krupp: $1,000 – Nyal & Beverly Scheuermann Family Scholarship
Kendall Larson: $2,000 – Thomas J. King and Jean I. Erdman Scholarship
Jessica Lin: $1,000 – Ellen Duex Memorial Scholarship
Charlee Martin: $4,000 – Mary Schilcher Fund
Jenna Mollenhauer: $1,000 – Fred Leist Scholarship
Ava Muehrer: $1,000 – Oshkosh Service League Scholarship
Madelynn Myrick: $500 – Emily Salzsieder Memorial Scholarship Fund
Megan Nelson: $1,000 – Merlin R. and Ruth I. Wegner Scholarship
John Norton: $500 – Oshkosh Noon Optimist Scholarship- FVTC Award
Ethan Oey: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Avery Pakula: $300 – Maggie Radford Nordquist Choral Scholarship
Isaac Palomaki: $500 – Dr. Stanley J. Graiewski Memorial Scholarship, $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Ruby Pluchinsky: $1,000 – Adam Gundlach High School Scholarship
Reid Polak: $500 – Oshkosh United Soccer Club Scholarship, $1,000 – Ray Neveau Play it Forward Memorial Scholarship
Keagan Potter: $1,000 – Bertha M. Jones Scholarship
Ben Reitz: $1,500 – Don and Mary Troudt Scholarship
Paige Seckar: $1,000 – Reichow Scholarship – Education
Allison Simmons: $1,000 – Lyle & Elle Mae Beck Memorial Scholarship
Lydia Strasser: $1,000 – Ashley Smith Wondra Memorial Scholarship
Savannah Swanke: $1,200 – Lester Ihrig Memorial Scholarship
Manda Vought: $1,200 – Lester Ihrig Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – Viola C. Vedder Memorial Scholarship
Angelina Vu: $2,000 – Bertha M. Jones Scholarship
Laney Wiebel: $1,000 – Lynch Family Scholarship

Princeton High School
Jayla Stauffer: $750 – Marjorie and Lester Brown Scholarship

Ripon High School
Maren Banks: $500 – Shannon and Shelly Memorial Scholarship
Brandyn Beahm: $1,000 – Green Lake Area 13dot1 Scholarship
Isabella Engstrom: $2,000 – Alliance Laundry Systems Scholarship
Kali Krumenauer: $2,000 – Sergeant Andrew Wallace Scholarship
Brock Stollfuss: $1,000 – Sam Holmes Family Scholarship
Mackenzie Whitrock: $1,000 – Sam Holmes Family Scholarship

St. Mary’s Central High School
Benjamin Schoeni: $500 – American Legion Post 33 Scholarship

Valley Christian High School
Olivia Beardsley: $1,000 – Joseph Mertle Scholarship
Rebekah Freund: $750 – Father Martin Carr Scholarship
Henry Getz: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Kobi Kramer: $500 – Norbert & Hope Vette Scholarship
Marley Stelter: $500 – UAW Local 578 Scholarship, $1,000 – Viola C. Vedder Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – Winneconne Thrift and Gift Scholarship

Wautoma High School
Yessica Arreola Ruiz: $2,500 – Rose S. Wendt Endowed Scholarship
Ma Guadalupe Barcenas Delgado: $2,500 – Rose S. Wendt Endowed Scholarship
Brianna Buechner: $2,500 – Rose S. Wendt Endowed Scholarship
Hunter Lotspeich: $1,000 – Little Pine Creek Scholarship
Alyssa Szymanski: $2,500 – Rose S. Wendt Endowed Scholarship

Winneconne High School
Collin Albrecht: $1,000 – Winnebago County Farm Progress Days Scholarship
Gwen Barkovich: $100 – Red Arrow Scholarship
Aubrey Christman: $1,500 – Gams Endowment Scholarship
Mason Dorn: $1,500 – Don and Mary Troudt Scholarship
Beau Gilbert: $500 – Gretchen Burns Scholarship
Mitchell Gonnering: $1,000 – Technical College Scholarsip
Evelyn Jaeger: $1,500 – Mary E. Forbes Scholarship
Aydin Lehr: $500 – Red Arrow Scholarship
Melanie Zillges: $1,000 – Winnebago County Master Gardeners Scholarship

The following scholarships have been awarded to college students:

Jennsen Berg: $1,000 – Winnebago County Farm Bureau Scholarship
Hannah Bish: $2,000 – Alliance Laundry Systems Scholarship
Kaitlin Jacoby: $2,000 – Alliance Laundry Systems Scholarship
Caitlyn Wetter: $1,000 – Robert H. and Randall K. Zentner Music Scholarship

Fox Valley Technical College
Victoria Herbst: $1,500 – Alliance Laundry Systems Scholarship

UW-Oshkosh
Gracie Buchinger: $500 – Katherine Mckinnon Fiss Nursing Scholarship-Undergraduate
Molli Dolan: $1,000 – Gladys Ihde Scholarship
Maria Elias: $1,000 – Marvin and Mary Steckbauer Thompson Scholarship-College Education
Marijo Evers: $500 – Katherine Mckinnon Fiss Nursing Scholarship-Graduate
Katie Frey: $1,500 – Colleen Gibbons Daugherty Nursing Scholarship
Molly Ruffing: $1,000 – AAUW Scholarship
Jessica Thompson: $1,000 – AAUW Scholarship
Kayla Weinberger: $750 – Laurie Holtmeier Raupp Scholarship