Scholarship Stories

The Neenah Joint School District has awarded a total of $65,700 in scholarships to 49 Neenah High School seniors. These scholarships are supported by funds held within the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation.

Recipients, who were honored during a ceremony in May, were chosen by a volunteer committee of the school district. The following award winners were selected based on outstanding work in the classroom, extra-curricular activities, and community involvement:

Olivia Archambo: $1,000 – Senior Class Scholarship

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

Addy Benner: $500 – Thomas J Shandonay Memorial Scholarship

Grace Berkholtz: $500 – Champion of Conservation Scholarship

Alexandra Blattner: $500 – William Heidke Scholarship

Emma Bottensek: $500 – Raymond & Mary Brengosz Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – Senior Class Scholarship

Allie Bradshaw: $500 – Larry Camber Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – Theresa M. Cheng MD, PhD Scholarship

Grace Brazee: $500 – Bill Dunwiddie Memorial Scholarship

Allison Denzin: $1,000 – Theda Clark Smith Foundation Scholarship

Julianna Dickey: $500 – Neenah Soccer Club Educational Scholarship

Alexis Dorner: $500 – Lakeview Elementary PTO Scholarship, $500 – Norma Mayer Memorial Scholarship

Abigayle Fischer: $1,000 – Florence Spanbauer Teacher’s Scholarship, $1,500 – Jean Kessler Neenah Girls Basketball Scholarship, $1,000 – Rick & Carolyn Carlson Scholarship

Kaitlyn Fleege: $1,000 – Michael Prell and Matt Ihde Memorial Scholarship

Julianne George: $1,000 – Ann M. Martin Memorial Scholarship, $500 – Horace Mann Elementary PTO Scholarship

Jackson Glaeser: $500 – Louis Kort Memorial Scholarship

Diana Groelle: $500 – Sara Marie Gossen Scholarship

Elijah Hallman: $1,000 – Frank X College Scholarship

Gabriel Hansen: $1,000 – Josh Carter State Farm Scholarship

Anabelle Hodges: $1,000 – Helping Hands Scholarship, $1,500 – Neenah Community Scholarship

Sarah Hoffman: $1,000 – Neenah Joint School District Board of Education Scholarship

Isaac Jacque: $1,000 – Ann L. Dobbins Memorial Nursing Scholarship, $500 – CoVantage Creates Futures Scholarship

Madyson Janichek: $1,000 – Maureen McAvoy Memorial Scholarship, $500 – Robert Radtke Scholarship

Carly Keesler: $1,000 – Wisconsin Masonic Foundation Scholarship

Ariel Kissel: $2,000 – Neenah Community Scholarship

Kate Krueger: $500 – Albert J. and Arline M. Goerlitz Scholarship, $1,000 – Florence Spanbauer Teacher’s Scholarship, $500 – Horace Mann Elementary PTO Scholarship

Elliot Krueger: $500 – Lakeview Elementary PTO Scholarship

Aiden Leon: $1,500 – Glassco Family Scholarship

Madelyn Lewis: $1,000 – Patrick Began Rocket Memorial Scholarship

Owen Martin: $1,000 – Robert Jacque Memorial Scholarship

Gabriela Medina: $1,500 – Glassco Family Scholarship, $2,500 – Patrick Began Rocket Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 – Senior Class Scholarship

Keira Nickel: $1,000 – Coolidge Elementary PTO Scholarship

Danielle Pupp: $1,000 – Frank X Technical College Scholarship

Tavian Ramos: $1,000 – Theda Clark Smith Foundation Scholarship

Ella Reiter: $500 – Nick Dohr Memorial Scholarship

Skyler Schilt: $1,000 – Patrick Began Rocket Memorial Scholarship

Chloe Sieman: $200 – Helen Rose Chrapla and David Bryan Chrapla Scholarship, $2,000 – Okundaye Keane Family Scholarship for Civics, Literature, and the Arts, $1,000 – Senior Class Scholarship

Stephen Soderberg: $1,000 – Theda Clark Smith Foundation Scholarship

Connor Swokowski: $1,000 – Chris Christensen Memorial Scholarship

Kyria Taillon: $2,000 – Neenah Community Scholarship

Carmen Tanem: $1,000 – Andrew Thorson Scholarship

Mykayla Tharp: $1,000 – Florence Spanbauer Teacher’s Scholarship

Kayla Uhlenberg: $1,000 – Neenah Joint School District Board of Education Scholarship

Marley Van Domelen: $500 – James M. Johnson Memorial Scholarship

Quinn Wehner: $1,500 – Neenah Community Scholarship

Myah Wenzel: $1,500 – Amiee Charlier Memorial Softball Scholarship

Kayla White: $3,000 – Warren Schucknecht Memorial Scholarship

Leo Wilhelm: $500 – Neenah Soccer Club Educational Scholarship

Charles Wunderlich: $2,000 – Ron & Delores Einerson Scholarship

Tristin Yun: $1,000 – Theda Clark Smith Foundation Scholarship

Keira Zemialkowski: $1,000 – Senior Class Scholarship

The Oshkosh Area Community Foundation manages over 50 funds for the Neenah Joint School District, including scholarship, designated and special project funds.

You can support any of these funds with gifts online or send checks 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 Community Foundation strives to make our communities thrive. For more information, please call 920-426-3993