Scholarship Stories

The Winneconne Area Education Foundation, within the Winneconne Area Community Foundation, has awarded a total of $34,950 in scholarships to 33 Winneconne High School graduates.

Students received scholarships in May 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:

Robert Angell: $1,000 – Marie & Callin Gartman Scholarship
Breeanna Angell: $1,000 – Keller Family Scholarship
Holly Arens: $200 – Winneconne Community Schools Scholarship
Taylor Arnett: $500 – Fred and Peg Gierke Scholarship
Addison Baneck: $300 – Edna Palecek Scholarship
Gwen Barkovich: $1,000 – Berndt Brothers Family & Friends Scholarship, $1,000 – Bill & Bernice DiVall Scholarship, $500 – Emil & Doris Lenz Scholarship, $1,000 – Winneconne Masonic Lodge Scholarship
Michael Brethouwer: $1,000 – Winneconne Area Education Fund Scholarship, $200 – Winneconne Community Schools Scholarship
Reid Cross: $500 – D.H. McDonald Family Scholarship
Chase Danke: $150 – Mary Roherty Scholarship
Alex Duel: $2,000 – Joseph Stage Educational Opportunity Scholarship
Asher Ernst: $200 – Bill and Edith Hinz Memorial Scholarship, $500 – Don Hale Scholarship
Mitchell Gonnering: $500 – Dale (Chief) Witzke Scholarship, $500 – Fred and Peg Gierke Scholarship, $500 – Gene Giddings Scholarship, $1,000 – Larsen-Winchester Lions Club Mem Scholarship Trades, $1,000 – Technical College Scholarship
Ben Gonzalez: $450 – Gordon Leistikow Scholarship
Ben Harmon: $1,000 – Harvey J. & Catharine M. Rengstorf, $500 – James Coughlin Leadership Scholarship
Jordyn Jacobson: $500 – John Allen Fine Arts Scholarship
Olivia Knobloch: $1,000 – Berndt Brothers Family & Friends Scholarship, $300 – James Coughlin Scholarship
Ryan Larsen: $1,000 – Delbert E. Greenman Scholarship
Allison Lewis: $1,000 – George and Vera Tipler Family Scholarship
Garrett Marks: $500 – Winneconne Wrestling Scholarship
Abigail Marx: $250 – Big Bucks Bass, Cali Boucher for Juvenile Diabetes Scholarship
Katie Mathison: $1,000 – Keller Family Scholarship, $500 – Robert Jacque Memorial Scholarship
Zachary Meyer: $1,000 – George and Julie Sorrells Scholarship
Hannah Olson: $1,000 – Winneconne Masonic Lodge Scholarship
Ava Pahl: $200 – Lillian Mae Muiller
Casey Peters: $1,000 – Berndt Brothers Family & Friends Scholarship, $200 – Winneconne Community Schools Scholarship
Cohen Reetz: $500 – Suzanne Schmoker Sutherland Scholarship
Emily Schell: $1,000 – Winneconne Masonic Lodge Scholarship
Mairin Syth: $1,000 – Lola A. White Scholarship
Rose VanHandel: $1,000 – Jack V. Perry Scholarship, $500 – Rose Coughlin Scholarship
Caitlin Wegner: $1,500 – Larsen-Winchester Lions Club Memorial Scholarship, $500 – Ruth Schneider Mott Memorial Scholarship
Eden Youngbauer: $500 – Dennis & Barb Biggar Family Scholarship
Francis Zeller: $1,000 – John T. Quigley Scholarship
Carly Zemke: $500 – Pfaendtner Family Scholarship

The Winneconne Area Community Foundation 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.

For more information, please call 920-426-3993.­­­­­­­­­ For information about scholarships, visit FoxRiverScholarshipCenter.org.