WADENA — Over $97,000 in scholarships was awarded to Wadena-Deer Creek seniors on Wednesday, May 18, representing the extensive amount of giving from the community.
The dollars came from about 60 sources and were awarded to just 24 of the 53 seniors expected to graduate. The special event was during the annual awards night on Wednesday, May 18.
"Thank you to the many donors that made the senior awards night so special," said WDC Superintendent Lee Westrum. "We are grateful for the support provided by the community and alumni for our students. Congratulations to the Class of 2022, you are a very kind and talented class and you will be missed."
Here is a list of recipients from the big night:
Grant Baron
DC Lions, $500; Masonic Lodge Scholarship, $1,000; Peter Spenst, $500; WDC Scholarship Fund, $250
Jamie Barthel
American Red Cross Young Minds Change Lives, $250; Bill Burns $800; Edith Bottemiller, $1,000; Rosemary Harrison, $1,000; Rotary Club Awards, $1,000; Wadena Lions, $500; Harold & Edythe Peterson Family Scholarship, $1,500; Princess Warrior (Jane Fiemeyer Memorial Scholarship), $1,500
Johanna Brunsberg
DC Lions, $500; Florence Claydon, $1,000; Wadena Area Community Band, $500; Waldahl Education Scholarship, $500; WDC Scholarship Fund, $500
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Isaac Christianson
Bumps and Betty Stark, $900
Anna Church
American Red Cross Young Minds Change Lives, $250; Dr. LaVonne Bergstrom Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; Bluffton Lions Scholarship, $300; DC Lions, $500; Tri-County Healthcare Foundation, $1,000; Wadena Lions, $500; WDC School Employees, $250; Doris Felton Scholarship, $750; Princess Warrior (Jane Fiemeyer Memorial Scholarship), $1,500
Kylee Collins
Rotary Club Award, $1,000
Brady Domier
DC Lions, $1,000; Carl & Louise Hulting Scholarship $500
Josh Dykhoff
Fox/Hess Awards, Plaque
Zane Edwards
Peter Spenst, $500
Isabel Ellingson
Gary Davis Memorial Scholarship, $8,000; Rotary Club Awards Tech, $1,000; Wadena State Bank, $500; Gores Company Technical College Scholarship, $500; Princess Warrior (Jane Fiemeyer Memorial Scholarship), $1,500; Dennis Kaatz Memorial Scholarship, $500
Corra Endres
Browne Scholarship, $500; DC Lions, $500; Wadena Lions, $500; Rex and Alma McDonald Scholarship, $500
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Grace Gallant
Bernie Pavek Memorial Scholarship, $500; BizWorks Scholarship, $500; DC Lions, $500; Madhatters Fine Arts Award, $500; Wadena Lions, $500; WDC School Employees, $250; Betty Stark Scholarship, $2,000; Princess Warrior (Jane Fiemeyer Memorial Scholarship), $1,500
Kendall Godel
DC Lions, $1,000; Rotary Club Awards Tech, $1,000; Ethel Gustafson Scholarship, $750
Lauren Gravelle
American Legion Aux, $50; Dr. LaVonne Bergstrom Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; DC Lions, $1,000; Fox/Hess Awards, Plaque; MAT (MN Assoc. of Townships) Scholarship, $2,000, Reuter Dental, $500; Wadena State Bank, $500; Doris Felton Scholarship, $750; Princess Warrior (Jane Fiemeyer Memorial Scholarship), $1,500
Kaylin Lupkes
Browne Scholarship, $500; DC Lions, $500; Mason Brothers Scholarship, $1,000; Waldahl Education Scholarship, $500; Princess Warrior (Jane Fiemeyer Memorial Scholarship), $1,500
Eric Malone
Class of 1989, $500; Len & Ruth Messer Family Scholarship, $2,000; WDC Scholarship Fund, $500
Kelly Muckala
DC Lions, $500; Education Minnesota Local Scholarship, $500; KLN Foods, $500; Harold & Louise Pleidrup Award, $500; Rosemary Harrison, $1,000; WDC Scholarship Fund, $250
Anna Osberg
American Red Cross Young Minds Change Lives, $250; Rotary Nursing Scholarship, $1,000
Madison Packer
American Legion, $500, DC Lions, $500; Jim Roes Student Athlete, $1,000; John Schumacher Award; Ottertail Rod & Gun Club, $1,000; Wolverine Athlete of the Year; WDC Scholarship Fund, $500; Princess Warrior (Jane Fiemeyer Memorial Scholarship), $1,500
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Summer Pettit
Reuter Dental, $500; Wadena Lions, $500; Harold & Edythe Peterson Family Scholarship, $1,500; Princess Warrior (Jane Fiemeyer Memorial Scholarship), $1,500
Emma Ries
DC Lions, $500; Kent & Shaneen Schmidt Scholarship, $1,000; Merickel Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; P.E.O. Scholarship, $750; WDC School Employees, $250; Weyrauch, $500; Doris Felton Scholarship, $750
Payton Rondestvedt
Wolverine Athlete of the Year; Elaine Lundeen Memorial Scholarship, $500
Zooey Rousslang
Class of 1967, $500; Gary Davis Memorial Scholarship, $8,000; Rotary Club Awards, $1,000; Leslie Helle Scholarship, $500; Princess Warrior (Jane Fiemeyer Memorial Scholarship), $1,500
Mikayla Varela
Arvig Communications, $3,000; M.M. Bottemiller Memorial, $1,000; WDC Scholarship Fund, $250; Mid Central Federal Savings Bank Business Scholarship, $500; Princess Warrior (Jane Fiemeyer Memorial Scholarship), $1,500
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