Colfax High School seniors awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships
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By LeAnn R. Ralph
COLFAX — Seniors at Colfax High School have been awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships.
As a group, the Class of 2022 faced a tremendous amount of adversity because of the COVID-19 pandemic, said John Dachel, Colfax High School principal, at the Senior Awards presentation May 4 in the CHS gymnasium.
The graduating seniors had their lives turned upside-down because of the pandemic and then fought hard to get to some kind of “normal” concerning academics, athletics, play performances and concerts, he said.
“The seniors did a great job of absorbing what they were asked to do and moving forward,” Dachel said.
All together, the Class of 2022 has been awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships, he said.
Here are the scholarships and awards presented to the Class of 2022 on the evening of May 4:
• Ryan Albricht — Top 10 honors medallion; UW-Stout scholarship; Derek Horn Memorial scholarship for $1,000.
• Madison Barstad — Top 10 honors medallion; Marlin Raveling Memorial Scholarship for $200; Winona State University four-year academic scholarship in nursing; Lane Berenschot Agency American Family Insurance Scholarship for $250; Dunn St. Croix/WIAA Scholar Athlete Award medal; Class of 2022 Top Athlete voted on by the Colfax High School letter winners; Dunn Energy scholarship for $1,000; Colfax Youth Basketball scholarship for $100; Dunn County Optimist Club Youth of the Month; Hilson-Olson Memorial Scholarship for $6,000 per year, renewable for four years; Menomonie Masonic Lodge scholarship for $500; Megan Robertson Walck Memorial Scholarship for $500; Mayo Clinic Health System scholarship for $1,000.
• Jasmine Best — Jasmine is enrolled in the United States Air Force Reserve and will delay post-secondary education for a year; Top 10 honors medallion; Most Coachable Athlete Award; Colfax Youth Basketball scholarship for $100; Dunn County Optimist Club Youth of the Month.
• Hailey Blaisdell — Dunn County Optimist Club Youth of the Month.
• Luke Blanchard — Top 10 honors medallion; All-State Academic Excellence Scholarship for $2,250 renewable for four years; Milwaukee School of Engineering four-year academic scholarship; Most Coachable Athlete Award; Scot Miller Memorial Scholarship for $1,000; Dunn-St. Croix/WIAA Scholar Athlete Award medal.
• Colin Bohl — Colfax Sno-Drifters scholarship for $1,000.
• Jillian Bowe — Top 10 honors medallion; Winona State University four-year academic scholarship; Lane Berenschot Agency American Family Insurance Scholarship for $250; Colfax Youth Basketball scholarship for $100; Dunn Energy scholarship for $1,000.
• Emilee Burcham-Scofield — Top 10 honors medallion; Norman Larson Memorial Scholarship for $500; Dunn County Rotary Club Award; Luther College four-year scholarship; Commercial Testing Lab scholarship; Colfax Youth Basketball scholarship for $100; Dunn County Optimist Club Youth of the Month; Colfax Kiwanis scholarship for $500; Menomonie Lions Club scholarship for $1,000.
• Aimee Fruit — Lane Berenschot Agency American Family Insurance Scholarship for $250; Kyle’s Market scholarship for $500.
• Jenna Goodell — Top 10 honors medallion; Colfax Youth Basketball scholarship for $100; Hilson-Olson Memorial Scholarship for $6,000 per year renewable for four years; Colfax American Legion Auxiliary scholarship (since the Auxiliary has not sent anyone to Badger Girls State in three years, they decided to award scholarships); Colfax Kiwanis scholarship for $500; Cammie B. Johnson Memorial Scholarship for $500; Anne Marie Foundation scholarship for $2,000; Menomonie Lions Club scholarship for $1,000.
• Nathan Hydukovich — Valedictorian of the Class of 2022; Top 10 honors medallion; full tuition scholarship to Denison University in Ohio.
• Coltin Lemon — Colfax Spirit Award.
• Jarod Loew — Top 10 honors medallion; Wisconsin Technical Excellence Scholarship for $2,250 for three years; CTL Foods scholarship for $250 (for two or four year program with an emphasis on manufacturing technology); Marvel Wangensteen Entzminger Memorial Scholarship for $750; Hilson Family Trust Scholarship for $4,000; Anne Marie Foundation Technology Award for $500; Manufacturing Works Scholarship for $500.
• Aiden McKee — Colfax Sportsmen’s Club scholarship for $500; Bloomer Rod and Gun Club scholarship for $1,000.
• Dustin Niggemann — Colfax Sno-Drifters scholarship for $1,000.
• Aliyah Rihn — Colfax Youth Basketball Scholarship for $100.
• Taylor Risler — Colfax Sno-Drifters scholarship for $1,000; Dairy State Bank scholarship for $500; Dunn Energy scholarship for $1,000.
• Bryce Sikora — Marlin Raveling Memorial Scholarship for $200; Class of 2022 Top Athlete voted on by the CHS letter winners.
• Alana Smith — Megan Robertson Walck Memorial Scholarship for $500.
• Alex Swanson — Jeremy Wolfe Memorial Scholarship for $500.
• Austin Swanson — Synergy Cooperative scholarship for $500.
• Catherine Zons — Salutatorian of the Class of 2022; Top 10 honors medallion; DAR Good Citizen Award; scholarships and awards through Carlton College so that almost all expenses will be paid; Lane Berenschot Agency American Family Insurance Scholarship for $250.