Colfax High School seniors awarded more than $350,000 in scholarships
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SCHOLARSHIPS — All of the scholarship recipients from the Colfax High School Class of 2019 gathered for a photograph following the presentation of scholarships May 1. —photo by LeAnn R. Ralph
By LeAnn R. Ralph
COLFAX — All together, 23 Colfax High School seniors received scholarships and recognitions at the senior awards program May 1.
Here are the students, listed in alphabetical order:
• Elizabeth Affolter — Herb Kohl Foundation Student Initiative Scholarship for $10,000; United Recyclers Group scholarship for $500; recognition as a senior mentor for younger students.
• Dalton Bradford — The Soaring Eagle Scholarship from UW-LaCrosse for $2,000; Marvel Wangensteen Entzminger Memorial Scholarship for $700; Powerlifters of Wisconsin Scholarship for $500; Dunn County Barbershoppers Scholarship for $300; American Family Insurance Scholarship for $250; recognition as a senior mentor for younger students.
• Alyssa Dachel — The Anne Marie Foundation Scholarship for $2,000; Dunn Energy Scholarship for $1,000; Menomonie Lions Club Scholarship for $1,000; the Asplund Family Scholarship/Dunn County Rotary Club for $1,000; Mayo Health Systems Chippewa Valley Scholarship with no amount announced; Dairy State Bank Scholarship for $500; Colfax Kiwanis Scholarship for $500; Marlin Raveling Scholarship for $200; Basketball Player Award for $150; Menomonie Optimists Youth for May; Bremer Youth of the Month for March.
• Kaitlyn Field — Commercial Testing Scholarship with no amount announced; recognition as a senior mentor for younger students.
• Jacob Friederes — American Family Insurance Scholarship for $250.
• Brett Foyt — Kyle’s Market Scholarship for $500.
• Savannah Henricks — Basketball Player Award for $150.
• Emma Hurlburt — Bremer Youth of the Month for May; Basketball Player Award for $150.
• Erica Kallstrom — Derek Horn Memorial Scholarship for $1,000; Century 21 Scholarship for $500; Bremer Scholarship for $500; Megan Robertson Walck Music Scholarship for $500; Basketball Player Award for $150; Bremer Youth of the Month for February.
• Abby Klueckmann — Dunn Energy Scholarship for $1,000.
• Rachel Knutson — Hilson Family Trust Scholarship for $6,000 per year, renewable for four years; Colfax Sno-drifters Scholarship for $250; American Red Cross Scholarship for $250; Basketball Player Award for $150; Menomonie Optimists Club Youth for March; Bremer Youth of the Month for April; recognition as a senior mentor for younger students.
• Taylor Meyer — Hilson Family Trust Scholarship for $6,000 per year, renewable for four years; Academic Excellence Scholarship for $2,250 per year, renewable for four years; Karen Rindy Memorial Scholarship for $2,000; WESTconsin Credit Union Scholarship for $1,000; Menomonie Lions Club Scholarship for $1,000; FFA Alumni Scholarship for $500; Penny Snyder Memorial Scholarship for $500; Colfax Sportsmen’s Club Scholarship for $500; Synergy Cooperative Scholarship for $500; Colfax Kiwanis Scholarship for $500; Bremer Youth of the Month for September.
• Tanner Nierenhausen — Milwaukee School of Engineering Scholarship for $34,000 per year, renewable for four years; the Mayo Clinic Dependent Scholarship for $3,000 per year, renewable for four years; Kyle’s Market Scholarship for $500; CTL Foods Scholarship with no amount announced.
• Hailey Prince — Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Technical Excellence Scholarship for $2,250 per year, renewable for three years; Catalytic Combustion Group Scholarship for $500; Colfax Sno-drifters Scholarship for $250; 1st Lt. Jeremy L. Wolfe Memorial Scholarship for $500; Colfax Kiwanis Scholarship for $500; Bremer Youth of the Month for December.
• Cassidy Reitz — Megan Robertson Walck Music Scholarship for $500; Bremer Scholarship for $500; American Family Insurance Scholarship for $250; Bremer Youth of the Month for September; Outstanding Senior Musician Award for the Colfax High School Band.
• Tate Russell — Menomonie Lions Club Scholarship for $1,000; Menomonie Optimists Club Scholarship for $500; Masonic Lodge Scholarship for $500; Colfax Kiwanis Scholarship for $500; Megan Robertson Walck Scholarship for $500; Drama Club Scholarship with no amount announced; Bremer Youth of the Month for January; recognition as a senior mentor for younger students; Menomonie Optimists Club Youth for September; Outstanding Senior Musician for the Colfax High School Choir.
• Chris Scharlau — Bruce Schley and Roger Brunn Memorial Scholarship through the Chippewa Valley Construction Trades Association for $1,000.
• George Scharlau — Athletic Scholarship to Concordia University in St. Paul with no amount announced; Marlin Raveling Scholarship for $200.
• Madison Shipley — Cammie B. Johnson Memorial Scholarship for $1,000; Dunn Energy Scholarship for $1,000; Norman Larson Memorial Scholarship in memory of his wife, June, for $500; recognition as a senior mentor for younger students.
• Breanna Teigen — President’s Scholarship from UW-Milwaukee for $18,000 per year, renewable for four years.
• Shelby Tuschl — Budding Artists Cultural Arts Scholarship for $250; recognition as a senior mentor for younger students.
• Desirae Welk — American Family Insurance Scholarship for $250.
• McKenna Yingst — Menomonie Lions Club Scholarship for $1,000; Scot Miller Memorial (first recipient) for $1,000; Colfax Kiwanis Scholarship for $500; Drama Club Scholarship with no amount announced; Bremer Youth of the Month for October; Menomonie Optimists Club Youth for December; recognition as a senior mentor to younger students.