PWHS grads net $2.2 million in scholarships

Members of the Port Washington High School Class of 2026 were awarded  $2.2  million in scholarships, with a record $524,650 being awarded to graduating seniors and alumni through the Community Education Foundation of Port Washington-Saukville.

The following scholarships totaling $409,500 were awarded to graduating seniors through the Community Education Foundation of Port Washington-Saukville Inc.:

Port Washington Lion’s Club Scholarship: $2,000 each to Kate Breimon, Gavin Brown and Laylah Henschel.

Port Washington High School Athletic Booster Club Scholarship: $500 each to Avery Roehrig, Grace Baumann, Jackson Dickson, Jack Lorier and Mia Blum.

Brandon Melichar Memorial Scholarship: $3,500 each to Colton Struckman, Jameson Koebel and Claudia Ryder.

Paul Watry Memorial Scholarship: $8,000 to Marietta Knepfel, $4,000 each to Ann Enright and Macy Krueger and $3,000 to Marin White.

Arthur G. and Harriet Mehring Scholarship: $4,000 to Andrea Nelson.

Thomas H. Stanlick Memorial Scholarship: $1,500 to Adeline Dahl.

E. John and Peter Geittmann Memorial Scholarship: $1,000 to Ann Enright.

Jack and Shirli Flack Scholarship: $10,000 each to Lily Weyker and Grady Karrels and $5,000 each  to Gillian Kulig and Ann Enright.

Catherine and Alvin Bares Memorial Scholarship: $5,000 each to Grant Eslinger, Ella Yanke, Eden Wilson and Libby Holmes.

Port Washington State Bank Scholarship: $3,500 each to Ava Rutkowski and Kaylee Elgin.

Robert C. Koch Math Scholarship: $2,000 to Catherine Gaskell.

Ralph J. Huiras Scholarship: $20,000 to Avery Newell.

General Tuition Organization Scholarship in Memory of Jon Krainz: $1,500 each to Alexa Castellanos and Haley Luete.

Carol and Melvin Birkholz Scholarship: $1,000 each to Hayden VandenHuevel and Chloe Shulka.

Charter Steel Scholarhip: $2,000 to Harrison Ebbers.

Tyler Buczek Memorial Scholarship: $1,500 each to Catherine Gaskell and Ryan Levy and $1,000 to Carter Nothem.

Jon R. Krainz STEM Scholarship: $1,000 to Graham Garthus.

Egan Family Scholarship: $1,000 each to Madeline Feld and Hayden VandenHuevel.

Deputy Adam Hartwig Memorial Scholarship: $2,500 to John Woods.

Be3 Scholarship for Women: $1,000 each to Mia Blum and Catherine Gaskell.

Dustin Brede Memorial Scholarship:  $1,000 to Benjamin Volke.

Evelyn C. Smith R.N. Scholarship:  $2,000 to Brooke Wells.

Darrell P. and Milly S. Bretl Memorial Scholarship: $1,000 to Madeline Feld.

Nicole Fischer Memorial Scholarship: $1,000 to Braeden Backhaus.

Kim and Terry Hansen Memorial Scholarship: $1,000 to Andrew Redman.

Port Washington Yacht Club Scholarship: $2,000 to Charlie Prince.

Arthur Kelm Memorial Scholarship:  $1,000 each to Jacob Gourley and Ada Mueller-Stens.

Margaret E. Schmit Memorial Scholarship: $1,000 to Tessa Linstroth.

Port Washington-Saukville Music Boosters Scholarship: $1,500 each to Adeline Dahl and Eowyn Wayne-MacGregor.

Marie Metz Memorial Scholarship:  $2,000 to Eden Wilson.

Port Washington-Saukville Education Association Scholarship: $1,000 to Finnegan Pashak.

Marc and Evalyn Jean Eernisse Scholarship: $1,000 to Brynn Whittington.

David Herbert Scholarship: $1,000 to  Madilyn Uselding.

American Legion Landt-Theil Post 470 Scholarship: $1,000 each to Lucy Rettler and Charla Gonyo.

Alvin and Hildegarde Panarusky Scholarship: $2,500 to Grace Baumann.

Arno Gunther Memorial Engineering Scholarship: $8,000 each to Jack Lorier and Harrison Ebbers.

Port Washington-Saukville Rotary Club Scholarship: $2,000 to Lucy Rettler and $1,000 each to Kate Breimon, Lily Valentine and Payton Wysocki.

William J. and Myra L. Niederkorn Scholarship: $3,000 to David Pionek; $2,000 each to Grace Baumann and Lucy Rettler; $1,500 each to Marnie Borth and Luci Busalacchi; $1,000 to Avery Johnson; $500 each to Charla Gonyo, Catherine Gaskell, Aiden Mitchell and Logan Walker; and $400 to Ethen Schaefer.

Royce R. Thompson and Anita Fay Thompson Scholarship: $1,000 to Jacob Gourley.

Julia Blake Munster and Adele Blake Scholarship: $8,000 to Jessica Robertson; $7,000 each to Ava Burt and Kaylee Elgin; $4,000 each to Payton Wysocki and Katja Cira; $3,000 each to Kierra Young and Lucy Rettler; and $750 to Brady Schmit.

Port Washington High School Student Council Scholarship: $600 to Kaylee Elgin; $300 to Marin White; $200 each to Paige Clearwater, Andrea Nelson and Claudia Ryder; and $100 each to Lily Weyker and Noah Blavat.

Port Washington Kiwanis Club Scholarship: $1,000 each to Jack Schowalter and Colton Struckan.

Community Education Foundation Scholarship: $1,000 each to Shawn Schwartz, Milena Valasek and Avery Roehrig.

Verne and Jeanne Appleman Scholarship: $1,000 each to Claudia Ryder,  Colton Struckman and Paige Clearwater.

Vernon and Frankie Biever Scholarship: $1,000 to Addison Heusdensand Samantha Yass.

Arno Gunther Memorial Scholarship: $4,500 each to Noah Blavat and Rosemarie Schowalter; $2,500 each to Cameron Bennett, Lily Valentine, Teagan Zuraw and Savanna Miller; $2,000 each to Isabella Meyer, Brennan Shuster, Avaette Noll, Jackson Dickson, Payton Sikwoski and Griffin Sheriff; and $1,000 each to Katja Cira, Kierra Young, Adeline Dahl, Madilyn Uselding, Jack Schowalter, Graham Garthus, Desmond White and Nora Richmond.

A.D. Usow Memorial Scholarship: $500 to Anastasia Rowley.

Lakeside Pepsi Scholarship: $1,000 each to Jakora Harmon, Rebecca Duong, Isaiah Gillen and Carly Arendt and $500 each to Dylan Crain, Rachel Mitchell, Angel Ramirez, Quinn Mueller, Aubry Rickard and Anastasia Rowley.

Shirley Schanen Gruen Visual Arts Scholarship: $1,000 to Ann Enright.

Timm Snider Memorial Scholarship:  $1,000 to George Pasko.

Windjammer Scholarship: $1,000 to Kierra Young.

Rodney Stricker Scholarship: $1,000 each to Jenna Strohm and Jolie Martin-Silva.

Murial Altendorf Memorial Scholarship: $2,000 each to Jack Schowalter, Brooke Ehaney and Ella Krier.

Fran Koch Scholar Athlete Scholarship: $1,000 to Callen Loose.

Marlam Karnish Literacy Scholarship: $500 to Adeline Dahl.

Keith B. Knop Memorial Scholarship: $1,000 to John Woods.

Risë Andersen Arts Scholarship: $1,000 to Ann Enright.

Class of 1966 Scholarship: $750 to Carter Nothem.

Alice Rabenhorst Memorial Scholarship: $1,000 to Emma Lusher.

Rosalee Flack Morgan Women in Engineering Scholarship: $1,000 each to Grace Baumann and Libby Holmes.

PWHS Wall of Fame Scholarship:  $1,000 to Isaiah Scheftgen.

Kelly Green Memorial Scholarship: $1,000 each to Finnegan Pashak and Emma Lusher.

Eva Kreissig Memorial Scholarship: $500 to Callen Loose.

Margaret A. Hutinger Scholarship: $1,000 to Charlie Prince.

Ozaukee Masonic Lodge Scholarship: $1,250 to Cameron Webster.

Marine Leatherneck Club of Port Washington Scholarship: $500 each to Sophie Johnson and Jacob Gourley.

Pirate Parent Group Scholarship: $1,000 each to Marissa Brogni, Nolan Michaels, Desmond White, Marcus Lucatero and George Mayworm.

Donna Mae Dickmann Memorial Scholarship: $5,000 to Ava Rutkowski.

Mike Simsic Memorial Scholarship: $2,000 to Trinity Waning.

Stars & Stripes Legacy Scholarship: $500 to Matthew Dimmer .

Jeff Plier Memorial Scholarship: $2,000 to Sharla Plier.

Antonia and Lloyd Smith Memorial Scholarship: $4,000 to Kaylee Elgin.

Class of 1971 Scholarship: $3,000 to Laylah Henschel.

Lake Financial Scholar-Athlete Scholarship: $1,000 each to Callen Loose and Ava Burt.

Jack “Skip” Flack Memorial Scholarship: $2,000 each to Erik Krentz and Benjamin Volke.

Class of 1974 Scholarship: $1,000 to Avery Johnson.

Tom Watry Memorial Scholarship: $1,000 to Garett Kawczynski.

Bretl Brothers Scholarship: $500 to Braeden  Backhaus.

Karen Weber Music Scholarship: $5,000 to David Pionek.

PWHS DECA and Captain’s Quarters Scholarship: $1,000 to Jack Schowalter, $500 to Cheyenne Collins and $250 each to Avery Roehrig and Gavin Brown.

Doug Conradt Memorial Scholarship: $1,000 to Carter Nothem.

Benjamin B. Bourbon Project Scholarship: $2,000 each to Dawson Dinkel and Callen Loose.

Sara Stitt Collins Memorial Scholarship: $1,000 to Grace Baumann.

PW Pride Scholarship: $500 to Kierra Young.

Friends of Port Washington Fish DayS Scholarship: $1,000 each to Taylor Wilke and Mia Blum.

Jeanne Marie Johnson Scholarship: $1,500 to Addison Heusdens.

Richard C. and Janice R. Becker Scholarship: $1,000 each to Grace Baumann, Adeline Dahl, Jolie Martin-Silva, Peyton Keller and Madeline Thill.

  St. John’s XXIII Men’s Club Scholarship: $1,500 to Jack Lorier.

Jill Paradeis Wilbert Scholarship: $1,000 to Brooke Peiffer.

Dave Schmutzler Memorial Trade School Scholarship: $2,000 to Carter Nothem.

Aurora Medical Center Grafton Medical Staff Health Sciences Scholarship: $1,500 to Jack Schwengels.

Scott Zirbes Memorial Scholarship:  $1,000 to Steele Ribbens.

Ronald and Elizabeth Schowalter Memorial Scholarship: $2,500 each to Jack Schowalter and John Dohrwardt.

Quest for the Net Basketball Scholarship: $1,000 each to Savanna Miller, Marietta Knepfel and Norah Merow.

Walter and Barbara Karst Memorial Scholarship: $1,000 to Finnegan Pashak.

Brian and Deanna Karrels Legacy Scholarship: $5,000 to Tessa Linstroth.

Kathryn Duffy Bewley, Ph.D., Women in Science Scholarship: $6,000 to Norah Richmond.

Dr. Steven Grady Memorial Scholarship: $6,000 to Avery Johnson.

PWSSD Student Scholarship: $1,300 to Paige Clearwater and $500 each to Michael Wilding-Aldredge and Ethen Schaefer.

Jadair International Inc. Scholarship: $1,500 to Charles Peterson.

The following Scholarships totaling $1.7 million were awarded to graduating seniors by colleges and other organizations:

Marquette University Pere Marquette Scholarship: $140,000 to Charla Gonyo.

Zurn Foundation Scholarship: $14,000 to Paige Clearwater.

Lakeshore Productions Inc. Scholarship: $500 to Gillian Kulig.

Concordia University Presidential Scholarship: $1,500 to Macy Krueger.

UW-Platteville Merit Scholarship: $10,000 to Grace Baumann and $8,000 to Catherine Gaskell

Wisconsin Lutheran College Academic Scholarship: $72,000 to Grant Eslinger.

Wisconsin Bankers Association Foundation Scholarship: $2,000 to Jack Schowalter.

Wisconsin Institute of CPA’s Foundation Scholarship: $1,000 to Jack Schowalter.

Badger Girls State Scholarship: $500 to Eden Wilson.

Ansay Legacy Scholarship: $1,000 to Eden Wilson.

UW-Stevens Point Scholarship: $6,500 to Dylan Crain.

Univeristy of Iowa National Scholarship Award: $34,000 to Nora Richmond.

University of Iowa Wisconsin Access Award: $12,000 to Nora Richmond.

Lawrence University Laucreate Award: $168,000 to Kierra Young.

Lawrence University Lawrentian Award: $12,000 to Kierra Young.

Lawrence University Bring Your Light Scholarship: $4,000 to Kierra Young.

Lawrence University Main Hall Green Book Award: $150 to Kierra Young.

University of Kentucky Bluegrass Spirit Scholarship: $20,000 to Brady Schmit.

Notre Dame Club Scholars Award: $20,000 to Kaylee Elgin.

Notre Dame University Scholarship: $236,800 to Kaylee Elgin.

Kohler Co. College Scholarship: $16,000 to Kaylee Elgin.

Auburn University Academic Charter Scholarship: $28,000 to Taylor Wilke.

Ozaukee County 4-H Foundation Scholarship: $5,000 to Taylor Wilke.

Saukville Lions Club Scholarship: $1,500 to Taylor Wilke.

Ozaukee County Agricultural Society Scholarship: $1,000 to Taylor Wilke.

Ozaukee County 4-H The Haunt Scholarship: $800 to Taylor Wilke.

Wisconsin Association of Cheer & Pom Coaches Scholarship: $1,000 to Taylor Wilke.

Jim Melichar Memorial Scholarship: $5,000 to Libby Holmes.

Boston University Founders’ Scholarship: $100,000 to Avery Johnson.

Bryn Mawr College Presidential Scholarship: $140,000 to Adeline Dahl.

Bryn Mawr College Beacon Tuition Award Scholarship: $145,160 to Adeline Dahl.

Wisconsin Roofing Contractors Scholarship: $1,500 to Garett Kawczyinski.

U.S. Army West Point Military Academy: $250,000 each to Cash Didier and Garett Kawczyinski.

The following scholarships totaling $115,500 were awarded through the Community Education Foundation of Port Washington-Saukville Inc. to Port Washington High School graduates attending college:

  Alfred and Irene Pirrung Memorial Scholarship: $1,000 to Milana Commare.

Clarence and Barbara Becker Memorial Scholarship: $1,000 to Connor Cowen.

William and Lalonie Ross Music Scholarship: $1,000 to Logan Krueger.

Sam DeMerit Memorial Scholarship:  $2,500 each to Carolyn Lippe and Grace Neitzke.

Port Washington Woman’s Club Scholarship: $1,500 to Macy Eslinger and $1,000 to Maxwell Rogers.

Len Friede Memorial Scholarship: $1,500 each to Austin Huber and Sophia Kuhl.

Port Washington-Saukville Education Association Scholarship: $1,000 to Leah Sheriff.

Rodney Stricker Scholarship: $2,000 to Ava Loose.

Don Potter Continuing Education Scholarship: $1,000 to Sydney Hoeft.

Muriel Altendorf Memorial Scholarship: $2,500 each to Andrew Bongiorno and Katherine Lauren.

Catherine and Alvin Bares Memorial Scholarship: $10,000 to Kaliea Johnson and $5,000 each to Lainey Holmes, Eleanora Goeden and Ryan Jushka.

Alice Rabenhorst Memorial Scholarship: $4,000 to Ava Loose and $1,500 each to Carolyn Lippe and Grace Neitzke.

Julia Blake Munster and Adele Blake Scholarship: $4,500 to Benjamin Fritsch and $1,500 to Olivia Differt.

Arno Gunther Memorial Scholarship: $5,000 each to Samantha Bennett and Rachel Krueger; $4,000 to Maggie Sheriff; $3,000 each to Emma Kasza-James, Bryce Stasik, Casey Arendt and Allison Schueller; $2,500 to Elyse Karrels; $2,000 each to Aiden Swartwout, Grace Linstroth, Sophia Graham, Rebecca Sepanic and Brynn Nelson; $1,500 each to Olivia Poull, John Sickles, Ryan Burmesch, Gabriel Hingiss, Hailey Bergin, Cael Eernisse and Anthony Backhaus; $1,000 each to Spencer Struckman and Karsten Huse; and $500 each to Logan Krueger, Abigail Doll, Natalie VanDyck, Joshua Jacque, Elliot Hadacek, Owen Mondloch and Naksym Kasiyanchuk.