The Senior Scholarship and Awards program was held at the Menomonie High School on Monday, May 1st.
The following very long list of awards, honors and scholarships were given out to the MHS graduating class of 2023.
The graduation ceremony at Menomonie High School will be this Sunday, May 28th at 2pm in the high school gym.
National Awards
AMERICANISM & GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP - Rebekah Oehler
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP - Hayleigh Husby
NATIONAL MERIT 3M SCHOLARSHIP - Anna Imsande
PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Peter Bendel, Micah Cameron, Anne Dye, Ray Ebert, Hayleigh Husby, Anna Imsande, Connor Norby, Dylan Norby, Ananya Raval, Waylon Rogers, Samuel Seguin,
Julia Skorczewski
U.S. MARINE CORP AWARDS
Scholastic Excellence Award – Treysen Witt
Distinguished Athlete Award – Anna Imsande, Connor Norby
Semper Fidelis Band Award – Carter Davis
State of Wisconsin Awards & Scholarships
Herb Kohl Student Excellence Scholarship
Anna Imsande, Samuel Seguin
Valedictorians
Peter Bendel Anna Imsande
Tucker Bird Dylan Norby
Garrett Crouse Kinleigh Richartz
Anne Dye Macy Skillings
Hayleigh Husby Marlena Weghorn
Wisconsin Academic Excellence Higher Education
Hayleigh Husby, Peter Bendel, Dylan Norby
Wisconsin Technical Excellence Higher Education
Anissa Hoyt, Brett Smith, Lydia Leach
Menomonie High School STEM Awards
Jasmine Blanks, Ananya Raval, Samuel Seguin
Wisconsin Global Scholars – Global Education Achievement Certificate
Makenna Amundson Ananya Raval
Anne Dye Kinleigh Richartz
Jenna Evenson Xander Riedmann
Anna Imsande Tali Swaenepoel
Jordan Lee Hannah White
Meghan Prochnow
Daughters of the American Revolution - Good Citizen Award
Carter Davis
WIAA Scholar Athlete Awards
Dylan Norby, Meghan Prochnow
Academic Awards
Students earning an academic award must have maintained a certain cumulative grade point average by the end of 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade
and the end of Semester 1 of 12th grade to be eligible for an award.
Students can earn up to four (4) total Academic Awards.
Students earning the Big Rivers Conference Academic Awards - are noted with (*)
(3.5 gpa + letter in varsity sport)
LEVEL I AWARDS
3.25 cumulative grade point average at the end of Semester 1, 12th grade [1st Award]
Kellen Aure* Anissa Hoyt* Mykenna Mogen*
Jasmine Blanks* Tina Jones* Charles Morning*
Brooklian Bossany Ahsen Kiray Caleb Rynes*
Carson Buhr* Cody Kwak* Haylee Shepard*
Riley Burgraff Allyson Lamb* Caitlyn Sorensen*
Grant Delcorps Lydia Leach Alexis Stokes*
Emmitt Fallon Jaycie Luzinski* Alexandra Strey*
Clayton Fanetti* Nicholas Madsen Graeme Strong*
Jesse Walker
LEVEL II AWARDS
3.50 cumulative grade point average at the end of 11th grade, and a 3.25 cumulative grade point average at the end of Semester 1, 12th grade [2nd Award]
Samuel Dahms* Raiden Parker
William Ehlert Waylon Rogers*
Kara Giesking* Treysen Witt*
Joseph Keck Cole Witucki*
LEVEL III AWARDS
3.75 cumulative grade point average at the end of 10th grade,
3.50 cumulative grade point average at the end of 11th grade, and 3.25 cumulative grade point average at the end of Semester 1, 12th grade [3rd Award]
Makenna Amundson* Abbigail Fregine* Ashleah Quilling*
Daymian Anderson Parker Hahn Silas Rekow
Benjamin Bystol* Kieran Hansen* Xander Riedmann*
Micah Cameron River Hathaway Wyatt Schwartz
Mariyah Creaser* Harvest Johnson Madelyn Shea*
Carter Davis* Catlynn Kissh Aidan Untz*
McKenna DeMarce Jack Lecheler* Emma White*
Ray Ebert* Jordan Lee* John Whitwam III*
Joshua Ehlert, Mara Maraia* Emily Zukowski*
Sienna Ford Emily McNally*
LEVEL IV AWARDS
4.00 cumulative grade point average at the end of 9th grade, a 3.75 cumulative
grade point average at the end of 10th grade, a 3.50 cumulative grade point
average at the end of 11th grade, and a 3.25 cumulative grade point average
at the end of Semester 1, 12th grade [4th Award]
Hailey Alexander Hayleigh Husby* Samuel Sackett
Peter Bendel* Anna Imsande* Samuel Seguin*
Tucker Bird* Connor Norby* Macy Skillings
Quincy Cook Dylan Norby* Julia Skorczewski*
Garrett Crouse Rebekah Oehler* Tali Swaenepoel*
Sydney Dickman* Meghan Prochnow* Marlena Weghorn
David Ding Ananya Raval Hannah White*
Anne Dye Morgan Reckin* Ryleigh Woodford
Tyler Hagen Kinleigh Richartz Sherese Yukel*
Class of 2023 Class officers
President - Tali Swaenepoel
Vice President - Quincy Cook
Secretary - Parker Hahn
Treasurer - Cody Kwak
Representative - Anna Imsande
Representative - Dylan Norby
Professional, Business, Service Scholarships
Bremer Bank*
Community Involvement Scholarship - Benjamin Bystol
Diversity Scholarship – Hayleigh Husby
Alcivia Scholarship Mariyah Creaser
AnnMarie Foundation Scholarships Tucker Bird, Carter Davis
AnnMarie Technical School Scholarships Breanna Grutt, Ashleah Quilling
Dick’s Fresh Market Scholarship Peter Bendel
Dairy State Bank Scholarship* Micah Cameron
Menomonie / Colfax Kiwanis Scholarships Meghan Prochnow, Samuel Seguin
Talen Trust General Education Scholarship* Ananya Raval
Dollars for Scholars Scholarship/MAPS* Jenna Evenson, Cole Witucki
David Maves Memorial Scholarship Ryleigh Woodford
Mary Crownhart Youth Service Award Meghan Prochnow
Dunn County Fish & Game Scholarship Parker Verdon
Dunn Energy Cooperative Scholarship
Quincy Cook, Catlynn Kissh, Jaycie Luzinski
GFWC/Menomonie Women’s Club Scholarship Ryleigh Woodford
KADO KARES Scholarships Blake Glenna, Mariyah Creaser
Kanda Kruisers Snowmobile Club Scholarship Mariyah Creaser
Linda Krueger Legacy Scholarship for Spanish Studies* Kinleigh Richartz
Menomonie Moose Lodge #1584 Scholarships
Mariyah Creaser, Anissa Hoyt, Jaycie Luzinski,
Parker Verdon, John Whitwam
MarketPlace Foods Scholarship* Clayton Fanetti, Madelyn Shea
Masonic Lodge #164 Samuel Seguin
Menomonie Athletic Booster Club Scholarship (MABC)
Mariyah Creaser, John Whitwam
Menomonie Class of 1959 Scholarship* Marlena Weghorn
Dave and Jean Sjuggerud Memorial Scholarship* Meghan Prochnow
Mayo Clinic Health Care Careers Scholarship Anne Dye
Menomonie Faculty Scholarship - William Ellison*
Anne Dye, Caitlyn Sorensen, Cole Witucki
P.E.O. Chapter AN Scholarship Kelsie Macke
Menomonie Lions Club Scholarship Kinleigh Richartz
Bruce Schley & Roger Brunn Memorial Scholarship Blake Glenna
Menomonie Professional Police Association Scholarship Rhyenne Fuerstenberg
Menomonie Optimist Club Youth of the Month Awards
October – Meghan Prochnow
November – Tali Swaenepol
January – Carter Davis
February – Kinleigh Richartz
April – Kellen Aure
May - Mariyah Creaser
Mind Over Matter [M.O.M.] Scholarship John Whitwam
Synergy Cooperative Scholarship Emily Zukowski
West Wisconsin Telcom, 24/7 Telcom Emily Zukowski
Tainter Trail Tamers Snowmobile Club Scholarships
Mariyah Creaser, River Hathaway
WESTconsin Credit Union Kinleigh Richartz
Dunn County Farm Bureau Mariyah Creaser, Meghan Prochnow
Dunn County Association for Home and Community Education Benjamin Bystol
Memorial & Legacy Scholarships
Nathan Bauer Memorial True Heart Award Klayton Deutsch
Ray Dusso Memorial Lunch Bucket Award Garrett Oium
Gerry Moseler “Big Mose” Memorial Scholarship Cody Kwak
Bryan “Bigs” Bignell Memorial Scholarship* Tali Swaenepol
Garrett Buckley Memorial Scholarship* Parker Hahn
Eugene Flug Memorial Scholarship* Abbigail Fregine
Eric Goers Memorial Scholarship* Samuel Seguin
Ricky Hanson Memorial Scholarship Ashleah Quilling
Bjarne Heian Memorial Scholarship*
Tucker Bird, Catlynn Kissh, Jack Lecheler, Kelsie Macke, Waylon Rogers
Cammie B. Johnson Memorial Scholarship* Jaycie Luzinski
Thomas Andrew Krook Memorial Scholarship* Sydney Dickman
Scot Miller Memorial Scholarship* Treysen Witt
Lucy Murray Memorial Scholarship* Anissa Hoyt
Kathleen Piatz Memorial Scholarship* Waylon Rogers
Raymond Ludka, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Samuel Seguin
Lynn Pritchard Memorial Scholarship Caitlyn Sorensen
Frances Schneider Memorial Scholarship Treysen Witt
Lois Siefert Memorial Scholarship*
Makenna Amundson, Garrett Crouse, Kelsey Macke
Steve Terry Memorial Scholarship Sydney Dickman
Dr. James M. Ulesich Memorial Scholarship* Morgan Reckin
1st Lt. Jeremy Wolfe Memorial Scholarship* Anna Imsande
Ken Willard Memorial Scholarship* Micah Cameron
[*] Represents the scholarships whose funds are managed by The Community Foundation of Dunn County (CFDC)
Additional College Scholarships
Jasmine Blanks - Presidential Honors Scholarship, Winona State University
Benjamin Bystol - Blue Devil 1st Year Student Scholarship, UW-Stout
Olivia Burstad - Take Flight Award, UW River Falls
Micah Cameron - Alice Hamilton Scholarship, President Scholarship, Christian Leadership and Service Scholar, Taylor University, Indiana
Mariyah Creaser - Falcon Scholars Scholarship, Take Flight Award, Soar Scholarship, UW River Falls
Carter Davis - Chancellor Scholars Award, Admission into honors program, UW Whitewater
Sydney Dickman - Take Flight Award, UW River Falls
Kaitlyn Fellenz - Corie Ten Boom Cultural Diversity Scholarship, Christian Leadership recognition award, Director award scholarship, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Scholarship, Taylor University, Indiana
River Hathaway - Falcon Soar Scholarship, UW River Falls
Anna Imsande - Baxter Snowmobile Club Scholarship, University of Minnesota Gold Scholar Award, University of Minnesota
Catlynn Kissh - UW-Stout Honors College Scholarship, attending UW Stout
Kinleigh Richartz - New American University Scholarship, President's Award Scholar, Arizona State University
Xander Riedmann - Inspiring Innovation Scholarship, UW Stout
Lauren Rudiger - Take Flight Award, UW River Falls
Samuel Seguin - Dunn County 4H Scholarship; attending the University of Minnesota
Ian Sheridan - Inspiring Innovation Scholarship, UW Stout
Caitlyn Sorensen - New American University - University Award; Arizona State University
Parker Verdon - Take Flight Award, UW River Falls
Marlena Weghorn - Chancellor Merit Scholarship Tier 1, Black & Gold Scholarship, Peck School of the Arts - Arts ECO Foundation Scholarship, Peck School of the Arts -Greater Milwaukee Foundation Dorothy G & Ruth M Smith Scholarship, UW Milwaukee
John Whitwam, III - Merit Scholarship, UW La Crosse
Ryleigh Woodford - Hughitt and Orvetta Braker Moltzau Scholarship, Blue Devil First-Year Student Scholarship, UW-Stout
