Community Foundation scholarships announced

The Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation is pleased to announce the scholarship recipients for 2022-23. A total of 137 scholarships were awarded totaling $211,000 in scholarship funding. Individual scholarships range from $500 to $10,000 with an average amount of $1,540. Wapakoneta High School graduates received 126 scholarships—89 to the Class of 2022 and 37 were renewal scholarships to former WHS students now in college. Eleven scholarships were awarded to students in other regional high schools. A complete list of recipients for each of the scholarships is listed below. The 43 scholarship funds are in the order in which they were established— the first in 1990 and the three most recent in 2021.

* Ida Brown Scholarships: Established in 1990 – Total funds awarded this year: $3,000

Emily Kohler and Caitlan Puff, both renewals

* Scott Lhamon Scholarship: Established in 1990 – Total funds awarded this year: $1,000

Jace Mullen

* Minster Bank Scholarship: Established in 1993 – Total funds awarded this year: $1,000

Connor Brown

* Al & Gladys Heinrich Scholarship: Established in 1995 – Total funds awarded this year: 1,000

Grace Schneider, renewal * Naylor Scholarships: Established in 1995 – Total funds awarded this year: $3,000

Paige Bartels and Bryson Dick

* Berg Family Scholarship: Established in 1996 – Total funds awarded this year: $1,000

Alyssa Harrod

* Wapakoneta Woman’s Club Scholarships: Established in 1997 – Total funds awarded this year: $3,000

Katherine Lisi, Lillian Lynch and Alexis Nagel

* Paul E. (Bud) Fisher Scholarship: Established in 1999 – Total funds awarded this year: $1,500

Makayla Srihanouvong * Hardacre Family Scholarship: Established in 1999 – Total funds distributed this year: $2,000

Lauren Place

* Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8445 Scholarships: Established in 2000 – Total funds awarded this year: $6,000

Alexis Barrett, Jordan Williams, and Kassidy Mitchell, Haven Swink, Jalyssa Zwiebel and Riley Hutt, renewals

*CYO Girls Basketball Scholarship: Established in 2004 – Total funds awarded this year: $750

Hanna Sparks

* Wapakoneta Eagles Aerie #691 Scholarships: Established in 2006 – Total funds awarded this year: $8,000

Aryka Watt and Cassandra Shroyer, Alyssa Watt and Garrett Siefring, renewals

* Arlene Metz Teaching Scholarship: Established in 2006 – Total funds awarded this year: $1,000

Jordynn Nuss

* Diane Inbody Pepple Scholarship: Established in 2006 – Total funds awarded this year: $500

Kaleb Luce Wireman

* Jesse Doseck Scholarship: Established in 2009 – Total funds awarded this year: $1,000

Gracie Casebolt * Freymuth-sutton Scholarship: Established in 2009 – Total funds awarded this year: $1,000

Clayton Wilsey

* Sons of the American Legion Post #330 Jerry Mason

Memorial Scholarship: Established in 2010 – Total funds awarded this year: $1,500

Peyton Debell

* Jason Kline Scholarship: Established in 2010 – Total funds awarded this year: $2,000

Cael Rostorfer

* Jason Strauser Memorial Scholarships: Established in 2011 – Total funds awarded this year: 4,000

Connor Brown and Kelsey Fullenkamp, renewal

* Stephen & Marie Bilyj Scholarships: Established in 2012 – Total funds awarded this year: $7,500

Addalyn Allen, Alexis Barrett , Jaideyn Brannon, Lillian Lynch and Allison Wilson

* Wapakoneta Community Scholarship Fund Scholarships: Established in 2013 – Total funds awarded this year: $20,500

Nikane Ambos, Jaideyn Brannan, Connor Brown, Haleigh Brown, Alexandra Burklo, Peyton Debell, Alexis Fosnaugh, Grant Honigford, Delaney Jordan, Katherine Lisi, Abigail Metzger, Jace Mullen, Jordyn Nuss, Zach Rogers, Makahla Schanrre,

Makenzie Schroeder, Makayla Srihanouvong, Ashlyn

Steinke, Joslyn Taylor, Aryka Watt, Jordan Williams, Clayton Wiley, Raquel Woten

Individual Scholarships within the Wapakoneta Community Scholarship Fund: Established in 2013 – Total funds awarded this year: $8,500

* Wapakoneta Service Club – Cameron Lenhart , renewal

* Wapakoneta Lions Club – Clayton Wilsey

* Barbara Norton Memorial – Jordyn Nuss

* Barbara Norton Memorial – Taylor Resor

* Leland E. Stroh Hamer Lodge Masonic – Nikane Ambos

* Leland E. Stroh Hamer Lodge Masonic – Gracie Casebolt

* Roots & Shoots Garden Club – Connor Brown

* Riverside Art Center – Makayla Srihanouvong

* Ben Stoll Heartbeat – Jordyn Nuss

* Ben Stoll Heartbeat – Makahla Schnarre

* Neil A. Armstrong – Zach Rogers

* Pauline Menges Nursing – Addalyn Allen

* Pauline Menges Nursing – Alexis Barrett

* Pauline Menges Nursing – Jaideyn Brannan

* Pauline Menges Nursing – Allison Wilson

* Alvin Egbert Scholarship: Established in 2014 – Total funds awarded this year: $1,000

Elijah Tangeman

* Merle & Opal Miller Scholarships: Established in 2014 – Total funds awarded this year: $97,000

Jaideyn Brannon, Gracie Casebolt, Addalyn Allen, Alexis Barrett, Allison Wilson, Mallory Messick, Emma Meyer, Hannah Schulze; and renewals awarded tokiarra Holtzapple,rylie Barrington, Jalyssa Zwiebel, Alexandra

Ott, Elyssa Mullins, Alex Eisert, John Kohler, Kassidy Mitchell, Faith Hegelberger, Madison Doseck, Brianna Fisher, Jeven Woodruff,

Delani Harter, Mallory Liles and Sierra Lentz

* Mary Place Baker Scholarship: Established in 2015 – Total funds awarded this year: $5,000

Makahla Schnarre

* Mark Coomer Memorial Tool Scholarship: Established

in 2016 – Total funds awarded this year: $1,000

Ayden Hadding and Dylan Kantner

* Carl & Imogene Atkins Scholarship: Established in 2018 – Total funds awarded this year: $500

Aryka Watt

* First National Bank Academic Team Scholarships: Established in 2018 – Total funds awarded this year: $2,000

Makahla Schnarre and Gavin Sutton

* Amvets Post #333 Scholarships: Established in 2019 – Total funds awarded this year: $4,000

Makenzie Schroeder and renewals to Haven Swink, Alexandria Bauer and Garrett Siefring

* Larry Sanders Memorial Scholarship: Established in 2019 – Total funds awarded this year: $1,000

Garrett Siefring

* Deborah A. Kleinhenz Scholarships: Established in 2019 – Total funds awarded this year: $14,000

Addalyn Allen, Alexis Barrett, Jaideyn Brannan, Alexandra Burklo, Peyton Debell, Gabby Huelskamp, Makahla

Schnarre,makenzie Schroeder, Clayton Wilsey, Allison Wilson and renewals to Madison Doseck, Kassidy Mitchell, Lauren Place and Cassandra Shroyer

* Sherriff James Knoch & Carol Knoch Scholarship: Established in 2020 – Total funds awarded this year: $1,000

Garrett Siefring

* Beckie Bell Bledsoe Scholarship: Established in 2021 – Total funds allocated this year: $500

Hayley Kinninger

* Tom Kohlrieser Agriculture Scholarships: Established

in 2021 – Total funds allocated this year: $1,750

Hannah Schulze, Gracie Casebolt, Emma Pax and Garrett Donovan

* Layla Yoakam Scholarships: Established in 2021 – Total funds allocated this year: $4,000

Delaney Jordan, Raquel Woten, Gracie Casebolt and

Madison Kidder