001The Mayo Clinic Health System Health Career Scholarship presented by Melissa [Applause] Hill. I'm so happy to go first. Uh, so I'm Melissa Miller. I'm the safety coordinator for Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Region. Mayo Clinic Health System is pleased to award scholarships to 25 graduating seniors throughout the Northwest Wisconsin. It is my pleasure to present a $1,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a career in the healthcare field. This student um exemplifies academic excellence, demonstrates outstanding involvement in school and community activities. On behalf of Mayo Clinic Health System, I'm pleased to award this scholarship to a student pursuing a degree in a nursing at University of Wisconsin Oclair. Congratulations, Ali. [Music] We are here today to present four scholarship. in memory of our dear friend Nicole Schmidt Ben. The recipients will be attending college to pursue
002a degree in healthcare and caring passion for helping others. Nicole graduated from high school. She attended college in lacrosse at the West Tech College and earned her degree in radiology. She then worked in Rochester later at Marsh St. hospital and financial Nicole had a perfect balance of skill, compassion, fun. She was an amazing parent. In January 2013, 3 months after she got married, she was diagnosed with leukemia. She immediately began chemo and later had a poor blood transplant. It will be 11 years ago on May 23rd that we lost her to secondary complications and treatment. We have created yearly golfing in memory for proceeds funding this scholarship. Coming this August, this will be the 13th annual golfing. We have also added tournament in more recent years. We hope to continue building the scholarship each year,
003passing on the full spirit to the next generation of healthcare providers. This year will be presenting four $1,000 scholarships. The first recipient is Bella Miller. The second is Alana F. Well, thanks for timing because you're the third recipient. [Applause] And the fourth recipient is Ali J. [Applause] Wow. Give me a moment. It's been 55 years since I walked into a high school gymnasium and saw, you know, an all class meeting where I came from an all class represent about 15 other people. So that you have the advantage of a little bit of intimacy here. Um, the other thing I wanted to say, scholarships matter. I guarantee that my senior year I didn't receive a scholarship. I wasn't anywhere close to it. You look in the yearbook, I'd be the one that didn't have or most
004likely to succeed as you know. Um I was a late boomer end up in the nonual but today as a representative of electric co-op district 9 director I'm pleased to be here to award four scholarships to high school seniors. We also this year the Baron Electric Cooperative awarded $29,000 in scholarships 26 cooperative district draws and then awarded to a high school work high school student a non-traditional student scholarship as well as two electrical trade related scholarships. So again that scholarship sometimes is different between further education or not or later in life as a non-traditional might be whether you withdraw a year early from your degree program because you can't afford to go. So this is a momentous day for all of you and I want to recognize that. Um today's recipients again demonstrate not only
005excellent academic standards but also a commitment to their community and school activities. I'd like to present $1,000 [Music] scholarship and [Applause] Here we go. Uh I have Bailey's here again. Thank you all. I wish you the best. [Applause] I'm Selena and this is representing Fort Bar County and as I read the names of the volunteers who have been delivering to our people that are inside not always able to get out. as you come up with your certificate. We appreciate and thank you Alexandra Ames Georgia Elena Elena broke her ankle and she's having surgery today so Gabriel Jared the house [Music] [Applause] Hamilton, [Applause] Camila Hans, Marissa Holl, Jensen, [Applause] Is that [Applause] you? Emma here. [Music] [Applause] Miley, I want to thank you all for helping And I tell you, our older generation loves seeing
006these young kids. So, thank you Well, good afternoon everyone. I am Chris Van and I am here on behalf of the free and accepting Masonic Lodge here in Chhate. Every year we award students from three different schools scholarships as we hopefully wish to empower them and enable them to go on and continue in their education. And so uh today on behalf of Chitec Lodge number 277, I am proud to present this award and scholarship for $1,000 to Bella. [Applause] Today I'm thrilled to present the $500 scholarship from Haw Financial Services. At Hot Financial Services, we hold hard work and dedication in a high regard. We believe that giving back to our local communities is because that's not only where we are, but we serve. I'm excited to share that the funds for the scholarship come
007from the generous contributions of participants and sponsors of our HA financial services golf where local businesses come together to support our community. The scholarship is awarded to an individual who has shown exceptional hard work and dedication particularly demonstrated where I see myself in 10 years essay. We received numerous inspiring essays, but one stood out for it clear demonstration of commitment and ambition. The applicant has shown a remarkable dedication to their future goals, and we are proud to help support them in their journey. Thank you to all the applicants for sharing your aspirations and dedications. Congratulations to our 2025 deserving recipient, Conor Hansen. [Music] Hi, my name is Mike Lmbbomb. I'm the director for Citizens Connected. Uh, Citizens Connected is proud to provide the opportunity for area graduates to receive scholarships that aid in furthering their
008education. This year, Citizens Connected is awarding 10 $5,000 scholarships through funds from Unclaimed Capital Credits, capital credit donations, and general funds. So, what that means is uh like last year, we gave out $1 million in capital credits to our members because we're cooperatives. We got to give our members their money back. You're just borrowing it. And of that $1 million, believe it or not, people don't cash their checks. So, we have a huge scholarship fund. And that's why we can give away $50,000 a year. So, just be thankful that your parents, if they're members, some of them, please cash your checks, but if you don't, it goes into this fund. So, um, this year we are proud to present four students from Quouser with scholarships of $5,000 for a total of $20,000. Congratulations to Alan
009Petty Cassidy. [Applause] Uh, Frank [Applause] Lope. And last but not least, Gabriel. [Applause] Hi, my name is Deon Fever and I am the board president at the San Arts and Musicoration. in San Creek. Each year for the last five years, we've offered a $2,000 scholarship, but this year we had so many great applicants, we decided to give off two $1,000 scholarships in addition to that 20,000. So this year, which is really fun because they're all the names are all blacked out. I usually don't know anybody, but this year we do know somebody because I used to the library and they used to come to my program. So, it's really fun. So, this year the $1,000 scholarship goes to Congratulations. [Applause] [Music] Good afternoon. I'm Janice Oer, the school counselor, and I have quite a few
010as you can see while I'm up here. The first one, I am pleased to announce the Devon Taylor scholarship. Recipients of the $1,000 scholarship are Al, excuse me, Alexander Aies, Elena, Jerica Hos, Belle Kowalsski, Emma Merrick, Patty Miley, and Taylor Whiter. The Dick family scholarship is presented this year to Isabella in the amount of [Applause] $500. The Janice D. Dwey Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of Jan Dwey who worked in our district for 34 years. I am pleased to present the $500 scholarship to James Chamber. [Applause] The Byron and Marie Carter scholarship is awarded to one boy and one girl that are attending the University of Wisconsin school. This year's scholarships in the amount of $850 is awarded to Connor Hansen and I would like to recognize the following seniors for their participation in
011youth apprenticeship. The first in banking is Connor Edich. And the next in machineing is Ethan Nelson. And finally, Bailey Rob in resident [Applause] a bill Community Service Memorial Scholarship is awarded to Owen Panther for $1,000. The mark of excellence scholarship is a merit scholarship awarded to an incoming freshman at Wclair who meets high academic standards. Candidates should rank in the top 25% of their graduating class and have a minimum ACT composite of 25. The committee seeks a well-rounded high school record of academic achievement as well as involvement in school and community activities. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded to Emma. [Applause] The Northwest Regional Builders Exchange Scholarship is awarded to a child of an NWR builder exchange member or employee of MWR Builder's Exchange number who will attend college bull. The recipient of the $500 scholarship
012is Lady Love. [Applause] [Music] The Rose Merit Scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman at Oakade as judged by the scholarship review committee at admission. Candidates should rank in the top 25% of their graduating class and have a minimum ACT composite of 25. Gabriela is the recipient of the [Applause] $350. Gabriella also received two more scholarships from Wclair. The $1,000 freshman honors scholarship and the Zelda employee long blue honor scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to an outstanding incoming freshman student majoring in the $2,500 scholarship will be awarded all four years providing recipients remain in good academic standing and continue to pursue a major in nursing. [Applause] Hi, I'm a me I'm a member of the American Legion and I have two American Legion scholarships uh $500 scholarships. Um the first one is for Peter [Applause]
013Weiss and second one [Applause] is and now I have to be a member of the auxiliary. So, one of my other ones and I have a $300 scholarship from the American Legion Auxiliary for Isabella Johnson. [Music] Well, Mr. Fel has a bad shoulder, so he's having trouble walking up here in time. So, I'm going to go instruction. So, I was hoping that Mr. Ly aka Ly in shorts, winds of change, the den of the demagogue, the accordion anarchist would be here to present the award, but you're stuck with me. So this year's candidate for the social studies board has embraced the subject, has played an active role in the class, discussions, and debate. He truly embraces the idea of the importance of history and how it will eventually repeat. He has a quiet confidence. He's
014the go-to guy when it comes to answering questions that his classmates did not know the answer to or refused to answer due to their sovereign citizenship status. You know who I'm talking about. He was also the student that people lined up when it came to group work. And in AP government, he knew the rule. No one should ever choose C. People in the class or the ones. This young man usually understood every sarcastic hidden inside joke that I ever told inside and outside the class, including my favorite quote from Billy Madison. What you've just said is the most insanely idiotic things I've ever heard. At no point in your rambling incoherent response were you even close to the answer that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room now is dumber for having
015listened to it. I award you no points. CW myself will certainly miss chatting and laughing with a student next year. This year's award winner is Nathan Sto. Mr. Anybody? As you can see, I'm one arm, so I got to have to shake hands with my left. This is one of my favorite awards to give throughout the course of the year. It's based on both athletic performance and academic performance. And earlier this year, we had for the Heart of the North Conference a special event. We had all of the male and female uh scholar athletes from each school in the conference meet in Cumberland. We had a nice dinner and uh an awards ceremony and speaker was a great event. I'm very proud to announce our scholar athletes for Shek Warehouser this year. our female scholar
016athlete just done an outstanding job in the classroom and also athletically, Ally Jensen. And our male recipient again just done an outstanding job athletically, academically. Um, Bryce Color. [Applause] [Music] Miss Moon put together something for me to read, so I'll skip that. Our next two uh our next award, and I have two recipients. We've got a number of athletic events through the uh through the course of the year and what really, you know, adds to our our event are our singers or performers uh of the national anthem. The first recipient, you don't know if he's going to sing, he's going to play the flute, if he's going to play the uh the moras, but he has done an outstanding job. He steps up all the time. He's been doing this for years. Uh Peter Wise
017And our next recipient, her voice gets stronger every performance. And uh she has stepped up sometimes last minute where we don't have uh somebody uh or somebody has uh forgotten that they have to be there. But um Ed also did a a great job at uh our crack invitational. Ella Mary [Applause] Good afternoon everybody. It is an honor for us to stand before you today on behalf of the student council as we recognize the incredible achievements of some truly outstanding students. These scholarships represent more just academic excellence. They celebrate dedication, perseverance, leadership, and the willingness to make a difference both inside and outside. Let this scholarship be a reminder of what you're future ahead of you. We believe in your potential and we can't wait to see what you will achieve next. We'd like to
018award students, Marissa, Peter Weiss, and Wy. Hello everyone. I'm Cheryl Razam from Sterling Bank. Proud to be a community bank in our in our areas. We give three $1,000 gift um scholarships for each of our locations to Tech and Rice Lake and Luck every to our seniors. So today I have three $1,000 um scholarships that we're going to be awarded to government. The next one is Marissa [Applause] House. And the last one, Bryce Hill. Good luck, seniors, and your futures. Thank you. Good afternoon. I am Lindy, president of the science club and today we're proud is proud to hold five $1,000 scholarships. The first one is to [Applause] is [Applause] my cancell. [Applause] Jackson and finally Peter Pric. Thank you. [Applause] not and I'd like to present a scholarship of $1,000 from the Texas community.
019[Applause] I got a new hat. So, this you guys are my first game. I appreciate it. We'll talk about that game a little bit. I'm here on behalf of Mo Technologies and we want to wish every graduate uh congratulations on your uh success in your 13-year career here. Since 1999, Mosaic Technologies award over $154,500 in scholarships to support local graduating seniors pursuing higher education. This year, we are proud to award 13 scholarships for local students who have demonstrated academic excellence, meaningful community involvement, and thoughtful perspectives on how broadband technology supports economic growth and might need some of those papers to learn more about technology. Um, we are confident that these students will continue to lead, inspire, and make a lasting impact wherever their path takes them. As a cooperative, Mosaic build is built on principles
020of giving back. That's why students from our member household receive an additional $500 of their scholarship award. An investment in both their future and the future of our communities. On behalf of Mosaic Technologies, it's my honor to present a $1,000 scholarship to Bryce Killerin and Connor Hansen. And you guys know the other rule. You guys stay safe out there. Don't for one night of fun. So be safe out there. Appreciate it. All right, seniors. How are we doing today? [Applause] So I've kind of done this stick the last couple years. I go out here to give scholarships out and usually I try to motivate you to yell a little louder by saying, "Hey, it's, you know, big time in your life. It's, you know, change of seasons. You're moving into a, you know, new a
021new chapter of your life." And I do that today um because you guys really don't care what I'm going to do. Trying to motivate you by the fact that holding in my hand here, um almost $150,000 worth of scholarships. So, if you guys would like to hear who's going to get these scholarships, you are going to yell louder. So, seniors, how are we doing today? Absolutely. All right. So, now that we got that established, uh my name is Tom for I'm the president of the Tech Warehouser Scholarship Foundation. I love this day because I get to come out and give out all of this money. So, personally, I'm giving out about $148,000. I got uh two other people that are going to come out here and give out the rest for a total of $155,000.
022Um that is coming through the check Warehouser Scholarship Foundation today. Now, I could ask Chad GPT to help write me something that would motivate you guys and all that kind of stuff, but none of you would give crap. Uh and you probably wouldn't remember. What I do want to do is just so you're not Did you guys hear what I said? $155,000 in scholarships. Uh the other thing I'm going to tell you is we had 28 people apply this year, which I think is record for us. And spoiler alert, uh every single one of you is going to get something. So again, juniors, please pay attention. Uh I can't guarantee that you'll all get something next year, but please do apply because we've got money to to give away and to help all of you.
023So um we have five, actually six scholarships that all came through the warehouser scholarship foundation this year. Um I sat on the uh on the selection committee along with a group of others and and those um scholarships are of course ours. uh the K, the Cena, the Mo family, and then the Lim Lind Jacobs Memorial Scholarship, which Bruce, my friend, is going to come up here and present here in a little bit. Um, and so we also have a bonus scholarship this year that Connie is going to come up and present directly after me. Uh, that was uh given by the Norma Burnham family. So, my point is is that I don't want you to focus too much on what name is on your scholarship. um they all came through our organization. Instead of stacking,
024you know, um different ones giving you several different smaller scholarships, we just decided to give out bigger scholarships from one organization or another, but it's all coming through us. Okay, is that fair? All right, let's get through this. So, the first round of scholarships I want to uh give out are the candidate scholarship. So, this is a family that was very, very generous uh to all of us. was donated by Robert and Pauline Ko who both graduated from Tech and became lifelong educators. They were married 56 years and traveled the US as educators and impacted the lives of thousands of students. They both actually taught in 1958 to 1962 and spent a lifetime in the field of education. And here's the thing, they have no children of their own. So guess what children they want
025to help take care of? You guys. Um so uh they wanted to make higher education possible to everybody seeking it. So, we've got uh two different levels of scholarships here that I'm going to give out today. The first round is to uh five individuals, and these scholarships are worth $8,000. So, please come join me on the stage uh in no particular order. Marissa House [Applause] I have I have Moker out here helping me and I got here with the certificates. All [Applause] right, the next round uh also from the Canyon family. These uh are going to be worth $5,000 a piece. So, please join me on the stage, Nathan Sto. [Applause] So the next round of scholarships are actually from the Chitech Warehouser Scholarship Foundation. Uh the foundation was established in 1997 and including the
026scholarships I'm going to give out today, we've given out um scholarships totaling $885,000 over the years. And I just have to say, just think about that for a school our size to be able to give out that much money and scholarships is exceptional. This has come from the generosity of our community and also um the fundraising that we do for the fishing board. That's our big fundraiser every year that we have. So if you've never participated, bring your family and help contribute. Um but yeah, that's that's the way that we're able to give out these scholarships. Now, the one thing I do want to say to you guys is so when you when you're all, you know, rich and famous and all this kind of stuff later, don't forget about Warehouse High School. We do
027have lots of graduates that give back. So, um, do when you get there and are able to do it, pay it forward so you can help out some other graduates. All right, $5,000 each. Join me on the stage. Conor Evans, [Music] [Applause] players and All right, two more to go. So, the Cena scholarship was a scholarship that's dedicated to Emily Cena. Her main name is Moore who graduated from CHITC in 1952 and where was married to her husband Roger for 63 years. They had two daughters and she was always an advocate for higher education. uh she passed away in 2016 and it was her wish to give back to her high school by way of a scholarship. So I have one $5,000 scholarship for Alana Fee. That's right. She's not here. And then uh last
028certainly not least is the Mo family scholarship which we've been giving this out since I had to be full as long as I've been involved with the scholarship foundation. And this is a scholarship for $3,000. is given in memory of Orville and Ruth Mo and it's given to Isabella Johnson. [Applause] All right, folks. Go out there and make us proud. All right. Thanks. Norma Burnham, a longtime resident of Chhatch, recently passed away. In her day, Norma was well known far and wide for her beautiful soprano singing voice. As a young woman who graduated from high school in the early years of World War II, Norma would have given anything to pursue her own music education. But she didn't have enough funds. To honor Norma and her love of music, the Burden family decided to help
029two students from this class who are pursuing an education in music. They will each receive $1,000 in a scholarship. M American Pier One. [Music] Good afternoon. My name is Bruce Jacobs and this is the second year of the Lyn Jacobs Scholarship. Uh Jacob scholarship was established in October of 2023 following the death of Brian Jacobs whom was such a special place. Nothing quite locks in how special place is that's sitting here today watching this community hand out over a4 million dollars to graduate class. I didn't go to I'm not from I can't explain to you just how amazing that is to watch this community and we are pleased uh to just be able to be a small part of that we established taking scholarship with an eye towards a fundamental belief that it's imperative that
030you carve your own path that no one who has ever done anything interesting in their lives followed someone else's path at base we hope that the scholarship provide an opportunity to someone who may not necessarily be on the standard path as Ryan would appreciate someone being provided an opportunity that he wasn't able to take advantage of. This year's recipient of the $5,000 win Jacobs Township is Amy M. Before we recognize our next scholarship recipient, I would like to invite and Don to help assist with recognizing [Applause] scholarships. Our next scholarship is the Walleyech Owen Kudson Memorial Scholarship. This year's Walleye Tech Owen Kudson Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 is awarded to Conor [Applause] Sorry guys. Mr. Forest could not be here today, so he sent me his place to hand outstanding math and
031computer science students. So, I'm reading his words. I'm honored to recognize this year's top student in math. This student has consistently demonstrated a remarkable level of understanding, precision, and dedication not only in AP calculus, but over his entire career in mathematics. This year alone in AP calculus, he earned a perfect score on every assessment except three. an extraordinary achievement and such a rigorous course. It has been a pleasure to teach him. I agree and I'm proud to present him with this award. Congratulations, [Applause] Peter. Okay. Computer science. I don't teach this. I am proud to recognize this year's peer science and IT award winner. Over the course of her high school career, this student has consistently challenged herself by diving deep into the world of technology. She completed more CS and IT related courses than
032any other senior, including program one and two, intro to video game design, esports, and both IT one and two. There's no addition. Her dedicated to exploring her dedication to exploring multiple areas of computing, whether coding, designing, or understanding it fundamentals sends her apart. I'm excited to see where her curiosity and hard work will take her next. Congratulations, [Applause] Each year the Chicago House of S put on the annual variety show. Some of you have been performers, some of you have been workers of it, and some of you have been people who have attended it. That is our staff fundraiser and with the money we give out scholarships each year. Last year there was $4,000 given. This year we are given 10 $1,000 scholarships. scholarship recipients, if you could hold your applause to the very end,
033that would be helpful, are Peter Watts, Emma Merrick, Tyson Keller, Connor Hansen, Isabella Johnson, Patty Meer, Bryce Ally Jensen, Marissa, and our last recipient is Georgia Bradley. I would like to congratulate all of you. Um, I am all senior class. I have known you, most of you, if you've been here since kindergarten. I've known you since kindergarten. Good luck in your life and have a journey or have a journey that is really something that I guess I want to say leaves a legacy of who you are. Congratulations. [Applause] Good afternoon. My name is Christy Ser and one of the many gifts that I received here is to be able to be a co-sponsor of the National Honor Society. One of the pillars of National Honor Society is volunteerism. And we get the opportunity to work
034with the American Red Cross to man and handle two blood drives over the course of the year. And then through the American Red Cross, based on the number of donations that we receive, we earned a scholarship to give out to one of our best volunteers. This year, our winner will be Happy Me. I also get to speak on behalf of the English department who has a couple of recipients this year of awards for their creativity, their talents, and their desire to continue to work in the English department. So, I'm going to give awards this year to Georgia Bradley and Marissa House. Peppa juniors. Peppa. Yeah. All right. On behalf of the science department, which is the most rigorous department, things like forensic science, physics, AP, chem, AP, bio, math, this list goes on. This person
035dedicated tons of stuff to this survived way too many Mr. classes and is going on to study biochemistry and I think they're wonderful for the science department. So on behalf of the science department, they also [Applause] If I could have Eric up there. Hey, um this is brand new thing. I juniors listen to this one. the uh booster club really wanted to recognize the scholar athlete and really wanted to recognize the kids that were great classroom out there on the different sports fields. Um this is Eric Heer, president of the booster club and we're giving out two $1,000 scholarships for male and female. They have compete in multiple sports, have a GPA so high and have at least uh 10 seasons of athletics, but most importantly their senior year they played three sports. Okay, I'd
036like to bring up the WAS. Uh, if you compare GPA, kids that have one sport have a higher GPA than zero sports. Kids with two sports have a higher GPA than kids with one sport. The kids in three sports, if you actually have a higher GPA because those kids can juggle and balance and it's a wonderful gift and they help out and those kids that can do all that and kick butt is pretty incredible. So, we wanted to recognize them in front uh for booster club. So, the male scholar Rooster first annual $1,000 Brock hand. [Applause] Um, uh, Tim and Don Kud are going to come up and join me here. Um, this is one of my favorite things to do all year, okay? I get to recognize kids based on their character and their
037integrity and I get to go different places and the kids find out about these. I get tears sometimes their excitement because they're so proud of this. Um, and it's the Owen Hudson Heart of the Bulldog Award. I'm going to uh read the uh policy. The only producing heart of the bulldog recognizes the athlete in each sport with the best character, integrity, and sportsmanship. The athlete with best embodies the characteristics selected by each sports either by director of the coaching staff and is supported by the CF booster athletic department and the KC family. No one embodied this better than no one can the true heart of the bulldog. Um, just curious how many heart of the bulldogs are out there. Stand up. Stand up. Okay. for the rest of your life. It's one of the coolest
038honors you can have when your teammates and coaches picked you because of the rest of it. Uh John Wooden, they will not remember you won games three, five, 10 years later, but remember they're good people. You don't know who John Wooden is, but the older people know John is sit down. Thank you. Okay, so I'm going to call up the spring uh award winners. Uh the first one I'm going to do is for track and be coaching. Uh so Tyson Kelly come on and uh stay up here too. But uh he shows up for every pract practice, works hard and always has a smile on his face. He has some PRs and is always excited to be involved in improving. When we think of character, protecting and sportsmanship, Tyson the top of this team uh
039for softball, coach car, could I have stay up here forever? Hey, uh Bella is my not my strongest player, but her heart and attitude make up for it. She never misses a practice that gives us 110%. This is my first year coaching Bella, but I know for a couple years now, she's always been carried with great attitude. She is doing whatever asked of her, and she never has given more push back on anything at all. Because of this, I nominate Bella for this. Congratulations. Coach Lance up here for baseball. All right. Um, I'm here for coachi. I couldn't quite be here at this time. Uh, I'd like to call us. Baseball coaches would like to nominate Brock Hamilton for the Heart of the Bulldog Award. His commitment to our program over the last four years
040has been truly impressive. He has always demonstrated a true dedication to our pack mentality by off of putting the team's need above his own and doing whatever is asked of him. His character, leadership, and service to others deserves to be publicly commended with this award and to serve as an example to everyone within the Tech Warehouse organization. Um, this last year a little tough. Um, I know out [Applause] I had no kidding. I had some parents and players say, "Mr. K, don't knock in with your kid because you're his dad cuz he's most deserving. He's the best kid." So, you know, last few days it's up to you. Don't do it's okay. Give it to So, anyways, I'm going to talk about it. Grace more coming on up [Music] here. Um, Grace in the last
041four years, his work ethic is outstanding. He has helped build this golf program into the best for the state. when things have been on the line for us. He's come through for conference titles and there's lives people. So, you know where you rest and what he's done to help us at state and things has been incredible. More importantly, golf is a game of integrity and things in life and uh you have to give yourself your own penalties. So, there's been a few times just for example, you hit the wrong ball in a match. Nobody knows coach I hit the wrong ball. I got to go back and play the hole and take two offend. Okay, I think it's the greatest sport in the world that you have to do that and nobody had to know
042about. He knew he was going to lose the match. Okay, if that's not character and integrity, what is? But what he's done for his teammates to the point of my exhaustion ball starts dark out and then we go lift weights. Then we get up the next morning, repeat. And I I'm happy proud of him. Right. You guys can go over there. Rachel will take a picture of the walk back there by the center. So, thank you [Applause] Hello everyone. Yeah, this happens every year. They either put me um right after the tallest person uh possible, but now this year there's there's this. So, um, so let's just do this. Can y'all hear me? Okay, still. My name is Rachel and I have the blessing of being the drama club advisor and co-director here at CWHS.
043I'm here to recognize the seniors who have spent significant time either on stage or backstage during the drama club production. Not everyone sees the one time that goes into putting one of these shows together or the sacrifices that end. Each year, you seniors inspire inspire me to be a better person or work harder and think bigger than I ever have. here before school starts or you watch them after school in an athletic practice or music ensemble rehearsal and then they're on stage with you well into the evening uh before they go home and do homework until midnight. It inspires you to go the distance. But I'm not only inspired by that. by their willingness to get up in front of everybody, in front of their families, their friends, their peers, and simply be vulnerable, acting
044silly, looking goofy, and overcoming stage fright to tell fun and beautiful stories. There is great pride in seeing the smiles on their faces as they take their vows and have put so much of themselves on display for everyone to judge. That takes dots and I'm so proud of them for that. We don't always agree on everything. We spend so much time together, yeah, sometimes we heads, but there is a level of joy and respect and admiration that I have for each and every one of these seniors. Um, and without them and their talents and their work ethic, their leadership, our accomplishments would not possible. This group of seas is left large will be a large crater in the diamond club that is not easily built. They have all made their mark here at CW and
045now get to go forth and make their mark on the rest of the world. And there is no greater pleasure than knowing that that started right here. But before I bring them up, um I want to say to the seniors, remember it's not always about the show itself. Always ask yourself, what can I do to make the world a little brighter? What is my It is always always about the club for I'd like to recognize those students who spent that significant time backstage if you come up when the moment is called. George Bradley, Gabrielle, Lun House, Tyson Emma Mer and Peter Waters. [Music] Now, for the last couple of years, we've also had the um the honor and the the opportunity to present scholarships to seniors in the drama club uh who have applied who
046have spent at least two shows working on or off backstage. Um five of these guys applied. All five of them will be getting $500 scholarships. Georgia Brown. [Applause] I'm only moving up a little bit. Good afternoon everyone. My name is Bob. I teach technology education. Got a few awards I'm going to present tonight. Uh first the technology education department award. Uh got a lot of seniors out here spend a lot of time in my area and love it. It's great and it makes a very tough decision. But we're looking at the results. We're looking at all the students that are taking classes in my area. There was one student that kind of raised the bar. They took over 12 classes getting A's in almost every single one of them. They work incredibly hard. I never
047have to ask them to pick up, clean up, work harder, stay on task. They're always there doing what they're supposed to be doing. They fight and responsible. Ladies and gentlemen, please help me. Congratulations, Rocky. [Applause] Oh, picture popular guy. All right, next. Three of my students uh I I asked them a funny question. I said, "Hey, how would you like to get a part of your day and go take a test?" They said, "Sure." Which was kind of surprising. Uh so I drove them down to Chip Valley Technical College where they took a national institute for metal working skills test earning them a credential with the men's organization. So I want to honor them and recognize them today. Kather Nelson [Music] [Applause] [Music] Hold on a second. I want to back up here. Hey, Brock,
048you might as well hustle up here, too. You missed a little bit. Brock Hamilton, ladies and [Applause] gentlemen, All right, we're being official. We're just going to keep them up here. Um, I've had three students that are working, three seniors that are working on their ventures through the American Wellness Society. They're doing a certain certificate. I'm looking through my folder. I know it's not in there because I didn't put it in there because they still have work to. But I want to recognize them anyway because I know that they're going to finish in this next week and a half or maybe coming after graduation, but I know they're going to get it done. Uh Ethan Nelson, Brock Hamilton, and Kegan. Come on [Applause] up. The American Weling Society, all three more and stick welding. And
049whether they pursue a career in welding or not, it doesn't matter. They're going to have that credential that will stay with them for the rest of us. So, congratulations. [Applause] Yes. Again, on behalf of the Gene Hos Foundation, I would like to award two scholarships today. One to Nelson, one to Kylie for going into the machine field. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Okay. I'm here to present the Web Family Scholarship. The Webb family scholarship was established in memory of George and Shirley Webb and their son David Webb. The scholarship was awarded to a graduating senior who de demonstrates initiative and who is continuing their education at a college or university. This year's recipient of the $500 web scholarship is Jack Meyers. The Dennis Severoo Scholarship is giving to students ranked in the top 10 of their class
050who are attending a 4-year university. This year's recipients of the Dennis Seagru scholarship are Bryce Kuren and Realel Kowalsski. The scholarship is $3,000. [Applause] The Bingham Valley Family Scholarship uh commemorates William Alan Bingham uh honoring his parents Roy and Anna Bingham and their strong commitment to servicing and giving back to the community. The H family had a special connection to Shekch and before Bill passed away in 2021 at the age of 93, he created a scholarship fund to help out uh seniors at four high schools uh including including ours. To be eligible for the scholarship, seniors must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and attend a college in Wisconsin. The family's generosity is providing scholarships in the amount of $5,600 to each of the following seniors. Elena Fe, Jerica Hos, Connor Hansen, Alan Jensen, Emma
051Merrick, Patty Miley, Tel Whittenberger, [Music] [Applause] Oh, Peter was [Applause] Little awkward, but we got it done. [Applause] Finally, we have an award, Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award. Decor Hower High School has selected Peter Wise as a recipient of good on behalf of the brothers of the American Revolution. This award recognizable rewards high school seniors who possess the qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their homes, school, and community. [Applause] Is anyone cold? I was still a little chill. We I appreciate your patience. We are so many scholarships. It's a good problem. College Board recognizes students in rural communities with the National Rural Smalltown Recognition Award. To qualify for recognition, he applies as a junior in high school sport in the top 10% of students in Wisconsin took the PSAT. [Applause]
052The Rice Lake Lodge has awarded your prize with a $1,000 most valuable student scholarship that can be renewed for up to three additional years. Congratulations. [Applause] will be attending Wclair and has received the freshman honors scholarship for $1,000 and the Wyoming camp family scholarship. This scholarship recognizes the best of bright schools. The $3500 scholarship is renewable for up to three additional years. And finally, the National Catholic Committee on Scouting award 13 college scholarships to high school seniors this year. Each winner demonstrates outstanding leadership and service in four areas: church, community, school, and scouting. And also has received either America Eagle Scout, Summit, or Porter Master award. Peter is the recipient of a $2,500 scholar. [Music] What an afternoon. I cannot tell you how proud I am of our senior class. Today we recognize academics, athletics,
053involvement in other extracurricular activities. Um the next recognition is not just about celebrating academic achievements of our graduating seniors but also to recognize a group of individuals who have committed to serving our country. The following students have indicated that they attend they intend to serve and protect our country for years to come. When you hear your name, you can come forward. David Addison [Applause] Last Our next scholarship is Wisconsin Technical Excellence Scholarship and it is awarded to a student who has postsecary technical school aspirations. The scholarship is awarded to the student who has completed the most career and technical education classes combined with displaying leadership in the career and technical education field. This year's recipient of this award is [Applause] Kylie. And now we are going to recognize the Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship. And it
054is a scholarship awarded to students with the top grade point average in a school. In the event of a tie, the highest ACT score is used at the tiebreaker. This year's recipient is Peter [Applause] Box. And next we have the heart of the north academic allconerence award. Recogn recognition is awarded to three students earning the highest grade point average combined with the highest place in middle school. This year's three recipients are Gabrielle [Applause] Defin. [Applause] Our next recognition includes a long list. So I ask if you can hold your applause until the end. At this time I would like to recognize all 26 Chitech Warehouser High School honors students. To be recognized, students must maintain a punitive grade point average of 3 point high 3.5 or higher. Again, please hold your applause until all students
055are recognized. With the following students, please come forward. Alexandra, Georgia Bradley, Connor Buckley, Connor, Ela, Kendall Gardner, Gabriella, Jericho, Owen H, Brock Hamilton, Conor Hansen, Camila Hansen, Marissa House, Ally Jensen, Bryce Floren, Realel Powski, Brady Lens, Lady Lson, Emma Merrick, Joshua, Patty Miley, Jack Myers, Nathan Scope, Jay Whitenber, Peter Wise, and Ryland. Let's give him a round of applause. [Applause] What is it? [Music] Come on. I would now like to recognize the top performing students in our high school as measured by grade point average at the end of the first register. The saludiatoran of the class of 2025 is [Applause] Gabriella. And now the validators of the class of 2025 are Conor Hansen, Jens. [Applause] What an what an afternoon filled with generosity. um recognizing hard work. So seniors, I want to extend my congratulations
056on the many well-deserved awards you received this afternoon. In addition to this, I want to share my deepest appreciation for the many ways you have made our school and our community a better place. Your contributions have left the lasting mark and I have no doubt that your future endeavors will continue to make make a positive impact. You are a remarkable class and it is my honor to celebrate your achievements today. Beyond the individual achieve a achievements we celebrated today, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the numerous families, businesses, organizations, and foundations whose generous financial contributions have made it possible for our seniors to pursue their dreams. I think we owe it to those people and give them a round of applause. These contributions provide opportunities for advanced training, education, and other avenues that pave the
057way for their success in life. We express our sincerest thanks to these organizations and the scholarship foundation responsible for selecting today's recipients. Lastly, I would like to thank Mrs. Wer and Miss Kettz for advertising all of the scholarships available to our students and for organizing this afternoon. I would also like to thank all donors and presenters who helped our students pursue their dreams for recognitions and monetary awards totally. Any guesses? How much money? We had a guess of 304,000. Can we get a drum roll, please? Today we gave away $332,546 to a very concludes our ceremony. I do have a couple of announcements for our seniors as we wrap up some important events. Um if you were a recipient of the CW scholarship foundation um scholarships and also any honor honor students if you can
058please stick around for a good picture. Seniors also it's really important that we share with you uh that you need to stop by the guidance office to see Miss Katz and she will share information on how to collect um the different monies scholarships. Graduation practice will be held on Wednesday, May 21st at 1:00, one week from today. Graduates, you should bring your school issue Chromebooks and charges to practice as well as any school issue calculators. We will also have our locker check out following practice. That will be your official last day of the school. And then on Friday,