The Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation is pleased to announce the scholarship recipients for 2022-23. A total of 144 scholarships were awarded totaling $227,000 in scholarship funding. Individual scholarships range from $500 to $10,000 with an average amount of $1,576. Wapakoneta High School graduates received 129 scholarships—92 to the Class of 2022 and 37 were renewal scholarships to former WHS students. 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 (Renewal)
Caitlan Puff (Renewal)
Scott Lhamon Scholarship
Established in 1990 – Total funds awarded this year: $1,000
Jace Mullen
Nikki Schaub 4-H Scholarships
Established in 1991 – Total funds awarded this year: $16,000
McKenzie Ott
Kaden Brackman
Emma Pax
Connor Brown
Alyssa Harrod
Ross Henschen
Natalie Imwalle
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
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
Alexis Nagel
Paul E. (Bud) Fisher Scholarship
Established in 1999 – Total funds awarded this year: $1,500
Makayla Srihanouvong
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8445 Scholarships
Established in 2000 – Total funds awarded this year: $6,000
Alexis Barrett
Jordan Williams
Kassidy Mitchell (Renewal)
Haven Swink (Renewal)
Jalyssa Zwiebel (Renewal)
Riley Hutt (Renewal)
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
Cassandra Shroyer (Renewal)
Alyssa Watt (Renewal)
Garrett Siefring (Renewal)
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
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
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 Wilsey
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
Kiarra Holtzapple (Renewal)
Rylie Barrington (Renewal)
Jalyssa Zwiebel (Renewal)
Alexandra Ott (Renewal)
Elyssa Mullins (Renewal)
Alex Eisert (Renewal)
John Kohler (Renewal)
Kassidy Mitchell (Renewal)
Faith Hegelberger (Renewal)
Madison Mitchell (Renewal) Madison Bishop (Renewal)
Madison Doseck (Renewal)
Brianna Fisher (Renewal)
Jeven Woodruff (Renewal)
Delani Harter (Renewal)
Mallory Liles (Renewal)
Sierra Lentz (Renewal)
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
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
Gavin Sutton
AmVets Post #333 Scholarships
Established in 2019 – Total funds awarded this year: $4,000
MaKenzie Schroeder
Haven Swink (Renewal)
Alexandria Bauer (Renewal)
Garrett Siefring (Renewal)
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
Madison Doseck (Renewal)
Kassidy Mitchell (Renewal)
Lauren Place (Renewal)
Cassandra Shroyer (Renewal)
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
Garrett Donovan
Layla Yoakam Scholarships
Established in 2019 – Total funds allocated this year: $4,000
DeLaney Jordan
Raquel Woten
Gracie Casebolt
Madison Kidder
Total scholarships awarded – 144
Total scholarship funds awarded – $227,000
