New Glarus Class of 2021 Awards and Scholarships

New Glarus High School proudly announces that the graduating Class of 2021 garnered over $80,000 of local scholarships for post-secondary education! To view the recorded ceremony, visit the New Glarus School District YouTube page at http://bit.ly/NewGlarusSD.
At the Senior Awards Night ceremony, the following awards and/or scholarships were presented:
Class Awards
Senior Athletic Letter Awards: Kylo Barker, Jaylynn Benson, Luke Brecklin, Benjamin Copeland, Jaxson Darrow, Desmond Delforge, Cooper Dreyfus, Dane Duerst, Breckin Faber, Jackson Julien, Shealyn Klosterman-Havens, Chloe Kramer, Holden Latsch, Austin Leibundgut, Mason Martinson, Cole Maynard, Conor McCoy, Alexah Mellenberger, Ben Melvin, Peyton Mendleski, Griffin Ness, Alivia Palmer, Kaitlyn Peterson, Kortney Peterson, Joe Quaglia, Ty Ready, Francesca Schiro, Darris Schuett, Nathan Streiff, Mason Thompson, Dominic Tollakson, Emily Trumble, Cole Walter, Kendra Wenger.
WIAA Scholar Athlete Award: Kortney Peterson, Cole Walter.
Danny Knobel Sportsmanship Award: Nathan Streiff.
Ethel Peters Memorial Award: Alivia Palmer.
Capitol Conference Top Ten Award: Samuel Brand, Benjamin Copeland, Desmond Delforge, Merrick Fong, Mekenzie Hammer, Jill Marty, Kortney Peterson, Alexa Thayer, Emily Trumble, Taylor Venden, Kendra Wenger.
Youth Apprenticeship Completion Award: Dane Duerst, Nick Carnes, Ben Melvin, Mason Thompson.
Independent Scholarships
Academic Excellence Scholarship: Ben Copeland.
Technical Excellence Scholarship: Ben Melvin.
University of Iowa: Ben Copeland.
Various Arts Scholarships: Jill Marty.
Central College: Alexah Mellenberger.
Carroll University Marching Band Scholarship: Kortney Peterson.
OIT Presidential and Renewable Energy Scholarships: Alex Piper.
Premier Cooperative: Ty Ready.
Edgewood College Washburn Scholarship: Mason Thompson.
Local Scholarships
American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship: Dane Duerst, Ben Melvin, Saira Michelle Segura Ibarra, Taylor Venden.
American Legion/Walter Ott Memorial Scholarship: Taylor Venden.
Apparition Motorcycle Club Scholarship: Ben Melvin.
Blanche Foster Memorial Scholarship: Katherine Burgess.
Jeremy “Bigs” Bigler Scholarship: Mihkylo Barker.
Big Brother Big Sister of Green County Scholarship: Francesca Schiro.
Blanchardville Cooperative Oil Association (Culver’s/Cenex) Scholarship: Nathan Streiff.
Colony Brands Career Expo Scholarships: All Seniors.
Colony Brands Scholarships for Children of Employees: Merrick Fong.
Caring for Kids Scholarship: Luke Brecklin, Cole Maynard.
Jake Daeda Memorial Scholarship: Ben Melvin, Darris Schuett.
Dalsing Family Business Leaders Scholarship: Taylor Venden.
Sharon Durst Memorial Scholarship: Kortney Peterson.
FFA Alumni Scholarship: Shealyn Klosterman-Havens, Alivia Palmer, Nathan Streiff.
Forever 56 Scholarship: Mason Martinson, Francesca Schiro.
Gabriel Brothers Scholarship: Desmond Delforge.
Grace Lutheran Church Scholarship: Ty Ready.
Green County Fall Nationals Scholarship: Dane Duerst.
Green County Retired Educators Association Scholarship: Mihkylo Barker.
Heidi Folk Fest Scholarship: Mason Thompson, Taylor Venden.
Joseph Henderson Memorial Scholarship: Breckin Faber.
Knight Activity Scholarship: Desmond Delforge, Alexah Mellenberger.
Lions Club Scholarship: Katherine Burgess, Ben Melvin, Ty Ready, Nathan Streiff.
Longenecker Nursing Scholarship: Kaitlyn Peterson.
Ernest Lufi Memorial Scholarship: Benjamin Copeland.
Russell L. Monroe Scholarship: Alexa Thayer.
Martinson Merit Award Scholarship: Ty Ready.
Meyer Memorial Scholarship: Breckin Faber, Mekenzie Hammer, Nathan Streiff, Mason Thompson.
Monroe St. Vincent de Paul Scholarship: Dane Duerst, Ben Melvin.
Monroe Clinic Volunteers in Partnership: Kaitlyn Peterson.
Mt. Horeb Area Art Association Scholarship: Jill Marty.
New Glarus Brewery Scholarship: Dane Duerst, Ben Melvin.
New Glarus Education Association Scholarship: Mihkylo Barker, Alexa Thayer.
New Glarus Light and Water/WPPI Public Power Scholarship: Luke Brecklin, Saira Michelle Segura Ibarra.
New Glarus Männerchor Scholarship: Samuel Brand, Taylor Venden.
New Glarus Masonic Lodge Scholarship: Shealyn Klosterman-Havens, Ben Melvin, Jackson Schiro.
New Glarus PTO Scholarship: Mihkylo Barker, Connor Piper.
New Glarus Vision Hometown Scholarship: Ben Melvin.
New Glarus VFW Post 10549 Scholarship: Ben Melvin, Abbygale Palmer-Williams.
New Glarus Youth Committee Scholarship: Dane Duerst, Ben Melvin, Francesca Schiro.
Alvin A. Ott Scholarship: Taylor Venden, Kendra Wenger.
Christine L. Ott Scholarship: Taylor Venden, Emily Trumble, Jill Marty, Kaitlyn Peterson, Kortney Peterson, Cole Walter, Ty Ready, Merrick Fong.
Robert and Judith Reuter Memorial Scholarship: Kortney Peterson.
Schuett Family Athletic Scholarship: Breckin Faber.
AJ Schuett/Shannon Nealis Memorial Scholarship: Dane Duerst, Shealyn Klosterman-Havens, Jaylynn Benson, Luke Brecklin, Darris Schuett, Conor McCoy.
Duane C. Sherven Memorial Scholarship: Dane Duerst, Shealyn Klosterman-Havens.
Small World Daycare Scholarship: Mihkylo Barker.
Sugar River Rapids Alumni Scholarship: Mason Thompson, Kendra Wenger.
Tofflers/Rippe-Keane Music Scholar Scholarship: Ben Copeland, Taylor Venden.
Wilhelm Tell Festival Art in the Park: Jill Marty.
Wilhelm Tell Scholarship: Samuel Brand, Katherine Burgess, Mason Martinson, Jill Marty, Nathan Streiff, Alexa Thayer, Kendra Wenger.
Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans-Chapter III Scholarship: Francesca Schiro.
Women in STEM Scholarship: Kortney Peterson.
Woodford State Bank - New Glarus Branch Scholarship: Jill Marty.
New Glarus High School wishes to thank the generous donors and presenters for their excellent support of our students. We also want to thank the parents for all of their encouragement and support for their children. We are blessed that New Glarus is such a generous community. Thank you to all involved!