Academic Excellence Scholarship Recipients

Front Row (L-R):  Christina Vulpitta, William Walsh, Breanna Wiese, Weronika Pachniewicz,Daniel Kalcik, Paris Lindner,Lisa hall, Jackson Sveum, Chester Isaacson, Alexis Leonard

Back Row (L-R):  WDEF Executive Board:  Todd Nelson, Randy Kuhnau, Kelly Bauer, Tom Diehl, Kyler Royston, Marti Fults, (not picture – WDEF Board Member Joe Gussel)

Department Scholarship Recipients

Front Row (L-R):  Christina Vulpitta, William Walsh, Travis Hudack, Jackson Sveum, Daniel Kalcik, Paris Lindner, Taylor Campbell, BriAnna Popp, Taylor Schumann, Alexis Leonard, Maia Backhaus, Jamie Bates

Back Row (L-R):  WDEF Executive Board:  Todd Nelson, Randyu Kuhnau, Kelly Bauer, Tom Diehl, Kyler Royston, Marti Fults  Recipients:  Shayla Stefan (not pictured-Sergey Minaev and WDEF Board Member Joe Gussel)

Senior Awards Ceremony Scholarship Recipients

Front Row (L-R): Travis Hudack, Chester Isaacson, Aurthur Dethloff, Victoria Buchaniec, Maia Backhaus, Taylor Campbell, Lillian Comte, Lisa Hall, Madeline Kilgore, Paris Lindner, Alexis Leonard, Taylor Arndt

Back Row (L-R): Samuel Mayer, Austin Conroy, Jamie Bates, Justin Anderson, Jordan Alexander, Jenna Mace, Anna Martinez, Ganessa McLaughlin, Krystal Charron-Morrison

Senior Awards Ceremony Scholarship Recipients

Front Row (L-R): Taylor Showalter, William Walsh, Christina Vulpitta, Shamus Meyers, Tasha Sosinsky, Shea Weidenkopf, Emmalee Wakefield, Morgan Sumter, Cassandra Whitten, Annabelle Whitten, Breanna Wiese, Katie Wimann

Back Row (L-R): John Pikula, Jr., Carli Stevens, Caroline Pakos, Alex Weiss, Jackson Sveum, Shayla Stefan, Weronika Pachniewicz, Jakob Millard, Taylor Schumann, BriAnna Popp

Photos From the Ceremony

2018 Senior Awards Ceremony Scholarships

Academic Top 10 - WDEF

#1  Bank of Wisconsin Dells - Christina Vulpitta
#2 The Diehl Family - William Walsh|
#3 Richard T. Lucke & Richard P. Lucke -Breanna Wiese
#4 The Nelson Family - Weronika Pachniewicz  #5 The Uphoff Family - Daniel Kalcik
#6 Kraemer Brothers - Paris Lindner
#7 The Keg & Royal Excavating - Lisa Hall
#8 John E. Mackesey, Eva Ramsey, Carl R. Seger Memorials -  Jackson Sveum
#9 The Rita Schoeneman Family - Chester Isaacson
#10 James H. (Gibby) Gibson - Alexis Leonard      

  • ADCI (WDEF) - Taylor Campbell
  • American Legion Post #187 - Travis Hudack
  • Anderson, Billy Memorial; Performing Musician (WDEF) - BriAnna Popp
  • Athletic Training; Matt Elsing Memorial - Caroline Pakos, John Pikula
  • Bailey, Laina Memorial (WDEF) - Jenna Mace
  • Class of 2013 (WDEF) - Jenna Mace
  • Bartz, Roxanne Podrasky Memorial -  Victoria Buchaniec, Taylor Schumann
  • Briggsville American Legion Auxiliary, Carl E. Grabman MemoriaL - Chester Isaacson, Anna Martinez
  • Crawford Oil & Propane; Fueling for Success – Valedictorian - Christina Vulpitta
  • Dells Lodge #124 F & AM - Ganessa McLaughlin
  • Feldt, Harlan Memorial (WDEF) - Paris Lindner
  • Frederiksen, Scott Memorial (WDEF) - Jakob Millard, Katie Wimann
  • Friends of the Campus & WDEF Freshman, UW-Baraboo/Sauk Co -  Jordan Alexander
  • Gasser, David L. Memorial (WDEF) -  Arthur Dethloff
  • Gasser, David & Eleanor Memorial - Austin Conroy
  • Gissal Family Memorial (WDEF) - Morgan Sumter
  • Gromme, Owen & Wis. Dells Art Assoc. (WDEF) - Taylor Schumann
  • Heintz, Joseph Memorial (WDEF) - Ganessa McLaughlin, Jakob Millard
  • Helland, Hans and Patty Memorial (WDEF) -  Taylor Schumann
  • Helley-Tofson Memorial - Austin Conroy, Shamus Meyers
  • Henrikson, Mallory Memorial - Taylor Campbell
  • Horn, Al Memorial (WDEF) - John Pikula
  • Hospitality - Maia Backhaus, Jamie Bates, Jakob Millard
  • Interact Club - Red Cross - Alexis Leonard 
  • James, John Memorial (WDEF) - Shamus Meyers
  • Johnson, Heather Memorial (WDEF) - Jenna Mace, Jackson Sveum
  • Jones, David T. Memorial - Austin Conroy, BriAnna Popp
  • Key Club - Alexis Leonard
  • Kilbourn Fire Department - 4 Year College - William Walsh
  • Kilbourn Fire Department - Voc-Tech - BriAnna Popp
  • Kilbourn Order of the Eastern Star - John Pikula
  • Kiwanis Club - Weronika Pachniewicz
  • Knights of Columbus, Lee Hagen Memorial -Arthur Dethloff, Lisa Hall
  • Koepke, Helen Memorial - Jordan Alexander, Sam Mayer
  • Kops for Kids  (WDEF) - Austin Conroy, Katie Wimann
  • Kuhl, Fred Memorial (WDEF) - Travis Hudack
  • Lake Delton Lions Club - Jordan Alexander, Madeline Kilgore
  • Lend, Ray Scholarship - Taylor Schumann
  • Lucke, Richard P. Memorial - Jamie Bates, Jackson Sveum
  • Luszczak Family Memorial (WDEF) - Maia Backhaus
  • Marine Corps League, Eagles Nest Detachment - Lisa Hall
  • MBE CPAs - Jamie Bates                 
  • Neenah Creek PTO - Chester Isaacson, Paris Lindner, Jackson Sveum
  • Nelson, Farlene Family (WDEF) - Jamie Bates, Taylor Showalter
  • Olson, Jack B. Leadership (WDEF) - Jenna Mace
  • Polski Klub of Wisconsin Dells Heritage - Michael Koscielniak, Caroline Pakos
  • Preissel, Richard & Shirley & Debbie Dobyns Memorial - Jakob Millard
  • Rotary Club - Lisa Hall, Annabelle Whitten, Cassandra Whitten
  • Sauk Columbia Society for Human Resource Mgmt - William Walsh
  • Sports Impressions/JustAgame Sports (WDEF) - Jenna Mace
  • St. Clare Hospital Auxiliary - Christina Vulpitta
  • St. Vincent de Paul Society - Anna Martinez, Cassandra Whitten
  • State of Wisconsin – Academic Excellence - Jackson Sveum
  • State of Wisconsin – Technical Excellence - Justin Anderson 
  • Stroede, Kellen Memorial (WDEF) - Travis Hudack, Katie Wimann
  • Tofson, Tim & Debbie (WDEF) - Jamie Bates, Shayla Stefan
  • Tofson, Otto Memorial; WD Lions Club - Taylor Arndt 
  • Van Wie, Clarine and D. Charles Memorial - Alexis Leonard, Jackson Sveum
  • VFW Post 9387 - Shamus Meyers, Tasha Sosinsky
  • Vietnam Veterans of American South Central WI; Chapter 221 - Tasha Sosinsky, William Walsh
  • Village of Lake Delton (WDEF) - Victoria Buchaniec, Lisa Hall,  Anna Martinez, Ganessa McLaughlin, Caroline Pakos, Tasha Sosinsky, Emmalee Wakefield
  • Walleye North America – Molly Brandt Van Schoyck, Mike Peasall & Arlan “Hooter” Hudzinski Memorial - Shamus Meyers
  • Watson Memorial - Weronika Pachniewicz
  • WD Alumni (WDEF) - Morgan Sumter
  • WDHS Football Booster Club - Arthur Dethloff, Chester Isaacson, Sam Mayer, John Pikula
  • WDHS Student Council - Taylor Schumann, Katie Wimann
  • Webb, Paula Memorial - William Walsh
  • Wegert, Bridgette Memorial; Choral-Nursing - BriAnna Popp
  • We’re Back - Shayla Stefan
  • Wisconsin Dells Visitor and Convention Bureau (WDEF) - Jamie Bates
  • Wisconsin Dells Women's Association - Cassandra Whitten
  • Wisconsin Dells Wrestling Club - Travis Hudack, Chester Isaacson
  • WDEF Achievement and Ability - Krystal Charron Morrison
  • WDEF Scholarships - Lillian Comte, Carli Stevens,  Shea Weidenkopf, Alex Weiss
  • Zinke, Kenneth R. Family (WDEF) - Travis Hudack, Shamus Meyers

Wisconsin Dells Education Foundation Department Scholarships

  • WDEF/Business Recipient - Jamie Bates
  • Ajvazi Family and Edward Don Finalists - Paris Lindner, Shayla Stefan
  • WDEF/Creative Arts Recipient - Taylor Schumann
  •  Dells/Delton Tavern League Finalist - Alexis Leonard
  • WDEF/English Recipient - Alexis Leonard 
  • Davis Chant and ProSlide Finalists - Maia Backhaus, Christina Vulpitta
  • WDEF/Instrumental Music Recipient - Brianna Popp      
  • Jacobson Family and Papillon & Moyer Finalists - Christina Vulpitta, Willaim Walsh 
  • WDEF/Mathematics Recipient - Jackson Sveum
  • Friede Associates Finalist - William Walsh
  • WDEF/Science Recipient - Christina Vulpitta
  • Tom & Jill Holtz/Holtz Builders and Neuman Group Finalists - Paris Lindner, Jackson Sveum
  • Kalahari Culinary/Family & Consumer Sciences Recipient - Daniel Kalcik                 
  • WDEF Finalists - Paris Lindner, Sergey Minaev
  • WDEF/Technology & Engineering Recipient -Taylor Campbell
  • North American Mechanical, Inc. Finalist- Travis Hudack