2022 Elkhorn South High School Scholarship Recognition Ceremony
The Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation recognized our Elkhorn South High School scholarship winners at our Scholarship Recognition Ceremony on April 27th, 2022.
The Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation, Elkhorn South High School, the scholarship selection committees, and our scholarship donors are proud to recognize this year’s scholarship recipients for their many successes. Congratulations to each of you. We are proud of your hard work and wish you the best as you embark on your next exciting adventure. Your commitment and dedication is an example to us all.
Community-Funded Scholarships
The Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation currently administers 106 unique scholarship funds on the behalf of Elkhorn families, businesses, and organizations. This year, the Foundation is awarding 175 community-funded scholarships worth $258,550 to Elkhorn Public Schools’ seniors! We are extremely grateful for our scholarship donors, our scholarship representatives, and our 80+ volunteer selection committees who partner with the Foundation to provide these great scholarship opportunities for our Elkhorn students!
Community-Funded Scholarship Winners at ESHS
| Lillian Duda | Barbara McLaughlin Memorial Scholarship | |
| Isabella Showalter | Bixby Memorial Humanitarian Scholarship | |
| Elizabeth Adams | Building Independent Futures Scholarship | |
| Haley Franco | Building Independent Futures Scholarship | |
| Shams Hakimi | Building Independent Futures Scholarship | |
| Olivia Jackson | Building Independent Futures Scholarship | |
| Hannah Lefler | Building Independent Futures Scholarship | |
| Natalie McCumbers | Building Independent Futures Scholarship | |
| Angel Oarhe | Building Independent Futures Scholarship | |
| Margrit Guenther | Career Focus Initiative Scholarship | |
| Elise Madden | Core Bank Cares Scholarship | |
| Paige Gratton | Don Nordlund Scholarship | |
| Chase Emsick | Elkhorn Athletic Association Scholarship | |
| Cydnee Schneider | Elkhorn Athletic Association Scholarship | |
| Grant Barker | Elkhorn Historical Society Scholarship | |
| Alexander McMurchie | Elkhorn Kids Campus Employee Scholarship | |
| Lillian Duda | Elkhorn Kids Campus Former Student Scholarship | |
| Chase Feist | Elkhorn Lawn Care Entrepreneur Scholarship | |
| Sam Surles | Elkhorn Lions Club Arnold Fencl Scholarship | |
| Korinn Peterson | Elkhorn Public Library Foundation High School Scholarship | |
| Zachary Eischeid | Elkhorn Ridge Middle School Booster Club Scholarship | |
| Ella Pollard | Elkhorn Ridge Middle School Booster Club Scholarship | |
| Julia Edwards | Elkhorn South Choral Arts Booster Scholarship | |
| Jonah Holstein | Elkhorn South Choral Arts Booster Scholarship | |
| Alexander Schrage | Elkhorn Swim Team Booster Club Scholarship | |
| Emily Sutter | Elkhorn Swim Team Booster Club Scholarship | |
| Ian McGuire | Elkhorn Trap Scholarship | |
| Julia Berglund | Elkhorn Valley View Middle School Booster Club Scholarship | |
| Gabriel Hinrichs | Elkhorn Valley View Middle School Booster Club Scholarship | |
| Joseph Grennan | Elkhorn Volunteer Rescue Scholarship | |
| Amanda Courtney | ESHS Band Booster Scholarship | |
| Chase Anderson | ESHS Boys Basketball Booster Scholarship | |
| Nicholas Armstrong | ESHS Boys Soccer Booster Club Scholarship | |
| Charles Spann | ESHS Boys Soccer Booster Club Scholarship | |
| Chase Emsick | ESHS Football Booster Club Scholarship | |
| Joshua Fee | ESHS Football Booster Club Scholarship | |
| Blake Daly | ESHS Football Futures Scholarship | |
| Will Skradis | ESHS Football Futures Scholarship | |
| Reva Long | ESHS Girls Soccer Booster Club Scholarship | |
| Ava Rosenfels | ESHS Girls Soccer Booster Club Scholarship | |
| Olivia Jackson | ESHS Softball Booster Club Scholarship | |
| Cydnee Schneider | ESHS Softball Booster Club Scholarship | |
| Mia Mroczek | ESHS Volleyball Booster Scholarship | |
| Chase Emsick | ESHS Wrestling Booster Scholarship | |
| Matthew Parker | ESHS Wrestling Booster Scholarship | |
| Sittal Chhetri | Excellence in Action Scholarship | |
| Madeline Epp | Excellence in Action Scholarship | |
| Ellie Adamson | Fire Ridge Elementary PTO Scholarship | |
| Zachary McWilliams | Fire Ridge Elementary PTO Scholarship | |
| Kylie Weeks | Future Educator Scholarship | |
| Jedediah Fuller | G.E.A.R.S. Car Club – Gary Markmann Memorial Scholarship | |
| Korinn Peterson | George A. & Mary W. Buck Memorial Scholarship | |
| Avah Johnson | J.D. Heiskell & Co. Agriculture Scholarship | |
| Linda Xu | John Greufe Memorial Scholarship | |
| Caroline Behrens | Kayla Wilkins Memorial Scholarship | |
| Alexis Axiotes | Kevin Riggert Scholarship | |
| Nicholas Armstrong | Legacy Eyecare Scholarship | |
| Joshua Fee | Legacy Eyecare Scholarship | |
| Payton Ethen | Margretta, Gladys & Mabel Hamann Memorial Scholarship | |
| Grant Barker | McArdle Grading Company Scholarship | |
| Sam Surles | McArdle Grading Company Scholarship | |
| Devin Fritzsch | Meridian Clinical Research Healthcare Career Scholarship | |
| Katie Galligan | Nebraska Orthopaedic PT Health & Wellness Scholarship | |
| Summer Christiansen | Philip E. Lawler Memorial Scholarship | |
| Sam Surles | Powers Automotive Technical Career Scholarship | |
| Reva Long | Secondhand Support, Inc. Scholarship | |
| Emily Sutter | Skyline Elementary PTO Scholarship | |
| Zachary Eischeid | Spring Ridge Elementary PTO Scholarship | |
| Lauren Kohl | The Ramsbottom Scholarship of Distinction | |
| Grace Maciorowski | Tony Ramaeker SRO Scholarship | |
| Matthew Paulsen | West Bay Elementary PTO Scholarship | |
| Zachary McWilliams | West O Chamber Scholarship | |
| Blake Singer | Western Douglas County Rotary Club Scholarship | |
| Julia Edwards | Wright Sisters’ Cheer Scholarship | |
EPSF ACHIEVE Scholarships
The Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation (EPSF) funds the ACHIEVE Scholarship Program. Students who challenge themselves by taking 4 or more AP classes and are actively involved in their school and community are eligible for an ACHIEVE Scholarship. ACHIEVE Scholarship recipients will wear a special honor cord during their graduation ceremony in May. This year, the Foundation is awarding 225 ACHIEVE Scholarships worth $238,500 to Elkhorn Public Schools’ seniors!
EPSF ACHIEVE Scholarship Winners at ESHS
| Olivia Adams | Mitchell Goss | Mia Mroczek |
| Ellie Adamson | Paige Gratton | Brooke Murphy |
| Patrick Alsup | Chloe Gregg | Emmett Myers |
| Chase Anderson | Maci Hain | Morgan Naylon |
| Nicholas Armstrong | Trey Hasenkamp | Brock Nielsen |
| Alexis Axiotes | Zach Heidenreich | William Osborn |
| Grant Barker | Maxwell Heinen | Ava Owens |
| Caroline Behrens | Evan Hill | Ella Paradis |
| Ethan Briganti | Gabriel Hinrichs | Matthew Parker |
| Ethan Bustard | Jonah Holstein | Matthew Paulsen |
| Yujin Chae | Leah Hoyt | James Perkes |
| Nila Chandramouli | Jeonghyun Huh | Ella Pesek |
| Elaina Clement | Lola Hunt | Maile Petz |
| Daisy Clover | Avah Johnson | Hunter Phillips |
| Amanda Courtney | Jay Jorgensen | Camdyn Pilkington |
| Sarah Courtney | McKinley Kalvoda | Ella Pollard |
| Jessica Cygan | Lindsey Kenkel | Brooke Reinecke |
| Nathan Davis | Ruby Kirk | Mia Rhoades |
| Alexis Dent | Jordyn Kirshenbaum | Sophia Rife |
| Evan Dickmeyer | Bradyn Koegel | Ava Rosenfels |
| Thomas Dickmeyer | Lauren Kohl | Josephine Rutar |
| Isabelle Dittrick | Adam Lehl | Jack Rygg |
| Natalie Doyle | Alison Lenaghan | Tanuskh Sharma |
| Blake Dreyer | Spencer Lewis | Molly Shaver |
| Lillian Duda | Reva Long | Charles Spann |
| Kylie Eads | Alaina Lorkovic | Elle Stewart |
| Gabriel Edwards | Abigail Luth | Tedre-Ane Stewart |
| Julia Edwards | Madeline Luth | Ella Stine |
| Zachary Eischeid | Grace Maciorowski | Emily Sutter |
| Chase Emsick | Elise Madden | Bryce Theobald |
| Madeline Epp | Sidney Mallory | Kaitlin Thiebauth |
| Joshua Fee | Evan Mannel | Alexander Venezie |
| Morgan Foote | Shannon McKay | Jacob Walter |
| Maya Foral | Alexander McMurchie | Kylie Weeks |
| Aedan Fowler | Zachary McWilliams | Alexis Wendt |
| Delaney Fredericks | Mia Mellican | Andrew Whittaker |
| Jedediah Fuller | Madison Meyer | Brynn Wilczewski |
| Veronica Garzon-Puente | Harrison Miller | Megan Wilderman |
| Grace Girardot | Gabrielle Milone | Madison Woodin |
| Sydney Godkin | Melia Minnich | Matthew Xiques |
| Annika Gommermann | Emma Morris | Linda Xu |
A big thank you to our 2022 Scholarship Recognition Ceremonies
Event Sponsor, Bland & Associates!
Photos from the ceremony can be found on our Facebook page:
