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Black Hawk students get scholarships
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SOUTH WAYNE - The Black Hawk School District held its Scholarship Night on May 14.



Black Hawk School District Scholarship Winners, 2014

Tessa Cushman received the Academic Excellence Scholarship for $2,250 per year up to four years ($9,000); South Wayne EMS scholarship for $500; Black Hawk Girls Basketball scholarship for $100; Black Hawk Student Council scholarship for $50; Monroe Medical Foundation scholarship for $200; Black Hawk Booster Club scholarship for $100; Edward Wolff Memorial scholarship for $100; and Ervin Johnson and Phyllis Johnson Foundation scholarship for $3,000.

Marissa Monson received the Black Hawk FFA Chapter scholarship for $100; Black Hawk FFA Alumni scholarship for $800; Black Hawk Girls Basketball scholarship for $100; Robin Wright Marty Memorial scholarship for $300; Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300; Black Hawk Booster Club scholarship for $100; Irene Huschitt and Hans Huschitt Memorial scholarship for $250; BH Dennis Murphy scholarship for $325; Gratiot American Legion Post 177 scholarship for $250; Tina Eckerman Memorial scholarship for $1,000; Woodford State Bank scholarship for $300; The Monroe Clinic Volunteers in Partnership scholarship for $500; Ervin Johnson and Phyllis Johnson Foundation scholarship for $3,000; Ethel Budenz Scholarship for $1,250; Edgewood Presidential Honor scholarship for $12,000/year; and Edgewood Alumni Award scholarship for $2,000.

Chelsie Metz received the South Wayne EMS scholarship for $500; Gratiot State Bank scholarship for $250; Jeanne Miller Memorial scholarship for $300; Black Hawk National Honor Society scholarship for $100; and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Michaela Akins received the Black Hawk FFA Chapter scholarship for $100; Black Hawk FFA Alumni scholarship for $800; Highland Community College Black Hawk Excellence scholarship for $1,000; Ervin Johnson and Phyllis Johnson Foundation scholarship for $3,000; Colony Brands Employee Scholarship for $750; and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Meshell Akins received the Black Hawk FFA Chapter scholarship for $100; Black Hawk FFA Alumni scholarship for $800; Highland Community College Black Hawk Excellence scholarship for $1,000; Ervin Johnson and Phyllis Johnson Foundation scholarship for $3,000; Colony Brands Employee Scholarship for $750; and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Michelle Flanagan received the Black Hawk Girls Basketball scholarship for $100; Monroe Medical Foundation scholarship for $200; Black Hawk Booster Club scholarship for $100; John Eckerman Memorial scholarship for $1,000; Woodford State Bank scholarship for $300; Cindi Kaster Memorial scholarship for $500; Green County EMS scholarship for $350; Ervin Johnson and Phyllis Johnson Foundation scholarship for $3,000; and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Braytn Meythaler received the Black Hawk Boys Basketball scholarship for $100; Black Hawk Booster Club scholarship for $100; BH Dennis Murphy scholarship for $325; Woodford State Bank scholarship for $300; Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300; Ervin Johnson and Phyllis Johnson Foundation scholarship for $3,000; and U of Dubuque - Presidential Scholarship for $12,000/four years.

Tanner Schiferl received the Black Hawk Booster Club scholarship for $100; Colony Brand Employee Scholarship for $1,000; Woodford State Bank scholarship for $300; Terry A Seffrood Memorial scholarship for $500; Yellowstone Flint and Cap Club scholarship for $1,000; Ervin Johnson and Phyllis Johnson Foundation scholarship for $3,000; and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Ashly Larson received the James T. Rufenacht, III Memorial scholarship for $400; Gratiot State Bank scholarship for $250; Edward Wolff Memorial scholarship for $100; Cindi Kaster Memorial scholarship for $500; Ervin Johnson and Phyllis Johnson Foundation scholarship for $3,000; and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Anna Holland received the Lawrence Presidential Scholarship for $16,000/four years.

Jennifer Wellnitz received the Black Hawk Girls Basketball scholarship for $100; Black Hawk Booster Club scholarship for $100; Christina M. Folgate Memorial scholarship for $200; Tim Gille Memorial scholarship for $100; Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300; and UW-Green Bay DI Athletic Scholarship for about $17,000/four years.

Brian Goebel received the Gratiot State Bank scholarship for $250; Tim Gille Memorial scholarship for $200; Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300; Colony Brands/ Stateline Business and Home Expo Random Drawing Scholarship for $1,500; and U-of-Dubuque - Deans' Merit Scholarship for $8,000/ four years.

Jevon Tuescher received the Black Hawk Booster Club scholarship for $100; John Eckerman Memorial scholarship for $1,000; Gratiot State Bank scholarship for $500; and Ervin Johnson and Phyllis Johnson Foundation scholarship for $3,000.

Jared Pickett received the Warrior Wrestling Club scholarship for $200; Gratiot State Bank scholarship for $250; and Kevin Konkel Memorial scholarship for $300.

Brett Lovelace received the Black Hawk Boys Basketball scholarship for $100; Black Hawk Booster Club scholarship for $100; Woodford State Bank scholarship for $300; and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Olivia Holland received the Black Hawk Girls Basketball scholarship for $100; Black Hawk Booster Club scholarship for $100; BH Dennis Murphy scholarship for $325; Gratiot State Bank scholarship for $250; Carrie Crystal Stuckert Dream Pool Foundation scholarship for $500; and Wanda Rood Memorial Scholarship for $1,000.

Seth Butler received the Black Hawk Boys Basketball scholarship for $100; and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Jayden Rufenacht received the Gratiot American Legion Post 177 scholarship for $250; James Rufenacht Memorial Scholarship for $250; and Bernita Rufenacht Memorial Scholarship for $675; Gladys Leck Memorial Scholarship for $400; Wanda Rood Memorial Scholarship for $1,000; and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Leane Dammen received the James T. Rufenacht III Memorial scholarship for $300; Lenz Family Endowment Scholarship - SWTC for $1,000; Lafayette County Holstein Breeders scholarship for $200; Premier Cooperative Scholarship for $500; Irene Huschitt and Hans Huschitt Memorial scholarship for $250; Richard McKnight Memorial scholarship for $200; Rick Wolff Memorial scholarship for $100; Wiota John Deere Collector's Club scholarship for $250; Ervin Johnson and Phyllis Johnson Foundation scholarship for $3,000; and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Bret Paulson received the Black Hawk Boys Basketball scholarship for $100 and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Tyler Peterson received the Black Hawk Boys Basketball scholarship for $100; Woodford State Bank scholarship for $300; Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300; UW-P Black Hawk Community Scholarship for $500; and U-of-Dubuque - Deans' Merit Scholarship for $8,000/four years.

Nicole Diehl received the Tina Eckerman Memorial scholarship for $2,000 and the Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Mikayla Sigafus received the Black Hawk Girls Basketball scholarship for $100; Tim Gille Memorial scholarship for $200; Gratiot State Bank scholarship for $250; Gratiot VFW Post 9692 scholarship for $250; Ethel Budenz Scholarship for $1,250; Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300; and U-of-Dubuque - Deans' Merit Scholarship for $8,000/four years.

Tanner Sweeney received the Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Dakota Meier received the Scenic Rivers Energies scholarship for $500; Black Hawk Booster Club scholarship for $100; Warrior Wrestling Club scholarship for $300; Greg's Feed and Seed Scholarship for $500; Rick Wolff Memorial scholarship for $100; Terry A. Seffrood Memorial scholarship for $500; and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Kyle Priebe received the Frederick C. and Helen E. Rehmstedt Memorial scholarship for $250 and the Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Courtney Wilde received the Black Hawk Girls Basketball scholarship for $100 and Black Hawk Activity Fund Scholarship for $250.

Kortney Hull received the Black Hawk Girls Basketball scholarship for $100; Black Hawk FFA Alumni scholarship for $800; Gratiot State Bank scholarship for $250; Frederick C. and Helen E. Rehmstedt Memorial scholarship for $250; and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Muranda Lomas received the Black Hawk FFA Alumni scholarship for $800; Wiota John Deere Collector's Club scholarship for $250; Tony Grawehr Memorial Scholarship for $500; Black Hawk Activity Fund Scholarship for $250; and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Heaven Angel Paul received the Black Hawk Activity Fund Scholarship for $250.

Austin Dickau received the Black Hawk FFA Alumni scholarship for $800; Rick Wolff Memorial scholarship for $100; Tony Grawehr Memorial Scholarship for $500; Black Hawk Activity Fund Scholarship for $250; and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Cheyenne Winslow received the Gratiot State Bank scholarship for $250.

Kurtis Paulson received the Black Hawk Boys Basketball scholarship for $100 and the Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Faith Pratt received the Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Seth Borgmann received the James T. Rufenacht III Memorial scholarship for $200; Norman Leck Memorial Scholarship for $400; and Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.

Natascha Ray received the Colony Brands/Stateline Business and Home Expo scholarship for $300.