Dollars For Scholars awards $88,875

The Staples Motley Dollars for Scholars awarded $88,875 in scholarships to Staples Motley High School seniors at their annual ‘Awards night’ held May 4 at Centennial Auditorium.

Sixty- six different sponsors awarded 159 awards to 57 seniors. Since its inception in 1986, Dollars for Scholars (DFS) has awarded 1,642 students a total of $1,439,365.

The Harold Griffiths Scholarship recipients were Dakota Hanson, $4,000; Amy Lochli, $12,000; and Patrick Thompson, $20,000.

This year’s scholarships and recipients are:

($500 each) 3M Scholarship – Jace Hoemberg, Ryan Trout

($500) Aldrich Lions Scholarship – Rebecca Soukup

($200) Alice Hotchkiss Memorial Scholarship – Jody Mack

($200 ) American Family Insurance Company Scholarship, sponsored by Kevin P. Roline Agency, Inc. – Courtney Pate

($200) Bernie St. Pierre Scholarship, sponsored by Sacred Heart Alumni – Hailey Koenig

($100 each) C. Richard/ Chad Longbella Community Service Scholarship – Anna Koopman, Patrick Thompson

($250) Carolyn A. Held Memorial Scholarship – Jody Mack

($100 each) Cross Country Runners Scholarship – Haley Christoffersen, Ryan Trout

($1,500) Crow Wing Power – Olivia Klefsaas

($300) Dallas Sams Memorial Scholarship – Rebekka Paskewitz

($500) Dick Donat Scholarship – Rebekka Paskewitz

($200) Don Droubie Memorial Scholarship – Jody Mack

($150 each) Don Sanda Memorial Speech Scholarship –Jenessa Iverson, Lucas Jimenez-Kloeckl, Olivia Klefsaas, Rebecca Soukup, Patrick Thompson

($200 each) Duane Lund National Honor Society Schol

arship – Anna Koopman, Andrew Israelson

($500) Dwaine and Noreen Johnson Scholarship – Jenessa Iverson, Olivia Klefsaas

($150 each) Faith Lutheran Church Scholarship – Kylie Bendson, Haley Christoffersen, Jordan Haglin, Shania Holst, Alexander Jensen, Hailey Koenig, Sarah Marte, Tristan Rudenick, Tatum Williams

($200 each) First International Bank & Trust Scholarship – Olivia Klefsaas, Tyler Johnson, Haley Christoffersen

($250) First International Insurance Scholarship – Stephanie Kennedy

($500 each) Gordy Schenian Memorial, sponsored by Lincoln Scandia Valley Lions – Nicole Lahr, Madeline Lahr

Harold Griffiths Scholarships ($20,000) –Patrick Thompson; ($12,000) –Amy Lochli; ($4,000) – Dakota Hanson

($400) Health Occupations Scholarship – Stephanie Kennedy

($200) High Racks Inc. Scholarship, sponsored by Mike Hajek – Macray Rodeman

($500) Jack Nelson Scholarship – Rebekka Paskewitz

($500 each) Jason Rohr Memorial Scholarship – Jenessa Iverson; Rebekka Paskewitz

($500) Jack and Marion Edwards Memorial Scholarship – Macray Rodeman

($500 each) Knights of Columbus Scholarship – Megan Dumpprope, Emilee Etzler, Lucas Jimenez-Kloeckl, Lauren Nelson, Shawn Trantina, Kyle Zetah

($1,000 each) Lakewood Clinic Physicians Scholarship & Tammy Nyhus Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by Lakewood Health System – Claire Japke, Tatum Williams, Gabrielle Carpenter

($500 each) Lamplighter Community Theater Scholarship – Jordan Haglin, Jenessa Iverson

($200) Longbella Drug Inc Scholarship – Josie Erickson

($250) Masonic Lodge #207 Scholarship – Lauren Nelson, Tristan Rudenick

($500) Mayer, Porter & Nelson Ltd. Scholarship – Haley Christoffersen

($250 each) Mid-Central Federal Savings Bank Scholarship – Amy Lochli, Tory Rochat

($500) Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union Scholarship – Samantha Simon

($250) Motley Centennial Association Scholarship – Brooke Jackson

($300 each) Motley Lions Scholarship – Elias Birkholtz, Katie Blowers, Emilee Etzler, Jace Hoemberg, Tyler Johnson, Olivia Klefsaas, Kaytlyn Klein, Anna Koopmann, Erik Miller, Garrett Rubink, Quinn Uhlman, Kyle Zetah

($200) Nelson Insurance Agency Scholarship, sponsored by Kevin Nelson – Sydney Martin

($250) Orth Insurance Agency Scholarship, sponsored by Dan Orth – Shania Holst

($500) Paul and Ardith Read Citizenship Scholarship – Tristan Rudenick

($500) Robert Paskewitz Memorial Scholarship – Rebekka Paskewitz

($500) Precision Polishing and Plating, Inc. Scholarship – Jace Hoemberg

($300) Robert Krenelka Memorial Scholarship – Tristan Rudenick

($3,000) Royale B. and Eleanor M. Arvig Memorial Scholarship – Obed Lozano

($200) Sacred Heart Area School Scholarship – Amy Lochli

($300 each) Staples Motley DFS Academic Scholarship – Jenessa Iverson, Anna Koopmann

($100 each) Staples Motley DFS Annual Meeting Scholarship –Emilee Etzler, Jody Mack, Gabrielle Carpenter

($100) Staples Motley DFS Awards Night Scholarship – Haley Christoffersen, Jordan Haglin, Quinn Uhlman

($1,550, varying amounts) Staples Motley DFS Hoop Shoot Scholarship – Tiffany Veith, Quinn Uhlman, Jenessa Iverson, Lucas Jimenez-Kloeckl, John Lund

($850, varying amounts) Staples Motley DFS Punt, Pass & Kick Scholarship – Jeremy Miller, Ryan Trout, Megan Dumpprope, Hailey Koenig

($1,050, varying amounts) Staples Motley DFS Scholarship – Alexander Jensen, Kayela Lindula, Sarah Marte, Dylan Metz, Shawnda Minoletti, Allyn Paklonsky, Tiffany Veith

($350 each) Staples Motley DFS Scholarship - Payroll Deduction – Josie Erickson, Jenessa Iverson, Olivia Klefsaas, Jeremy Miller

($500 each) Staples Motley DFS Scholarship- Student Representative – Jordan Haglin, Lauren Nelson

($250 each) Staples ‘93 Lions Scholarship – Shania Holst, Stephanie Kennedy, Lauren Nelson

($500) Staples Amateur Baseball League Scholarship – Shawn Trantina

($200 each) Staples and Motley Activities Association Scholarship – Megan Dumpprope, Lucas Jimenez-Kloeckl

($500 each) Staples Host Lions Scholarship – Haley Christoffersen, Shania Holst, Andrew Israelson, Claire Japke, Olivia Klefsaas, Lauren Nelson, Patrick Thompson

($300) Staples Motley Area Women of Today Scholarship – Patrick Thompson

($250 each) Staples Motley Basketball Boosters Scholarship – Megan Dumpprope, John Lund

($250) Staples Motley Education Association Scholarship – Rebekka Paskewitz

($300 each) Staples Retired Educators Association of MN Scholarship – Meghan Nordstrom, Rebekka Paskewitz

($500 each) Staples Rotary Perry Atwood Memorial Scholarship – Meghan Nordstrom, Samantha Simon, Rebecca Soukup

($100 each) State Farm Insurance Scholarship, sponsored by Dan Douts Agency - Jordan Haglin, Anna Koopmann

($500 each) The Original Stomping Grounds Scholarship – Rebekka Paskewitz, Quinn Uhlman

($550) Todd Wadena Electric Scholarship – Carly Smith

($150 each) Tower Pizza Scholarship – Dylan Metz, Lauren Nelson

($500) Unity Bank Central Scholarship – John Lund

($300) VFW Post 3922 – Jacob O’Rouke

($100 each) Wrestling Club - Jeremy Miller, Haley Christoffersen, Hailey Koenig, Tatum Williams, Kylie Bendson, Shawn Trantina