On Wednesday evening, May 20, members of the Whitewater High School Class of 2026 gathered in the James M. Stewart Auditorium for the annual Scholarship Night Program. The scholarships included in this program are those awarded only to Whitewater High School students as part of the local and area scholarship program and are provided by businesses, organizations, individuals, and memorials local to Whitewater. Many students have earned additional scholarship monies through national programs and/or their school of choice. The total awarded on Wednesday evening was $311,064.
The Class of 2026 wishes to extend their deepest gratitude to the Whitewater community.
Local and Area Scholarship Winners
Cruz Aranda, J-Hawks Booster Club Swim, $250
Cruz Aranda, Treyton Kilar Memorial, $500
Cruz Aranda, Washington PATT, $1000
Cruz Aranda, Whippet Booster Club, $1000
Cruz Aranda, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Kiani Aranda, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $1000
Kiani Aranda, Uglow Family, $1000
Kiani Aranda, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $1000
Kiani Aranda, Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club, $1200
Kiani Aranda, WHS Student Council, $250
Marcos Barojas, D.L.K. Enterprises Whippet to Warhawk, $750
Marcos Barojas, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Sahlma Bergstrand, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Sahlma Bergstrand, Whitewater Federation of Women’s Clubs, $500
Sahlma Bergstrand, D.L.K. Enterprises Whippet to Warhawk, $750
Chacha Binagi, WUSD Ferradermis Scholarship, $1000
Payton Brautigam, Dirk Seibold Cross Country & Track, $1000
Payton Brautigam, Lakeview PTA Alumni, $500
Payton Brautigam, Treyton Kilar Memorial, $500
Payton Brautigam, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Payton Brautigam, WHS Faculty & Staff, $1000
Rae Breisath, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Rae Breisath, Terra Staffing Services, $500
Edrick Camacho Rivera, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $500
Edrick Camacho Rivera, Veronica Hookstead-West Memorial, $5000
Edrick Camacho Rivera, Kikkoman Foods, Inc. Endowed, $500
Isabelle Cantu, American Legion Al & Doris Kolmos, $1000
Isabelle Cantu, Bernie Partoll Memorial, $500
Isabelle Cantu, D.L.K. Enterprises Whippet to Warhawk, $750
Isabelle Cantu, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Shaday Capristran-Linares, Anthony J. Weiler Memorial, $1500
Matthew Carollo, Burton H. Heldt Memorial, $750
Matthew Carollo, Engineered Plastics Company – MacLean-Fogg Scholarship, $12000
Matthew Carollo, Lakeview PTA Alumni, $500
Matthew Carollo, Raymond O. Storck Family, $3000
Matthew Carollo, TIMSHEL, $300
Matthew Carollo, Treyton Kilar Memorial, $500
Matthew Carollo, Veronica Hookstead-West Memorial, $5000
Matthew Carollo, Whippet Booster Club, $1000
Matthew Carollo, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Matthew Carollo, Wisconsin Academic Excellence Awards, $9000
Natalia Casillas, American Legion Al & Doris Kolmos, $1000
Natalia Casillas, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $500
Natalia Casillas, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Peyton Clark, Malcolm C. Davison Music, $250
Isabella Cohen, Michael Hoffman Memorial Music, $500
Isabella Cohen, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Grace Coleman, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $2000
Grace Coleman, Kikkoman Foods, Inc. Endowed, $1000
Grace Coleman, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Grace Coleman, Whitwater Lions Club Scholarship, $500
Grace Coleman, Whitewater HS National Honor Society, $150
Lucy Davis, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $1500
Lucy Davis, Class of 1965 & Wink Jung Memorial, $1000
Lucy Davis, Elizabeth Parenteau Spirit of Service Award, $1000
Lucy Davis, Lincoln Elementary School, $500
Lucy Davis, Treyton Kilar Memorial, $500
Lucy Davis, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $1000
Lucy Davis, Whitewater HS National Honor Society, $100
Lucy Davis, Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club, $1200
Erison Dreksler, Burton H. Heldt Memorial, $750
Erison Dreksler, WUSD Ferradermis Scholarship, $1000
Erison Dreksler, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Erison Dreksler, Whitwater Lions Club Scholarship, $500
Erison Dreksler, WHS Pride Scholarship, $500
Coriana Durham, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $1000
Coriana Durham, Saint John’s Masonic Lodge #57, $600
Coriana Durham, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
David Enns, Jona Freeman Memorial, $500
David Enns, Kikkoman Foods, Inc. Endowed, $500
David Enns, Treyton Kilar Memorial, $500
David Enns, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Rosenberg Escobar, D.L.K. Enterprises Whippet to Warhawk, $750
Rosenberg Escobar, James & Zoe Connor, $8000
Rosenberg Escobar, Whitewater Rotary Club Business, $1000
Kaylee Fuller, D.L.K. Enterprises Whippet to Warhawk, $750
Kaylee Fuller, Whitewater Federation of Women’s Clubs Women’s Bridge Marathon Program, $500
Kevin Gonzalez, Wisconsin Technical Excellence Award, $6750
Jennifer Gosh, Treyton Kilar Memorial, $500
Mya Graves-Koran, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $1000
Mya Graves-Koran, Frawley Oil Company, $1000
Mya Graves-Koran, Freiermuth Key to Business, $1000
Mya Graves-Koran, Jim Stewart Memorial, $1000
Mya Graves-Koran, The Gittrich Family Leadership Scholarship, $1250
Mya Graves-Koran, Treyton Kilar Memorial, $500
Mya Graves-Koran, Whippet Booster Club, $1000
Mya Graves-Koran, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $1000
Charlotte Hajewski, Class of 1965 & Wink Jung Memorial, $1000
Charlotte Hajewski, David F. Veith Memorial, $1250
Charlotte Hajewski, Kikkoman Foods, Inc. Endowed, $500
Charlotte Hajewski, ME Converse Public Speaking Memorial, $1000
Charlotte Hajewski, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $1000
Delaney Hammack, D.L.K. Enterprises Whippet to Warhawk, $750
Delaney Hammack, James & Zoe Connor, $8000
Delaney Hammack, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $1000
Delaney Hammack, WHS Pride Scholarship – Sponsored by Larry Kachel, $500
Silvia Harris, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $1500
Silvia Harris, D.L.K. Enterprises Whippet to Warhawk, $750
Silvia Harris, Irene Krueger Memorial, $1077
Silvia Harris, Melissa Patrick Memorial, $500
Silvia Harris, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Calli Hartzheim, Anthony J. Weiler Memorial, $1500
Calli Hartzheim, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Calli Hartzheim, WHS Technology & Engineering, $500
Nina Heim, Burton H. Heldt Memorial, $750
Nina Heim, Linda Stimpson Memorial, $500
Nina Heim, Vietnam Veternas of America Chapter #236 Scholarship, $300
Nina Heim, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Kaia Jones, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $1000
Kaia Jones, Fort Community Credit Union Scholarship, $2000
Kaia Jones, Lincoln Elementary School, $500
Kaia Jones, Sam & Anne Soffa, $13000
Kaia Jones, Treyton Kilar Memorial, $500
Kaia Jones, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $1000
Kaia Jones, Whitewater HS National Honor Society, $75
Kaia Jones, Whitewater Rotary Club, $1000
Kaia Jones, Whitwater Lions Club Scholarship, $500
Kaia Jones, Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club, $1200
Alexandria Kaczoroski, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Alexandria Kaczoroski, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $500
Alexandria Kaczoroski, Clara Bray Reddy Memorial Nursing, $500
Logan Kienbaum, Anthony J. Weiler Memorial, $1500
Logan Kienbaum, Coperion, $500
Logan Kienbaum, Rick Nelson Memorial Skilled Trades Scholarship, $1500
Logan Kienbaum, Stallman Construction LLC Scholarship, $500
Logan Kienbaum, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Logan Kienbaum, Whitwater Lions Club Scholarship, $500
Caleb Kluck, Benny Liang Memorial Scholarship, $500
Danika Larson, Jona Freeman Memorial, $500
Danika Larson, Treyton Kilar Memorial, $500
Danika Larson, Whitewater Lions Club – Tim Ryan Memorial Scholarship, $500
Danika Larson, Whitewater Professional Police Association, $1000
Tai Lin, Scott Skalitzky Memorial, $500
Tai Lin, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Casey Lyon, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $1500
Casey Lyon, Tom Baird Memorial, $3000
Casey Lyon, Treyton Kilar Memorial, $500
Casey Lyon, Whippet Booster Club, $1000
Casey Lyon, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Casey Lyon, Whitewater Rotary Club, $1000
Casey Lyon, Sam & Anne Soffa, $13000
Kelly Mayorga Coca, Gateway Promise, $10500
Isaiah Mendez, Alvin Wutti H.O.P.E. Memorial, $300
Isaiah Mendez, Kikkoman Foods, Inc. Endowed, $500
Lilian Navejas-Ortiz, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $2000
Lilian Navejas-Ortiz, Kindness Matters, $250
Lilian Navejas-Ortiz, Whitewater Community Foundation, $3000
Lilian Navejas-Ortiz, Whitewater HS National Honor Society, $100
Lilian Navejas-Ortiz, Whitwater Lions Club Scholarship, $500
Lilian Navejas-Ortiz, F. L. Moksnes Memorial, $1000
Lilian Navejas-Ortiz, Wisconsin Academic Excellence Awards, $9000
Lilian Navejas-Ortiz, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $1000
Oswaldo Navejas, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $1500
Oswaldo Navejas, Lincoln Elementary School, $500
Oswaldo Navejas, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Samuel Nickelsburg, American Legion Al & Doris Kolmos, $1000
Samuel Nickelsburg, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Samuel Nickelsburg, Whitewater HS National Honor Society American Red Cross Scholarship, $1000
Samuel Nickelsburg, Treyton Kilar Memorial, $500
Quinton O’Toole, James Crummey Memorial, $1000
Yareli Palomec-Garcia, Fort Community Credit Union Scholarship, $2000
Yareli Palomec-Garcia, Lincoln Elementary School, $500
Yareli Palomec-Garcia, Saint John’s Masonic Lodge #57, $600
Savannah Parker, Gateway Promise, $10500
Maria Pena-Aburto, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $500
Maria Pena-Aburto, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $1000
Gabriella Pena Perroni, Gateway Promise, $10500
Aubrey Ramirez-Mendoza, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $1500
Aubrey Ramirez-Mendoza, Kathryn Mayer Memorial, $1000
Aubrey Ramirez-Mendoza, Kikkoman Foods, Inc. Endowed, $1000
Aubrey Ramirez-Mendoza, The Coburn Family, $10000
Aubrey Ramirez-Mendoza, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $1000
Diego Rodriguez Garcia, Gateway Promise, $10500
Edward Rohloff, John & Joyce Duffin Memorial, $500
Sydney Schilt, Treyton Kilar Memorial, $500
Sydney Schilt, Whippet Booster Club, $1000
Sydney Schilt, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Rebecca Sortino, Wisconsin Technical Excellence Award, $6750
Madysen Stevens, Anthony J. Weiler Memorial, $1500
Madysen Stevens, Veronica Hookstead-West Memorial, $5000
Madysen Stevens, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Dylan Taylor, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $760
Dylan Taylor, Whitewater Education Association (WEA), $800
Dylan Taylor, WHS Technology & Engineering, $500
Genesis Valadez, D.L.K. Enterprises Whippet to Warhawk, $750
Genesis Valadez, James & Zoe Connor, $8000
Genesis Valadez, John Tincher Memorial, $402
Genesis Valadez, Kachel Family Maury Greene Business, $2500
Genesis Valadez, Whitewater Community Foundation Founders’, $500
Genesis Valadez, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Genesis Valadez, Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club, $1200
Emma Valadez-Morales, American Legion Al & Doris Kolmos, $1000
Emma Valadez-Morales, Arnold & Clara Dierfeld, $1000
Emma Valadez-Morales, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Emma Valadez-Morales, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Scholarship, $750
Alexa Wildenberg, Jamie Sendt Memorial, $750
Alexa Wildenberg, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Elora Wildermuth-Breitzman, Burton H. Heldt Memorial, $750
Elora Wildermuth-Breitzman, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $500
Atreya Wilson, Burton H. Heldt Memorial, $750
Atreya Wilson, Dirk Seibold Cross Country & Track, $1000
Atreya Wilson, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), $100
Atreya Wilson, Rosemary Roe Goeglein Memorial, $1750
Atreya Wilson, Whippet Booster Club, $1000
Atreya Wilson, Whitewater HS Alumni Association, $1000
Atreya Wilson, Whitewater HS National Honor Society, $100