The joy of both giving and receiving was on display Wednesday night as some 30 presenters of more than 80 scholarships invited 62 Fort Atkinson High School seniors to join them on the school’s auditorium stage to receive recognition and gifts.
Attendance at the livestreamed Fort Atkinson High School Senior Scholarship Ceremony was limited to honored seniors, presenters and school officials to maintain COVID-19 safety.
During the ceremony, Mike Hall, who will be retiring at the end of the school year, received recognition as the 2021 Teacher of the Year and Constance Kopetsky was named 2021 Support Staff of the Year.
A video of the ceremony is avialble for viewing at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBsQWcA_KNU.
Photographs from the event follow.
Retiring at the end of the school year, Mike Hall is named Teacher of the Year.
Fort Atkinson High School Principal Dan Halvorsen invites a student to receive her gift. Halvorsen recognized several students during the evening, including the recipients of the Wisconsin Academic Excellence Award and the Badger Conference Top 10 Scholars.
Above two: Several students are brought on stage to receive recognition and scholarships.
At the podium, Fort Atkinson High School Counselor Curt Brokmeier recognizes several students.
High School Principal Dan Halvorsen distributes plaques to Badger Conference Top 10 Scholars.
Above two: Fort Atkinson School District Superintendent Rob Abbott invites National Merit Scholarship finalist Kalin Ahmad onto the stage.
Presenter Josh Smith distributes awards to recipients of the Fort Atkinson Generals Athletic and Baseball Scholarship.
High School Counselor Curt Brokmeier, at the podium, and Sue Hiscox present the Butch Hiscox Memorial Scholarship.
Presenter Kari Homb awards the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church-Powers Scholarship.
Alice Van Haaften receives the Jessica D. Holt Art Scholarship.
Jim Knoflicek, at right, presents the Class of 1971 Vocational/Technical Scholarship to Noelle Blanchar.
Above three: Students receive recognition.
Betty Schelb presents Mariah Eichenberg with the American Legion Auxiliary Music Scholarship.
Madison Miles is the recipient of the American Legion Auxiliary Medical Scholarship.
High School teacher Tyler Sarbacker presents several of his students with the Ed Karrels AP Computer Science Scholarship.
Arlette and Gregory Sambs present Jax Bound with the Arlette and Gregory Sambs Scholarship for Ag Advancement.
Tyler Freeman is the recipient of the Leonard Brosig-Wisconservation Club Scholarship. The award was presented by Craig Rusch.
Stacy Kutz presents several students with FFA/FFA Alumni Scholarships.
Jordan Nelson presents several students with Fort Atkinson Vocational/Technical Scholarships.
Jason Behm takes the podium to present the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Association Scholarship.
Kylee Koebernick and Eden Portugal are recipients of the Fort Atkinson Vocational/Technical Scholarship.
Fort Memorial Hospital Foundation Scholarship recipients are Makenna Croson and Noah Frame.
Two above: Students display their awards.
Fort Atkinson Community Foundation Executive Director Sue Hartwick takes a moment to congratulate “Make A Difference” scholarship recipient Gabrielle Morales. The scholarship is made possible by the Polk, Ott, McGlynn and Kudlata families. The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation this year awarded some $361,000 in scholarships.
Flanked by students Logan Hamele and Olivia Granec, both recipients of the Walter and Louise Buell Merit Scholarship, Chairperson of the Fort Atkinson Community Foundation Board of Directors Michael Bender, speaking to reporter Chris Spangler as part of an earlier story, said: “The foundation’s remarkable scholarship program exists because of all the kind and generous donors who have opened scholarship funds with us over the years.”
Kim McDarison photos.
For a full list of students and the awards each received, visit: https://fortatkinsononline.com/senior-scholarship-award-recipients-2021/.
A full list of scholarships presented during Wednesday’s program and their presenters is found below.
Five of 10 Badger Conference Top Scholars pictured include: Logan Hamele, from left, Sarah Mepham, Matthew Betanski, Olivia Granec, and Tyler Betanski. Badger Conference Top Scholars not pictured include: Riley Rogers, Alice Van Haaften, Hannah Teubert, Angela Unate, Tyler Freeman.
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