2018 Scholarship Winners

Pierz Healy High School held their annual Awards Night on Wednesday evening, May 9,  in the Performing Arts Center. This special night is set aside to recognize and honor many of this year's Senior Class in the Arts, Academics and Athletics. Once again this year, various organizations, clubs, local businesses and associations stepped forward with a tremendous showing of monetary support by awarding numerous scholarships to many of these individuals. Entertainment was provided by a group of Pierz Jazz musicians (awesome sound!) with refreshments provided as well. Special thanks to Rick Grammond for this complete list and his dedication to Pierz Schools. 
Here's a list of honorees as well as scholarships and recipients:

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Music:
John Philip Susa Award - Bailey Lochner
Louie Armstrong Award - Dalton Karppinen
Outstanding Choir Member Award - Cohlton Boser and Emma Otremba

Drama:
Outstanding Contributions to the Drama Department - Emma Otremba and Anthony Smude

Art:
Artist of the Year - Elise Yates
Artist of the Month
September - Anna Taylor
October - Caleb Kuske
November - Karissa St. Onge
December - Elise Yates
January - Madelyn Smude
February - McKenzie Cheney
March - Abby Andrea
April - Roblyn Austin
May - Katie Leidenfrost

Academics, Arts and Athletic Awards:
Kelsi Stuckmayer and Jesse Marshik

ExCEL Awards:
Jake Andres and Katelyn Becker

Varsity Letters in 3 Sports:
Brittney Boser - Tennis, Basketball and Softball
Malea Boser - Volleyball, Basketball and Track
Ben Herold - Football, Basketball and Track
Taylor Kimman - Volleyball, Basketball and Track
Avy Lease - Tennis, Basketball and Track
Jesse Marshik - Football, Basketball and Baseball
Preston Rocheleau - Football, Basketball and Baseball
Kelsi Stuckmayer - Volleyball, Basketball and Track

Athletes of the Year
Kelsi Stuckmayer and Preston Rocheleau

Student Athletes of the Year
Kelsi Stuckmayer and Preston Rocheleau

Bridges Career Academy Awards
Technology Education - Bryce Hoheisel
Business - Brittany Doucette, Alex Funk, Kyle Girtz, Ben Herold, Avy Lease, Holly Saehr

Students of the Month (sponsored by Farmers and Merchants State Bank):
September - Tyler Kunstleben and Kylie Porter
October - Alex Funk and Bailey Lochner
November - Emma Otremba and Elise Yates
December - Johnathan Hopkins and Kelsi Stuckmayer
January - Taylor Kimman and Jesse Marshik
February - Emily Hedlund and Jordyn Jansen
March - Malea Boser and Samantha Winscher
April - Beth-el Algarin and Preston Rocheleau
May - Kyle Girtz and Alec Lochner

Honor Graduates and Top 5 Students:
Valedictorian - Kelsi Stuckmayer
Salutatorian - Tyler Kunstleben
3- Taylor Kimman
4- Ben Herold
5- Elise Yates
Beth-el Algarin
Elizabeth Dickmann
Johnathan Hopkins
Jordyn Jansen
Dalton Karppinen
Alec Lochner
Bailey Lochner
Jesse Marshik
Emma Otremba
Lindsay Popp
Kylie Porter
Preston Rocheleau
Holly Saehr
Natalie Thomsen
Samantha Winscher

Scholarships and recipients--Over $43,000 in Scholarships were awarded! A huge "THANK YOU" to the generous scholarship donors!

Pierz American Legion Auxiliary-Rich Prairie Post #341
Emma Eberhard, Megan Gammon and Kelsi Stuckmayer

Pierz American Legion Post #341
Preston Rocheleau and Richard Smude

American Red Cross Young Minds Scholarship
Emma Otremba

Brainerd Elks Lodge Student of the Month
Brittney Boser

Buckman Trailblazers Snowmobile Club
Alex Funk, Emily Hedlund, Jesse Marshik and Samantha Winscher

Catholic United Financial
Bryce Hoheisel and Kelsi Stuckmayer

Central Minnesota School Counselors Association
Emma Otremba

CHI - St. Gabriel's Health
Richard Smude

Crow Wing Power Scholarship
Emma Eberhard, Alex Funk, Holly Saehr and Kelsi Stuckmayer

Eastern Morrison County 4-Wheeler Club
Jordyn Jansen and Jesse Marshik

Education Minnesota - Teacher's Union
Kelsi Stuckmayer and Jesse Marshik

​Pierz Lions Club
Derick Herold, Bailey Lochner, Jesse Marshik and Samantha Winscher

Farmer's and Merchant's State Bank
Student of the Year - Preston Rocheleau and Kelsi Stuckmayer

William T. Stoll Scholarship
Emma Otremba

Federated Co-op
Samantha Winscher

First District Association
Samantha Winscher

​Holy Trinity Parent Teacher Organization
Kelsi Stuckmayer

Horizon Health
Emma Eberhard

Lone Eagle Auto Club
Malea Boser

Michael and Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship
Jesse Marshik

Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association Foundation
Brooke Brixius

Morrison-Crow Wing County Corn Growers Association
Elizabeth Dickmann

Ms. Sufka Memorial Scholarship
Bryce Hoheisel and Emma Otremba

Nathan Winscher Memorial Scholarship
Kylie Porter

Pierz Area Commercial Club
Freedom Fest Scholarship 
Elizabeth Dickmann, Johnathan Hopkins and Kylie Porter

Willie Schomer Memorial Scholarship
Alex Funk

Pierz Area Fire Department Relief Association
Brittney Boser, Malea Boser, Elizabeth Dickmann, Alex Funk, Emily Hedlund and Preston Rocheleau

Pierz Baseball Club
Alex Funk, Alec Lochner, Jesse Marshik and Preston Rocheleau

Pierz Education Support Professionals
Jesse Marshik

Pierz Healy High School Student Council
Emma Otremba and Brittany Doucette

Pierz Knights of Columbus
Malea Boser and Emily Hedlund

Pierz Meadow Ponds
Kaitlin Purinton

Pierz Travel Softball Club
Brittney Boser

Pierz Villa, Inc.
Brittney Boser and Kelsi Stuckmayer

Pierz Wrestling Club
Taylor Kimman, Preston Rocheleau and Kelsi Stuckmayer

​Silverstreak Dairies Ag Scholarship
Elizabeth Dickmann

Superintendent Scholarship
Taylor Kimman

Sunrise Ag
Samantha Winscher

St. Gabriel's Hospital Advocates
Richard Smude

Unity Bank
Preston Rocheleau