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OWATONNA HIGH SCHOOL
Aaron Bangs
Aaron Dorr
Abbey Crandall
Abbie Webster
Abbigail Moran
Abdifatah Isman
Abe Stockwell
Abigail Munns
Abigail Schwartz
Abigail Smith
Adela Interiano
Aidan Ruiz
Aiden Bielefeldt-Cada
Alex Ulrich
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Kennedy
Alexander Tekautz
Alexis Akemann
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2021 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Ashton Jensen Charles & Norma Buxton Scholarship $5,000/yr for 4 years
Lucy Macius Edward Stepanek Scholarship $10,000/yr for 4 years
Lane Versteeg Edward Stepanek Scholarship $10,000/yr for 4 years
Jenna Gleason Meilahn Family Scholarship $4,000/yr for 4 years
Scholarships Ranging From $500 - $5,000 Bailey Keck Steele County Robert Chladek Scholarship $5,000 Abe Stockwell Ron Baker Memorial Scholarship $3,500 Bailey Keck Owatonna FFA Scholarship $1,500 Ashton Jensen Mann Math Scholarship $1,250
Jenna Gleason Mann Math Scholarship $1,250
Jacob Meiners Class of '58 Scholarship $1,200
Lane Versteeg Mann Math Scholarship $1,250
Caleb Schuler Becky Hofmann Morris Memorial Scholarship $1,000
Nicholas Pilcher Mann Math Scholarship $1,250 Asad Ali Bruce Larson Memorial Scholarship $1,200
Elissa Macias United Hispanic Scholarship $1,000 Adela Interiano United Hispanic Scholarship $1,000 Sydney Hunst Brenda Wilcox Scholarship $600
Jenna Bergeron Random Acts of Kindness Scholarship $500
Hannah Gebur Roepke Continuing Education Scholarship $500
Mariah Schroht Random Acts of Kindness Scholarship $500
Brooklyn Houser Full Circle Counseling & Wellness Scholarship $500
Nicholas Pilcher Lee Foundation Scholarship $1,000
Joseph Bellomy Kenneth Wilcox Scholarship $600
Alex Tryhus Roepke Continuing Education Scholarship $500
Gabriel Tratz Full Circle Counseling & Wellness Scholarship $500
Lauren Phelps Lee Foundation Scholarship $1,000
Cora Barrett Random Acts of Kindness Scholarship $500
Ashley Kellar Roepke Continuing Education Scholarship $500
Cheryl Smith Maggie Dixon Honorary Scholarship $500
Through the financial support of its donors, the 761 Foundation awards more than $140,000 in scholarships each spring. To learn more about the work of the 761 Foundation or to make a donation, please visit its website at www.761Foundation.com
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OWATONNA HIGH SCHOOL
Alexis Anderson
Alexis Ringhofer
Alexis Smith
Alivia Schuster
Alix Bettin
Allison Keller
Alyssa Ringhofer
Anastasia LaDuke
Andrew Frank
Andrew Kries
Andrew Schumacher
Angela Zaccaria
Angelina Bartz
Anna Herzog
Annika Andrix
Annika Brown
Anthony Hauer
Anthony Villarreal
Arian Piepho
Asad Ali
Ashlie Tesch
Ashton Jensen
Athanasios Marazes
Audrey Franklin
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OWATONNA HIGH SCHOOL
Ava Bretl
Bailey Keck
Benjamin Martinez
Blake Sommers
Blake Worrell
Braden Trivelpiece
Brady Karsten
Brayden Truelson
Brent Fischer
Brianna Bailey
Brianna O’Connor
Brittany Sackett
Brody Erola
Brody Homan
Brooklyn Houser
Brynn Hackerson
Cade Woltman
Caden Hedlund
Caden Kubicek
Caden Schwartz
Caitlynne Bussert
Calbey Podein
Caleb Belting
Caleb Schuler
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OWATONNA HIGH SCHOOL
Calishia Vang
Cameron Stoen
Cameron Tracy
Candace Goodsell
Carter Breckenridge
Casey Johnson
Casey Wittmer
Chase Dallman
Chase VandenBerg
Chase Zak
Cheryl Smith
Chloe Beede
Chloe Cockram
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Cas Ihrke
Aaron Dorr
Annika Andrix
Tara Kack
Sarah Johns
Zachary Liebl
Owatonna High School
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OWATONNA HIGH SCHOOL
Dominic Valento
Dylan Hall
Elijah Lowell
Elijah Roberts
Elise Egbert
Elissa Macias
Elizabeth Fisher
Elizabeth Harder
Ella Stockwell
Eman Gabri
Emilia Edel
Emilia Gomez
Emily Engebretson
Emily Hagen
Emma Anderson
Emma Dahnert
Emma deBruin
Emma Howe
Emma Klemmensen
Emmanuel Ojulu
Eric De La Torre
Ethan Engels
Ethan Hunt
Ethan Koziolek
Evan Buck
Evan Little
Evan Moore
Evelyn Vasquez
Faith Hanson
Farah Farah
Fletcher Schulz
Frija Reinert
Gabe Tratz
Gabriel Adams
Gabriel Lancette
Gage Olson
Gannon Kuehn
Garett Dahlen
Garrett LaPlount
Gavin Gebhart
Gavin Rein
Gavin Ruhlig
Grace Arthur
Grace Linders
Grace Smith
Grace Wolfe
Grant Stowe
Greta Korbel
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OWATONNA HIGH SCHOOL
Hafsa Ilquayte
Hailee Olson
Hailey Clear
Hailey Fox
Hailey Rysavy
Haley Zempel
Hamza Ahmed
Haylee Mullenbach
Hayli Hausen
Henry Gigstead
Hong Nguyen
Hudson Aase
Hunter Meehan
Ibraahiim Roble
Iqra Ali
Isaac Guzman
Isabella Anderson
Isabella Schroeder
Isabelle Leonard
Isaiah Grube
Ismael Estrada Alvarez
Ismail Abdulle
Israel Kraling
Jacelyn Stenzel
Jack Kleeberger
Jack Titchenal
Jacob Fast
Jacob Meiners
Jacob Nelson
Jake Little
James Henriksen
Jamie Wells
Janessa Juarez
Jared Hernandez
Jared Warn
Jay Thompson
Jaydan Feuring
Jayden Jones
Jenna Bergeron
Jenna Gleason
Jenna Spatenka
Jeremiah Wencl
Jessica Helms
Joby Werk
Jocelyn Brooks
Jocelyn Esquivel
John Pfeifer
Jonathan Perez
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OWATONNA HIGH SCHOOL
Jonathan Wall
Jorden Kalbach
Jose Fuentes
Joseph Bellomy
Joseph Betti
Joseph Brein
Joseph Earl
Joseph Smith
Joshua Kiefer
Julia Dietz
Justin Kraus
Kaden Nelson
Kaden Tomlinson
Kaelyn Peters
Katelyn Arndt
Kathryn Ihrke
Katie Cottingham
Kayla Eschenbrenner
Kaylei Karow
Keezia Rud
Khadar Mohamed
Kialee Kleeberger
Kiera Hosteller
Klara Blacker
Kloey White
Kobe Thomas
Kullen Kath
Kylee Stirens
Kyleigh Weaver
Lane Versteeg
Lanie Schuster
Laura Gebur
Lauren Borgerding
Lauren Phelps
Lauryn Bateman
Leone Jacobson
Lesley Esquivel
Libby Janka
Lila Bartkowiak
Lillian Willcox
Lily Sampson
Lincoln Maher
Lindsay Bangs
Logan McGaheran
Logan Olson
Lucas Robillard
Lucy Macius
Lydia Kath
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OWATONNA HIGH SCHOOL
Madelin Bruessel
Madilyn Trupe
Madison Effertz
Madison Levy
Maggie Newhouse
Marco Garibay
Margret Jacott
Mariah Bailey
Mariah Schroht
Mason Kunkel
Mason Piepho
Mason Saufferer
Matthew Cook
Matthew Seykora
Maxwell Liverseed
Maya Ratzloff
Maya Schultz
McKenna Baker
McKenna Melby
Mckenzi Fedder
McKenzie Raab
Megan Copeland
Megan Johnson
Mia Hoskin
Michael Haberman
Michelle Angeles
Mitchel Raygor
Morgan Winter
Muna Mohamed
Natalie Cumpean
Natalie Morrow
Nataly Hurtado Tiza
Nathan Smith
Nicholas Cummins
Nicholas Pilcher
Nolan Burmeister
Nora Thompson
Nyabhang Wal
Oliver Hansen
Onelia Velazquez
Owen Thorn
Parker Erickson
Payton Beyer
Pedro Munoz Sosa
Preston Studnicka
Rachel Kellar
Richie Lee
Riley Voracek
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OWATONNA HIGH SCHOOL
Robert Garza
Roda Aden
Rogelio Guzman
Ryan Francisco
Ryker Richardson
Sabella Maas
Saide Rodriguez
Samantha Rinehart
Samantha Spears
Samuel Buegler
Samuel Cummins
Samuel Sampson
Samuel Snitker
Sara Sangare
Sarah Kingland
Sean Heselton
Sepaltura Thompson
Sergio Guzman
Shamso Abdullahi
Shrina Patel
Sky Dube
Skylah Conner
Skyler Sawesky
Sophiamaria Garza
Stadler Johnson
Stiven Saenz Moraga
Sucdi Abdullahi
Sydney Hunst
Sydney Winch
Talus Meyer
Tanner Hall
Tara Kack
Tea Boerner
Thomas Frandle
Thomas Leon
Trace Walderon
Travis Johnson
Tristan Groh
Tristan Wencl
True Gieseke
Tucker Jeno
Tyler Cobban
Wendell Relacion
Wilo Omot
Yahya Abdi
Zach Stransky
Zachariah Lenz
Zachary Langager
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OWATONNA HIGH SCHOOL
Zachary Liebl
Zackary Kirsch
ZamZam Hassen
Zander Hammann
Zinash Valen
BLOOMING PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL
Abbe Lillian
Abby Braaten
Adrianna Bermea
Alex Miller
Alex Piller
Alexander Martinez
Allison Krohnberg
Anna Kittelson
Ashleigh Alwes
Ashley Brown
Bella White
Boone Carlson
Brian Jimenez
Brianna Hensrud
Casey Lyman
Charlie Heimerman
Christopher Naatz
Christopher Shepard
Cole Christianson
Cole Graves
Danielle Pena
Dylan Johnson
Emily Kubicek
Erin O’Brien
Ethan Grant
Gage Svoboda
Gavin Halverson
Grace Magnuson
Gretchen Sunde
Halle Strunk
Isaac Arnold
Isabel Burke
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BLOOMING PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL
Jacob Naatz
Jessica Ressler
Joe Pirkl
Kiya Thompson
Kollyn Alwes
Lane Lembke
Luke Larkoski
Mackenzie Grunklee
Mackenzie Madsen
Madison Miller
Maggie Bruns
Maggy Motl
Maren Forystek
Megan Oswald
Micalyn Trihus
Mildred Baltazar
Mitch Fiebiger
Rachel Riley
Rachel Thompson
Reese Millam
Robert Gutierrez
Rose Michaud
Rylie Cisneros
Shyane Jorgenson
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BLOOMING PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL
Sydney McCarthy
Taylor Wurst
Thomas Donnelly,
Tim Loverink
Wyatt Voss
Karter Rumler
Katelynn Roberts
Kyle Dagit
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