Beerntsen Scholarship 2025

Over thirty years ago, generous donors and volunteers Tom and Penny Beerntsen saw an opportunity to help kids thrive after they leave our Y and our community: through scholarships for higher education. They did a series of fundraisers to establish an Endowment in honor of his parents Richard and Ione that set a vision to use the earnings and principle of that fund for local graduating seniors each year to help them fly off and realize their full potential.

 

Our volunteer team came together to review the many deserving applicants and select our five winners. Congratulations to:

 

Manitowoc Lutheran School: Logan Brooks - Marquette University, Milwaukee

Kiel High School: Sydney August - University of Wisconsin-Parkside

Mishicot High School: Nolan Sand - Concordia University

Lincoln High School: Annika Strazny - University of Wisconsin-Madison

Valders High School: Hadley Jensen - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay