Three Lakes community awards more than $140,000 to seniors

The Three Lakes School District held its annual Senior Awards and Scholarship Night May 13 to honor the class of 2026.

Thanks to the generosity of community organizations and businesses, $140,550 in scholarships was awarded.

Since 2000, the community has awarded a total of $2,291,559, including this year’s amount.

The ceremony also recognized the top 10 seniors of the graduating class, students who completed 100 or more hours of community service, and recipients of Presidential Excellence and Presidential Achievement awards.

The following is a list of scholarships, awards and recipients:

Dorothy Louise Stein Memorial Scholarship: Raqual Gebele, Ethan Potrykus, Sawyer Szews and Camryn Vanderwegen

Garbowicz-Boers Science Scholarship: Jasmyn Joslin

Three Lakes Waterfront Association Scholarship: Sawyer Szews

Doug Koshuta Memorial-TL Fish & Wildlife Scholarship: Sawyer Szews

Eagle River Rotary General Scholarship: Matthew Klein

Eagle River Rotary Nicolet Scholarship: Hope Eisel

Edith Reiter Trust Scholarship: Libby Eppler and Melanie Stauffer

Eugene Step Memorial Scholarship: David Littleton

Father William Horath Memorial Scholarship: Paige Brafford, Kaylee Cornelius, Ethan Potrykus and Sawyer Szews

Forward Bank Scholarship: Melanie Stauffer

Headwaters Builders Association STW Grant: Cruz Melton

Hurvis Family Scholarship: Ayla Connor

Oneida County Tavern League Scholarship: Raqual Gebele, Jake Siedschlag and Melanie Stauffer

Red Suspenders Society Scholarship: Guinn Blaylock

Red Suspenders Society-Tom Connelly Scholarship: Libby Eppler

Red Suspenders Society-Becky Moe: Camryn Vanderwegen

Ripco Credit Union Scholarship: Jake Siedschlag

Secret Chocolate Society Scholarship: Raqual Gebele

Sugar Camp Fire Department Scholarship: Libby Eppler

Union Congregational Church of Three Lakes Scholarship: Melanie Stauffer

Three Lakes Lions Club Scholarship: Ashton Boehm, Raqual Gebele, Ayla Connor and Tessa Christophersen

Sugar Camp Lions Club Scholarship: Hope Eisel, Jasmyn Joslin, Levi Lurvey and Camryn Vanderwegen

Sugar Camp-Three Lakes Lions Club Combination Scholarship: Sawyer Szews

Three Lakes American Legion Post 431 Memorial Scholarship: Grayson Polcaster and Sawyer Szews

Three Lakes Class of 1978 Scholarship: Matthew Klein

Three Lakes Community Foundation-Rising Star Scholarship: Raqual Gebele

Three Lakes Community Foundation-Building Our Community Scholarship: Levi Lurvey

Three Lakes Women’s Club Scholarship: Kaitlyn Andrews, Guinn Blaylock, Paige Brafford, Tessa Christophersen, Ayla Connor, Kaylee Cornelius, Libby Eppler, Kailyn Fogerty, Raqual Gebele, Jasmyn Joslin, Madeleine Mahlerwein and Melanie Stauffer

Carol Yahr Memorial Scholarship: Christian Forss, Raqual Gebele and Ethan Potrykus

Three Lakes Crew Foundation Scholarship: Paige Brafford and Kailyn Fogerty

Headwaters Chapter of Muskies, Inc: Sawyer Szews

FH Himes Scholarship: Guinn Blaylock, Paige Brafford, Tessa Christophersen, Kailyn Fogerty, Christian Forss, Jasmyn Joslin, Madeline Mahlerwein, Grayson Polcaster, Jake Siedschlag and Sawyer Szews

Eagle River Masonic Lodge Scholarship: Ashton Boehm and Cruz Melton
Josephine Motylewski Scholarship: Guinn Blaylock, Tessa Christophersen and Jasmyn Joslin

R&S Winter Family Fund-Vocational/Technical/Trades Scholarship: Hope Eisel and Matthew Klein

School District of Three Lakes Community Scholarship: Ashton Boehm, Kaylee Cornelius, Hope Eisel, Levi Lurvey and Cruz Melton

Jerry “Coach Koz” Koslowski Scholarship: Grayson Polcaster

Joey Wojtusik Memorial Scholarship: Kylee Wilson

Bob Wojtusik Scholarship: Sawyer Szews

Walter’s Technical Scholarship: Levi Lurvey

American Red Cross Blood Drive Scholarship: Kaitlyn Andrews and Melanie Stauffer

Education Association of Three Lakes Scholarship: Guinn Blaylock

Diane Sabrowsky Memorial Award: Melanie Stauffer

Randy Ruby Memorial Award: Sawyer Szews

Art Pertile Memorial Award: Christian Forss and Sawyer Szews

First Congregational United Church of Christ-Kranz Scholarship: Raqual Gebele

Nicolet College Foundation-Employees Scholarship: Camryn Vanderwegen

Nicolet College Foundation-John Gambill Scholarship: Elizabeth Boogren, Kaylee Cornelius and Kylee Wilson

Eagle River Light & Water Scholarship: Matthew Klein

TL Brule River & Northern Lights Snowmobile Club: Raqual Gebele

College scholarships:
Concordia St. Paul, President’s Scholarship, Lutheran Heritage Scholarship & Church Work Guarantee: Christian Forss
Michigan Tech, National Scholars Gold Level, Distinguished Leading Scholar Finalist, Summer Youth Scholars Award: Raqual Gebele
UW Green Bay, Eileen & Robert Gallagher Scholarship: David Littleton
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Green & Gold Scholarship: Aedyn Sorenson
Colorado State University, Green & Gold Scholarship: Paige Brafford
UW La Crosse, Academic Excellence: Melanie Stauffer
UW Stevens Point, Melvin R. Laird Youth Leadership Scholarship: Sawyer Szews

YMCA Teen Character Awards: Isabella Cruckson, Sawyer Szews and Melanie Stauffer

National Football Foundation Scholarship Program: Sawyer Szews

U.S. Figure Skating Graduating Senior Skating Scholarship: Julia Eaker

WIAA Scholar Athlete Nominees: Melanie Stauffer and Sawyer Szews
Tom Ainsworth Award: Sawyer Szews

Outstanding Community Service Awards: Christian Forss, Kaitlyn Andrews, Ethan Potrykus, Sawyer Szews and Raqual Gebele

Presidential Excellence Awards: Ashton B. Boehm, Tessa Christophersen, Ayla Connor, Hope C. Eisel, Elizabeth Eppler, Christian J. Forss, Raqual Gebele, Jasmyn Joslin, Matthew Klein, Levi Lurvey, Cruz M. Melton, Grayson Polcaster, Melanie Stauffer, Sawyer Szews, Camryn Vanderwegen and Thompson Wallschlaeger

Presidential Achievement Awards: Kaitlyn Andrews, Guinn Blaylock, Paige Brafford, Isabella Cruckson, Kailyn Fogerty, Kassidy Higgins-Williams, Ian Lamon, Madeleine Mahlerwein, Ethan Potrykus, Jake Siedschlag, Aedyn Sorenson, Annabella Steinbach, Mira West and Kylee Wilson

Top 10 Recognition Awards: Melanie Stauffer, Sawyer Szews, Jasmyn Joslin, Elizabeth Eppler, Raqual Gebele, Levi Lurvey, Camryn Vanderwegen, Ayla Connor, Hope Eisel and Matthew Klein

Salutatorian: Jasmyn Joslin

Valedictorians: Melanie Stauffer and Sawyer Szews

Technical Excellence Scholar: Ashton Boehm

Academic Excellence Scholar: Melanie Stauffer