Scholarships 2026

2026 Scholarship Winners

The Augusta Area Foundation is in its 29th year of awarding scholarships. Over $362,000 has been awarded since its conception. 

The Augusta Area Foundation presented the following Scholarships to Augusta High School 2026 Graduates for their post-secondary education.

  • Edgar & Elaine Paddock Memorial Scholarships winners: Sage Whitebody & Samantha Hanson
  • AHS Class of 1970 Scholarship winner Rachel West
  • Mary Carol Peterson Scholarship winner Brianna Deker-Salmons
  • George and Lorraine Stanek Memorial Scholarship winner Victoria Olson
  • Randy & Alice Wilkinson Memorial Scholarship winner Brianna Deker-Salmons
  • Brian & Stacy Strauch Family Scholarship winner Hannah Robinson
  • Busy Beaver Community Service Scholarship winners: Victoria Olson, Danica Wolfe, Lindsay Strauch & Brianna Deker-Salmons
  • David Balliett Memorial Scholarship Winners Colton Wincse and Danica Wolfe
  • ATV Club Scholarship Winners Zoey Guntner, Brianna Deker-Salmons and Rachel West
  • Tom & Celia Bethke Scholarship Winners: Hannah Robinson, Lindsey Strauch, Danica Wolfe, Colton Wincse, Rachel West, and Zoey Guntner
  • Richard & Audrey Brunzlick Memorial Scholarship winner Danica Wolfe
  • Dekan Family Scholarship winner Zoey Guntner
  • Dekan Family Scholarship winners Lillian Halverrson & Eleanor Halverson
  • Braden Dale Dickinson Memorial Scholarship winner Lindsay Strauch

David Balliett $500 Memorial Scholarships awarded to Danica Wolfe & Colton Wincse

Tom & Celia Bethke $1,000 Scholarships awarded to Hannah Robinson, Lindsey Strauch, Danica Wolfe, Colton Wincse, Rachel West, Zoey Guntner

Edgar & Elaine Paddock $2,000 Memorial Scholarships awarded to Sage Whitebody & Samantha Hanson

George and Lorraine Stanek $750 Memorial Scholarship awarded to Victoria Olson

Mary Carol Peterson $500 Memorial Scholarship awarded to Brianna Deker-Salmons

Randy & Alice Wilkinson Memorial $500 Scholarship awarded to Brianna Deker-Salmons

Richard & Audrey Brunzlick $1,000 Memorial Scholarship awarded to Danica Wolfe

Braden Dale Dickinson Memorial $750 Scholarship awarded to Lindsay Strauch

Dekan Family $1,000 Scholarship awarded to Zoey Guntner. And $250 Scholarships awarded to Ryan Sippl, Lucy Zeug, Lillian Halverrson, & Eleanor Halverson

Brian & Stacy Strauch $1,000 Family Scholarship awarded to Hannah Robinson

ATV Club $500 Scholarship awarded to Zoey Guntner and $250 Scholarships awarded to Brianna Deker-Salmons & Rachel West

AHS Class of 1970 $250 Scholarships (in memory of Mary Carlson Coburn) awarded to Rachel West

Busy Beaver Community Service $350 Scholarships awarded to Victoria Olson & Danica Wolfe, $250 Scholarship awarded to Lindsay Strauch, and $200 Scholarship awarded to Brianna Deker-Salmons.

Congratulations to the class of 2026, and best of luck in the next season!

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See class of 2025 scholarship winners here.