Please contact Mrs. Walz if you have any questions. Stop in, or email elizabeth.walz@k12.sd.us
Local Scholarships for Alumni
Reuben & Edna Butz Memorial Scholarship
-one $500 scholarship given to an alumni in the health field
-Deadline: March 20th, 2020
-$250
-parent must be a member
-Ag related field of study is preferred but not required
-Deadline: May 1st
Twila Zastrow Memorial Scholarship
-$500
-For a student in their 2nd/3rd year of
college pursuing an education degree
-Deadline: May 1st
Mary Gohring Memorial Scholarship
-must be pursuing education, math, or engineering.
-$500
-Deadline: May 1st
-$1,000
-Must be volunteering in your community
-Deadline: May 4th
This page will be updated when applications become available!
March Deadlines
(Click on underlined headings to print applications)
-Must be pursuing a career in diesel mechanics
-$500
-Deadline is March 1st
Venture Communications Citizenship and Community Service Scholarship
- 12 - $500 Scholarships
- "B" Average
Parents must be an active Venture subscriber
- Deadline March 4th
-1 $1,000 Scholarships
-Deadline is March 19th, 2020
Weskota Foundation Scholarship
-3 $600 scholarships to be awarded
-individual planning a career in field of health care
-Sponsored by Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center, Weskota Manor Avera, and Horizon Health Care
-Deadline is March 20th, 2020
Reuben & Edna Butz Memorial Scholarship
-One $500 Scholarship for 1 Senior, and 1 $400 scholarship for one post-secondary student in the Jerauld County area
-Must be pursing a career in health care
-Deadline is March 20th, 2020
Midstate Communications
-7 $750 scholarships
-Parents/guardians must receive telephone service from Midstate.
-Deadline is March 13th, 2020
-See Mrs. Walz for application
-Parent/legal guardian must be a telephone customer of Santel Communications in one of the exchanges:
Alpena, Artesian-Fedora, Ethan, Forestburg, Letcher, Mount Vernon, Parkston-Dimock, Tripp, Wolsey, or Woonsocket
-10 $500 scholarships
-Deadline is March 27th, 2020
April Deadlines
American Bank & Trust Scholarship
-8 $500 scholarships
-Deadline is April 1st
-$1000 per year for up to 4 years
-Must be attending SDSM&T
-not limited to just one student
-Deadline is April 1st
Lt. Col. Orville O. “Bill” Munson Scholarship
-A monthly sum for up to 4 years
-provide proof of enrollment at each semester to continue funds
-Must email your full application to elizabeth.walz@k12.sd.us in one email
-Deadline April 15th
American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship
-$300
-Deadline is April 15th
Norm & Margo Meriweather Veterinarian Scholarship
-For students pursuing a career in Veterinary Medicine
-Deadline is April 15th
-$750
-Deadline is April 18th, 2019
George & Eva Kleppin Scholarship
-2 $1,000 Scholarships
-Deadline April 20th
-$1,400
-Preference for a student pursuing an agricultural degree
-Deadline is April 28th
May Deadlines
Jacob Kolousek Memorial Scholarship
-2 $500 Scholarships, one for a 4H member, and one for any senior
-Deadline is May 1st
Mary Gohring Memorial Scholarship
-high school graduating senior or alumni pursuing courses of study in education, mathematics or engineering
-$500
-Deadline is May 1st
-Worth $250
-parent must be a member
-Ag related field of study is preferred but not required
-Deadline is May 1st
Achievement Scholarship
-$250
-Deadline is May 1st
-(2) $500
-application in Word doc
-must mail to Melissa Schimke
-Deadline is May 1st
-(1 )$1,000 & (3) $500
-Deadline is May 3rd, 2019
Wessington Springs Alumni Association
-1 $500 Scholarship
-Deadline is May 7th
-$200
-Deadline is May 7th