Students

19 Eden Prairie Seniors received FEPS Student Scholarship Awards

On Thursday May 19, the Eden Prairie High School Auditorium was filled with outstanding high school seniors and their family members, friends, school staff, and community well-wishers, as the annual student scholarship ceremony presenters recognized and paid tribute to the many students receiving scholarships for their post-secondary education. Thanks to the generosity of the many individuals who have chosen the FEPS Board of Directors to be caring stewards of their funds and administer their scholarships each year. Once again, FEPS overwhelmingly led the pack of organizations offering scholarships awarding 14 scholarships, which were presented to 19 students, for a total of $64,000 in scholarships — the largest award in the history of FEPS!

Dr. Lisa Sisinni, Executive Director for FEPS, noted that, “it is such a fun experience to learn about these amazing seniors who maintain high academic achievements while involving themselves in numerous extra-curricular activities, community service activities, and important volunteer and job responsibilities. They also have the biggest dreams ever for their future, and every time the evening ends I think, this is why FEPS is so important, as we are able to financially assist those students to make their dreams become a reality!”

This year FEPS added two more student scholarship opportunities, The Boyd-Estall Family LGBTQ+ and Allies Scholarship and The Jonas Wagner “Viva la Vida” Memorial Scholarship. Anna Anderson, FEPS Chair of the Board, commented that, “FEPS appreciates the opportunity to add new scholarships that reach different sectors and interests of our student body. We look forward to continuing to build our scholarship offerings in the future.” Congratulations to all of our Student Scholarship Recipients!

Following is the list of Student Scholarships and this year’s deserving recipients:

Bergman Family Scholarship

1. Hamza Mahamud

Boyd-Estall Family LGBTQ+ and Allies Scholarship

1. Katherine Kregness

2. Julia Nelson

Ron Iverson Memorial Scholarship

1. Mackenzie Meadows

Class of 1973 “Spirit” Scholarship

1. Anna Maristela

Christina P. Stolz “Life Bandmates” Scholarship

1. Karina Papa

Matthew Taylor Memorial Scholarship

1. Joshua Carr

Chris Wivholm Memorial Scholarship

1. Ashwin Wahlquist

Randell D. Voas Memorial Scholarship

1. Max Johnson

Jonas Wagner “Viva la Vida” Memorial Scholarship

1. Hailey Heimkes

2. Julia Matthews

Matheson Family Technical School Scholarship

1. Madelyn Baker

2. Efrain Diego

Sydney M. Galleger Memorial Scholarship

1. Swim/Dive – Rylee Dennin

2. Alpine Ski – Jakob Zeller

3. DECA – Katelyn Zick

Griffiths Family Scholarships

1. Holasek Griffiths Scholarship in Business – Lydia Gschwendtner

2. Griffiths Family Scholarship in Computer Science, Engineering, or Manufacturing –

Sudeeksha Nooka

3. Griffiths Family Scholarship in Health Sciences – Iesh Gujral

The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools is honored to be the administrator of numerous scholarships offered to Eden Prairie High School seniors on behalf of generous donors in our community.

Applications for the scholarships are open December through February. A committee will choose the recipients and the scholarships will be awarded at the EPHS Senior Community Scholarship Awards night in May each year.

For information on each scholarship, applications and related application criteria, please click on the scholarship links below.