The 18th Annual Awards Ceremony was held on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 4:00 p.m., followed by a dessert and coffee reception. At the Awards Ceremony, the BPS Foundation, along with other local organizations, recognized graduating seniors receiving scholarships. The Foundation awarded $50,000 in scholarships.
Also honored were the recipients of four special awards, the 2018 Support Staff of the Year, Kathy Nowak, Volunteer of the Year, Nicki Byars, Distinguished Educator of the Year, Tye Hanke and New Educator of the Year, Mariah Babbel. Congratulations!
Thank you to Matt & Connie Wickham for generously donating the Of the Year Awards.
From the left: 2018 Support Staff of the Year, Mrs. Kathy Nowak, 2018 Volunteer of the Year, Mrs. Nicki Byars, 2018 Distinguished Educator of the Year, Mr. Tye Hanke, and 2018 New Educator of the Year, Mrs Mariah Babbel.
RSVP to the 2018 Awards Ceremony
BPS Foundation 2018 Scholarship Recipients
| Gold | $5,000 | Sophia Lanphier |
| Silver | $3,500 | Zach Wullenwaber |
| Bronze | $2,000 | Allie Dew |
| Bronze | $2,000 | Mary Claire Opheim |
| Bronze | $2,000 | Thomas Spoehr |
| Bronze | $2,000 | Hunter Blum |
| Bronze | $2,000 | William Johnston |
| Bronze | $2,000 | Kollin Heddens |
| Bronze | $2,000 | Nicolett Carey |
| Bronze | $2,000 | Kelsey Eihausen |
| Bronze | $2,000 | Sarah Christensen |
| Bronze | $2,000 | Machaela Puck |
| Career | $2,000 | Garrett Derengowski (2 year college student) |
| Career | $2,000 | Tyler Remmereid (2 year college student) |
| Markman | $500 | Garrett Derengowski (Automotive) |
| Merit Gold | $1,500 | Jordan Crisman |
| Merit Gold | $1,500 | Alexandra Hiscock |
| Merit Gold | $1,500 | Olivia Thompson |
| Merit Silver | $1,000 | Madison Dreessen |
| Merit Silver | $1,000 | Mitchell in den Bosch |
| Merit Silver | $1,000 | Ava Limbo |
| Merit Silver | $1,000 | Stanford Max Meradith |
| Merit Silver | $1,000 | Abigail Schmidt |
| Merit Silver | $1,000 | Cole Schumacher |
| Merit Silver | $1,000 | Alyssa Shults |
| Merit Silver | $1,000 | Jessica Warnke |
| Merit Silver | $1,000 | Aaron Wynn |
| Merit Bronze | $500 | Drew Erickson |
| Merit Bronze | $500 | Alexis Gutschow |
| Merit Bronze | $500 | Claire Huber |
| Merit Bronze | $500 | Cole Larson |
| Merit Bronze | $500 | Elise Ratigan |
| Merit Bronze | $500 | Jacob Weikel |
| All-Star Kids | $500 | Lydia Schrum |
| All-Star Kids | $500 | Hunter Ponce |
| All-Star Kids | $500 | Nathan Herrera |
BPS Foundation 2018 Award Recipients
2018 New Educator of the Year, Ms. Abby Fitzgerald
2018 Distinguised Educator of the Year, Mr. Tye Hanke
2018 Support Staff of the Year, Mrs. Kathy Nowak
2018 Volunteer of the Year, Mrs. Nicki Byars