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Greater Portage Youth Education Foundation


Our scholarships are an excellent way to help reduce the costs of higher education.

GPYEF Scholarship Recipients

2024 2023 2022

Ezra Laufenberg (4-year) Fallyn Breunig (2-year)

Docter Scholarship
Estella Brees

Ayden Hellenbrand (4-year) Maya Schroeder (2-year)

Docter Scholarship
Gabe Bandekow

 Landon Walker (4 year)
Brandee Schumann (2 year)

Docter Scholarship
Natalie Weidner
2021 2020 2019
Kelsey Cervantes (4 year)
Julia Aulik (2 year)

Docter Scholarship
Leo McEvilly		 Nicholas Nadolski (4 year)
Brianna Brandner (2 year)

Docter Scholarship
Gabrielle Garrigan 		Nathan Poches (4 yr)
Janet Moyotl-Hernandez (2 yr)

Docter Scholarship
Isaac Brockley
2018 2017 2016
Cade Harkner (4 yr)
Allyson Ableman (2 yr)		 Ethan Lentz (4yr)
Joseph Clemmons (2yr)

Madigan O'Leary (4yr)
Samantha Jahn (2yr)

 
2015 2014 2013

Samuel Clemmons (4-year)
Madison Bear (2-year)

 

Jolie Dion-Gottfried (4 year)
Kelsey Pence (2 year)

 

 Abby Carpenter (4 year)
Veronica Gutierrez (2 year)
2012 2011 2009

Abigail Boeck (4 Year)
Rachel Jensen (2 Year)

 

Ben Carpenter (4 Year)
Elyse Fenne (2 Year)

 

 Ashley Hartwell (4 Year)
Spencer Nett (2 Year)


How Greater Portage Youth Education Foundation
has helped Portage Community Schools

Projects & Events

2025 2024 2023

Paddle Forward(Canoe Project)
John Muir Ukuleles
School Band Instruments
Bartels MS Outdoor Adventure Club
Insect Life Cycle Project
Portage HS Art Club
Post Prom 
4th Grade Books for Bright Minds
Beyond the Notes Festival
Portage HS Baseball
PHS Art Dept. Kiln Replacement/Upgrade
Sensory Integration Room
Portage HS Choir Attire
Art Show Display Panels
UV Goggles & Sterilization Cabinet
Social, Emotional, Cognitive Development
Animal Science Training
Sponsorship for Girls Basketball Club
Phonological Awareness and Life Skills
Youth Frontier Coverage
Souper Show-Bartels Middle School
Winter Gear for Students
National Art Education Association Conference
Spanish Exchange
Costa Rica Trip-for June 2026, Spanish Class
Swing Choir Uniforms

German Exchange-Three Week Trip
IL Holocaust Museum Field Trip
Free Voluntary Reading Library(this isn’t on the list currently and needs to be added)
FFA Day on the Hill
MS Band T Shirts(this is listed with two other things on the same line and needs to be separated)
PHS Art Club Field Trip(this is listed along with two other things on the same line and needs to be separated)
DSLR Cameras for Photography Class
Insect Life Cycles (this is listed along with two other things on the same line and needs to be separated)
Portage HS Baseball
Beyond the Notes Choral Festival
PHS Art Club Stained Glass Workshop
Bartels Middle School Kiln Upgrade
Portage High School Costume Closet
MusicFest Proceeds
Environmental Science Stream Tables
Flexible Seating and Storage for Elementary
Flexible Seating for Elementary
Marching Band Grant
Souper Show Grant
Portage Wrestling

Kindergarten Literacy Materials
PE Roller Skate Rental Lewiston Elem
28 Calculators
Aquaponic System for Middle School
Lifelong Performance - Modern Band
Tower Farm Walls for Hydroponics
Trip Funds to Costa Rica June 2024
Book Vending Machine
Tech Ed Equipment
Flexible Seating for 4th Grade Class
Microbiology Equipment for Biology
Outdoor Adventure Club Equipment
Singing Bowls Grant
Meat Raffle

2022 2021 2020
PHS Post Prom
John Muir Book Room nonfiction books
Portage Curling Club video equipment
John Muir sensory items
Kindergarten unit celebration books
BMS art students to Van Gogh Exhibit
PHS Art Club to Van Gogh Exhibit
Bridges for Math
Artist is Residence
Tech Ed, Ag and Science Department Lumber Mill
Community service activities for 9th grade transition class

 Snack Pack/Backpack Program
Project Graduation
Warrior Fund
St Mary’s School – Playground Project
Rusch Elementary STEAM Program
PHS Wrestling Team

 Snack Pack/Backpack Program
PHS Project Graduation
Warrior Fund
St. Mary’s School - playground project
Rusch Elementary – STEAM curriculum
2019 2018 2017
STEM z-Space laptops and software
PCSD Music Departments
PHS Post Prom Party
PHS Project Graduation
FBLA
 PHS German Club Foreign Exchange
PHS Junior Post Prom
Bartels MS Google Expedition Project
Partners in Education (PIE)
Snack Pack/Backpack Program
PHS Project Graduation
Fuel Up to Play 60
HOSA
Warrior Fund
PHS Ice Fishing Team
PHS Spanish Exchange/Club

 PHS Junior Post Prom
HS Project Graduation
5th Grade Safety Patrol Trip
FBLA
Warrior Fund – Football Field Speaker System
2016 2015 2014
PHS German Club Foreign Exchange
PHS Junior Post Prom
5th Grade Safety Patrol Trip
Portage Family Skate Park
Warrior Fund
PHS Spanish Exchange
Portage Athletics - Lighting Project

 Baseball/softball batting cages
PHS Post-Prom Party
5th Grade Safety Patrol Field Trip
FBLA
PHS Warrior Fund
Archery Club
PHS Cross Country GUTS
Health Center 21 Applied Ed. System

 German Club Foreign Exchange
Wisconsin Junior Curling Team
PHS Post-Prom Party
PHS Auditorium Projector
Project Graduation
5th Grade Safety Patrol Field Trip
Partners in Education (PIE)
PHS Cheer Team
2013 2012 2011
Project Graduation
School supplies donation
Partners in Education (PIE)
PHS Warrior Fund

 Project Graduation
FFA Alumni Basketball Game
Run for Rusch
Post-Prom Party
Archery Trip
Public Library
Music & Choir Departments
Splash Pad
Cross
Country/Track T-Shirts 		Project Graduation
Run for Rusch
Archery Club
German Exchange
Music & Choir Departments
Touchdown Club Scoreboard 
Youth Basketball Backboards 

 
2010 2009 2008
Archery Club
Project Graduation 2010

 

National Archery Competition Funding
Bert Grover Child Advocacy Award Winner
 Referendum Support
Sound system for music group
School supplies donation
Music Department Donation

In Step with Excellence Campaign raised over $900,000 for the performing arts auditorium, the physical education center, scholarships and technology advancements.
2007 2006  
Score Towers at Softball Fields
Varsity Girls Softball State Tournament donation
PSD Wood Floor Drive
Soccer Program
Band Instrument - $3,200 for purchase of 16 instruments
Portage Youth Swimming

 Tennis Courts