Past Grants & Scholarships
Recent Grants
School year 2025-2026
$897 to purchase Generation Genius science computer
program for 5th - 6th grade Hermosa students
$500 to purchase Makerspace Materials for Custer Jr. and Sr. High school library
$300 to pay for transportation for Custer Jr. Kindergarten and Kindergarten field trip to Pumpkin Patch in Rapid City
$200 to purchase a Crash Pad for Hermosa Elementary Special Education Room
School year 2024-2025
$225 to the 2nd Grade Field Trip to Mammoth Site
$300 to purchase books for classroom library
$400 for craft special projects
$500 for stop-motion materials and iPad
stands in Tech class
Recent Scholarship Recipients
2026
Academic: $1000 each:
Sam Cochran
Kian Rusch
Community Service $1000 each:
Keira Nelson
Saylor Rice
Keira Alfson
Class of 1995 $1000 each:
Keira Alfson
Addie Sander
Riley Scott
Brady Virtue
Kylee Ellerton
Madisyn Lent
Iszabella Peterson
Keira Nelson
2025
Academic $1000 each:
Kayda Hanis and Quinn Lewison
$500 each
Kaitlyn Lappe and Juliana Uphoff
Community Service: $1000 each:
Kaitlyn Lappe and Ecco Nagy
$500 each:
Sonja Olson and Ashlyn Snyder
Non-traditional $1000 to Kristy Reindl (Kristy completed her education to earn her special education teaching degree and will continue in the Custer School District as a Special Education Teacher starting 2026-2027 school year.
Class of 1995
Kayda Hanis
Kiera Lykken
Jordan Uphoff
Kaitlyn Lappe
Leighton Sander
Julianna Uphoff
Jordyn Larson
Skye Schultz
Kyle Virtue
Kincade Lehman
Roland Sedlacek
Jackson Wiles
Quinn Lewison
Ashlyn Snyder
2024
Academic: $1000 each
Emily Borkowski, Bailey Cass, Sydney Garcia
Community Service: $1000 each
Bailey Cass, Emily Lent, Abigail Studt
Jason Mathiesen Memorial Scholarship:
$500 Drew Lehman
The Class of ’95 $1000 each
Emily Borkowski
Mical Grace
Rachel Miklos
Katelyn Nelson
Lauren Robb
Morgan Scoggins
Abigail Studt
Aiden Suelflow
Tamara Wolf