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Nine Putnam County High School graduates receive Pletsch Scholarships

Recent Putnam County High School graduates who were awarded Pletsch Scholarships this year pose for a photo. Pictured are (from left) Gayle Reno (committee member), Megan Weisbrock, Catherine Nowakowski, Nolan Whitney, Micheal Dzierzynski, Megan Wink, Ashley Johnson and Daryle Wragge (committee member). Not present for the photo were scholarship winners Seth Carlson, Bradley Wink and Anna Mattern. (Photo contributed)

Nine 2019 Putnam County High School graduates planning to pursue agriculture-related careers were awarded Pletsch Scholarships this year.

Recipients who will attend a four-year college received $26,000 each, while those who will attend community college received $5,500. One student was awarded a one-semester community college scholarship. Recipients may reapply for each year of their undergraduate program.

The Pletsch Scholarship is open to all Putnam County High School graduates, current and past, who meet the scholarship requirements. More information on the scholarship and application process may be obtained by contacting Putnam County High School. The Pletsch Scholarship was established in 2011 thanks to the generosity of bachelor brothers Adolph and Elmer Pletsch, who spent their lives farming in rural McNabb. They wished to financially support Putnam County High School graduates as they continued their education and promote interest in farming and related agriculture careers, including agricultural communications, economics, education and engineering; horticulture; agronomy and soils; animal sciences; and various food-related services.

Since its inception, the Adolph and Elmer Pletsch Charitable Trust has awarded almost $1 million to Putnam County students. Other Illinois Valley businesses and institutions that benefited from the Pletsch brothers’ generosity include Putnam County churches, St. Margaret’s Hospital, IVAR, Lighted Way and the American Legion.