May 23, 2025 • 2:00PM
Wind Point, Wisconsin
Program
Prelude
El Capitan by John Philip Sousa
Processional
The Earle of Oxford’s March by William Byrd
Pledge of Allegiance
Jonathan Orth ‘25, Student Body President
Welcome
Nathaniel W. Coffman, Ed. D., Head of School
Family Commitment Award
Nathaniel W. Coffman, Ed. D., Head of School
Prairie School Concert Choir
Compilation of Vienna by Billy Joel and Night Changes by One Direction
Remarks
Helen Johnson-Leipold ’74, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Presentation of Candidates, and Awarding of Diplomas
Mari Grobschmidt, Head of Upper School
Closing Remarks
Nathaniel W. Coffman, Ed. D., Head of School
Recessional
Liberty Bell March by John Philip Sousa
the Prairie SChool FaCulty
Patricia Badger
Steve Joost
Melody Owsley
Kathryn Boero
Jean Weaver
Susan Holum
Jane Raufus
Bev Mrozek
Molly Lofquist Johnson
Nich Schafer
Klay Shannon
Marcia Wilks
Brian Fenkl
Alicia Gasser
Shannon Schafer
Ann Bankenbush
Terie Carpenter
Mari Grobschmidt
Lisa Koleske
Christine Henke Mueller
Rebecca Wheeler
Jason Atanasoff
Gail Axelson
Jennifer Chiapete
Danelle Davies
Julie Heldt
Callie Atanasoff
Melissa Gallert
Kim Leinweber
Jacob Lipor
Lynne Santalucia
Amy Peterson
Elizabeth Davis
Jennifer Cobb
Austin Gundlach
Hannah Lane
Elizabeth Long
Katie White
Alison Wojahn
Barbara Barth
Kim Forsman
Kristina Gile
In order of years of service to the school
Matthew Oscarson
Nat Coffman
Stephanie Hoffman
Brianna Kunstman
Tristan Pearson ‘99
Alice Place
McKenzie Weaver
Jamie Breiwick
Dana Handrow
Fletcher Paulsen
Kayla Zeno
Kristi Barrett
Sarah Berkey
Corey Brandt
Virginia Hartje
Tara Nelson
Brendan O’Brien
Dena Roncone
Vicki Schmitz
Valerie Sprunger
Sarah Turek
Mark Winnen
Joy Aragones
Mike Boticki
Abby Brzezinski
Kelsey Cassidy
Emily Henkel
Timothy Ipsen
Holly Wolf-Mattick
Scott Huggins
Joseph Manley
Julianne Smith
Mark Baker
Kelly Christensen
Amber Hearn
Andrea Pearson
David Reske ‘16
Joseph Schatz
Tameka Tate
Denise Baus
Shay Borzynski ‘00
Aaron Christianson
Matt Friedman
Brian Geary
Anna Joost
Bree Mahone
Matt Peterson
Peter Sattler
Adam Stout
Sammie Wagner ‘16
William Yunker
Lisa Yunker
Nicole Bayer
Steven DeLorenzo
Trista Deuster ‘16
T.J. Hearn
Kim Jensen ‘97
Neal Johnson
Karen Kostos
Mackenzie Krupp
Cecilia Leal
Olivia Lutterman
Cheryl MacDonald
Katie Ouradnik
Lukeus Perez
Debora Utley
Aysiah Aguilar
Nathan Bayer
Meghan Benson
Victoria Coates
Katie Gilbertson
Jinny Lourigan
Kayla Matz ‘06
John Oliveras
Natalie Robinson
Andrea Stolp
Henry Yunker
Jesse Chehak
Alexandria Ekler
Samantha Johnson
Andrew Scott
David Douglas
2024-2025 honoreeS
Cum Laude Society:
Elizabeth Batten, Norah Boerner, Zachary Carpenter, Winny Chen, Natalie Hoff, Abigail Lopez, Caroline Lopez, Musa Rahman, Winter Schienke, Rudra Singh, Addison Turek
Departmental Awards:
Athlete of the Year Award: Megan Decker and Jasonya Glass-Barnes
Chinese Award: Elizabeth Batten
David Drewek Visual Arts Award: Luella Pias
English Award: Elizabeth Batten
French Award: Zachary Carpenter
Gerald Buck Science Award: Nolan Gasser
Instrumental Music Award: Norah Boerner and William Smith
Mathematics Award: Natalie Hoff
Sandra Kontra Award for Service: Michael Andreev
Scholar Athlete Award: Jonathan Orth, Caroline Lopez, William Schaefer, and Megan Decker
Social Studies Award: Addison Turek
Spanish Award: Abigail Lopez
Technical Theatre Award: Lilyana Wheeler
Theatre Award: Evelyn Kane
Vocal Music Award: Addison Turek
All School Awards:
Edward W. Weidner Award for Growth: Sonny Wilton
Motto Award: Nicholas Anderson and Addison Turek
Imogene Powers Johnson Legacy Award: Elizabeth Batten
Imogene Powers Johnson Award for Leadership: Jonathan Orth
Prairie Medallion for Academic Excellence: Rudra Singh
Academic Regalia:
The caps and gowns worn by The Prairie School faculty represent degrees attained, disciplines studied, and universities attended. The style and length of the gown sleeves, as well as the length of the hood, is determined by level of degree earned: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate. The outer edging of the hood represents the color associated with the field of study, while the inner coloring represents the specific university or college.
the graduating ClaSS oF 2025
Alaina Claire Alexander
Nicholas Lee Anderson
Michael Mihailov Andreev
Kelly Georges Baker
Elizabeth Katherine Batten
Isabelle Baumgardt
Chelsea M. Benitez
Julia Berger
William Mitchell Black V
Norah Olivia Boerner
Bridget Ellen Cafferty
Zachary Carpenter
Winny Yunshan Chen
Ian Yo-Feng Chien
Caden Craft
Megan Decker
Arnav A. Deshpande
Grace Rose Dixon
Sydney Elizabeth Dues
Carsen Joseph Eeg
Nolan John Gasser
Dominique Ginestel
Jasonya Glass-Barnes
Natalie Elaine Hoff
Kadge Alexander Holst
Larkin Angela Hrouda
Anna Kate Johnson
Evelyn Kathleen Kane
Chloe Elise Kennedy
Gabriel Kuvshinikov
Madeleine Lee
Abigail Lopez
Caroline Lopez
Benjamin Menzhuber
Davi Muller
Jonathan Everett Orth
Nohra Angell Paffrath
Alexander Jack Pias
Luella Ruth Pias
Musa Asad Rahman
Jack Michael Regner
Savanna Sanchez
William Schaefer
Winter Marie Schienke
Anna Elizabeth Shaw
Rudra Pratap Singh
William Elworthy Smith
Alexander J. Solodio
Lucy Elizabeth Stahl
Addison L. Turek
Tevene Vartanian
Emma Alexis Weaver
Lilyana Elizabeth Wheeler
Lauren Kathleen White
Sonny Wyatt Wilton
CongratulationS to the member admitted to the Following
American University (DC)
Arizona State University - 2,1
Auburn University (AL)
Augustana College (IL)
Barnard College (NY)
Baylor University (TX) - 2,1
Belmont University (TN)
Beloit College (WI) - 2
Bentley University (MA)
Butler University (IN) – 2, 2
Cal Poly University (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Carthage College (WI) – 10, 4
Cedarville University (OH)
Central New Mexico Community College
Centre College (KY)
Clemson University (SC) – 2, 2
Coastal Carolina University (SC)
College of Lake County (IL)
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Concordia University (MN)
Concordia University (WI)
Connecticut College
Creighton University (NE) – 4,1
Davidson College (NC)
DePaul University (IL) – 4,1
Drake University (IA) - 2
Elon University (NC) - 3
Flagler College (FL)
Florida Southern College
Florida State University - 3
Fordham University (NY) - 3
Gonzaga University (WA)
Indiana University – 13,1
Iowa State University - 3
Kenyon College (OH)
Knox College (IL)
Lake Forest College (IL)
Lakeland University (WI)
Lawrence University (WI) – 4,1
Lees-McRae College (NC)
Louisiana State University
Loyola University Chicago (IL) – 10,2
Marian University (WI)
Marquette University (WI) – 26,4
Miami University (OH)
Michigan State University - 3
Michigan Technological University
Milwaukee Area Technical College (WI)
Milwaukee School of Engineering (WI) – 3,1
Northeastern University (MA) -2,1
Northern Illinois University
Northern Michigan University
Oxford College of Emory University (GA)
Penn State University (Berks)
Penn State University
Pueblo Community College (CO)
Purdue University (IN) – 3,1
Ripon College (WI)
Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) - 2
Roosevelt University (IL)
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (IN) - 3
Saint Louis University (MO) - 7
San Diego State University (CA)
Santa Clara University (CA) - 3
Seton Hall University (NJ)
Sewanee: The University of the South (TN)
Simmons University (MA)
memberS oF the ClaSS oF 2025, who were
CollegeS and univerSitieS
Southern Methodist University (TX)
St. Norbert College (WI) - 4
St. Olaf College (MN)
Syracuse University (NY) - 3
Texas A&M University - 2
Texas Christian University
Texas State University
The University of Alabama - 2
Tulane University of Louisiana
University of Arizona - 4
University of California (Santa Cruz)
University of Colorado Boulder - 3
University of Connecticut - 2
University of Dayton (OH) - 2
University of Denver (CO) - 3
University of Florida - 3
University of Iowa - 5
University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
University of Massachusetts (Boston)
University of Miami (FL)
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota – 16,4
University of Missouri
University of New Mexico
University of Notre Dame (IN)
University of Oklahoma – 2,1
University of Redlands (CA)
University of Rochester (NY)
University of San Francisco (CA)
University of South Carolina – 2
University of St Thomas (MN) - 2
University of Surrey
University of Vermont - 3
University of Virginia - 2
University of Wisconsin (Eau Claire) - 2
University of Wisconsin (Green Bay)
University of Wisconsin (La Crosse) – 6,1
University of Wisconsin (Madison) – 21, 14
University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee) - 3
University of Wisconsin (Oshkosh)
University of Wisconsin (Parkside) - 2
University of Wisconsin (Platteville)
University of Wisconsin (River Falls)
University of Wisconsin (Stevens Point)
University of Wisconsin (Stout)
University of Wisconsin (Whitewater) – 2,1
Villanova University (PA)
Viterbo University (WI) – 2
Warren Wilson College (NC)
Xavier University (OH)
Red denotes enrollment
The class of 2025 was offered merit-based scholarships totaling $12,453,120 and accepted scholarships totaling $2,445,040.