Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust have been Matching Donors to the Wayne Publics Schools Staff Campaign for several years. Matching donors donation fund the IDEA PROJECT Teacher Grants. Every March teachers complete an application process and the WCSF Board selects 3 to 5 proposals to receive a $1500.00 grants. Since the inception (2013) of the IDEA POJECT the Foundation has awarded approximately $36,000 in grants. Grants are used to purchase tangible items in teacher class rooms to benefit students. Additional matching donors will be highlighted in the future. Thank you Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust!

Sherry Murray and Family are recognized as a “FRIEND OF WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION”. Sherry Murray and her family have sponsored the Kevin J Murray Memorial Fishing Tournament for 20 years. Proceeds from this event are donated to the WCSF. This year $17,000.00 will be donated to the Foundation which makes the total amount donated $212,000.00. These donations have provided 54 scholarships and awards in memory of Kevin J Murray. They have also donated to many other projects at WHS such as weight equipment, rubber floor matting, playground equipment, Kern Track Lighting Project and to the Industrial Technology department.

Lynn & Shelly Junck with Wayne Community Schools Foundation Director Rusty Parker. Lynn Junck Seeds and WCSF were selected by Bayer Ag to receive a $5000 Channeling Good donation for the new Early Learning Center Playground Equipment Project. Lynn and Shelly also donated $2,089.00 from the Free Will Hamburger Tailgate that Junck Farms and Seeds sponsored at a recent WHS Football game.

PHOTOS OF 1964, 1974, 1984, 1994,1999, 2004 AND 2019.

Wayne Community Schools Foundation recognized three of our legacy leaders at the Class of 2024 graduation. The Foundation was created in May of 1988. There have been many people who have provided leadership, contributions and vision to develop the Wayne Community Schools Foundation. Jean Blomenkamp, Laura Gamble, Dennis Kern and Tracy Pierson have been leaders and contributors for many years. Jean served as President or board member from 1995 to 2016 and Laura severed as President or board member from 1997 to 2018. Dennis Kern is a 1958 graduate of Wayne High and has been and continues to be a significant donor to the Foundation. Tracy Pierson was a board member for 18 years and continues to organize the All School Reunion Dance held over Chicken Days. They have made a difference in the lives of many students.

Bryan Daum representing Battle Creek Farmers Pride with Toni Rasmussen and members of Wayne High School FFA – Ag Program. Battle Creek Farmers Pride recently donated $800.

Ron Dalton, (Wayne High School Band Teacher from 1968 to 1986) has established a scholarship to recognize a graduating senior who has participated in the Fine Arts during their years at Wayne High School. The scholarship will be an annual award of $1000. Students who have participated in Dramatic Arts (i.e. Drama, One-Act Plays, Speech, Art), Instrumental Music (i.e. Concert/Marching Band, Pep band, Jazz Band, District Music Contest solo, small groups All State Band,) and Vocal Music (i.e. Mixed Choir, Girls Glee, Boys Choir, Jazz Choir, All-State District Music Contest, Musical) are eligible. This is the first scholarship to recognize students participation in the Fine Arts through the Wayne Community Schools Foundation.

The Wayne Community Schools Foundation received a $20,000 gift from an anonymous donor to fund scholarships at Wayne High School for graduates that pursue the Nursing Profession. Pictured are Foundation Director, Rusty Parker and Foundation Board President, Mike Varley. The gift was given to honor the Nurses from the WHS graduating class of 1974.

Members of the Class of 1963 in picture are: Barbara Heier, Wilma Moore, Cynthia Jorgensen, Virgina Backstrom, and Sandra Bartling. Donation will be used to award two $750.00 scholarships to a 2024 WHS graduate that plans to attend a technical/trade school in the fall of 2024.