CONGRATULATIONS to the Racine PTA Council 2023 Scholarship recipients! 
The Racine PTA Council has announced the winners of its annual scholarship program. This year, 20 graduating seniors from Racine Unified High Schools received scholarships donated by the Council and individuals and organizations who partner with the Council in this endeavor.
The John Aceto Memorial Scholarship was presented to Lina Hemmig of J.I. Case High School. Hailey Barth, also of Case High School received the PTA Council Aceto Memorial Scholarship.
The Hilda Greenquist Memorial PTA Council Scholarship was presented to Case High School graduate Elise Wiesner.
The Lois Heider Memorial PTA Council Scholarship was awarded to Jorja Makovsky of Horlick High School.
The Joan Dykstra PTA Council Scholarship went to Horlick graduate Arev Buchaklian.
Three Jim and Carla Wilks Scholarships were presented. The recipients were Gabriela Cruz, Taya Crowell, and Shelby Jennings, all graduates of Washington Park High School.
The two Theo and Jan Abrahamson STEM Scholarships were awarded to Tanya Nuno of Walden III High School and Hayden Hoffman of Case High School.
The two Theo and Jan Abrahamson Teaching Scholarships went to Grace Betker of Washington Park High School and Isaac Eisenman of Horlick High School.
Two Tim Westrich Memorial Scholarships were awarded to Tierney Sylvester and Henry Stone, both graduates of Case High School.
The Russ and Mary Carlsen Science Scholarship was presented to Emma Wisniewski of Case High School.
The Russell L. Carlsen Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Ephraim Slamka of Walden III High School.
The Dan Grosse Memorial Scholarship went to Strahinja Marinkovic of Case High School.
The two Domino’s Pizza Scholarships were awarded to Anik Zuleta of Case High School and Serena Vasquez of Horlick High School.
The Onnink Family Scholarship was awarded to Inaara McCray of Case High School.
The Racine PTA Council is made up of representatives from the PTAs and PTSAs in the Racine Unified School District. The scholarship program started in 1954 with a single award of $100 and has grown steadily since that time; in the past ten years alone more than $200,000 in scholarships has been awarded to deserving RUSD students.