Every spring since 2006, the greater Ripon community comes together through this drive to support graduating Ripon High School seniors as they pursue their post-secondary education goals.
Money raised during the annual drive enables REF to fund several of its own awards and continue other annually funded awards that are managed by the Foundation.
Thanks to recent growth, we have been able to change some of our core awards to better serve today’s graduates:
- Increased our four Merit awards to be worth $2,000 each
- Added a renewable $2,000 scholarship for someone studying to become a teacher
- Added a renewable $1,000 scholarship for an individual nominated by faculty in recognition of the student’s initiative in overcoming personal obstacles or adversity.
Additionally, donors have created memorial scholarships to honor beloved teachers and administrators, and grateful former students and parents have come together to establish awards in recognition of beloved retired teachers. In 2025, in conjunction with their families and community members, we began work to grow three of our newest funds to endowed status to ensure they will continue to serve graduating students for years and years to come.
- The Richard J. Ketter Memorial Scholarship
- The Gib Stoeberl Education Scholarship
- The Sandy Polcyn Scholarship
During the 2025 Drive, the Foundation raised more than $40,000 with this drive. Our Board is continually grateful for ongoing as well as new donors to our fundraising efforts.
Make a gift in support of Ripon Education Foundation Scholarships now.
We appreciate your support and hope you will choose to generously contribute to this effort. You are welcome to designate your donation to our general scholarship fund or any combination of the funds above.