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April 23, 2025
Lydia Stefanovski, Sarah Caswell Angell Chapter’s Good Citizen Award Winner
I’m proud to share that Whitmore Lake High School senior Lydia Stefanovski has been named our school’s 2024-2025 DAR Good Citizen Award winner by the Sarah Caswell Angell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Nominated by our staff for her outstanding character and leadership, Lydia represents the best of our Trojan community. The DAR Good Citizen Award honors seniors who demonstrate dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism—and Lydia does all that and more.
A student council leader, Key Club president, and multi-sport athlete, Lydia has a heart for service and a quiet strength that uplifts those around her. Whether she’s organizing food and gift drives, supporting veterans, or leading her teammates on and off the court, Lydia is a difference-maker. Please join me in congratulating Lydia and her parents, Steve and Kim, on this meaningful honor.
You can view the press release announcing her award below.
The Class of 2025 is entering the final stretch of their time at WLHS, and there are a few Trojan traditions I always want to make sure our WLPS community at large is aware of. 1) Because they can join in supporting the graduates, and 2) so they know what incredible support is waiting for their students when they become seniors.
Whitmore Lake Community Scholarship Fund: Since 1974 CSF (Community Scholarship Fund) has been supporting WLHS graduates to help reach their goals of post-secondary education, whether at a university or in the trades, by awarding them with scholarships. These scholarships recognize our graduates’ accomplishments and growth in areas of academics, extracurriculars, community service, and personal goals. What started as one small scholarship has grown. Their goal this year is to award the Class of 2025 with $45,000. This will bring their total giving to $613,000. I’d challenge you to find a community our size that shows the same level of generosity year after year.
In chatting with CSF President, Kelly Henning, she shared that a special addition this year is a scholarship from local business Absolute Storage. In addition to the $1,400 scholarship they have fully funded, the recipient will be provided an additional 10% match ($140) for the scholarship recipient to donate to a charity of their choice, in their name.
In addition to the Absolute Storage scholarship, they give In Memoriam Scholarships in honor of proud Trojans like Larry Steeb, Terry Klump, Bonnie Henry Carpetner, and Herb Langer just to name a few. They award “Build Your Future Scholarships,” funded by local businesses and foundations like The VonVoitlander Family Foundation and RheTech to support WLHS graduates heading into a particular field. They also award Trojan Pride Scholarships, including the Trojans Rise Up (TRU) Scholarship funded by WLHS graduate Lawrence Savoy, providing two full years of community college.
CSF is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and 100% of all donations go to scholarship recipients and are tax-deductible. You can learn more about CSF and donate to the scholarship fund at the website www.wlcommunityscholarship.org.
They also partners with local community groups who award scholarships so students only need to complete one application. You can help support one of those community groups, the Whitmore Lake Chamber of Commerce, at their upcoming fundraiser for their scholarship. They are hosting a Cornhole for College event at Captin Joes Grill on May 17. You can learn more and find a link to sign up HERE.
Sponsor a Senior: If you are looking for another way to support a WLHS senior, check out this Facebook group. It is dedicated to celebrating WLHS seniors with care packages and social media support.
Graduation Drive-by Celebration: You can also mark June 1 at 11 a.m. on your calendar for the WLHS Graduation Drive-by Celebration. Community members are invited to line up along the route from Whitmore Lake Elementary School to Whitmore Lake High School to cheer on our graduates as they travel in a car “parade” heading to their graduation ceremony.
I hope you'll join us as we celebrate the Class of 2025.
