Jenny Baertsch

Each year, the Foundation for WAPS organizes a fundraising campaign to support the top needs of District 861. For the 2025-2026 school year, the Foundation Board of Directors has selected the WAPS Industrial Technology Program as the beneficiary! Please join us in “Forging a Future” for WAPS students through our $100,000 fundraising goal. Industrial Tech … Read more

We’re pleased to announce $155,000 was raised for the Music Department at Winona Area Public Schools from the Foundation’s recent “Music For All” fundraiser. The fundraiser advanced the “Music For All” fund, held at the Foundation for WAPS, to support the ongoing needs of the WAPS K-12 Music Department. Using the fund, WAPS will purchase … Read more

The Foundation for WAPS is pleased to announce 10 student winners of its annual Haake Poetry Contest. Prizes were awarded at Winona Middle School and Winona Senior High School. Winona Middle School • 1st – $200 – Lilia Blahnik – Delicate Silence • 1st – $200 – Swin Schul – Judgment Dreams • 2nd – … Read more

A big THANK YOU to the following individuals & businesses for donating to our “Music For All” Live & Silent Auction on Saturday, May 10: 507 Company Acoustic Café Adventure Cycle & Ski Altra Federal Credit Union Ashley Furniture Steve & Nancy Bachler Backwater Tackle Bruce Bechly – Keller Williams Behrens Manufacturing Shawn Beier – … Read more

Each year, the Foundation awards two $250 grants from a pool of Winona Area Public Schools staff members who generously donate to the Foundation through payroll deduction. The awards are used to further the Foundation’s mission of enriching and enhancing educational opportunities in WAPS. This year’s grant winners were Paula Braaten and Kimberly Christensen! Ms. … Read more