2024 5th Grade Awardees at their formal presentation in May.
Pictured left to right:Brantlee H., George L., Connor G., Hannah N., Ezzy W.
Back row: IGEF board members, Rachel Zimmer and Fred Skaife.
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(L to R): Elizabeth Summers, and her twin sisters, Josephine & Genevieve Kalile.
Elizabeth Summers Bequest
In 2010 a charitable bequest of $30,000 was given by Elizabeth Summers to the Iowa-Grant School District in honor of her two older, twin sisters – Josephine and Genevieve Kalile – who both attended the Platteville Normal School and became rural school teachers.
Upon receiving this monetary gift, the Iowa-Grant School Board decided that a portion of the money would be used annually to reward the top 10% of the 5th grade class with a certificate and monetary award, as determined by their performance on standardized tests and on the recommendation of their teachers.
Elizabeth Summers (1918-2008) was born in Fennimore to a farming family. Her parents, John and Rose Kalile, had emigrated from the country of Lebanon. Elizabeth met her husband, Norbert Summers, in LaCrosse. She worked as a secretary/receptionist at a business in LaCrosse for thirty-four years.
When Elizabeth died, her Trust made gifts totaling over $1.1 million. In addition to the Iowa-Grant bequest, the Summers Trust made gifts to a number of other public schools plus, among others, the Boscobel Health Care Foundation, Fennimore Community Scholarship Foundation, Great Rivers United Way, UW-Platteville Foundation and Caritas Lebanon Catholic Charity.
2023 Elizabeth Summers 5th Grade Academic Achievement Awardees
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Pictured left to right: Isabell Johnson, Jordence Rothamer, Elway Walter, and Ivan Chipahua-Acatzihua.
Back row: IGEF board members, Dave Kalish, Fred Skaife and Ron Haas.
*See additonal photo below that includes 2 others who were unable to attend the ceremony.
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Pictured left to right: Elway Walter, Jordence Rothamer, Lucille Anderson, Kierah Dahl,Isabell Johnson,
and Ivan Chipahua-Acatzihua.
2022 Elizabeth Summers 5th Grade Academic Achievement Awardees
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2022 5th Grade Awardees at their formal presentation in June.
Pictured are (left to right) Jaeden Roelli, Oliver Christiansen, Alex Potter, Ryker Hrubes and Blake Schauff.
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2021 5th Grade Awardees with their teachers and IGEF Board Members at their formal presentation in June.
Front Row Students: L-R Cole Schauff, Alayna Enloe, Evelena Linscheid, Hadleigh Vivian, Trinity Loeffelholz, Stevie Pelton, Breanna Dowell. Row 2- 5th Grade Teachers: Karyssa Prohaska, Jessica Siggs, Sarah Montgomery.
Row 3 - IGEF Board Members: Fred Skaife and Dave Kalish.
2020 Elizabeth Summers 5th Grade Academic Achievement Awardees
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Abigail Droessler
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Madeline Klein
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Landon Friesen
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Cash Anderson
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Addeline Elg
2019 Elizabeth Summers Awards
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2019 Elizabeth Summers Academic Achievement Awardees with Faculty
Front Row (left to right): 5th grade student awardees William Fulton, Quinn Hoeper, Noah Lange, Gabriella Munson, Trinity Phillips, Ellison Moen
Back row (left to right): 5th grade IG teachers Jessie Sig, Karyssa Prohaska, Kyle Riemenapp
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2018 Elizabeth Summers Award Winners
Left to Right - Recipients : Linnea Elg, Jacob Phillips, Dawson Reid, Fred Skaife (IGEF), Lakyn Holman, Lucas Christianson and Bret Connolly.
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2017 Elizabeth Summers Award Winners
Front Row (left to right): Recipients Rylee Stecklein, Madisen Crow, Landon Wetzel, Sophie Volenec, Adriana Jelle, Kaden Lindner, & Conner Dowell.
Second Row (left to right): Kyle Reimenapp (IG 5th grade teacher), Paulette DiVall (IGEF Board Chair), Jessica Sigg (IG 5th grade teacher).
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2016 Elizabeth Summers Award Winners
L to R - Hope Connolly, Griffin Albaugh, Kenadie Munson, Elizabeth Volenec, Caitlyn Wetter and Ivy Lindner.