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Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the educational experiences of all students throughout their Moorhead Area Public Schools career and beyond. One important mission of the Foundation is Spud Scholars, which helps raise money to provide scholarships for post-secondary education to Moorhead High graduates.   

Since 1991, Spuds Scholars has awarded over 2 million dollars in scholarships to approximately 2,100 Moorhead High graduates, including 4 scholarships each year to Moorhead High graduates who are currently attending an institution of higher education.

This year, Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation awarded scholarships to 88 students totaling $98,000. See below for a list of recipients.

  • Ayan Abdi: Ron and Carolyn Gadberry Scholarship
  • Giulio Angotti: MHS Spuds Hall of Honor Scholarship
  • Ellie Bartholomay: Roger Pitsenbarger Memorial Scholarship
  • Haley Bedford: Bev Paulson Memorial Scholarship
  • Anna Biby: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Isaac Bjorklund: Pitsenbarger Family Merit Scholarship
  • Molly Blanchard: Northwestern Bank Scholarship and Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • McKenzie Broers: Pitsenbarger Family Scholarship
  • Addison Brown: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Scout Holding Eagle-Bushaw: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Alyshia Carlson: Marlene Deist Memorial Scholarship and Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Samuel Case: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Brynn Cheney: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Terra Clark: Barbara Arneson Bielfeldt/Robert Bielfeldt Memorial Scholarship
  • Madison Daugherty: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Grace Davis: Moorhead Spud Boosters Scholarship
  • Ignacio Delgado: Kay Hoberg Memorial Scholarship
  • Kolton Doucette: Loren Buslee Memorial Scholarship
  • Lauren Dumas:  Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Abigail Ellingsberg: Family and Friends of Paul Larsen Scholarship and Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Evan Fankhanel: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Kaden Filipi: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Claire Flaspohler: Ellen Hopkins Elementary PTAC School Scholarship and Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Hailey Floberg: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Taylor Foss: Scheels Hardware & Sports Scholarship
  • Caylin Fridgen: Moorhead Kiwanis Scholarship and Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Karissa Garcia: Judge James E. Garrity Memorial Scholarship
  • Hailey Goulet: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Ella Grafstrom:  Nicole Anne Blilie Memorial Scholarship
  • Martan Gregoire:  Pitsenbarger Family Merit Scholarship
  • Alexis Griego: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship and Dr. Bette Midgarden Scholarship
  • Autumn Gronwold: Roberta & Donald Lontz Memorial Scholarship
  • Gail Gross: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Katelyn Gulbranson: Moorhead Kiwanis Scholarship and Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Isaac Hammes: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Zachary Hanson: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Frederic Hauge: Scheels Hardware & Sports Scholarship
  • Nathan Helgeson:  Scheels Foundation-Bev Paulson Memorial Scholarship 
  • Kadence Henry: Dan and Denise Paulson Family Scholarship
  • Shelby Holman: Vogel Law Firm Scholarship
  • Emma Holsen: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Lydia Horan: Pulicicchio Family Scholarship
  • Cora Huls: Lynne Kovash Memorial Scholarship
  • Danielle Hutchins: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Kylee Janke: Moorhead Spud Boosters Scholarship
  • John Jenkins: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Jordan Jensen: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Aymen Al Jubouri: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Keaton Keeping: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Evelyn Kenkel: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship and Moorhead Kiwanis
  • Valan Khalil: Kurt Gigstad Memorial Scholarship 
  • Samuel Kim:  Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Anna Kiser: Lloyd Paulson Vocational Scholarship and Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Anna Knain: Phil and Adeline Seljevold Memorial Scholarship
  • Grace Kolo: Dr. Ames, Orthodontist Scholarship
  • Stacia LaVallie: MLEF "Teacher of the Year" Scholarship
  • Marisa Lien: Pitsenbarger Family Scholarship
  • Alicia Maddux: Scheels Hardware & Sports Scholarship
  • Mya Malusky: Sue and Jerry Rogers Family Scholarship
  • Jackson Midthune: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Ella Olson: Shirley Lontz Memorial Scholarship
  • Siri Overturf: Lloyd and Beverly Paulson Honorary Scholarship
  • Matthew Peters: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Morgan Peterson: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Elizabeth Pickering: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Audrey Pickering: Roger Pitsenbarger Memorial Scholarship
  • Korrianna Rapley: Donald Hoberg Memorial Scholarship
  • Jamie Raske: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation
  • Maxwell Rogers: Barbara Arneson Bielfeldt/Robert Bielfeldt Memorial Scholarship
  • Trygve Rux: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Sage Sand: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Addyson Schmitz: Marlene T. Olson Memorial Scholarship
  • Owen Seewald: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Morgan Shekore: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Nasra Shube: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Gabe Spader: Resiliency Scholarship
  • Sydnie Spitzner: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Makayla Struck:  Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Emma Stuber:  Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Zachery Taft:  Moorhead Spud Boosters Scholarship
  • Destiny TeJohn: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Shelby Tooz: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Hunter Wachenheim: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Megan Wilke: Al and Pat Swedberg Education Scholarship and Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Niveah Williams: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Josey Wilson: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Ethan Yak: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarship
  • Carson Zimmel: Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation Scholarshi