Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
Each year, Warsaw Community High School and college students who graduated from Warsaw Community High School are given the opportunity to apply for the Woodies Supermarket Scholarship Fund.
This year, 17 high school and 16 college students were granted scholarships totaling $31,500 to pursue their academic careers.
Woodies Supermarket Scholarship Fund was founded in 1978 by Woodie and DeVota Schramm. Woodie was a businessman in Warsaw and Bremen and was the founder of Woodies Supermarkets. His wife, DeVota, was a teacher at Atwood Elementary. The Schramms chose to share the rewards of their hard work and dedication to give young people an opportunity to pursue higher education.
The Scholarship fund has contributed approximately $1,046,000 to 1,575 Warsaw graduates since the fund’s inception in 1978. Until her passing in 2025, Sonya Hoskins, Woodie and DeVota’s daughter, led the Woodies Supermarket Educational Scholarship committee. Her brother, Charles Schramm, has succeeded her in leading the scholarship committee.
This fund is locally managed by the Warsaw branch of 1st Source Bank’s Wealth Advisory Services. For additional information, contact Julie Diffendarfer at 574-268-1229.
2026 high school recipients are: Samuel Allebach, MacKenzie Campbell, Eva Demopoulus, Melanie Hertzler, Mitchell Hoak, Melayna Howett, Adella-Mae, Logan Kim, Dominic Manwaring, Eleanor Nightingale, Dacorus Robison, Caitlin Smalley, Luke Smith, Margot Sprankle, Emma Stanley, Matthew Vander Bie and Lexy Whittenberger.
2026 college recipients are: Tatum Bergan, Zoe Bergan, Katelyn Brown, Skylar Campbell, Braylie Chastin, Eva Everest, Tess Graney, Molly Kissling, Colton Martin, Lucy Ray, Madison Smalley, Ethan Spencer, Vanellyz Vazquez Texidor, Addison Whitaker, Ian Wihebrink and Elijah Wright.
