Sartori Company has named six students as the recipients of their annual scholarship program. The students are children or grandchildren of Sartori Team Members and Patron Dairy Producers. While there were many qualified applicants, these six students – Emily Biese, Barbara Boyer, Sam Matucheski, Julie Binder, Dale Hodgson, and Anthony Schmitz – showed personal excellence through a combination of academic achievement, commitment to their communities, and personal integrity.

Emily Biese, daughter of Keith and Rose Biese, Sartori Patron Dairy Producers, graduated this past year from Kiel High School. Emily was active in both FFA (Future Farmers of America) and FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) during high school and spent much of her spare time volunteering at her church, St. Gregory Parish. Emily’s plans for the future are to attend Lakeshore Technical College with a Culinary Arts major. Growing up on a farm, Emily is very interested in the farm-to-fork aspect of the culinary world.

Barbara Boyer, daughter of Raymond and Mary Boyer, Sartori Patron Dairy Producers, spent a great deal of high school involved with FFA, math league, German club, and band. Barbara graduated third best in her class from Clintonville High School. She plans to attend the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay this fall majoring in Accounting. Already managing her parent’s farm bookwork for the past few years, Barbara’s goal is to focus on farm tax accounting.

Sam Matucheski, son of Mike Matucheski, Sartori Master Cheesemaker, recently graduated from Antigo High School, where he was heavily involved in marching band, solo and ensemble, drama club, and forensics. Sam will be attending the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater with a major in physics and a minor in music. His goal is to become a musical instrument technician and then later a physics and music teacher.

Julie Binder, daughter of Jim Binder, Sartori Cost Accounting Specialist, will be attending the University of Wisconsin – Platteville studying forensic science. In the past four years, Julie has been involved in many activities throughout Plymouth High School including track and field, Peers 4 Peers, pep band, and solo and ensemble. Julie’s career goal is to one day have a full-time job as a forensic scientist, detective or investigator.

Dale Hodgson, son of Pam Hodgson, Sartori Master Cheesemaker, graduated from Howards Grove High School, where he was active in band (symphonic, jazz, pep, marching), choir, and FFA. Dale’s involvement in the community includes 4-H; he exhibits dairy animals yearly at the Wisconsin State Fair. Dale’s future plans include attending Northeast Wisconsin Technical College with an Electrical Power Distribution major. He would like to one day be a lineman for an electrical power company.

Anthony Schmitz, son of Dave and Mary Schmitz, Sartori Patron Dairy Producers, graduated from St. Mary Springs Academy where he was a part of the football and basketball teams. Throughout high school, Anthony played trombone in the band and participated in Key Club and Math Club, and was a student ambassador his senior year. Outside of school, Anthony is part of Troop777 (Eagle Scout), 4-H, and Fond du Lac Area Business Council’s Agricultural Ambassador Program. His plans for the future include attending the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a major in Dairy Science. He hopes with this degree, he’ll be able to one day take over his family’s dairy operation.

The Sartori family has a long standing reputation as a supporter of the local community and is thrilled to help these outstanding young adults begin their journey into secondary education. Jim Sartori, owner and CEO, adds, “All of the chosen recipients show the passion, integrity, and commitment to their future. It’s something we value at Sartori and we’re honored to be a part of the journey they will now begin to achieve their goals.”