Teen Character Awards Banquet 2021

The 19th Annual Y Teen Character Awards presented by Rhinelander Rotary took place on Friday,
April 15th at the Hodag Dome. The evening was filled with inspiration and promise as we honored
32 exceptional young men and women from Oneida, Vilas, Forest, and Lincoln counties. The
recipients of this award are living examples of strong moral character, leadership, and service.
They are dedicated to strengthening their families, schools, and communities. We are proud of
the 2021 honorees and look forward to seeing them shine as they move forward with their
journeys. The night’s program with all the teen’s stories is available online at
www.ymcaofthenorthwoods.org. In addition, the Y Teen Character Scholarship made possible by
the Steingraber Family was awarded to Quinn Lamers a senior from Rhinelander High School.

The YMCA of the Northwoods would not be able to make events like this possible without the
support of the community. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the organizations
that supported this amazing event. Presenting Sponsor: Rhinelander Rotary. Major Sponsor:
News Watch. Table Sponsors: Rhinelander Kiwanis Club, Pizza Ranch, Headwaters Christian
Youth, Nicolet National Bank, Ripco Credit Union, Heck Capital Advisors, and Lake of the Torches.
Half Table Sponsor: Packaging Corporation of America, Forth Floral, People’s State Bank, and
Park City Credit Union. Additional thanks goes out to Ellen Mathein, Jen Metzger, Hodag Dome,
Laser Innovations, Geoff Weller and Justin Betti. Thank you for supporting the growth and wellbeing of our Northwoods Community.

2021 Honorees (Alphabetically by last name): Amaya Adler (Rhinelander), David Bock (Lakeland),
Keaton Brewer Crownhart (Lakeland), Guinness Bruce (Northland), Abby Cornella (Phelps), Hunter
Cronauer (Laona), Alison DeNamur (Rhinelander), Makenzie Denny (Rhinelander), Keirrah Epping
(Northland Pines), Marissa Flannery (Crandon), Jordyn Franzen (Phelps), Adia George (Three
Lakes), Natalie Hicks (Three Lakes), Emma Houg (Rhinelander), Evan Janet (Northland Pines),
Hutson Kane (Crandon),.David Kaufman (Three Lakes), Samantha Krueger (Northland Pines),
Owen Kurtz (Rhinelander), Quinn Lamers (Rhinelander), Ceara McCarthy (Crandon), Hunter
Meistad (Phelps), Benjamin Nemcek (Lakeland), Skylar Peitsch (Rhinelander), Emily RottierDouangmala (Northland Pines), Mari Szews (Three Lakes), Liana Teter (Rhinelander), Mary
Voelker (Tomahawk), Grace Weber (Northland Pines), Ty Welk (Rhinelander), Kayla Whitehead
(Northland Pines),and Lillian Williams (Crandon)