Alumni
Welcome to your page for all things Cotter alumni! Share your news such as a new job, retirement, birth, graduation, or anything life has brought your way. You can also update your information to stay well connected to everything happening at your alma mater, as well as, check out dates for our events or your class reunions.
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Alumni Profiles
![Patrick Manrique, Cotter class of 1997 & Michelle Manrique-Fleming, Cotter Class of 2003]([{"url":"http://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695398310/cotter/c61tkxkrrpmk3eqics8e/Screenshot2023-09-22at105736AM.png","width":256},{"url":"http://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695398310/cotter/c61tkxkrrpmk3eqics8e/Screenshot2023-09-22at105736AM.png","width":512},{"url":"http://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695398310/cotter/c61tkxkrrpmk3eqics8e/Screenshot2023-09-22at105736AM.png","width":552}])
![Andy Puetz - Class of 2000]([{"url":"http://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685994865/cotter/kogohw6himsrsekllpli/Screenshot2023-06-05at25411PM.png","width":256},{"url":"http://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1685994865/cotter/kogohw6himsrsekllpli/Screenshot2023-06-05at25411PM.png","width":370}])
Andy Puetz is the Co-owner of Chrysler Winona and Sugarloaf Ford and recently served as President of the Winona Chamber of Commerce.
![Kristen (Anderson) Possley - Class of 1999]([{"url":"http://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685994644/cotter/kky4vshaieo9gceb5jhl/Screenshot2023-06-05at24844PM.png","width":256},{"url":"http://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685994644/cotter/kky4vshaieo9gceb5jhl/Screenshot2023-06-05at24844PM.png","width":512},{"url":"http://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1685994644/cotter/kky4vshaieo9gceb5jhl/Screenshot2023-06-05at24844PM.png","width":793}])
A golden apple for a special teacher: Kristen (Anderson) Possley recently received a Golden Apple award for teaching excellence. Kristen is K-2 cross-categorical special 教育 teacher at Bay Harbor Elementary in the Howard-Suamico School District in Brown County, Wisconsin, just outside of Green Bay.
![Alessia Velásquez Nitti - Class of 2022]([{"url":"http://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1685994169/cotter/adbfgzbmglojxrd7zvsg/image11.jpg","width":256},{"url":"http://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1685994169/cotter/adbfgzbmglojxrd7zvsg/image11.jpg","width":512},{"url":"http://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1685994169/cotter/adbfgzbmglojxrd7zvsg/image11.jpg","width":800},{"url":"http://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1685994169/cotter/adbfgzbmglojxrd7zvsg/image11.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"http://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1685994169/cotter/adbfgzbmglojxrd7zvsg/image11.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"http://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1685994169/cotter/adbfgzbmglojxrd7zvsg/image11.jpg","width":1770}])
While she was in high school Alessia was beset by a mysterious and debilitating condition which was eventually diagnosed as at autoimmune condition called PANDAS. Alessia’s story was recently published on the PANDAS network’s website.
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Giving
Your generosity allows us to provide for the next generation of Cotter alums.
Alumni Awards
Recognizing Cotter alumni for accomplishments in science, 教育, humanities, business, church or community endeavors.
Hiawatha Education Foundation Scholarship
The Hiawatha Education Foundation (HEF) was established in 1987 by founders of the Fastenal Company. One of HEF’s funds provides scholarships to all graduates of Cotter High School, Winona, Minnesota.
The HEF Post-Secondary Scholarships were created to allow and encourage Cotter students to participate in a variety of extracurricular activities before they go on to college. The HEF Scholarships are a gift and a privilege available only to Cotter students.