2025 Scholarship Winner

Julia Wehrmann

Western Wayne High School

Julia Wehrmann, graduate of Western Wayne High School, is the 2025 winner of the Lackawaxen River Conservancy Scholarship. Julia will attend Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, where she will major in Environmental Science in preparation for a career as an environmental scientist.

Julia’s academic record is stellar. She has excelled in a highly demanding program, which includes many Advanced Placement courses. Science has been Julia’s abiding interest throughout high school, and she has shown a strong commitment to environmental stewardship.

Her extracurricular activities reflect Julia’s strong interest in conservation and include Envirothon, grades 9-12, Science Olympiad grades 10-12 and the Wallenpaupack Engineering Competition.

“My motivation is driven by a sense of responsibility toward nature and the world around me,” Julia writes in her scholarship application essay. She envisions a career in which she can work to protect vulnerable species, restore ecosystems, and promote sustainable land management practices.