Watonga High School senior Dominick Meiller has been named as the recipient of the 2026 Doris Lewis Cupp Family Memorial Scholarship.
With an overall 4.0 GPA, Meiller is one of this year’s WHS valedictorians. He will receive a $5,000 scholarship award to support his first year of study at the University of Idaho, where he plans to pursue a degree in computer science.
At WHS, Meiller excelled in numerous academic and extra-curricular activities including band where he served as drumline captain his senior year and was part of a percussion ensemble that won both district and state competitions two years in a row. He won the Quizbowl Freshman of the Year award, served as co-captain of the scholastics team, and participated in Business Professionals of America. In 2025 he represented Watonga at Boys State where he received the Distinguished Citizen Award. At Chisholm Trail Technology Center, Dominick earned three I.T. industry certifications.
Each year, the Doris Lewis Cupp Family Memorial Scholarship recognizes a graduating senior who has excelled in a wide range of academic and extracurricular activities at Watonga High School. The scholarship was created by the children of Doris Cupp to honor their mother, a lifelong educator who taught at Watonga High School from 1979-1993.