John will be featured on Dakota News Now during the 6:00PM news on Monday, December 18 and again on the Dakota News Now morning news on Tuesday, December 19 between 6:00AM and 7:00AM.
- Scholar
- John Mortrude
- Date
- December 17, 2023 - December 23, 2023
- School
- Dell Rapids Public High School
- GPA
- 4
- Activities
- Education-Dell Rapids High School GPA: 4.0 Class Rank: 1 of 65 Act Composite Score: 29 High School Credits By Graduation: 33.75 College Dual Credit Hours By Graduation: 24 Community Service ● Mission Trip to Jamaica with The Rescue Church (11) ● Church on the Street (10) ● Habitat for Humanity (10,11,12) ● Referee Youth Wrestling Tournament (9,10,11,12) ● Referee Middle School Football Jamboree (12) ● The Banquet (10) ● Elementary School Football Signing/Question Day (11) ● St Francis House (12) ● RFK Camp Volunteer (12) ● Madyson Barbee Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser (11,12) Leadership Opportunities ● South Dakota Boys State 2023 ○ City of New York Mayor ○ Minnehaha County Auditor ○ Court Appointed Defense Attorney ○ South Dakota Senator ○ South Dakota Attorney General ○ Passed The Bar Exam ○ Boys Nation Interviewed Candidate ● Service Leadership Academy by The Humanity Launch Athletics ● Football (9,10,11,12) ○ Playoff Qualifier (9,10,11,12) ○ State Champion (11) ○ Letterwinner (11,12) ○ Academic All State (12) ○ Fellowship of Christain Athletes Seminar (10,11,12) ● Wrestling (9,10,11,12) ○ Team Captain (11,12) ○ Class A All State Honorable Mention (10) ○ State Tournament Qualifier (10) ○ Letterwinner (9,10,11) ● Track (9,10,11,12) ○ State Meet Qualifier (9,11) ○ Letterwinner (9,10,11) ● Baseball (9,10) Extracirricular/Student Organizations ● SQUAD - Supporting Quarriers United And Dependable(11,12) ● TATU-Teens Against Tobacco Use (11,12) ● Quiz Bowl (11,12) ○ Team Captain(12) ● National Honor Society (11,12) ○ Leadership Position Community Organizations ● Sons Of The American Legion Member (12) ● Member of Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids ○ Rally Sunday Volunteer (12) ● Mutual Ministry Committee (10,11,12) Special Awards ● Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award ● American Legion Good Citizen Award Work Experience ● Kimmel Properties LLC (9,10,11,12) Other Things To Know About Me ● Veterans Community Project Fundraiser (12) ○ Over $1,000 and counting ● Enjoy riding motorcycle (11,12) ○ Reason to Ride Poker Run (Ronald McDonald House) ○ Warriers for Mick Poker Run (ALS) ● Enjoy Hunting, Fishing, and Campin
- Cooperative
- John Mortrude is from Dell Rapids, SD, located within Sioux Valley Energy, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.