Jonathan will be featured on Dakota News Now during the 6:00PM news on Monday, November 11 and again on the Dakota News Now morning news on Tuesday, November 12 between 6:00AM and 7:00AM.
- Scholar
- Jonathan Butler
- Date
- November 10, 2024 - November 16, 2024
- School
- Leola High School
- GPA
- 3.96
- Activities
- Jonathan has excelled in the classroom and has a 3.96 GPA. Jonathan balances academic achievement with his involvement on their family farm. He has been an active member of 4-H for 10 years and has achieved a list of top honors including but not limited to Champion Senior Beef Showmanship; Best of Shows in Photography, Visual Arts, Horticulture and Foods/Nutrition; Beef Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer; Champion Market Swine. Jonathan is an active member of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) at Leola High School. He has been the reporter for the club for the past three years, received a Greenhand Award and Chapter Farmer recognition. He is also active in local and school plays, donates blood, is a member of the Long Lake Legion Band as well as the high school band and reads scripture during church services. After high school, Jonathan is pursuing a career in the Marine Corps.
- Cooperative
- Jonathan Butler is from Long Lake, SD, located within FEM Electric Association, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.