Lauren will be featured on Dakota News Now during the 6:00PM news on Monday, February 9 and again on the Dakota News Now morning news on Tuesday, February 10 between 6:00AM and 7:00AM.
- Scholar
- Lauren McDermott
- Date
- February 8, 2026 - February 14, 2026
- School
- Elk Point-Jefferson
- GPA
- 4
- Activities
- Activities: Track, NHS president, Newspaper, Youth Discipleship Accomplishments: 4.0 GPA, ranked #1 in class, 2024 class A 100 hurdle state champion, 6 school records in track, 2x all conference, 13 state medals
- Cooperative
- Lauren McDermott is from Elk Point, SD, located within Union County Electric Cooperative, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.