Travis will be featured on Dakota News Now during the 6:00PM news on Monday, March 30 and again on the Dakota News Now morning news on Tuesday, March 31 between 6:00AM and 7:00AM.
- Scholar
- Travis Nordgaard
- Date
- March 29, 2009 - April 4, 2009
- School
- Canby High School
- GPA
- 3.973
- Activities
- School, Community and Employment Activities Academic ? National Honor Society (11,12) - Helped organize and worked at blood drives, food drives and other events. ? Student Council (9,10,11,12) - South Dakota State Student Council Representative (7) - Canby, MN High School Student Council Representative (9,10,11,12) - Canby, MN High School Student Council President (12) - Delegate to Minnesota State Student Council Conventions (9,10,11,12) - Delegate to National Student Council Convention ? Philadelphia (9) - Minnesota Southwest Division Parliamentarian (10) - Minnesota Southwest Division President (11,12) ? Mock Trial - Head Attorney (9,10,11,12) ? Knowledge Bowl (9,10,11,12) - Minnesota State Finalist (9) - Minnesota Regional Finalist (9,10,11) ? Speech (9,10,11,12) - Multiple ribbons and metals (9,10,11,12) - 1st Place Extemporaneous Speaking, Minnesota Sub-Sections (11) - Minnesota Section Finalist - Extemporaneous Speaking (11) ? School Board - Food Service Selection Student Representative (11) - Cell-phone policy Committee (12) Music / Arts ? Canby High School Concert Choir (9,10,11,12) - Valentines Singing Group (9,10,11,12) - Boy?s Select Singing group (9,10,11,12) - Choir Treasurer (10,11,12) - Superior Rating at Solo/Ensemble Contest (11) ? Canby High School Concert, Jazz, Pep and Marching Bands (9,10,11,12) - 1st chair trombone (10,11,12) - Section Leader (11,12) - Treasurer (10,11,12) - Superior Rating at Solo/Ensemble Contest (9,10,11) Music / Arts ? continued: ? Canby High School Musicals (9,10,11,12) - ?Anne get your gun?, Major role (9) - ?The Boyfriend?, Lead role (10) - ?The Music Man?, Lead role ? Harold Hill (11) ? One Act Play (10,11,12) - Lead roles (10,11,12) - 1st Place Minnesota Sub-Section (10) - 3rd Place Minnesota Sub-Section (11) Sports ? Basketball - Letter Winner (9,10,11,12) - Starter (9,10,11,12) - AAU Team Member (10,11) - Captain (12) ? Golf - Letter Winner (10,11,12) ? Football - Letter Winner (9,10) - Starter (10) ? Cross Country - Letter Winner (11,12) ? Letter Persons Club - Member (9,10,11,12) - Triple Letter Winner (10,11,12) ? Homecoming Royalty - Selected King Candidate (12) Community ? Boy Scouts - Eagle Scout - Attended National Boy Scout Jamboree in Virginia (2005) - Attended multiple summer camps across upper Midwest. - Twice camped in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northern Minnesota. Community ? continued: ? American Legion - Minnesota Boys State Delegate (1st ever from Canby) - Elected President of the Senate (Minnesota Boys State) - Selected ?Most Outstanding Boys Stater? (Minnesota Boys State) - Fred Freisleben-Way Award (Minnesota Boys State) - Selected Delegate to Boys Nation (Washington, DC) - Elected Chairman of one of four committees (Boys Nation) - Elected Secretary of the Senate ? One of four possible positions. (Boys Nation) ? Red Cross - Certified Lifeguard (9,10,11,12) - Certified Water Safety Instructor (10,11,12) - Certified CPR and First Aid (9,10,11,12) ? Lake Cochrane Improvement Association - Board Member (10,11,12) - Webmaster, lakecochrane.org ? Local Memorial Services - Patriots Pen Essay Finalist (8,9) - Volunteer Performer in Band (9,10,11) - Volunteer Speaker at Memorial Service (9,10,11) ? Campaign Work - Volunteer / Organizer Mike Bredeck for Minnesota State Rep. ?06? - Volunteer / Organizer Mike Bredeck for Minnesota State Rep. ?08? - Southern Division Representative for Bredeck ?08? Duties in both elections include: Organizing and conducting door ? knocking, literature dropping, radio ads, recruiting representation in parades and sign posting. - Delegate to the Republican National Youth Convention ? Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota ?08? - Volunteer / Attendee to the Republican National Convention ? Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota ?08? Religious Activities ? Church - Confirmed Catholic Faith - Altar Server - Lector - Youth Group Member / Volunteer - Camp Counselor (John Paul II Summer Leadership Camp) Religious Activities ? continued: ? Agapes Regional Christian Singing Group - Member (10,11,12) - Ministered to New York City (tour) (10) ? Fellowship of Christian Athletes - Active Member (9,10,11,12)
- Cooperative
- Travis Nordgaard is from Gary, SD, located within , a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.