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Winners

View the current list of winners for this year’s Scholar of the Week program. The Scholar of the Week program is a partnership between Dakota News Now and your local Touchstone Energy Cooperatives that honors the region’s accomplished high school students. Each weekly winner receives a cash award from their local Touchstone Energy Cooperative and is featured on Dakota News Now. All winners are also eligible to receive one of the three scholarships that are given away at the annual Scholar of the Year banquet. Nominations for the weekly awards are submitted by area school principals and faculty, whose selections were based on excellence in the classroom and service in the community.

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Kyla Schuster

February 7, 2016 - February 13, 2016

School
Webster Area High School
GPA
3.7
Activities
Websster Area FFA Chapter President Student Council Reporter Senior Class Secretary Webster Area FFA Chapter Secretary Robotics Club Oral Interp SADD 4-H

Kyla Schuster is from Roslyn, SD, located within Lake Region Electric Association, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.

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Allison Tschetter

January 31, 2016 - February 6, 2016

School
Doland High School
GPA
3.784
Activities
Student Council President, FCCLA chapter President, Volleyball, Basketball,Volunteer for Special Olympics Basketall

Allison Tschetter is from Doland, SD, located within Northern Electric Cooperative, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.

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Margaret Thares

January 17, 2016 - January 23, 2016

School
Ipswich
GPA
4.161
Activities
Student Council, Future Business Leaders of America, National Honor Society, Tiger Paw Tutoring, Basketball,

Margaret Thares is from IPSWICH, SD, SD, located within FEM Electric Association, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.

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Thomas Fischer

January 10, 2016 - January 16, 2016

School
Marshall High School (Marshall, MN)
GPA
3.81
Activities
Football, Basketball, Baseball, National Honor Society, Student Rotarian, Link Crew, PBIS, Marshall Acts, FCA, Intramurals

Thomas Fischer is from Marshall, MN, located within Lyon-Lincoln Electric Cooperative, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.

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Talitha Greaver

January 3, 2016 - January 9, 2016

School
Yankton High School
GPA
4.1
Activities
National Honor Society (Vice President); Debate (President); Oral Interpretation Team; Orchestra (Viola Section Leader); Editor of "The Cellar Door" (YHS literary magazine); YHS Young Republicans; Roll of Excellence; dance student at Green Room Dance Studio; black belt in taekwondo; various community volunteer activities - Sunday School teacher, head of NHS Arikara Chapter fundraising board for Homeless Shelter expansion project, volunteer for blanket and book driver; National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist.

Talitha Greaver is from Yankton, SD, located within Bon Homme-Yankton Electric Assn., a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.

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Abby Hora

December 20, 2015 - December 26, 2015

School
Viborg-Hurley High School
GPA
4.07
Activities
FCA, FFA, Student Council (President), National Honor Society, Yearbook, Choir, Basketball, Track, Softball, Volleyball, AAU Basketball

Abby Hora is from Irene, SD, located within Southeastern Electric Coop, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.

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Isaac Groft

December 6, 2015 - December 12, 2015

School
Northwestern High School
GPA
3.65
Activities
Football, Basketball, Track, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)

Isaac Groft is from Ashton, SD, located within Northern Electric Cooperative, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.

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Rebekah Tuchscherer

November 29, 2015 - December 5, 2015

School
Milbank High School
GPA
4.2
Activities
Rebekah is the current FFA Vice President of the Milbank FFA Chapter and will represent South Dakota at the National FFA Convention. Rebekah is the Milbank Band President, Choir Soprano Section Leader, member of the Milbank Varsity Tennis team, member of the Speech and Debate team. Rebekah is in the top 5% of the class.

Rebekah Tuchscherer is from Milbank, SD, located within Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.