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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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Abilene Heiberger

October 20, 2013 - October 26, 2013

School
Tri-Valley High School
GPA
3.943
Activities
Basketball (lettered), Volleyball (lettered), Track (lettered), Play, Choir (section leader), All-State Choir,Quiz Bowl and National Honor Society

Abilene Heiberger is from Hartford, SD, located within Sioux Valley Energy, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.

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Allison Deal

October 13, 2013 - October 19, 2013

School
Sunshine Bible Academy
GPA
3.88
Activities
Volleyball, Wrestling Stats, Oral Interp, One Act Play, Spring Play, Ministry Team, Handbells, All State Choir, Band

Allison Deal is from Selby, SD, located within Dakota Energy Cooperative, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.

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Tyler Panek

September 22, 2013 - September 28, 2013

School
Tea Area High School
GPA
3.977
Activities
Student Council President, Basketball Statistician, Track, National Honor Society, Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band

Tyler Panek is from Tea, SD, SD, located within Southeastern Electric Coop, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.