East River Electric and its member cooperatives honored some of the area’s most impressive high school seniors during the Annual Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Year Banquet at McCrory Gardens on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings. The event, held on Saturday, April 27, honored high school seniors who were chosen each week throughout the school year as the Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Week.
Scholars recognized from Central Electric’s area were Mitchell Christian senior Joseph Tegethoff, Woonsocket High School senior Rain Swenson and Bridgewater-Emery High School senior Quinton Berg.
SDSU President Barry Dunn was the banquet’s keynote speaker and Erik Thorstenson of Dakota News Now served as the master of ceremonies.
Students in attendance were eligible to win one of three additional scholarship drawings. Montrose High School senior Kellen Kueter received a $1,000 award. Deuel High School senior Trey Maaland and our own Quinton Berg of Bridgewater-Emery High School each received a $500 scholarship on top of the $250 they already received for being named the Scholar of the Week during the school year.
For information on the Scholar of the Week program, visit yourcooppower.com.