Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Week

Touchstone Energy Cooperatives and Dakota News Now Television have joined together to recognize the achievements of high school senior's throughout the region. "Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Week" has been celebrating the achievements of high school seniors since 2002. Recipients are highly motivated high school seniors who excel in the classroom and community. This program was founded on the four pillars of Touchstone Energy: Integrity, Accountability, Innovation and a Commitment to Community. For more information on the program please call your local Touchstone Energy Cooperative.

Touchstone Energy Cooperatives are local, active members of their communities, dedicated to building our communities and improving our way of life. Since the Scholar of the Week program began, more than $80,000 in scholarships has been awarded to more than 530 students. The program is a great partnership between local Touchstone Energy Cooperatives and their members and truly captures the commitment that electric cooperatives have to the communities they serve.

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.

Previous Clay-Union Electric Winners:

Taylor Hoxeng, Gayville-Volin
Lydian Mews, Irene-Wakonda
Grayson Rice, Gayville-Volin
William Pirak, Gayville-Volin
Andrea Miller, Gayville-Volin
Tayden Wells, Vermillion
Keana Lee, Gayville-Volin
Molly Larson, Gayville-Volin
Darien Rabe, Gayville-Volin 
Joshua Bern, Vermillion 
Samual Ward, Vermillion
Sydney Kuhnert, Gayville/Volin
Mason Schroeder, Vermillion
Justin Sorensen, Vermillion
Alexander Palecek, Yankton
Madisen Martinez, Vermillion
Brandon VanOsdel, Gayville-Volin
Hope Knedler, Vermillion
Joe Miller, Vermillion
Katherine Brockevelt, Vermillion
David Wang, Vermillion