Area Graduating Seniors Awarded Scholarships from Sioux Valley Energy
Sioux Valley Energy has awarded 43 graduating high school seniors with a total of $23,500 in scholarships this year. The majority of scholarship funds came from Sioux Valley Energy’s Operation Round Up program, with additional funds from Basin Electric Power Cooperative, L&O Power Cooperative, and the Rodney Park Memorial Powerline Scholarship. More than 110 young people applied for the scholarships.
Area students receiving scholarships include: Rachel Lindholm of Chester Area, Kadance Landis of Colman-Egan, Paige Hanson of Oldham-Ramona, Lisa Koopman, Ledger Burggraff, and Mya Dissing of Tri-Valley, as well as Evelyn Graham and Ashlyn Strom of Madison.
2023 Sioux Valley Energy Scholarship Winners (photos available by request)
Adrian High School:
Leah Kruse – $500
Arlington High School
Lorena Misar – $1,000
Brandon Valley High School:
Elizabeth Aaseng – $750
Tristan Niewenhuis – $750
Vander Sage – $750
Emily Wright – $500
Jared Zerr – $500
Brookings High School:
Grace Davis – $750
Jessica Fourney – $250
Chester Area School:
Rachel Lindholm – $500
Colman-Egan High School:
Kadance Landis – $250
Dell Rapids High School:
Elizabeth Price – $1,000
Dell Rapids St. Mary’s High School:
Josie Baumberger – $750
Sydney Klein – $250
Deubrook High School:
Brooke Koppatschek – $750
Elkton High School:
Emily Robbins – $750
Ellsworth High School:
Jazlyn Vander Poel – $1,000
Estelline High School:
Madelyn Ebbers – $750
Flandreau High School:
Eli Haugen – $500
Garretson High School
Drew Pederson – $1,000
Zachary Uhl – $750
Hills- Beaver Creek High School:
Olivia Bork – $250
Brayden Metzger – $250
Lennox High School:
Layne Kuper – $1,000 (Rodney Park Memorial Powerline Scholarship)
Madison High School:
Evelyn Graham – $250
Ashlyn Strom – $250
Oldham Ramona High School:
Paige Hanson-Oldham-Ramona HS – $500
Pipestone Area High School:
Brooklyn Goelz – $1,000 (L&O Power Scholarship)
Callie Lingen – $250
RTR High School:
Katelyn Welgraven – $250
Sioux Falls Christian High School:
Mackenzie Schelhaas – $1,000 (Basin Electric Scholarship)
Sioux Valley High School:
Cassandra Richarz – $250
Southwest Minnesota Christian High School
Madison Fick – $250
Makenna Moss – $250
Tri-Valley High School:
Lisa Koopman – $500
Ledger Burggraff – $250
Mya Dissing – $250
West Central High School
Elizabeth Johnson – $750
Connor Siemonsma – 750
Connor Eich – $500
Camille Hohn – $250
Alexa Larson – $250
Dylan Sherard – $250
