JACKSON - Federated Rural Electric, Jackson, has announced that the two local high school seniors are receiving the 15th annual $1,000 Federated/Basin Scholarships. This is the 13th year that two students were selected.
Tanner Sinn of Trimont receives the Basin/Federated scholarship, while Meta Tewes of Jackson receives the $1,000 Federated/L&O/Basin Scholarship.
Sinn is a senior at Martin County West High School who will go to either South Dakota State University or the University of Sioux Falls. Tanner is the son of Jeffrey and Bethany.
Tewes is a senior at Jackson County Central High School who plans to major in agriculture education and minor in animal science at South Dakota State. She is the daughter of Jeffrey and Jennifer.
“These scholarships come from two of our power suppliers, Basin Electric Power Cooperative based in Bismarck, N.D.; and L&O Power Cooperative in Rock Rapids,” said Scott Reimer, Federated’s general manager. “We are members of both cooperatives since 2008. Basin awards 136 of these scholarships to local electric cooperatives. Federated is excited to award these scholarships to Tanner and Meta.”
The Basin scholarships are available to Federated members with high school seniors and college students who will be enrolled full-time in an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school, working on an undergraduate or master’s degree. Federated received seven applications. Each applicant completed a two-page application, wrote an essay, submitted grades, a reference checklist, work history and involvement.
The scholarship applications were judged by retired school personnel, David Traetow, former principal at Martin County West; and Jeff Voss, former teacher at Jackson County Central.