07/31/2020
Eight Owatonna High School seniors and a Medford High senior received scholarships from Kiwanis International in recent awards. Five received $1,000 scholarships from the Minnesota-Dakota Kiwanis District Educational Foundation and the Elmer & Irene Lamont fund from the Kiwanis Club of Owatonna. Six students also received $500 scholarships from the local Kiwanis Club of Owatonna.
Minn-Dak District Scholarship recipients included Camryn Miller, daughter of Scott and Angela Miller; Charity Jackson, daughter of Shawn & Jennifer Jackson; Asia Buryska, daughter of Jason & Sharon Buryska; Shannon Smith, daughter of Karen & Shawn Smith; and Tatum Walkingstick, daughter of April & Todd Walkingstick. These scholarships are chosen by the District Kiwanis Scholarship committee based on their applications, academic achievements and volunteer activities. Each must choose a college within the region of Minnesota, South Dakota, or North Dakota
Six students received scholarships based on their academic achievements and their community service activities with attention to their involvement in the Owatonna High School Key Club, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Owatonna. These six include Anna Vetsch, daughter of Mike & Jen Vetsch; Ren Revier, son of Jerome and Lisa Revier; Tessa Schirmer, daughter of Rachel Schirmer; Charity Jackson, daughter of Shawn & Jennifer Jackson; and Camryn Miller, daughter of Scott & Angela Miller of Owatonna High School, and Mackenzie Paulson, daughter of Janita & Brian Paulson, of Medford High School.
Kiwanis is an international service club focusing on children and youth. In normal times, the local club meets Wednesday at noon at SpareTime Entertainment, now meeting by zoom.