OCONTO - Five Oconto County students were selected as 2021 recipients of $10,000 Herb Kohl Student Excellence Scholarships.
Excellence Scholarship, Fellowship and Leadership Award recipients are selected by a statewide committee composed of civic leaders, and representatives of education-related associations and the program’s co-sponsors: The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools, regional Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESA), the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators, and the Wisconsin Homeschool Parents Association.
Named as Student Excellence Scholars on Thursday were:
Derek Hanson of Gillett High School. Hanson, a state Cross Country medalist and a Wisconsin All-State Athlete, will be attending Minnesota State University Moorehead, where he’ll major in biology-health and medical sciences. He plans to become a physician specializing in sports medicine