Bon Homme-Yankton Electric Assn. and Avon High School are pleased to announce Katie Gretschmann as a Touchstone Energy® Scholar of the Week winner for the week of February 27, 2022 - March 5, 2022. The scholar of the week program is a partnership between Dakota News Now Television, B-Y Electric and other local Touchstone Energy Cooperatives that honors accomplished high school students.

As a Scholar of the Week, Katie will be featured in a weekly segment on Dakota News Now on Monday, February 28th during the 6:00PM newscast and again on Tuesday, February 29th between 6:00 and 7:00AM. Katie will receive a $250 scholarship from B-Y Electric, and she is also now eligible to receive a $1,000 scholarship or one of two $500 scholarships that will be given away this spring at the annual Scholar of the Year banquet.

“B-Y Electric salutes Katie and all students who set an example of hard work and high academic standards,” said Jaclyn Arens with B-Y Electric.

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.

For more information about B-Y Electric or Touchstone Energy Cooperatives, please contact Jaclyn Arens at 605-463-2507.