The Build Dakota Scholarship is a highly competitive full-ride scholarship offered to the best and the brightest students attending a South Dakota technical institution and entering a high-need workforce area. The scholarship pays for not only tuition, but also fees, books, tools, laptops and any other requirements for the program equaling a possibility of $24,000. 

According to the Build Dakota Scholarship website, “In the first five years, a projected 300 scholarships will be awarded annually. Beyond the first five years, the endowment will support approximately 50 full-ride scholarships.” 

This year, one of the recipients of the Build Dakota Scholarship is Kadin Schlenker, a 2019 graduate of Woonsocket High School. Schlenker plans to attend Mitchell Technical Institute in the fall. 

…See a photo in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!