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Oakdale Patch Whiz Kids: OBPA Scholarship Winners

The Oakdale Business and Professional Association awarded five scholarships to graduating seniors.

Oakdale Patch Whiz Kids: Ryan Burns, Jamie Chamberlain, Makenzie Johnson, Katie Kaase, Madelyn Larsin

Accomplishment: Receiving scholarships from the Oakdale Business and Professional Association.

Each year, the Oakdale Business and Professional Association awards scholarship money to students planning to attend a postsecondary institution. The scholarship winners are chosen based on grades, class rank, school involvement, community service and work experience. Each received a $1,000 scholarship. Here’s a little information on this year’s award-winners provided by the association.

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Ryan Burns

  • School:
  • Accomplishments: A Honor Roll every trimester, National Honor Society member, Academic All-State for Football 2010
  • Activities: Basketball, football captain, freshman mentor
  • College plans: study math, business and actuarial science at St. Olaf College in Northfield

 Jamie Chamberlain

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  • School: North High School
  • Activities: National Honor Society, Junior Achievement, DECA (Manager 2010-11), Relay for Life
  • College plans: study marketing and management at Iowa State University in Ames 

Makenzie Johnson

Katie Kaase

  • School:

Madelyn Larsin

  • School:
  • Accomplishments: A Honor Roll
  • Activities: National Honor Society, Student Council, Relay for Life
  • College plans: study psychology at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul

Each week, Oakdale Patch will seek suggestions from readers for individual kids, youth groups, teens and even sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments. We want to hear about these amazing children and teens and select one each week as the Oakdale Patch Whiz Kid.  Submit your nomination in our comment box below or e-mail the information to patty.busse@patch.com. Be sure to include all of the following information: nominator's name, nominator's e-mail, Whiz Kid's name, Whiz Kid's age, Whiz Kid's school, Whiz Kid's accomplishment, Whiz Kid's key to awesomeness (what made him/her successful?)

If your nominee is selected, we'll contact you and assign a photographer to take a photo. For questions, e-mail patty.busse@patch.com.

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