2010 Scholarship Recipient

Lucas Stange
Nominated by Heidi Carstensen

Lucas as been an employee of the Great After-School Place in Brookings SD since the summer of 2008 and has been under my supervision since the fall of 2008. Luke has taken some time to decide what kind of education he wants, and has decided on Electroneurodiagnostic Technology. Lucas will be attending Minneapolis Community Technical College in the fall of 2010 and I feel he is a great candidate for your scholarship.

During his time with our program, I was able to get a great understanding of his skills working with children, especially children of special needs. His ability to relate to the children is very impressive. He has been able to help develop vital social skills in these children as well as anger/stress management techniques. Building self confidence is important in the age group of children we have and has been a goal of Lucas's. He has obtained this by helping children find areas of interest and encouraging them to continue working towards them. Lucas has gone above and beyond the expectations of his job to help build better lives for the children in our community. I believe his desire to help improve his community doesn't end here; this life skill will follow him throughout his life.

For these reasons, I highly recommend Lucas Stange as a candidate for your scholarship. (Lucas is a 2007 graduate from Brookings High School, Brookings SD)