Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: McQuade, Shoup
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 11/14/2018
Junior Kiwanian McQuade Honored (October – 2018)
October Junior Kiwanian
Logan McQuade
The Neillsville Kiwanis Club has named Logan McQuade as its Junior Kiwanian for October.
McQuade, the son of Julie and the late Tim McQuade, is a senior at Neillsville High School.
“McQuade’s high school years are characterized by active involvement in clubs, sports, volunteering and academic achievement,” Kiwanian Brett Shoup wrote in a press release..
McQuade is a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Club, Student Council, STEM Club, FFA and choir. He served as a class officer during all four years of high school and has maintained an A average throughout his tenure at the school. He is also a member of the varsity golf squad.
McQuade plans to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Northwestern University or Stanford to pursue a major in math or science.
Active in scouting since he was in first grade, McQuade has received numerous awards, earned 31 merit badges and acquired leadership skills from attendance at trainings. While in Boy Scouts, he held positions of assistant patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, scribe and Order of the Arrow troop representative. He completed his Eagle Project with the placement of signage in the Listeman Arboretum and is in the final state of acquiring the Eagle Scout honor.
“The club welcomes Logan McQuade as its Junior Kiwanian and wishes him success in his future endeavors,” Shoup wrote.
In the community, McQuade serves aa a greeter at his church and volunteers his time at the Soup or Socks Food Pantry and Clothes Closet in Marshfield.
