Bio: Boettcher, Brian – Wins Scholarship (Oct 1976)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Boettcher, Munyon, Clifford, Weber, Haas, Caskey, Firnstahl, Bartnik

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 03 Nov 1976

Brian Boettcher has won the Century II Leaders’ scholarship competition at Colby High School, according to Gerald Munyon, Principal.

The local contest at Colby High is part of the nationwide competition for $116,500 at the state and national level. The Century III Leaders program is administered by the National Association of Secondary School Principals and funded by Shell Oil Company.

Runners-up in the competition are James Clifford and Stephen Weber.

Members of the local selection committee were Ed Haas, Fred Caskey, Mrs. Lorraine Firnstahl and Sue Bartnik.

Graduation seniors’ entries were judged on the basis of their leadership potential, with emphasis on community and extracurricular activities, high scores on a current events exam and on their writing viewpoints about America’s need and challenges for the future.

Boettcher now competes with other high school winners from around the state for two $1,000 scholarship and an opportunity for the $10,000 top national scholarship.

The two Wisconsin winners will receive and all-expense-paid trip to the second annual national Century III Leaders Meeting in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia in March 1977, to participate in seminars on current issues.