The Brainerd VFW Scout of the Year Program is for K - 12 living within 50 miles of Brainerd, MN. It starts locally at the Brainerd VFW, then goes on to district, state and then national competition. 1st place in national is a $5000 scholarship. 2nd place is a $3000 scholarship and 3rd place is a $1000 scholarship.
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All entries must be received by May 1st. Email to teki@mwpersons.com or send a thumb drive to the Brainerd VFW, 309 South 6th Street, Brainerd, MN 56401. Inquiries to Mark Persons teki@mwpersons.com
Jenna Lee
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Congratulations to Jenna Lee, 2020 Scout of the Year, at the Brainerd VFW. She also won first place in Minnesota's VFW Sixth District.
Jenna has been in scouting since first grade and graduated from Brainerd High School in 2020. She is heading to college to become an elementary school teacher. We wish her well. |
Daniel and Cathy Lee with daughter Jenna at the Brainerd VFW 8/11/20
Scouting Record:
Girl Scout Troop 852 - Service Unit 15
Council: Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines
Brownie - 2 years
Junior - 2 years - Bronze Award
Cadette - 3 years - Silver Award & Trip to Savannah Georgia, Birthplace of Juliette Gordan Low
Senior - 2 years - Trip to New York City, National Office of Girl Scouts
Ambassador - 2 years - Gold Award
In addition to participating in two trips with Girl Scouts and earning the top three awards, I have participated in many camps and other activities. I am a certified Program Aide and I have assumed this role at our local day camps for four years. I have attended Camp Shingobee Timbers and Camp Sanderson. My troop and I have hosted and organized the local World Thinking Day three years in a row. I have spent a night at Lake Superior Zoo, and at the underwater world in the Mall of America. I have volunteered for the local Memorial Day Service two years in a row. My troop has never had possible leadership positions for girls to assume although I am the only girl in my troop to receive a Gold Award.
Gold Award Project:
I am a Nordic skier. For a while, I assumed everyone knew what Nordic skiing is. I found that a lot of people do not know what it really is; most confuse it with downhill or alpine skiing. I saw a need in my community to inform people about Nordic skiing including the health benefits. School participation record: Class Cabinet 9,10,11,12 - Vice President 11,12, Student Council 11,12 - Secretary 12, Eco Club 12 - Secretary 12, BHS Peer Tutoring 12, National Honors Society 11,12, Student of the Semester 10, Nordic Skiing 9,10,11,12 - Jeff Losos Memorial Award & Heart of a Warrior Award 12, Varsity, Letter 11,12, Band 9,10, Volleyball 9.
Girl Scout Troop 852 - Service Unit 15
Council: Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines
Brownie - 2 years
Junior - 2 years - Bronze Award
Cadette - 3 years - Silver Award & Trip to Savannah Georgia, Birthplace of Juliette Gordan Low
Senior - 2 years - Trip to New York City, National Office of Girl Scouts
Ambassador - 2 years - Gold Award
In addition to participating in two trips with Girl Scouts and earning the top three awards, I have participated in many camps and other activities. I am a certified Program Aide and I have assumed this role at our local day camps for four years. I have attended Camp Shingobee Timbers and Camp Sanderson. My troop and I have hosted and organized the local World Thinking Day three years in a row. I have spent a night at Lake Superior Zoo, and at the underwater world in the Mall of America. I have volunteered for the local Memorial Day Service two years in a row. My troop has never had possible leadership positions for girls to assume although I am the only girl in my troop to receive a Gold Award.
Gold Award Project:
I am a Nordic skier. For a while, I assumed everyone knew what Nordic skiing is. I found that a lot of people do not know what it really is; most confuse it with downhill or alpine skiing. I saw a need in my community to inform people about Nordic skiing including the health benefits. School participation record: Class Cabinet 9,10,11,12 - Vice President 11,12, Student Council 11,12 - Secretary 12, Eco Club 12 - Secretary 12, BHS Peer Tutoring 12, National Honors Society 11,12, Student of the Semester 10, Nordic Skiing 9,10,11,12 - Jeff Losos Memorial Award & Heart of a Warrior Award 12, Varsity, Letter 11,12, Band 9,10, Volleyball 9.
Community service record:
Bethlehem Lutheran Church Youth Group 9,10,11,12 - President of Mission Trips 9,10,11,12. Volunteered many times in the community at various places including; Northland Arboretum, Salem West, Habitat for Humanity, Operation Sandwich and Doubles Captain on the Brainerd Ski Loons Water ski show team.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church Youth Group 9,10,11,12 - President of Mission Trips 9,10,11,12. Volunteered many times in the community at various places including; Northland Arboretum, Salem West, Habitat for Humanity, Operation Sandwich and Doubles Captain on the Brainerd Ski Loons Water ski show team.
Students in 5th grade should enter the Essay Competition
6th to 8th graders participate in the Patriot's Pen Competition
Students in grades 9 - 12 are eligible to compete in the VFW's Voice of Democracy
6th to 8th graders participate in the Patriot's Pen Competition
Students in grades 9 - 12 are eligible to compete in the VFW's Voice of Democracy
