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ACCESS Scholarship semifinalists named;

Banquet is March 10 at Hormel Historic Home

Semifinalists for 2018-19 ACCESS Scholarships have been 32 Anniversary Year
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selected by the Business Education Committee of the Austin Area 1988-2019
Chamber of Commerce. Twelve 8th grade students and eight high
school seniors qualified for the second round of the process,
which includes face-to-face interviews with committee members.
Nearly 50 student applications were received. Semifinalists ACCESS
were chosen after a review of their applications and essay ques-
tions by committee members. Scholarship
This year’s 8th grade semifinalists include Emmaline Bell,
Mattiqa Gasca, Arianna Barrera, Chloe Jenkins, Mya Walters,
Gabriel Monterroza, Asia Moore, Nathan Schmidt, Andrew
Keenan, Ava Wahlstrom, Thomas Herrick, and Emma Haugen. Union; Austin Daily Herald; Austin Ford Chrysler;
Twelfth grade semifinalists are Signe Fadness, Abigail Bol- Bollingberg Chiropractic; Bremer Bank; CLA, LLP; Diamond
lingberg, Myra Kraemer, Brockdon Lawhead, Morgan Hose, Ridge Printing; Family Eye Care Center; Fawver Agency; First
Sarah Bachmeier, Eleanor Hinchcliffe, and Kayla Christopherson. Farmers and Merchants Bank; Games People Play; Greg Meyer
Eighth grade students meet with committee members for their State Farm Insurance; Heartman Insurance; Hill, Larson & Walth,
interviews, Jan. 22; seniors on Jan. 23. Final presentations are P.A.; Home Federal Savings Bank; Hormel Foods Corporation;
scheduled for Feb. 11 and 13th. Awards, ranging from $200- Hormel Historic Home; Hoversten, Johnson, Beckmann &
$1500, will be presented to the 10 finalists at the ACCESS Schol- Hovey, LLP; IBI Data; Jim’s Market Place Foods; The Joseph
arship Banquet, March 10, at the Hormel Historic Home. Company; King Maintenance, Inc.; Kiwanis Early Risers;
Established in 1988, the ACCESS program has awarded more
than $203,000 in scholarships to Austin area students. Scholar- continued to page 4
ship awards are made possible from the financial support of spon-
soring Chamber business members, including Accentra Credit