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Pacolet Elementary students collected 547 cans of food for the food pantry at
Montgomery United Methodist Church.

Brian Linder, Broome High School senior and SGA Presi-
dent, has been named one of the top ten semifinalist for the
2018 US Senate Youth Scholarship Competition. He will
now move to the final round of the competition on Novem-
ber 28, which will be a personal student interview with the
panel of judges for the competition.

The state’s two winning delegates and two alternates will
be selected from this group of outstanding students. The
two winning delegates will each receive a $10,000 scholar-
ship which they can apply to their undergraduate college
degree. The winning delegates will also receive an all-
expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. in March, 2018 to
see the federal government and Supreme Court in action.

Linder is the son of Janet and Buddy Linder. Academically, he has challenged
himself with Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment coursework and has This Weeks Spotlight
earned a grade point average of 5.228 with a rank of 1 out of 201 students. Out-
side the classroom, Linder has participated in the Broome High School Royal Regi-
ment Marching Band for six years, playing the trumpet, clarinet, and serving as
Drum Major in grades 10-12. Throughout the years, he has also been selected for
All-State Band. Linder has been active in the Student Government Association all
of his high school career.

Outside of school, Linder has participated in the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership
Organization as an Ambassador and Alumni Counselor; Palmetto Boys State; Unit-
ed Way Youth Philanthropy Board; MLK Day of Service Committee Member; Model
Arab League Delegate; Converse College Wind Ensemble and Clarinet Choir. He
was also selected as a James Otis Scholar and inducted into the Terry McCoy
Leadership Hall of Fame. He attends Eastside Baptist Church of Spartanburg.
With plans to attend a four-year college, Linder is looking forward to a career in
public service.

The state’s two winning delegates will be announced by December 10, 2017.