Several years ago the Chamber Board of Directors made a commitment to enhance our partnership with the local educational institutions and to build a better understanding of the importance of the business community and the role we play in the community. Through programs like Youth Leadership, Senior Projects, Career Fairs and the various committees we have business representatives on, we continue to build that strong partnership.
One of the ways we are able to highlight our partnership is tonight’s “Excellence in Education Banquet”. Through this public forum we are able to honor students in three different ways. This will be the 6th year for the Excellence in Education Awards & Ceremony.
First we will honor the 100 plus high school students from Superior High School who will be receiving one of the 60 plus scholarships that are offered all having a value of over $400,000 dollars. Superior High School has one of the largest and most financially strong scholarship foundations in the State of Wisconsin. Giving these students the community recognition they deserve is something the Chamber is very happy to do. The following list are the scholarships
that were awarded in 2011: