Emmalee Ciriacks and Adam Gergetz, both seniors at East High School, were selected as recipients for the Herb Kohl Excellence Scholarship award. Excellence Scholarship recipients have demonstrated excellence in the academic arena and high motivation to achieve, have displayed a broad range of activity and leadership outside the academic setting, and have shown strong promise for succeeding in college and beyond.

Excellence Scholarship recipients are selected by a statewide committee composed of civic leaders and representatives of education-related associations and the program’s co-sponsors: The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools (WCRIS), regional Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESA), and the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators.

The Kohl Foundation Scholarship program was established by Herb Kohl, U.S. Senator (Retired) in 1990. Herb Kohl will present Ciriacks and Gergetz with the Excellence Scholarship award at a luncheon on Saturday, April 16 in Kimberly, Wisconsin.