Peyten Wright Selected as Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Week
Southeastern Electric Cooperative and Lennox High School are pleased to announce Peyten Wright as the Touchstone Energy® Scholar of the Week winner for the week of September 27 – October 3, 2026. The scholar of the week program is a partnership between Dakota News Now Television, Southeastern Electric Cooperative, and other local Touchstone Energy Cooperatives that honor accomplished high school students. As a Scholar of the Week, Peyten was featured in a weekly segment on Dakota News Now and received a $250 scholarship from Southeastern Electric Cooperative.
Peyten participates in several extracurricular activities, including volleyball, softball, FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America), Student Council, FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America), NHS (National Honor Society), club volleyball and 4-H. One of her proudest achievements was receiving the American Legion Post #174 Bronze Medal Scholarship Award for academic excellence.
“I’m thankful for every opportunity I have been given and to be able to see the results of that is humbling,” said Wright. “Thank you for the scholarship!” Next fall, she plans to pursue a degree in pre-medicine to become an emergency room doctor.
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives are local, active members of their communities, dedicated to building our communities and improving our way of life. Since the Scholar of the Week program began, more than $100,000 in scholarships has been awarded to more than 750 students. The program is a great partnership between local Touchstone Energy Cooperatives and their members and truly captures the commitment that electric cooperatives have to the communities they serve.
Nominations for the weekly awards are submitted by area school principals and faculty, whose selections were based on excellence in the classroom and service in the community.
For more information about Southeastern Electric Cooperative or Touchstone Energy Cooperatives, please contact Erica Fitzhugh at 1-800-333-2859.