Hadley will be featured on Dakota News Now during the 6:00PM news on Monday, November 3 and again on the Dakota News Now morning news on Tuesday, November 4 between 6:00AM and 7:00AM.
- Scholar
- Hadley Gjerde
- Date
- November 2, 2026 - November 8, 2026
- School
- Willow Lake School
- GPA
- 4.01
- Activities
- A Honor Roll, 3 years of National Honor Society (2 years president), Class of 2027 President (4 years), Willow Lake Student Body President (1 year), Yearbook Secretary (1 year), Cross Country (6x varsity letter, 5x state qualifier, 1x Co-Captain), Football Cheer (3x varsity letter), Basketball Cheer (1x varsity letter), Wrestling (2x varsity letter, 2x state qualifier, 1x placer, 2025 outstanding CWL wrestler of the year), Track and Field (4x varsity letter, 3x state qualifier), HOBY representative 2025, Codington Clark Electric delegate for the National Rural Electric Youth Tour 2025, Hosanna and Chosen Youth Groups (4 years, Bible school leader), High School Play (2 years), Balloon Sales (1 year, business manager), High school Band (1 year), FCA (4 years), FCCLA (1 year, charter chapter member, Treasurer), FFA (4 years, National Land Judging, National Parliamentary Procedure, Accredited American Institute of Parliamentarians Member, National Milk Quality, State Range Judging, State Agronomy, State Conduct of Chapter Meetings, State Extemporaneous Speaking, Star Greenhand award, Star Chapter Farmer award, Chapter President 26-27, Chapter Vice President 25-26, Chapter Reporter 24-25), Senate Page for the 2026 and hopefully 2027 sessions, Girls State Attendee, 198 hours volunteering at Watertown Bramble Park Zoo, several dual credit courses, and 4 years working on the family farm.
- Cooperative
- Hadley Gjerde is from Vienna, SD, located within Codington-Clark Electric Cooperative, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative.