Winner of this year's 1969 Teaching Scholarship, awarded by the Soroptimist Club of Des Plaines, is Sandra Lauffenburger, a senior at Maine West.

Sandra was notified two weeks ago that she had been granted the $500 scholarship. "I really didn't expect it at all. I feel very honored to have been chosen," said Sandy.

On May 27, at a dinner meeting at Seven Eagles, a formal presentation of the $500 scholarship check was made. Also attending the banquet was Deborah Perry '69, who received a special scholarship award and Randy Hann '69, who received the club's Citizenship Award, and Kathie Wolf '69, runner‑up.

The recipient of the Teaching Scholarship was determined by scholastic ability, participation in activities, and a written questionnaire about their reasons for wanting to become a teacher.

Among Sandy's many activities are Concert Band, band staff, Class Council, solo twirler and captain of the baton corps, variety shows, school musicals, member of the Homecoming court, junior‑senior leader in physical education, National Honor Society junior and senior year, National Historical Society, Pep Club, High Honor Roll all four years, and a commendation winner in the National Merit Scholarship competition.

Sandy plans to major in mathematics at the University of Illinois, Urbana, and eventually to teach in this field. "Mathematics does not come easily for me, but I enjoy it. It presents a real challenge," she states.

Any high school senior with a Des Plaines mailing address was eligible to apply for the Teaching Scholarship presented by the Soroptimist Club of Des Plaines.