Published June 04, 2009, 12:00 AM


Recent Mitchell High School graduate Kristin Wempe, pictured with her parents, Jay and Deana, was named the recipient of the Sanford School of Medicine Alumni Student Scholarship, which includes admission to the University of South Dakota’s Sanford School of Medicine in Vermillion. She won’t go straight into med school, but she will skip the notoriously difficult MCAT (Medical College Admission Test). (Laura Wehde/Republic Photo)
Read the article: MHS graduate becomes first local student automatically accepted to med school