Teddi Hereid
Mount Horeb High School
2007 Scholarship Recipient Teddi Hereid has dramatically improved Mount Horeb High School this past year. As president she has transformed her school’s dormant GSA into a thriving club with more than fifty members. Safe Zone signs are nearly everywhere, and the phrase “that’s so gay” has all but disappeared from the hallways. On top of her club duties, Teddi is very active in the political community. Last fall she volunteered regularly with Fair Wisconsin and the Democratic party, and organized Get Out The Vote efforts as a ward captain for Mount Horeb. Teddi’s love for politics inspired her to accept an unpaid internship working in Tammy Baldwin’s office, for which she says “the educational opportunity far outweighs the fiscal disadvantage.” She has also taught students how to use the state non-discrimination law to advocate for safer schools. Teddi will enter UW-Madison this fall to pursue degrees in political science and LGBT studies.
Teddi Hereid has dramatically improved Mount Horeb High School this past year. As president she has transformed her school’s dormant GSA into a thriving club with more than fifty members. Safe Zone signs are nearly everywhere, and the phrase “that’s so gay” has all but disappeared from the hallways. On top of her club duties, Teddi is very active in the political community. Last fall she volunteered regularly with Fair Wisconsin and the Democratic party, and organized Get Out The Vote efforts as a ward captain for Mount Horeb. Teddi’s love for politics inspired her to accept an unpaid internship working in Tammy Baldwin’s office, for which she says “the educational opportunity far outweighs the fiscal disadvantage.” She has also taught students how to use the state non-discrimination law to advocate for safer schools. Teddi will enter UW-Madison this fall to pursue degrees in political science and LGBT studies. 