The 1999 Pre-Teen Wisconsin  Scholarship & Recognition Program was held at the Park Plaza Hotel in Oshkosh.  Wisconsin’s  best and brightest top female honor roll students, ages 7 to 12 years old, competed for over $5,000 in educational bonds, prizes, and awards, as well as for the opportunity to qualify for competition in the 2000 Pre-Teen America Nationals to be held July 2-7, 2000, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel  in Knoxville, Tennessee.  There  they will have the opportunity to compete for over $25,000 in educational bonds, prizes, and awards.  The participants were evaluated in seven  criteria divisions including (1) Academic Achievement (2) Volunteer Service to Church and Community (3) School Honors and Activities (4) Development of Personal Skills and Abilities (5) General Knowledgeability (6) Communicative Ability (7) On-Stage Expressiveness and Overall Pre-Teen Image.

The following are the state titleholders and runners-up.

1999 Pre-Teen Wisconsin (Senior)

Erica Brietbarth - 12 year old daughter of M/M Wayne Breitbarth of Mequon

1st Runner-Up - Sr.(tie)

Kyla Barbola - 12 year old daughter of M/M David Barbola of Berlin

Chelsea Martelle - 12 year old daughter of M/M David Martelle of Janesville

2^nd Runner-Up - Sr.

Dayna Dufek - 12 year old daughter of M/M Dennis Dufek of Luxemburg

3^rd Runner-Up - Sr.(tie)

Emily Flink - 11 year old daughter of M/M Paul Flink of Waukesha

Sema Taheri - 11 year old daughter of M/M Mohamad Taheri of Milwaukee

4^th Runner Up - Sr.

 Julie Marie Cobb - 12 year old daughter of M/M Dan Cobb of Hayward