Honor Society® member
Sawyer Anderson
- undecided
- Class of 2027
- ND
Member since November 2025
Education
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Oak Grove Lutheran School
2027 High School Graduate
2019 – Present
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Dakota Montessori
Elementary Education
2017 – 2018
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Children’s Montessori Center
Pre-K, Kindergarten & Elementary Education
2013 – 2016
Honors and awards
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2025 Silver Global Volunteer Award
Over 220+ volunteer service hours in 2025 - Global Volunteer Recognition Program
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Youthtopia World Changemaker
Empowering youth to change the world
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2023 Water Changemaker Innovation Award winner
Global Water Partnership - One of 7 recipients chosen from 300 submissions from over 80 countries
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Melvin Jones Fellow Award
The highest level of distinction award given by the International Lions Club
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2023 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes honoree
Selected as one of 10 honorees and 15 winners, and the first ever recipient from North Dakota
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International Young Eco-Hero Award Winner
Action for Nature - selected as one of 16 winners from 150 nominations
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Crowned 2022 Young American Women of Service Ambassador
International American Women of Service pageant
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3x President’s Gold Award Volunteer recipient
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2021 Prudential Spirit of Community Award Winner for the state of ND
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Shared Values Award winner for service and leadership at Oak Grove Lutheran School
Nominated & voted on by teachers and peers
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FM Raise Your Spirits Champion of Charity Award
FM Raise Your Spirits is a nonprofit in Fargo-Moorhead that recognizes and awards individuals that go above an beyond in the community.
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Mighty Acorn (emerging leader) Award
Awarded by Oak Grove Lutheran School when I was only a 5th grader
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2x Gustav and Margarett Hektner Family Academic Excellence scholarship recipient
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Teaching
Art
History
Theatre/Dance
English- Outside the classroom
Dancing, theatre, singing, art, reading and traveling
Experience
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Founder & Director
Water Works SEA - nonprofit
Jun 2018 – Jan 2026
Volunteering
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Work with other Oak Grove students to serve nonprofits and organizations throughout the community.
PaY - Philanthropy & Youth
Sep 2024 – Present
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Children’s Ministry & worship leader
Hope Lutheran Church
Sep 2022 – Present
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Assistant director, choreographer and dance captain for middle & high school theatre students
Oak Grove Theatre Arts
Sep 2022 – Present
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Theatre choreographer and director for elementary students
Ignite Theatre
Jun 2022 – Present
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Founder/Director/Author/Artist/Philanthropist/Speaker
Water Works SEA
Jun 2018 – Present
Languages
- English (US) Fluent
- German Intermediate
Additional information
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