Lake Country Power has announced that 30 local high school seniors

were awarded the Lake Country Power 2025 Les Beach Memorial Scholarship.

The Les Beach Memorial Scholarship honors a former co-op employee and

recognizes student commitment and contribution to local communities.

The $4,000 scholarships, issued at $1,000 per year for four years, will

help the following graduating seniors pursue their college plans and

career dreams:

Bryce Ferguson: Barnum School

Arryelle White: Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School

Anna Jude: Cherry School

Jacob Halverson: Chisholm School

Gage Allen: Cloquet School

Siiena Anderson: Cromwell-Wright School

Alecianna Brown: Deer River School

Carena DeBeltz: Ely Memorial Secondary School

Ben Schramm: Esko School

Larson Curnow, Alfred Necas, Rebekah Peterson and William Skaudis:

Grand Rapids High School

Cheyenne Seeley: Greenway-Coleraine School

Broden Bruhjell and Megan Gunderson: Hermantown School

Brooke Siekkinen: Hibbing School

Kaija Neary: Hill City School

Morgan Creswell-Pierce: McGregor Secondary School

Alex Leete: Mesabi East School

Olivia Jutila: Moose Lake School

Alixandra Olin: Mountain Iron-Buhl School

Alex Burckhardt and Aidan Hartway: North Woods School

Noah Backe: Northeast Range School

Reagan Paszak: Proctor School

Alden Knudson: Rock Ridge High School

Colin Prachar: Willow River High School

Grace Matvey and Kaylin Rivard: At Large category

The Les Beach Memorial Scholarship is available to local students from

more than 35 area high schools. Qualified students must be co-op members

through their parents or legal guardians who receive electric services

from Lake Country Power.

The web-based application process for high school seniors will open this

winter when qualifying high school seniors may apply for next year’s

scholarships. The exact dates will be announced this fall, and the

online application will be available from the cooperative’s website at

www.lakecountrypower.coop.

The Les Beach Memorial Scholarship is made possible through abandoned

and unclaimed capital from previous members who can no longer be located.

Lake Country Power also offers $1,000 scholarships to area community

college foundations and three Minnesota lineworker schools. These

scholarships support students interested in pursuing hands-on skilled

trades and community/technical college programs. Applications for these

scholarships are available directly through the colleges.