Lake Country Power is pleased to announce 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.