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Cohasset, Minn. – Lake Country Power is pleased to announce 28 local high school seniors from 28 different schools have been awarded the Lake Country Power 2020 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 $500 per semester for four years, will help the following graduating seniors pursue their college plans and career dreams:

  • Allison Began: Barnum School

  • Madelyn DeCaigny: Carlton School

  • Illeana Brown: Cass Lake-Bena School

  • Justin Caple: Cherry School

  • Sophie Richardson: Cloquet School

  • Anja Schoenberg: Cromwell-Wright School

  • Andrea Weese: Deer River School

  • Joshua Larson: Ely-Memorial Secondary School 

  • Wyatt Messner: Esko School

  • Taya Kwiatkowski: Eveleth-Gilbert School

  • Wyatt Ritter: Grand Rapids School

  • Jenna Hendrickson: Greenway-Coleraine School

  • Natalie Lietz: Hermantown School

  • Claire Furlong: Hibbing School

  • Kaitlin Klennert: Hill City School

  • Hailey Maas: McGregor Secondary School 

  • Matthew Esler: Mesabi East School

  • Ellen Anderson: Moose Lake School

  • Mia Ganyo: Mountain Iron-Buhl School

  • Spencer Engel: Nashwauk-Keewatin School

  • Luke Gabrielson: North Woods School

  • Maude Lenz: Northeast Range High School

  • Jezriah Draeving: Northern Lights Community School

  • Reece Ward: Proctor School

  • Tristan Johnson: South Ridge School

  • Allison Anderson: Virginia School

  • Victoria Clemens: At Large category

  • Coriella Sheetz: Home school

The Les Beach Memorial Scholarship is available to local students from more than 30 area high schools. Qualified students must be co-op members through their parents or legal guardians who receive electricity services from Lake Country Power.

The electronic application process for high school seniors will open again, January 1, 2021, when qualifying high school seniors may apply for next year’s scholarships. The online application will be available from the cooperative’s website at www.lakecountrypower.coop.

The Les Beach Memorial Scholarship is made possible through unclaimed capital credits. The State of Minnesota permits electric cooperatives like Lake Country Power to use unclaimed funds for charitable purposes, such as scholarships.

Lake Country Power also offers $1,000 scholarships to five area community college foundations and three Minnesota lineworker schools to support students in trade schools and community/technical college programs. Applications for these scholarships are available directly through the colleges.