Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative will present 97 scholarships to the Class of 2023. Each scholarship winner will receive $1,500 to continue their education after high school. A total of $145,500 will be awarded.
Polk-Burnett’s scholarship program recognizes children of co-op members who demonstrate community service.
“Giving back to our local community and youth is part of our mission as a co-op,” said Polk-Burnett Communications Director Joan O’Fallon. “This year in honor of the co-op’s 85th anniversary, we’re helping more kids with larger scholarships than ever before!”
Since 1987, Polk-Burnett has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to high school seniors, without affecting electricity rates for members. Scholarships are funded with unclaimed Capital Credits that would be forfeited to the state if not used for education, and by the generosity of co-op members who donate their Capital Credits. To donate, visit our online enrollment form or call 800-421-0283.
Polk-Burnett’s 2023 Community Service Scholarship winners are (by name and high school):
- Taylor Andersen, Turtle Lake
- Blu Anderson, Amery
- Wyatt Anton, Siren
- Nathan Aubert, Siren
- Seth Baxter, Siren
- Kylie Blakeslee, Grantsburg
- Paetynn Bliese, Osceola
- Michael Boland, Unity
- Mia Brotzel, Amery
- Maggie Brown, Unity
- Sarah Carlson, Osceola
- Madilyn Carlson, Webster
- Taylor Childs, Spooner
- Bryn Connors, St. Croix Falls
- Grant Cook, Amery
- Jordyn Craker, Home School
- Sophia Crowe, Unity
- Myles Curtis, Amery
- Dahlia Dorn, Webster, Youth Tour delegate
- Tyler Dorweiler, Shell Lake
- Connor Eichelt, Unity
- Ashton Erickson, Webster
- Jason Evenson, Luck
- Matthew Fjestad, Stillwater
- Amanda Fogelberg, Osceola, Youth Tour delegate
- Hattie Fox, Osceola
- Brin Freer, Unity
- Marlee Gibson, Osceola
- Autumn Guckenberger, Osceola
- Ryan Hafner, Stillwater
- Hannah Hebert, Stillwater
- Ethan Henry, Blaine
- Joel Hillman, Siren
- Carson Hollman, Osceola
- Alexander Hopkins, St. Croix Preparatory
- Kadyn Hudak, Prescott
- Tyler Hutter, Somerset
- Nolan Imhoff, St. Croix Falls
- Aleah Jensen, St. Croix Falls
- Josie Johnson, St. Croix Falls
- Abigail Jonas, Osceola
- Amelia King, Luck
- Katelyn Kozak, St. Croix Falls
- Madeline Kramer, Grantsburg
- Carson Lee, Grantsburg
- Kylee Lindquist, Siren
- Roselyn Lundquist, Frederic
- Brigitta Maas, Cumberland
- Karli Mayer, Osceola
- Brianna McCurdy, St. Croix Falls
- Mackaylan McGown, Simley
- Brock McKinley, Webster
- Kaitlyn McMillin, Centennial
- Isabelle Measner, Osceola
- Delilah Micheels, Clayton
- Bryant Molamphy, Unity
- Madeline Monchilovich, Cumberland
- Jack Nelson, Osceola
- Gavin Olson, Osceola
- Emily Oman, Amery
- Robert Orf, Turtle Lake
- Hunter Pickard, Clear Lake
- Drew Pingel, Osceola
- Ella Quist, Osceola
- Ethan Race, Osceola
- Haley Reger, Somerset
- Wyatt Reindahl, Clear Lake
- Lexi Rosenbaum, Webster
- Madison Schafer, Grantsburg
- Olivia Schiebel, Osceola
- Aurora Schwartz, Amery
- Sara Sellent, Luck
- Michael Shannon, St. Croix Falls
- Garrett Slater, Osceola
- Matthew Slechta, Osceola
- Sydney Smith, Unity
- Caleb Smith, Webster
- Jack Stang, River Falls
- Aiden Steffen, Osceola
- Kobe Stinson, Amery
- Connor Svoboda, Luck
- Ivy Sweeney, Cumberland
- Derek Thiex, Siren
- Erika Tiedemann, Turtle Lake
- Hadley Tims, Shell Lake
- Jack Trandum, Amery
- Rachel Ulrich, Osceola
- Ava Ulrich, Osceola
- David Valentine, Unity
- Caysie Ward, Osceola
- Ava Washburn, Webster
- Alexis Wedin, Grantsburg
- Amber Wedin, Grantsburg
- Grace Weitzel, Stillwater
- Vanessa Wickstrom, Grantsburg
- Miles Wilson, St. Croix Falls
- Annie Zinn, Amery
