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The Blackfoot Board of Trustees was pleased to award a total of $31,500 in academic scholarships to 46 outstanding students residing within the company’s Montana and Idaho rural service territories.

The scholarship recognizes students who have demonstrated academic success, as well as a commitment to bettering their community. Blackfoot’s scholarship fund is intended to support pursuits in higher education. Congratulations to our all of our recipients!

Local scholarship recipients from District 1 (Condon, Seeley Lake) and District 3 (Avon, Elliston, Greenough, Potomac) included:

District 1: Ella Batchelder, Jayla Kauffman and Gabrielle Sexton

District 3: Bridger Hall, Kyla Nelson, Kess Victor

A part of Blackfoot Communications, Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative is a member-owned rural telephone cooperative headquartered in Missoula, Montana. Blackfoot scholarships are funded by unclaimed capital credit dollars. Learn more about Blackfoot’s educational support at Blackfoot.com/Education.