Named after Polar’s first general manager, the John G. Walters Scholarship of $2,000 each is being awarded to fifteen graduating high school seniors who plan on continuing their education at an accredited 2-year or 4-year college/university or vocational-technical school. Recipients’ parents or guardians are full-time residents in the Polar Communications and Subsidiaries service area and have a phone or Internet service account. Along with an application, students were asked to submit an essay answering, “What field or major do you intend to enter, and how might it impact your rural community?”
Polar is pleased to announce its 2025 scholarship recipients: Emma Almen, Park River Area School; Kaden Bittner, Thompson High School; Avery Gratton, Larimore High School; Madison Heller, Cavalier High School; Easton Larson, Drayton Public School; Emily Larson, Lakota Public School; Jace Larson, Northwood Public School; Rylee Maurstad, Drayton Public School; Hannah Myrdal, Valley- Edinburg High School; Elyanna Schmitz, Kindred High School; Nora Severance, Northern Cass High School; Bo Solseng, Larimore High School; Addison Uglem, Northwood Public School; Emily Williams, Valley-Edinburg High School; and Andrew Zikmund, Park River Area School.