Laura Belanger-Ihlen
Laura is the first in her family to attend college. In the fall, she will attend her first year at UBC-Okanogan in hopes of completing a degree in management. Laura has contributed countless hours to her school and community for the past four years, including walking with the Coldest Nights of the Year Foundation, planning and running her school’s Relay for Life and SH-indig event, and becoming her school’s yearbook editor. Outside of school, Laura contributes her time volunteering at a local thrift store and works part-time at the Library.
In Your First Scholarship, an award for those who have never before won a scholarship, we will be walking you through all the steps of the application process, providing the best tips and tricks, and essentially, leaving you with a refined "toolbox" for you to use in all your future endeavors—from academic to professional.