Grant County High School senior Laura Muggli plans to study accounting at the University of Mary in hopes of one day working as a certified public accountant with her own firm. Thanks to a considerable scholarship, she is one step closer to her goal.
Muggli has been named Teen of the Year by MDU Resources Group Inc. and The Bismarck Tribune. She was awarded a $5,000 scholarship Thursday during a virtual event honoring all Teen of the Week winners.
The 2021 MDU Resources Teen of the Year is revealed and honored by Bismarck Tribune Publisher Gary Adkisson.
Muggli watched the virtual ceremony from a Grant County High classroom, where her FFA team had practice after school. She found out she had won when Bismarck Tribune Publisher Gary Adkisson walked into the room.
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She helped create scholarships for rural LGBTQ youth on path to becoming the person she once needed I have a loud voice so I m going to use it
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CINCINNATI â Kayla McClain remembers all too well the pain of her years at Grant County High School.
As a teen who dated boys and girls, McClain got called every homophobic slur her classmates could think of, she said. She remembers how teachers hassled her for holding hands with her girlfriend but didnât bother boys and girls who were making out in the hallway.
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