Hannah Hladik
Hannah and Okie
The tassel is worth the hassle!
When Hannah Hladik graduated from Conifer High School in 2019, little did she know just how much her Advanced Placement and Honors classes would help prepare her for college at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. Thanks to those classes, Hannah started college with 15 credits and she earned a four-year scholarship from Bootstraps to help her with the costs of attending the university.
The scholarship Hannah received, the Benson Family Scholarship, is a huge help with her overall finances. In addition, she has work-study, other scholarships, and a Bootstraps interest-free loan to cover the $32,000 annual cost of attendance at UW.
Although Hannah started her freshman year as a pre-vet major, she became lost in the coursework and was advised to rethink her major. She would have to maintain high grades with tough courses to retain her scholarships, and the debt she would incur with vet school would be high. She currently studies interior design with a minor in agriculture business and has regretted the change in major for one minute. Her career dreams are to be a residential interior designer and she would like to start her own home décor business.
When Hannah Hladik graduated from Conifer High School in 2019, little did she know just how much her Advanced Placement and Honors classes would help prepare her for college at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. Thanks to those classes, Hannah started college with 15 credits and she earned a four-year scholarship from Bootstraps to help her with the costs of attending the university.
The scholarship Hannah received, the Benson Family Scholarship, is a huge help with her overall finances. In addition, she has work-study, other scholarships, and a Bootstraps interest-free loan to cover the $32,000 annual cost of attendance at UW.
Although Hannah started her freshman year as a pre-vet major, she became lost in the coursework and was advised to rethink her major. She would have to maintain high grades with tough courses to retain her scholarships, and the debt she would incur with vet school would be high. She currently studies interior design with a minor in agriculture business and has regretted the change in major for one minute. Her career dreams are to be a residential interior designer and she would like to start her own home décor business.
Hannah, Kevin, and Lauren Hladik
Hannah has multiple ideas and goals for her career. She wants to work with animals, although not from a medical standpoint. Her dream is to start a small animal rescue nonprofit on the side, while her main moneymaker would be interior design. Hannah has written research papers and focuses projects on rescue animals to further her nonprofit ambition. When she attended Conifer High School she participated as an executive high school intern with Aspen Creek Vet. Her love for animals prompted her to adopt a dog who she had been fostering. He is a lovable heeler/rottweiler mix named Okie.
Hannah has big dreams for her future design firm. She’d like to start by exploring different cities such as San Francisco and New York. Then she would expand business around the country and internationally. Hannah likes to travel but hasn’t had a lot of opportunities for national and international travel. Always one to have a backup plan, Hannah knows that there are lots of opportunities for interior designers in Jackson, Wyoming.
Hannah is in school full-time, and thanks to the pandemic, is experiencing hybrid learning, with two in-person classes and four online. She participates in work-study at the honors college and does paperwork, cleans, and assists professors. Her job is flexible and she can do her homework on the job. She is currently taking central design classes and studying design principles, similar to an art major.
COVID-19 has negatively affected Hannah’s college experience, as one would expect, although she has managed to find ways to cope. Last semester, she had one in-person class a week. Some professors post their class coursework at the end of the week and it was difficult to find a good study routine. There is an overall lack of motivation with online classes because you are home all the time. While she is on campus for work, she still misses being on campus for classes. She wants to get involved with clubs in her major but it has been difficult because the meetings are all virtual. To stay motivated, Hannah goes to the gym daily which also helps her to balance staying healthy and maintaining physical activity. She and her boyfriend explore the mountains around Laramie and they enjoy hiking and snowmobiling.
Hannah’s father, Kevin, is a motivating influence and an ongoing inspiration to Hannah. He is a role model with his profession as an excavator and has volunteered for Bootstraps and other nonprofit organizations. He helped her to define her motto of “the tassel is worth the hassle” and supports her by helping to pay her tuition costs. She knows that she has to work hard to get her degree and will take summer coursework. She hopes to graduate in the spring of 2023 but, again, due to the pandemic, it can be challenging to register for the right classes.
Hannah says that the Bootstraps’ scholarship “helps to alleviate the financial burden. I appreciate the opportunity that Bootstraps has given me. I am fortunate to work a part-time job and still have time for my full-time studies. The scholarship lessens the thought of debt after school allowing me to focus on my career – not my debt. This is an overall major stress reliever!”
Hannah has big dreams for her future design firm. She’d like to start by exploring different cities such as San Francisco and New York. Then she would expand business around the country and internationally. Hannah likes to travel but hasn’t had a lot of opportunities for national and international travel. Always one to have a backup plan, Hannah knows that there are lots of opportunities for interior designers in Jackson, Wyoming.
Hannah is in school full-time, and thanks to the pandemic, is experiencing hybrid learning, with two in-person classes and four online. She participates in work-study at the honors college and does paperwork, cleans, and assists professors. Her job is flexible and she can do her homework on the job. She is currently taking central design classes and studying design principles, similar to an art major.
COVID-19 has negatively affected Hannah’s college experience, as one would expect, although she has managed to find ways to cope. Last semester, she had one in-person class a week. Some professors post their class coursework at the end of the week and it was difficult to find a good study routine. There is an overall lack of motivation with online classes because you are home all the time. While she is on campus for work, she still misses being on campus for classes. She wants to get involved with clubs in her major but it has been difficult because the meetings are all virtual. To stay motivated, Hannah goes to the gym daily which also helps her to balance staying healthy and maintaining physical activity. She and her boyfriend explore the mountains around Laramie and they enjoy hiking and snowmobiling.
Hannah’s father, Kevin, is a motivating influence and an ongoing inspiration to Hannah. He is a role model with his profession as an excavator and has volunteered for Bootstraps and other nonprofit organizations. He helped her to define her motto of “the tassel is worth the hassle” and supports her by helping to pay her tuition costs. She knows that she has to work hard to get her degree and will take summer coursework. She hopes to graduate in the spring of 2023 but, again, due to the pandemic, it can be challenging to register for the right classes.
Hannah says that the Bootstraps’ scholarship “helps to alleviate the financial burden. I appreciate the opportunity that Bootstraps has given me. I am fortunate to work a part-time job and still have time for my full-time studies. The scholarship lessens the thought of debt after school allowing me to focus on my career – not my debt. This is an overall major stress reliever!”
