TRUE NORTH YOUTH PROGRAM
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Voted Telluride Middle High School's 2022 "Friend of Education".
Awarded by the West End Pay It Forward Trust for Creating Safe Spaces for youth to be themselves and mentors to help them achieve their dreams.
2023 Scholars
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Alex Ramirez
Food Service Industry Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, Alex Ramirez, is attending Mt. San Antonio College to pursue a degree in Business.
Alexa Caruso
True North Scholar
Nucla HS graduate, Alexa Caruso, is attending Colorado Mesa University and planning on determining her course of study.
Amy Guerrero
John Mansfield Memorial Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, Amy Guerrero, is attending the Colorado Mesa University and pursuing a degree in Animation.
Anika Saxton
True North Scholar
Nucla HS graduate, Anika Saxton, is attending Arapahoe Community
College to pursue a degree in Mortuary Sciences.
Candis Staats
Honorary Skyler Kelly Scholar
Nucla HS graduate, Candis Staats, is attending Lamar Junior College to pursue a degree in Criminal Justice.
Claire Jacobs
John Mansfield Memorial Scholar
Norwood HS graduate, Claire Jacobs, is attending Hastings College to pursue a degree in English and Creative Writing.
Eli Blakeney
Honorary Skyler Kelly Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, Eli Blakeney, will be attending UC Boulder to pursue a degree in Wilderness Management.
Evan Strand
Honorary Skyler Kelly Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, Evan Strand, is attending UC San Diego to pursue a degree in Structural Engineering.
Grace Fourney
John Mansfield Memorial Scholar
Norwood HS graduate, Grace Fourney, is attending Colorado Mesa University to pursue a degree Nursing.
Gregory Aumiller
True North Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, Gregory Aumiller, is attending St. Gregory the Great Catholic Seminary to pursue the Priesthood.
Jazel Demus
Honorary Skyler Kelly Scholar
Nucla HS graduate, Jazel Demus, will be attending The Paul Mitchell School to pursue a degree in Cosmetology.
Karla Camacho
John Mansfield Memorial Scholar
Norwood HS graduate, Karla Camacho, is attending University of Pittsburgh to pursue a degree in Filmmaking.
Karla Gutierrez
John Mansfield Memorial Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, Karla Gutierrez, is attending Fort Lewis College to pursue a degree in Early Childhood Education.
Lisa Sutherland
True North Scholar
Nucla HS graduate, Lisa Sutherland, is attending Colorado School of Mines to pursue a degree in Quantitative Biology and Engineering.
Morgan Weimer
True North Scholar
Nucla HS graduate, Morgan Weimer, will be attending Kansas Wesleyan University to pursue a degree in Pre-Veterinary Biology.
Owen Doyle
Honorary Skyler Kelly Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, Owen Doyle, is attending Dartmouth University to pursue a degree in Physics/Astronomy.
Riley McCabe
Food Industry Scholarship
Nucla HS graduate, Riley McCabe, is attending Adams State University to pursue a degree in Business Management.
Rosalee Vogel
John Mansfield Memorial Scholar
Norwood HS graduate, Rosalee Vogel, is attending Fort Lewis
College to pursue a degree in Sociology.
Sabra Grierson
Honorary Skyler Kelly Scholar
Nucla HS graduate, Sabra Grierson, will be attending Oklahoma Horseshoing School to pursue a certificate to become a Farrier.
Saphire Connelly
True North Scholar
Nucla HS graduate, Saphire Connelly, is attending Colorado Mesa University to pursue a degree in Nursing.
Yoselin Hernandez
Honorary Skyler Kelly Scholar
Norwood HS graduate, Yoselin Hernandez, is attending Whitman College to pursue a degree in Civil Engineering.
2022 Scholars
Keelee Redd
Skyler Kelly Memorial Scholar
Nucla HS graduate, Keelee Redd, is attending Western Colorado Community College to pursue a degree in Agricultural Sciences.
Jamar Rankins
Honorary Skyler Kelly Scholar
Nucla HS graduate, Jamar Rankins, is attending Western Colorado University to pursue a degree in Computer Science.
Shailah Franklin
True North Scholar
Nucla HS graduate, Shailah Franklin, is attending the Skin and Science Institute to earn aa Professional Esthetician Certificate.
Joshua Alexander
Food Service Industry Scholar
Norwood HS graduate, Joshua Alexander, is attending Northwest Lineman College to pursue his Lineman's Certificate.
Sammi Reed
William R. Garing Memorial Scholar
Norwood HS graduate, Sammi Reed, is attending Colorado State University to pursue a degree in Elementary Education.
Jarret Sinks
William R. Garing Memorial Scholar
Norwood HS graduate, Jarret Sinks, is attending Colorado Mesa University to pursue a degree in Electrical Engineering.
Audrey Shoup
Honorary Skyler Kelly Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, Audrey Shoup, will be attending Regis University to pursue a degree in Nursing.
James Ruenz
True North Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, James Ruenz, is attending Fort Lewis College to pursue a degree in Geology.
2021 Scholars
Emme Rushing
True North Scholar
Nucla HS graduate, Emme Rushing, is attending Colorado State University to pursue a degree in Psychology.
Hazel Thomas
Food Service Industry Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, Hazel Thomas, is attending Colorado School of Mines to pursue a degree in Engineering.
Sonya Ralstin
COSI MSS Scholar
Nucla HS graduate, Sonya Ralstin, is attending Western Colorado University to pursue a degree in Anthropology.
2020 Scholars
Grace Ringstad
Skyler Kelly Memorial Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, Grace Ringstad, is attending CU Boulder to pursue degrees in Environmental Studies and Film.
Jacob Gordon
Skyler Kelly Memorial Scholar
Norwood HS graduate, Jacob Gordon, graduated in May of 2022 from Western Colorado Community College with a degree in Agricultural Sciences.
Jonah Jodlowski
Tom Hale Memorial Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, Jonah Jodlowski, is attending Northwestern University to pursue a degree in Economics or Chemical Engineering.
Jessica Barkemeyer
Tom Hale Memorial Scholar
Norwood HS graduate, Jessica Barkemeyer, is attending Purdue University to pursue a degree in Computer Animation and Game Development.
2019 Scholars
David Almarez
Skyler Kelly Memorial Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, David Almarez, is attending CU Boulder to pursue a degree in Business.
Marcos Ordonez
Kevin Doyle Memorial Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, Marcos Ordonez, is attending Colorado Mesa University.
Virginia Wyskopf
Tom Hale Memorial Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, Virginia Wyskopf, is attending CU Boulder to pursue a degree in Anatomy or Environmental Science.
James Franklin
Tom Hale Memorial Scholar
Norwood HS gradaute, James Franklin, is attending Colorado Mesa University to pursue a degree in Nursing.
2018 Scholars
DJ Snow
Tom Hale Memorial Scholar
Norwood HS graduate, DJ Snow, is attending CU Boulder.
Brian Lofthouse
Tom Hale Memorial Scholar
Telluride HS graduate, Brian Lofthouse, is attending Fort Lewis College.