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Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel
Fifty-seven Adams County high school students’ futures are set up after they were awarded more than $1 million in Colorado Opportunity Scholarships, according to a June 27 new release.
“These students have all earned this honor through sheer hard work, dedication, and overcoming challenges,” said Emma Pinter, Board of County Commissioners Chair. “Now their mission is clear: Go to college, study hard, and then pay it forward by giving back to their community and ensuring this scholarship continues to be available for future students.”
The voter-approved three percent sales tax on marijuana in Adams County funded the scholarships. According to officials, the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship initiative is matching Adams County’s scholarship funding.
First-generation and low-income high school seniors were eligible to apply for scholarships. According to officials, the Board of Commissioners selected the Adams County Education Consortium (ACEC) as the organization responsible for granting the funds on behalf of the county.
According to officials, ACEC works directly with county school districts or school district foundations such as Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Adams 14 Education Foundation, School District 27J Education Foundation, Mapleton District 1 Education Foundation, Westminster District 50 Education Foundation, Strasburg School District 31J, and Bennett School District 29J.
For 2024, 57 students in six districts received scholarships. The school districts and students receiving scholarships are listed below.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools – 22 scholarships of $22,422.13 each
Bibi Naeima Ahmadi, Samim Akbari, Farid Amami, Brayan Arias, Jaren Barco, Peniel Ditu, Kaya Duran, Olivia Gallagher, Meline Guizar Jimenez, Chasity Hagerman, Samiullah Hamidi, Angel Hendricks, Khudija Khamosh, Mateo Martinez, Mya Mascarenas, Melissa Mijares Sanchez, Alyssa Moulin, Asma Noor Zai, Ashley Rodriguez Castillo, Paulina Ruiz Palma, Isaac Sotelo, Abdul Wajid
Adams County School District 14 – eight scholarships of $14,375 each
Leonela Arreola Ramirez, Ricardo Hernandez, Arianna Hernandez-Soria, Justice Malia Martinez, Eduardo Quintana Rodriguez, Josue Rascon Felix, Jaqueline Rojas Rivera, Mimi Yen Noraseng
Mapleton Public Schools – ten scholarships of $12,000.20 each
Denise Arroyo Rojas, Milton Samuel Cortez Morales, Kacey Culley, Alliton Flores Sanchez, Nichols Garcia, Jashinna Lamas, Jace Lamorie, Layla Lopez, Ruby Trejo, Braulio Uribe
27J Schools – eight scholarships of $18,935 each
Abraham Ambriz, Linda Briggite Chacon Montes, Katherine Egarton, Eden Kartchner, Michael Lee Medina, Ricky Enrique Pinedo, Julio Prieto, Arina Sadeq
Strasburg School District 31J – one scholarship of $20,838
Colton Hall
Westminster Public Schools – eight scholarships of $17,776 each
Ashley Gardea Ochoa, Hunter Goll, Jesse Hernandez Mendoza, Stacey Lor, Anahi Luna, Alondra Mendoza Hinojos, Jaiden Miller, Mariana Patino.
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