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The Mountain Parks Electric scholarship program has awarded scholarships to 28 applicants.
According to a news release from the company, the awards totaled $82,500.
“In their required essays, the winning applicants shared stories of how in their childhoods they have overcome challenges and sometimes tragedies, but their hopes and dreams have remained in focus and were even inspired and enriched by their life experiences,” Mountain Parks Electric stated.
According to public utility company, the students will enter a “wide range of fields that include aerospace engineering, veterinary science, several in various medical professions, agriculture, sports medicine and business.”
The scholarship recipients will be recognized at Mountain Park’s 75th annual meeting Saturday, April 26, at Middle Park High School in Granby. Free breakfast is offered at 8 a.m. and the meeting starts at 9:15 a.m.
Mountain Parks stated that the volunteer scholarship committee “had a challenging task this year as they had more than 50 scholarship applications to review.”
Its scholarship committee utilized the total annual budget of $75,000 for academic scholarships, which is the standard scholarship for students continuing their post-secondary education. In addition to this, two Grand County students received trade school scholarships.
Altogether, recipients included 14 Middle Park High School students, five West Grand High School students and four Jackson County students who attend North Park High School. Also included in the recipients were four non-traditional students or those continuing in their college programs.
Starting in 2024, MPE expanded the scholarship program to include three categories – academic, trade school and energy industry. As long as funds remain available, applications will be accepted in the trade school and energy industry categories through 2025.
Academic Scholarships
Evelyn Amaya of West Grand High School – $3,000
Dana Bell of Middle Park High School – $4,000
Gunnar Bjerken of Middle Park High School – $3,000
Eli Boomer of Middle Park High School – $2,500
Luci Bruchez of West Grand High School – $2,500
Nathan Chua of Middle Park High School – $2,500
Travis Churchill of Middle Park High School – $2,500
Sabra Forquer of Middle Park High School – $3,000
Callie Freitag of West Grand High School – $2,500
Kaylee Hoover of Middle Park High School – $2,500
Taylor Martinson of West Grand High School – $3,000
Van Mont of Middle Park High School – $2,500
Ellen Osborne – Non-traditional/continuing student – $2,500
Nicole Periolat – Non-traditional/continuing student – $2,500
August Roehrs of Middle Park High School – $3,000
Kadin Starr of Middle Park High School – $4,000
Teagan Trott of West Grand High School – $4,000
Paige Vecchiarelli of Middle Park High School – $3,000
Zandra Walker – Non-traditional/continuing student – $2,500
Simon Wilcox of Middle Park High School – $2,500
McKenzie Winchester – Non-traditional/continuing student – $3,500
Students from North Park High School and Colorado Early College also received scholarships, but are not listed here.
Trade School Scholarships
Jacob Zeleznkikar of Middle Park High School – $4,000
Stella York of Middle Park High School – $2,500









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