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The Boettcher Foundation has selected two Greeley-Evans School District 6 students as this year’s recipients of its prestigious scholarship.
Aidan Datteri, a senior at Greeley West High School, and Luluya Tekle, a senior at Greeley Central High School, will receive the Boettcher Foundation scholarship, District 6 announced in a news release. The scholarship offers an annual fixed amount of $20,000 per year for four years to use at a Colorado college or university.
Boettcher scholars can also qualify for additional tuition reimbursements from their higher education institution as well as educational enrichment and international education grants.
Datteri and Tekle join 48 other student recipients statewide, according to the release. Both students have been active members of their high schools.
Tekle serves as student body president at Greeley Central, plays softball and participates in numerous other clubs and organizations, according to District 6. Datteri has been an active member of FFA, competing at state and national levels. He’s also starred in theatrical productions and participates in other Greeley West organizations.
Tekle, the daughter of immigrants, plans to pursue her love of writing by majoring in journalism and communications. She wants to focus on giving Black writers a voice. And in the future, she hopes to own a publishing company.
Tekle described receiving the news she won the scholarship as an emotional moment.
“I screamed and then cried,” she said. “And then I hugged my mother. It was such a relief and I felt immense gratitude to have the weight of the financial burden of college taken from me.”
Datteri plans to study agricultural business management at Colorado State University. He has applied for a state officer position in the Colorado FFA Association where he would travel the state for a year serving as a leader in the organization.
Since 1952, the Boettcher Foundation has awarded more than $110 million in scholarships, according to the release.
To become a Boettcher scholar, students must undergo a rigorous application process, the release said. Datteri’s application totaled 42 pages, took weeks to complete and required the help of his parents, teachers and current Boettcher scholars.
Both students felt joyful and relieved when they learned they received the scholarship.
“It felt as though all of the hard work that I put into high school and all of the support that came with my journey had all come to this moment,” Datteri said. “I know without the experiences I have been so fortunate to receive throughout high school, I wouldn’t be where I am now.”
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