Mountain Parks Electric awards $82,500 in local scholarships
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Mountain Parks Electric scholarship awarded scholarships to 28 applicants on April 26.
According to a news release from the company, the awards totaled $82,500.
The scholarship recipients received recognition at Mountain Park’s 75th annual meeting at Middle Park High School in Granby. Attendees at the meeting celebrated the students’ achievements.
“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.”
Mountain Parks Electric 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.
Visit MPEI.com/scholarships to learn more about the program or apply.
- 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
- Savannah Martin of Colorado Early College – $3,000
- Taylor Martinson of West Grand High School – $3,000
- Riggen McKay of North Park High School – $3,000
- Van Mont of Middle Park High School – $2,500
- Dallas Morgan of North Park High School – $4,000
- Ellen Osborne – Non-traditional/continuing student – $2,500
- Nicole Periolat – Non-traditional/continuing student – $2,500
- Gavin Pittington of North Park High School – $2,500
- Christopher Reyes of North Park High School – $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 student/continuing – $2,500
- Simon Wilcox of Middle Park High School – $2,500
- McKenzie Winchester – Non-traditional/continuing student – $3,500
- Jacob Zeleznkikar of Middle Park High School – $4,000
- Stella York of Middle Park High School – $2,500
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