successes, opportunities

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Evergreen High School’s graduation was all about thankfulness and possibilities.

Attendees at the 90th commencement ceremony at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on May 19 listened to graduate and faculty speakers address thankfulness for students’ time at EHS with the support of family and friends, and plans for the future,

Conifer High grads talk about the sunshine, rain as they head to new challenges

noting that being true to themselves and making a di erence were as important as getting a job.

e school lauded valedictorian Olivia Campsie and salutatorian Anne Elliston Barwell among the 245 members of the class of 2023. Graduates were o ered $11 million in grants and scholarships for further education and accepted $3 million.

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Conifer High School’s graduation ceremony was lled with sunshine and rain, successes and dreams, gratitude and recognition. More than 200 graduates received their diplomas as they anticipated their next steps during an outdoor commencement on the Conifer High School football eld that showed o the foothills’ unpredictable weather

— rst sunshine, then rain. “Part of today is realizing that one of the biggest things we are taking with us is the identity,” said graduate Maya Dawson, who was the ceremony’s master of ceremony. “(We are) mountain kids. … Regardless of where you go from here, there will always be a new trail. Remember, you’re a mountain kid, and mountain kids are tough.”

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