Douglas County students named Boettcher Scholars

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Five Douglas County students received the distinguished Boettcher Foundation Scholarship this year out of the largest candidate pool the scholarship program has seen so far.

Brinda Malik, a senior at STEM School Highlands Ranch; Iris Pixler, a senior at Legend High School; and Sujay Potlapelly, Shruthi Rajesh and Myles Rubin, seniors at Rock Canyon High School, are among the 50 total students receiving the four-year, $80,000 Boettcher Foundation Scholarship.

Malik plans to attend the University of Denver, Pixler plans to head to Colorado College and Potlapelly, Rajesh and Rubin plan to go to University of Colorado Boulder.

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District is proud to congratulate ve graduates for earning this prestigious scholarship that recognizes the next generation of doers and di erence makers,” the district said in a news release.

A record of more than 2,000 students applied for the scholarship this year, which has been around since 1952 and provided more than $110 million in aid. In addition to the tuition coverage, scholars also get access to campus enrichment programming, additional grants and annual events.

“As Boettcher Scholars, these 50 dynamic thinkers and leaders have committed to attending Colorado universities where they will continue using their talents to elevate our communities right here at home,” Katie Kramer, Boettcher Foundation president and CEO, said in a statement.