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December 6, 2012
Adams County Commissioners & Employers Award Professionalism in Adams County 8th Graders. Employers throughout the region admit that having professionalism exhibited in future employees is essential to business success.
The Adams County Commissioners, in a county-wide effort to help all 5,500 8th graders not only discover the vast careers available to them but also have a chance to demonstrate their business professionalism, sponsor the Adams County Commissioners’ Career Expo annually. The ninth annual event, held November 13, 2012 at the Denver Mart, welcomed over 5,500 career-exploring eighth graders from 35 middle schools. It is the longest running career expo of its type in the state and has served as model for similar events in Denver, Douglas County and Phoenix, AZ. It is a first encounter for students trying to see a fit between their skills and interests and the many occupations that would best use these talents. Over 450 employers and higher education professionals participated to encourage and inform students regarding their respective professions and possible career paths.
Additionally, students were encouraged to use this event as an opportunity to demonstrate professionalism and leadership excellence. From the 5,500 students, employers compiled a list of “Top Students” they met that day. We proudly announce the 544 students who demonstrated exemplary professionalism and left a significant impression with the employers. Those students listed received praise and recognition for professionalism, firm handshakes, leadership, well-developed questions, preparedness, professional attire, and among other things, good eye contact. Impressively, there were many students who were mentioned by several employers. The asterisks next to a student’s name represent the number of times they were mentioned by multiple employers. We would like to extend special recognition to Haleigh Falconer from Westlake Middle School in Adams 12 Five Star School District for receiving seven votes from seven different employers – the highest amount ever received. Haleigh will receive a plaque in recognition of this achievement by the Adams County Commissioners at a public hearing later this month. School recognition goes to the highest percent of students
recognized relative to the total number of that school’s students attending. The four schools with the highest percentage of named students are Stargate Charter School, Crown Point Academy, Westlake Middle School in Adams 12 Five Star Schools and York International in Mapleton District 1. Preparation of these students for this event takes months of effort by school counselors, teachers and administrators. Lessons they begin to learn this day will be helpful for their entire career. In addition to certificates that will be issued for each of these students, thank you to our sponsors listed below who contributed to prizes for each. The event itself is made possible by the Adams County Board of County Commissioners whose support of the youth of this county is viewed as a model partnership by others in and outside of Colorado.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools Academy of Charter Micaela Adam, Alexander Boone, Julee Huff **, Kaitlynn Huffman, Zachary Liuzzi, Allen Majors **, Ashly McMurtry, Mitchell Perez, Jack Shannon, Samantha Swanson, Jayza Veno, Dakota Webster Century Middle School Kindra Alley, Erick Anderson ****, Andres Atencio Sandoval, Abraham Atta, Brendan Batz, Teara Ben-Joseph*****, Clara Burns, Katelyn Caviness**, Jessica Diaz, Karley Domenico, Andrew Dutch, Daniel EsquivelMartinez, Hailee Flis, Luis Gallegos, Damon Gawart, Lauren Gillies, Brittney Guerink, Jarred Gurss, Yanal Haneih, Kyle Harford, Christina Helgeson, Taraneh Kian, Derek Leroux, Haley Longcrier, Jessica Marsh, Cameron Neumann-Barbich**, Bradon O’Connor, Charles Pastor****, Alexandria Perez, Rachelle Plank, Jakob Scott***, Alexis Soules, Emily Stephenson, Tamara Stone, Karthik Subramaniam, Ashley Taylor, Lydia Vanes, Maxwell Wilkins Crossroads Alternative Joshua Smith, Luis Villalobos Crown Pointe Academy Alexis Castro, Jonathan Kuhn**, Alyssa Murphy, Tommi Vegas, Beatrice Walsh**, Hulstrom Options Jacob Cole, Abi Dancho, Seena Fakhimalizad, Rebekah Griffin, Nathan Krause, Cecily Martin, Jacob Mercer, Andrew Peterson International School at Thornton Vanessa Anaya Vazquez, Jose Arteaga, Jennifer BustillosBetancourt, Rogelio CarreteDeLaPaz, Steben Dewey, Cynthia Flores, Yesenia Gonzalez, Erick Goodall, Robert Jones, Kiara Kennedy, April LeBaron, Ladell Lerma, Iris Limas-Palacios, Cinthia Lopez, Karen Maynez-Murillo, Miguel Ocon, Enrique OlivasGiner*****, Fabian Ramirez**, Janel Ramos**, Allen Ruiz, Veronica Valdivia Hernandez Northglenn Middle School
Gutierrez Miranda, Zachary Hardman, Julia Hoofnagle, Amanda Kuehn**, Tylor Lopez, Brendan Martinez, Joshua Merlo, Shelby Moore**, Bradley Murphree**, Michelle Nguyen, Yair Gallegos Nunez Michelle Nyguyen, Lea Palacios**, Scott Peck, Manuel Perez Yanez, Jacob Ramsey, Jeffrey Robisch, DeAngela Rodriquez, Alia Ruiz***, Grayson Smith, Seth Smith, Patrick Sorenson, Ashley Sparks, Mason Speirs***, Alejandrea Trujillo, Cameron Vandevander, Issac Vigil, Bryce Walker, Melissa Watkins, Cody Weatherford, Shelby Wethor**, Diana Yanez ** Stargate Charter School Esteban Arellano***, Hannah Bach, Austin Briggs, Madison Burney***, Sean Connelly, Joshua Dare, Megan Facey, Audrey Femrite**, Carissa Flores**, Anurag Golla**, Nimish Garg***, Robert Gauer, Bonnie Hartman, Alexander Hutchinson, Sophie Kelly***, Drew Landskroner, Matthew Lei, Carlena Lim, Sydney Mayer**, Jensen Miller**, Spencer Narowetz**, Chaz Okada**, Punya Ramesh, Thomas Shriver***, David Sipe, Raquel Valdez**, Anna Veilleux-Malone**, Kyler Vitgemos, Jillian Weber, Logan Wine, Chandra Xu ** STEM Launch Aaron Afele, Alexander Cardoza Valenzuela, Natalia Holguin Javalera**, Concepcion Sierra Lopez, Maiger Lor, Anthony Martinez, Jose Retana Martinez**, Rodolfo Calderon Perez, Angel Vargas, Ulisis Zavala Mendoza STEM Magnet Lab Dustin Kerr, Megan Korang, Joseph Patten, Nicholas Porter, Kara Tennant, Riley Walsh** Westlake Middle School Nicholas Alvarez, Zamzama Amin, Jordan Backus, Alyssa Bass, Megan Becker**, Colten Bonnet, Riley Boston, Aubrie Briggs, Kylee Bugler, Brittney Calcagno, Ryan Casselberry**, Haley Champion, Michael Chavez, Yeraldin Chavez, Benjamin Chilton, Allison Coate, Nicholas Cook,
dariz Mendoza, Gennifer Bado, Kelcie Bills, Victor Chaparro, Evan Cochran, Darrien Contizano, Madison Dent, Taylor Dixon, Samuel Escamilla, Wyatt Fair, Genesis Figueroa**, Brandon Frazee, Dylan Gagon, Rachel Griffin***, Braden Handcock**, Louis Hinojos Corral, Brandi Hunter**, Skye Keanaaina**, Marcus Kern, Trevor Kullberg, Abigail LeCheminant****, Jacob Lewis, Daniel Lopez**, Chasity Lovato, Ana Maria Moncada, Jessica Montes, Jessica Morgan, Tera Mutchler**, Jada Oberacker, Brijido Ortiz, Payton Phelps**, Eugene Quintana, Shelbie Quintana, Joe Rey Reyes**, Colton Rupple, Tanner Rupple, Amber Ryan, Rachel Sena, Connor Shandick, Kalie Smythe, Tyler Steele, Kaylee Teggart, Jose Torrez, Marieke Van Erven, Alondra Zamora-Garcia Vikan Middle School Tanner Abbott, Tanner Aitken, Daisy Alverado, Dylan Bezdek, Michael Calahan, Charissa Calderon, Ivan Covarrubias, Roberto Delgadillo, Erik DeLuna, Alexandria Garcia, Isaiah Garcia, Foster Gifford, Katelyn Newby, Alexander Portlock, Alejandro Santizo, Luke Vargas-Christenson Mapleton 1 District Achieve Academy Reyna Burrell, Isaiah Martinez, Sandra Trejo Global Leadership Osman Flores MESA Trinity Williams, Beau Baker, Desiree Flores, Brandon Juarez, Chase Kennedy, Vanessa Rodriguez-Gomez, Tahlia Lucero, Diego Mireles, Lynette Rincon, Aaron Smith***, Temia Torris, Sarah Lindgren Monterrey Community Jesus Ortiz, Karen Quinones Acosta, Tessa Harris, Esperanza Torres** Valley View Oscar Alvarez, Mackenzie Bruening, Josselin Chavez, Alicia Pena, Rafael Rebollar, Isaai Urbina, Joaquin Torres York International Jonathan Burns, Alexis Clark, Jasmine Cox, Giovanni De la
Adam Ajana, Alexandria Baldwin**, Kaitlyn Butts, Chelsie Brinkeroff-Dupue, Jesus Cervantes, Elias Contreras, Hector Gomez, Joceline MoralesGonzalez, Alika Kealoha, Jesse Negrete**, Brianna O’Connor**, Fred Otero, Whitney Ramirez, Aspen Robertson, Autumn Sanders, DeAndre Valdez, Teresa Vo, Steven Whitcomb, Richard Woody**, Natasha Zartman*** Pinnacle Charter School William Harris, Angelina Mahran, Aaron Miller, Brayam Gonzalez-Miranda, Stephen Stampfl**, Jamie Torres Rocky Top Middle School Stephen Chamot, Madalyn Fresquez, Hunter Glass, Noah Gulbrandson, Katelyn Mackiewicz, Maggie Mildenberge, Brianna Miller, Antonio Munoz, Madison Musich, Gregory Nixon**, Christina Parker, Tyler Smith, Carolyn Saenz, Emily Taggart, Terrence Townsend**, Rachel Van Arsdale**, Cesar Varela, Ceirra Weller** Shadow Ridge Middle School Chayni Allen, Chelsea Allsopp, Amanda Arts, Kira Bigelow, Caroline Brewer, Trevor Delin, Meagan DiGiallonardo, Michael Frye**, Ryan Hatfield, Tashaiya Henderson, Mitchell Hutzler, Kylie Jimenez, Angelique Johnson, Julia Johnson, Kirkland Johnson, Lukas King, Ashlee Klein**, Mackenzie Lancaster***, Annalysia Martinez, Hunter McPherson, Kaylee Miller, Megan Murray, Jocelyn Nelson, Andrew Nienaber, Jennifer Orona, Alexandria Pruitt, Keith Repasy**, Malachi Sailas, Jovan Sisneros, Pete Trujillo, Michael Vang, Jarred Wilbourn Silver Hills Middle School Anna Aguilar Munoz, Chloe Allen, Alan Alvarez, Jonathan Andrews, Adrian Aragon, Sara Baca, Kevin Barz, Lauren Castro-Peterson, Frederick Coleman, Nathen Contreras, Austin Crump, Taylor Dannenberg, Colby Deaville, Joshua Delsanno, Ariana Ellis, Jesus Esquivel Ortiz, Ally Farr, Emma Fiore, Rebecca Garcia, Jordan Goodwin, Elisa Gray, Jaime Gutierrez, Guadalupe
Vanessa Cornejo, Jeanine Cox, Katie Curran, Nicole Ericksen, Sarah Eshbaugh**, Kaylee Esplin**, Haleigh Falconer*******, Tristan Fulton**, Matthew Gee**, Gabrielle Gibson, Samantha Glenn, Anthony Guerrero, Meghan Hansen, Savanna Harris, Amanda Helguero, Jack Herrmann**, Nicole Hicks, Anna Jensen**, Cody Johnson, Kayla Knabenbauer***, Justin Lajoie**, Peter Lam, Hailey Landwehr, Parker Loertscher, Kaleigh MacDonald, Ashley Marquez, Dylan McCollom, Jenny Ou Yang, Tanner Plank**, Shannon Rollins, Tanner Ross, Shania Royce, Lisa Sanchez, Bamidele Sangoyomi, Jacob Sargent**, Kendall Schroeder, Ryan Spallone***, Emily Stockhus, Laura Strong, Matthew Strong, Joshua Tibbetts***, Jenna Volesky**, Tyler Whitaker****, Natalea Williams Adams 14 School District Adams City Middle School Marina DeSantiago-Medina***, Sheyly Flores, Noemi GaldeanCalderon, Alexander GonsalesZans, Emerik Macias, Edgar Munoz-Ramirez, Alexandra Palma Kearney Middle School Jovany Balderrama-Carranza, Eveleena Beedy, Ruby Enriquez, Isaac Escobedo, Selena Figueroa-Ramirez, Jesse Mascarenas, Alex Omans**, Ana Rodriquez, Juan Soberano, Zoey Sutherland, Alexandra Theorine District 27J Belle Creek Charter Isaac Bugarin, Jimmy Herrera, Krystofer Pajka, Nia Poole, Lauryn Rossback Otho E. Stuart Middle School Hannah Brown,Alexis Dechant, Gretchen Djibom, Jordan Duran, Mildred Garcia, Ivan Gutierres**, Madelyn Happ, Jesse Hereford, Carl Jacobs, Haydon Locklear**, Shayanne Martin, Samantha Mitchell, Nicholas Montoya, Randy Parsons, Brandon Ramirez, Cheyanne Skeen, Peyton Smith, Olivia Toppalo Overland Trail Middle School Thalia Aguirre, Abigail Armen-
Fuente, Thalia Gonzalez, Natalie Hernandez, Leslie Reyes**, Alfredo Rodriquez, Alezandro Ruvalcaba***, Yaraldy Solano-Venzor, Kayla Terrill, Daniela VillalobosPayan** Strasburg District 31J Hemphill Middle School Paris Brown, Timothy Burns, Zachary Lamari, Charles Murrow**, Allison Oakley Westminster District 50 Ranum Middle School Tiana Burke, Daniel Calahorra, Erick Estrada, Swannett Falcon Murrillo, RayAnn Garcia, Jacqueline Guzman, Matthew Harris, Anthony Magallanes, Jalil Miramontes, Tawia Mmorosa, Yvonne Nguyen, LeeAnn Ortega, Alison Phommaxahane, Fayeth Pritchard, LouAnn Reyes, Esmeralda Rodriguez, Alex Rodriquez Manzanarez, Seth Vasquez, Shaun Worth, Michelle Prieto, Tania Yanez Scott Carpenter Middle School Kailey Brooks, Sin Chisholm, Jennifer Cornejo, Samantha Cross**, Fernando Espejo, Adrian Grimaldo, Nancy Luna, Manuel Mendez, Daniel Ochoa Rodrigues, Uriel Salayandia Adame, Zachary Sanchez, Naomi Sedberry, Nadia Sherman, Vincent Tafoya, David Vega Marquez, Simon Villalpando Shaw Heights Middle School Andrea Arellano Rivas, Maguire Baldus**, Zacharyah Carver***, Alyssa Curry, Arizona Duran, Sara Duskin, Wendy Figueroa-Aragon**, Anthony Franqui, Oscar Guardado**, Erica Johnson, Zephaniah Keyes, Atya Lucero, Dylan Lynch, Christian Maldonado Castro**, Richard Marin, Zachary Mattson, Angelic Miller, Sarah Mock, Steven Moua**, Jacob Murray, Linda Nguyen**, Thanh Nguyen, Massiel Orduna, Maria Pham, Devon Pruden, Britney Pruss, Armando Rodriquez, Brittany Rohrer, Matthew Thomase, Freedom Trujillo**, Diego Ulibarri, Brittney Vang**, Vanessa Vialpando Number of mentions indicated by number of astricks following name.