W e e k l y COLTON COURIER
Vol 147 , NO. 23
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A new Miss Colton crowned: A tradition continues By Shelby Horton
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fter over 20 years the Miss Colton Pageant has returned to Colton to finally crown its next queen. Eight young ladies ranging from high school to college students competed for the title on May 19th at Colton High School’s Whitmer Auditorium. The event was sponsored by the Colton Rotary Club, an organization that gathers business and professional leaders together in order to provide humanitarian and advance goodwill in their communities. The Rotary Club wanted to organize an event that would bring the community together in support of their own, to jump start the event they contacted Erlinda Armendariz.
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Armendariz was contacted by the Rotary Club due to her 15 years of experience in pageantry which included being a Miss Colton pageant director in 2005, successfully founding the Golden State Pageant, and starting Fairy Godmother Shop, where she designs and creates formal wear and costumes. She jumped at the Pageant, cont. on next pg.
Alexandria Trajillo has been crowned Miss Colton 2019.
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ongratulations to Colton High School Junior Ernest Mateo Cisneros and Assistant Principal Jorge Alvarez, who have been named Bezos Scholars! This year, the applicant pool was one of the most competitive in the program’s history. Scholars are selected based on demonstrated leadership abilities, willingness to embrace challenges, and the desire to create positive change in their communities. The Bezos Scholars Program inspires and challenges young people to address issues they are passionate about in their communities.
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Colton High School Junior Ernest Mateo Cisneros and CHS Assistant Principal Jorge Alvarez have been named the 2019 Bezos Scholars, a program that inspires and challenges young people to address issues they are passionate about.
Ernest and Jorge, assistant principal at Colton High School, will spend a week at the Aspen Ideas Festival in June, where they will meet and engage with some of
the world’s most highly acclaimed scientists, journalists, artists and global leaders. They will then develop a community change project that combines their passion with meeting a defined community need. For Ernest, that need is mental health advocacy and increasing access to mental health services for youth, something he has seen as a need in our community. Ernest has already been working on this issue throughout his high school career. His passion led him to become a member of his school district’s Health and Wellness Center Advisory Committee, which is establishing the first on-site mental wellness center at Colton High School to bring mental health services to Scholars, cont. on next pg.