MOUNTAIN VIEW ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
2013 MVEA Scholarships Awarded
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Mountain View Electric Association is pleased to announce its 2013 scholarship winners. The 12 winners were chosen through a computer-generated lottery system. More than 135 students applied this year. Tri-State Generation and Transmission and Basin Electric Power Cooperative also donated two $1,000 scholarships to be awarded to dependents of MVEA members. Congratulations to our winners, and we wish them the best for their future. The following students will each be awarded $1,000 MVEA scholarships: Samantha Brown is a graduate of Mesa Ridge High School and the daughter of Christopher and Amy Brown of Colorado Springs. She plans to attend the University of Wyoming. While in high school, Samantha was a member of the National Honor Society, and active in forensics, the drama program and community theater. She was a teacher’s aide. She has consistently placed on the dean’s list. Samantha also participated in AVID, a postsecondary readiness program focused on preparing students for college. Celia Feng is a graduate of Rampart High School and the daughter of Wei and Baoqin Feng of Colorado Springs. She plans to attend Swarthmore College in the fall and major in biology. She was the French club secretary and received the National Merit Letter of Commendation and Rampart academic awards from 2009 through 2013. She was also active in the community as a Memorial Hospital volunteer, Children’s Literacy Center tutor and Learning Link Career Observation participant. She also was a member of Irises and Oaks at Rampart High School; as a junior she mentored talented eighth-grade students at Mountain Ridge Middle School. She also participated in solo piano from 2000 to 2013.
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Maggie Geolat is a graduate of Palmer Ridge High School and the daughter of Thomas and Debra Geolat of Monument. She plans to attend Colorado State University in Pueblo in the fall and major in business. Maggie was active as a member of the women’s varsity golf team and she earned Colorado Springs metro league first team status three times. She was also active in DECA and placed sixth in the DECA Invitational; as a member of Girl Scouts, she received the Girl Scout silver award. She was a member of the key club and was the district accountability representative. Mercedes Hope is a graduate of Limon High School and the daughter of Timothy Patton and Aimee Bailey of Genoa. Mercedes plans to attend the University of Northern Colorado in the fall and major in Spanish education. She was active in high school as a member of cheerleading, the speech team and choir and she made honor choir. She participated in the Knowledge Bowl and Friends of Rachel and was the ninth-grade class representative. She was also active in the Eastern Plains Players Theatre. Samantha Jones is a graduate of Flagler Senior High School and the daughter of Andrew and Josie Jones of Arriba. She plans to attend the University of Northern Colorado in the fall and major in nursing. Samantha was student council president and vice president, and class president for three years. She was a member of FFA and placed silver at the National FFA agronomy career development event. She was also a member of FBLA and was part of the National FBLA parliamentary procedure team. She participated in the school play for three years and state track in 2011.
Talyn King is a graduate of Mesa Ridge High School and the daughter of Alan and Tammy King of Colorado Springs. She plans to attend Colorado State University in Fort Collins in the fall and major in zoology. While in high school she was active as a vice president of DECA and as a member of the FOR Club, and she participated in the Community of Caring. She also volunteered at the humane society and worked as a legal assistant. Jacqueline Lloyd is a graduate of Falcon High School and the daughter of Clay and Anne Lloyd of Falcon. She plans to attend Fort Lewis College in the fall and major in athletic training. While in high school she was active in Girl Scouts and received the gold, silver and bronze awards. She also received an academic letter and an athletic letter for eight seasons. Dan Nguyen is a graduate of Pine Creek High School and the son of Quan and Hang Nguyen of Monument. In the fall, Dan plans to attend the University of Colorado at Boulder and major in computer science. While in high school he played tennis on the varsity team all four years and was a member of the National Honor Society, Creek in the Community and Serteens Service Club. He made the principal’s honor roll eight semesters. He was a DECA district champion. Outside of school activities he was a vocational Bible school camp counselor and food service waiter for Mitchell Hall at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Steven Murphy is a graduate of St. Mary’s High School and the son of Dennis and Julia Murphy of Colorado Springs. He plans to attend the Colo-