SALUTE TO SENIORS • SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021 • PAGE 1
Salute to Seniors
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Jose Quiroz Yanez is graduating from Skyline’s P-TECH program with a full ride scholarship to Harvard.
Skyline High senior earns full scholarship to Harvard BY AMY BOUNDS STAFF WRITER
SVVSD graduation schedule Life Skills ACE: 12:30 p.m. May 26 in the Main Street Auditorium Universal High School: 11 a.m. May 28 in the Silver Creek Commons Olde Columbine High School: 9 a.m. May 28 at the Everly-Montgomery field St. Vrain Online Global Academy: 9 a.m. May 28 at the Silver Creek High field Erie High School: 10 a.m. May 29 at the Erie High field Frederick High School: 10 a.m. May 29 at the Frederick High field Longmont High School: 10 a.m. May 29 at the school’s Everly-Montgomery field Lyons Senior High School: 10 a.m. May 29 at the school’s John Johnson field Mead High School: 9 a.m. May 29 at the Mead High field Niwot High School: 10 a.m. May 29 at the Niwot High field Silver Creek High School: 10 a.m. May 29 at the Silver Creek field Skyline High School: 9 a.m. May 29 at the Skyline High field
Jose Quiroz Yanez dreamed of college while living in Guanajuato, Mexico, but never considered it more than a dream because of his family’s financial struggles. After moving to Longmont with his mom and two younger siblings when he was 9, he began to believe the opportunities here would give him a real chance to be the first in his family to go to college. Now, as a member of the secgram, he’s headed to Harvard ond class graduating from SkyUniversity in the fall with a fullline High School’s P-TECH pro- ride scholarship.
Through the P-TECH, or Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools, program,
Quiroz Yanez has already earned an associate’s degree in computer science along with his high school diploma. But he still wants a traditional college experience — and his plans include going far beyond an associate’s degree. In his first year at Harvard, he wants to explore some of his passions, including film. His second year, when Harvard students declare their concentration, or major, he plans to start preparing for medical school. He wants to specialize in neurology. Please see YANEZ, 12
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t has been another extraordinary year in St. Vrain Valley Schools, one filled with many challenges due to the global coronavirus pandemic, but more importantly, it has been a year full of great resilience, outstanding student engagement, robust creativity, and compassionate community support. For our Class of 2021, it is an honor to recognize the unwavering drive, strength of character, and rigorous academic preparation that has propelled approximately 2,000 students to
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this important moment in their lives. The obstacles of this past year will not overshadow the 13 years of hard work that has built our graduates’ foundation for future success. Our students today are graduating in a time of significant
change across the globe, and they are the generation who will become the future leaders and innovators who will be prepared to solve our world’s greatest challenges. Students in St. Vrain graduate with a strong competitive advantage for future success, advancing their skills through enrollment in high-quality instructional focus academics in Biomedical Sciences, Energy, Engineering and Aerospace, Medical and BioScience, Leadership, STEM,
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Visual and Performing Arts, and more. They have been connected to the best technology and learning resources through our 1:1 technology initiative and nationally recognized Learning Technology Plan, and they have been highly engaged in their school communities, extending learning beyond the school day through the arts, music, athletics, advanced career and technology programs, and other co-curricular activities. Through all of this, Please see HADDAD, 6
SVVSD scholarship winners Kenna Stephen, Mead High, Boettcher scholarship Keegan Caldwell, Mead High, Naval Academy appointment Adah McMillan, Mead High, National Merit Finalist Ariadna Gomez Ortiz, Olde Columbine High, UNC Provost scholarship Ashwini Shrestha, Skyline High, Boettcher scholarship Luis Borrego Jimenez, Skyline High, Daniels Fund scholarship Jose Quiroz Yanes, Skyline High, Harvard Full Ride Scholar Diego Arriaga, Niwot High, Daniels Fund scholarship Siddhartha Bhushan, Niwot High, National Merit Finalist Carter Kruse, Niwot High, National Merit Semifinalist Jeffrey Hew, Niwot High, National Merit Semifinalist Charles Gau III, Lyons Senior, Boettcher scholarship Caleb Glaze, Erie High, National Merit Finalist Alexander J. Juenemann, Erie High, Boettcher scholarship Jamis Schriner, Erie High, College Board $40K Opportunity Scholarship Anastaia Damick, Longmont High, National Merit scholarship Shelby Seybold, Longmont High, National Honor Society Scholarship Zachary Selleck, Longmont High, Rensselaer Medal Award Source: St. Vrain Valley School District
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