2 0 1 5 GRAD UATI NG C LAS S Raymundo Acuna Villasano
Mario Alverde Duarte
Jonathan Aranda
Western Colorado Community College
Colorado Mountain College
University of Colorado
Major: Teacher Education
Major: Pre-Med
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of love and of power and a sound mind. —2 Timothy 1:7
It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you — always. —Oprah Winfrey
Ember Bell
Roy Michael Benge
Brianna Jaye Boland
Internships, Classes at CMC, Move to Washington State
University of Virginia
Fordham University
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
LINCOLN CENTER CAMPUS NEW YORK, NY
GRAND JUNCTION, CO
Major: Culinary Arts There's a way to do it better — find it.
Sink or swim you gotta give it a whirl. —John Michael Montgomerey
It's about being fierce and alive and not shutting up and sitting down even though people would like you to. —Pink aka Alicia Moore
DENVER, CO
Major: Int’l Studies/ Mandarin Chinese The world is not in your books and maps; it's out there. —J.R.R. Tolkein
Emily Bella Bruell
Gloria Guadalupe Candela Hernandez
Benjamin Graves Carpenter
Bates College
Colorado Mountain College
Colorado College
Major: Nursing
Major: Pre-Architecture
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. —Muhammad Ali
A life lived for others is a life worth living.
Erik Jesus Carrillo Rodriguez
Yazmin Castillo Gonzalez
Adrian Chavez Alvarez
Colorado School of Mines
University of Colorado
US Marines
LEWISTON, ME
Major: Neuroscience/ Biology We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves. —J.K. Rowling
DENVER, CO
GOLDEN, CO
Major: Pre-Med Minor: Art
Major: Engineering
Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love what you are doing —Pele
The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have. —Vince Lombardi
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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
Major: Combat Engineer
ROARING FORK HIGH SCHOOL
Juan Eduardo Clemente Alonzo
Kayla Elizabeth Derby
Victor Jesus Dominguez Chavarin
Northwest College
University of San Francisco
Entering the Work Force
POWELL, WY
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Major: General Studies
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Major: Sociology
What is worth having, is worth working for.
If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. —Steve Jobs
Broderick Christopher Erickson
Wyatt Ike Farris
Emily Martha Fisher
Gap Year/ Pursuing my Music
Colorado State University
Ohio University
PUEBLO, CO
We all deserve happiness. Who ever you are, and what ever pain you have faced, I hope you find peace.
Major: Psycology The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success. —Elliot Carver
ATHENS, OH
Major: Physical Therapy Life is all about being better than everyone else.
Jonathan Beck Fisher
Emily Marie Fuller
Anali Garcia
Colorado Mountain College
Chapman University
Colorado Mountain College
Major: Kinesiology/ History
Major: Education
If we were meant to stay in one place forever we'd have roots instead of feet. —Rachel Wolchin
Our lives are not fully lived if we're not willing to die for those we love, for what we believe. —Martin Luther King Jr.
Arnold Orlando Garcia
Shay David Gianinetti
Yunira Gomez
Colorado Mountain College
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado Mountain College
GRAND JUNCTION, CO
Major: Civil Engineering Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction. —Al Bernstein
If you do not put in front of you what you love, you will be consumed by what destroys you. —Shay Gianinetti
Jackson Porter Hardin
Sheila Hernandez Ambrosio
Vasser College
Colorado Mountain College
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
Major: English/ Visual Art There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. —Ernest Hemingway
Major: Cosmetology When life puts you in tough situations,don't say, why me? Just say try me! —Anonymous
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Transfer to Colorado Mesa University to continue my Nursing career. In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. —Bill Cosby
Abraham Hernandez Gallegos
2015 GRADUATING CLASS
Adjoa Tasbah Hursey
Jacqueline Jacquez Oros
Kristen Marie Joiner
Fort Lewis College
Colorado Mountain College
University of Miami Major: Journalism
I think the thing to do is enjoy the ride while you're on it. —Johnny Depp
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. —Walt Disney
Ruby Anne Lang
Andrew Diedrich Legersky
Raul Leyva Gomez
California Polytechnic State University
Working for a year and then attending college.
Entering the Work Force
DURANGO, CO
Major: Graphic Design
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
CORAL GABLES, FL
I'm intimidated by the fear of being average. —Taylor Swift
Hug a musician because they do not get to dance! —Steve Legersky
Major: Environmental Engineering One time I ran in the halls.
Jose De Jesus Corrales Lopez
Esmeralda Concepcion Lopez Avendano
Jose Alfonso Lopez Rosales
Running Track and Field
Colorado Mountain College
Colorado Mountain College
Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hardto-find alloy called guts. —Dan Gable
Major: Nursing
It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up.
Cuauhtemoc Eduardo Martinez Castillo
Carlos Fabricio Martinez Palma
Abril Mendoza
Universal Technical Institute
Entering the Work Force
Colorado Mountain College
Do not follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
SCOTTSDALE, AZ
La vida no se ha hecho para comprenderla, sino para vivirla.
Major: Automotive/Diesel Forget what's gone, appreciate what remains, and look forward to what's coming next.
Major: Nursing It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. —E.E. Cummings
Eduardo Meraz Mancinas
Makir Moreno Hernandez
Ariel Samantha Murphy
Colorado Mountain College
Colorado Mountain College
Fort Lewis College
Major: Engineering
Major: Criminal Justice
When you give up on hope, you turn away from fear. And when you quit relying on hope then you will truly feel successful.
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards.
Major: Business Admin./ Tourism-Hospitality
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DURANGO, CO
If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead. —Ratatouille
ROARING FORK HIGH SCHOOL
Laura Beth Needham
Maite Elizabeth Nieblas
Lesley Madalyn Platero
University of Northern Colorado
Long Island University
Colorado Mountain College
GREELEY, CO
Major: Accounting
Major: Nursing
You have to fight some bad days to earn the best days of your life. —Anonymous
The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have.
Kendra Quezada
Misael Armando Ramos Lechuga
Arley Giovana Reza Pacheco
Colorado Mountain College/Transfer to Fort Lewis
Colorado Mountain College
Colorado Mountain College
Major: Digital Media
Major: Dental
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
I make my own rules, so don't expect me to follow your's. —Vicki Gunvalson
Ian Mose Rothman
Jesus Sanchez
Victoria Christine Schlueter
Fort Lewis College
Colorado Mountain College
Fort Lewis College
Transfer after two years Colorado Mesa University.
Major: Early Childhood Education
Major: Psychology
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once and a while, you could miss it. —Ferris Bueller's Day
Major: Veterinary Technology Never let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game Veterinary Technology —Anonymous
DURANGO, CO
Major: Undecided Sport: Lacrosse You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose. —Dr. Seuss
Never skip leg day. —Life
DURANG0, CO
Coral Servin
Chering Namgyal Sherpa
Eber Silva Estrada
Colorado Mountain College
Colorado Mountain College
Colorado Mountain College
STEAMBOAT, CO
Major: Social Work/ Business
Major: Business
Major: Petroleum Technology
Try not to become a man of success, try to become a man of value. —Albert Einstein
Soon poor grades will disappear in the shadows of power and wealth. —Kevin Spacey
Tanner Wilson Spence
Areli Yulissa Tapia Nunez
Maria DeLaLuz Uribe Orozco
San Diego State University
Colorado Mountain College/Transfer to Colorado Mesa University
Colorado Mountain College/Transfer to Colorado Mesa University
Major: Biology
Major: Nursing
When you've reached a certain point of your life, there are people out there waiting to see you fall. But rather then let gravity take you down, sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands and fly." —Justin Bieber
I'm my own boss and I think its time for a raise. —Vicki Gunvalson
SAN DIEGO, CA
Major: Business Administration Tanner stole everyone's girl. —said Everyone
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2015 GRADUATING CLASS
ROARING FORK HIGH SCHOOL 2015 GRADUATING CLASS
WE WANT TO THANK THE FOLLOWING GENEROUS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO RFHS SENIORS THIS YEAR Alpine Bank Hispanic Scholar American Legion Post-100 Women’s Auxiliary Scholarship Aspen Board of Realtors Aspen Public Radio Noonan Scholarship Aspen Thrift Shop
Bob Willey Passion for Life Brenda Patch Memorial Scholarship Buddy Program
Fast Forward Technical Program Scholarships
Roaring Fork Sports Foundation
Glenwood Springs Elks Club
Steve Westhoff Engineering Scholarship
Glenwood Springs Association of Realtors
Carbondale Rotary
Keeping it Real ScholarshipCrawling for a Cure
CMC Foundation Colorado PEO
Roaring Fork High School Booster Club
Defiance Community PlayersIvy Adler Scholarship
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Rebeka Lodge Harley Baldwin Scholarship John Gold Pre-Collegiate Scholarship
2 0 1 5 GR AD U ATI N G CLA SS Norman Avila Figueroa
David Barajas
Carla Cortes
Entering the Work Force
Entering the Work Force in Denver
Colorado Mountain College
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
You don't get what you wish for, you get what you work for.
Julia Esparza
Mayra Flores
Lia Gallardo
Entering the Work Force
Colorado Mountain College then apply for Medical School
Attending College in California
Jackelyne Garcia Flores
Paola Gonzalez Gaytan
Jennifer Govea Gomez
The Art Institute of Denver
Colorado Mountain College
Colorado Mountain College
Plans: Become a certified nurse assistant and go to Haiti to work.
Plans: Visit California, attend CMC for 2 years, transfer to Metro State to start criminal justice career.
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
Success isn't just about what you accomplish in your life,
Indika Hardenbrook
Malia Machado
Metro State University
Columbia College
DENVER, CO
CHICAGO, IL
DENVER, CO
Plans: Move to France If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there. —Cheshire Cat
Andrew Gray
Plans: Make money playing games
Major: Early Childhood Director
How many wells does it take to make a river? One if it's big enough.
Do your squats, eat your vegetables, wear red lipstick, don't let boys be mean to you.
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If you're going through hell, keep going. —Winston Churchill
2015 GRADUATING CLASS
Evelyn Morales Martinez
Evan Piccolo
Savannah Reynolds
Plans: Working in the music industry.
Plans: Going to Costa Rica to work in an orphanage and then move to Colorado Springs.
Salon Professional Academy GRAND JUNCTION, CO
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing the monkey bars You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.
You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.
Kareli Salcido
Daniel Sandoval Noyola
Juan Sotelo Pujol
Colorado Mountain College
Colorado Mountain College
Plans: Working full-time as a dental assistant, then attending college.
Plans: Taking classes at CMC, work hard to build a good base for my art.
Do as you please, because at the end of the day, it will only affect you.
Let it be.
Manuel Villegas Valdez
Theodore Zimmer
Dulce Perez
Plans: Work this summer to get money to attend culinary school in Colorado Springs.
Plans: Work for one year, then off to college.
I may be on the side of the angels, but don't think for one second that I am one of them. —Sherlock Holmes
Work hard, live great.
—The Beatles
Life is simple, live simply.
To be the best, you have to beat the best.
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