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2021 Scholarship Winners

2021 Scholarship Winners


DCSD is home to many graduating seniors whose academic success and personal qualities have earned them valuable scholarships. Congratulations!


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2021 Perseverance Scholarship Recipients

The DCSD Perseverance Scholarship program has awarded over $175,000 in scholarships to nearly 200 seniors since 1988. Financial need and academic merit are key criteria used in selecting the scholarship recipients. However, the recipients of this important scholarship have also shown reliance and have persevered over some incredible personal challenges in their lives.

Congratulations to the following well-deserving students!

  • Ellie Hutchings - Castle View High School
  • Macy Tyler - Chaparral High School
  • Brooke Pogorelec - Douglas County High School
  • Kevin Schrag - Eagle Academy High School
  • Riley Klockner - eDCSD
  • Timberly Gonzalez - Highlands Ranch High School
  • Ryan Dosa - Legend High School
  • Noelle Martin - Mountain Vista High School
  • Tony Pliego Silva - Ponderosa High School
  • Tanner Leonard - Rock Canyon High School
  • Rachel Davy - ThunderRidge High School


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2021 National Merit Corporate Scholarship Recipients

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation released the names of the first group of winners in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Only 16 students in Colorado are being recognized for their educational excellence with corporate-sponsored awards - with four of those coming from the Douglas County School District.

Congratulations to these outstanding DCSD scholars:

  • Kyra Bowden, ThunderRidge High School, plans to study biomedical engineering
  • Nicholas Henley, Rock Canyon High School, plans to pursue computer programming
  • Anna Reimers, Rock Canyon High School, plans to pursue business administration
  • Harrison Witt, Mountain Vista High School, plans to study biomedical engineering


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2021 National Merit $2,500 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to these outstanding DCSD scholars:
  • David Gao from Rock Canyon High plans to study computer science
  • Amanda Gin from Rock Canyon High will pursue entrepreneurship
  • Ella Iveslatt from Mountain Vista High plans to study international human rights
  • Sarah Paschke from Highlands Ranch High will pursue architectural engineering

These four outstanding DCSD students are the recipients of a National Merit $2,500 scholarship, selected from a talent pool of more than 16,000 finalists. These recipients have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.



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2021 College-Sponsored Scholarship Winners

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation released the names of the third group of winners in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the National Merit finalists who plan to attend their institution. These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship. Congratulations to the following DCSD students:

  • Arjun Avinash, Rock Canyon High School - plans to study computer science
  • Elizabeth Brunn, ThunderRidge High School - plans to study law
  • Andrew Carter, Legend High School - plans to study electrical engineering
  • Lindsey Heyd, ThunderRidge High School - plans to study medicine
  • Alec Jang, ThunderRidge High School - plans to study computer science
  • Sydney Naibauer, Rock Canyon High School - plans to study medicine
  • Joseph Parsons, STEM School Highlands Ranch - undecided
  • Arianna Sanchez, Rock Canyon High School - plans to study neurosurgery
  • Emma Slack, STEM School Highlands Ranch - plans to study mathematics

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation released the names of the fourth and final group of winners in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the National Merit finalists who plan to attend their institution. These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.

Congratulations to the following DCSD students:

  • Garrett Lail, Rock Canyon High School - plans to study Engineering
  • Emma Knezevic, Highlands Ranch High School - plans to study Medical Research
  • Kyle Mullins, Mountain Vista High School - plans to study Computer Engineering
  • Chloe Voss, Rock Canyon High School - plans to study Microbiology/Immunology


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Castle View Grad Named 2021 Boettcher Scholar

More than 1,600 Colorado students applied for the prestigious Boettcher Foundation Scholarship this year, with 42 being named recipients. The Douglas County School District (DCSD) is proud to congratulate a Castle View High School graduate for earning this influential scholarship that recognizes the next generation of doers and difference makers.

Leigh Walden plans to attend Colorado College. As a Boettcher scholar, Leigh will receive a four-year scholarship that includes virtually all expenses to attend the Colorado school of her choice – full tuition, fees, a book allowance, and an annual stipend for living expenses.



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Four DCSD Seniors Receive Daniels Fund Scholarships

DCSD seniors are well on their way to college with prestigious scholarships paving the way. Four DCSD students are recipients of the Daniels Fund Scholarship. The program provides a four-year college scholarship to students who demonstrate strength of character, leadership potential, a commitment to serving their communities, academic performance or promise, a well-rounded personality, and emotional maturity and stability.

The scholarship pays towards the costs of tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and miscellaneous educational expenses. The scholarship is unique to each student and varies depending on their Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and their choice of school. The scholarship pays up to $25,000 per year towards the recipient’s unmet need after applying EFC, other scholarships and additional financial aid.

Congratulations to these outstanding DCSD seniors:

  • Oleksandra Borovok, Douglas County High School
  • Andrew Garcia, Chaparral High School
  • Connor Railsback, STEM School Highlands Ranch
  • Brayden Rozelle, Chaparral High School


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