1. Thursday, May 22, 2014 Page 3The Chronicle-News Trinidad, Colorado
Education
Special to The Chronicle-News
San Isabel Electric Association, Inc., in
conjunction with its power suppliers, an-
nounced awarding $16,000 in scholarships
during the 24rd Annual Scholarship Ban-
quet. The local electric cooperative hon-
ored valedictorians and salutatorians from
seven high schools in the SIEA service area.
Locally, the San Isabel Electric Board
of Directors awarded scholarships valued
at $1,000 each to the following local high
school students: Jordan Coffman and Issac
Torres (Hoehne High School); Tressa Kin-
nison and Roxann Quezada (Primero High
School); and Chelsea Rhodes and Nicholas
Ruybalid (Trinidad High School).
Aguilar High School and Holy Trin-
ity Academy did not participate in the 2014
scholarship program.
The banquet was held on May 1, 2014 at
John Mall High School in Walsenburg. Par-
ents, principals and school officials were on
hand to celebrate with the winners. Reg Ru-
dolph, general manager of San Isabel Elec-
tric, gave the address for the evening and
congratulated the academic standouts on
their achievements.
Photo courtesy of San Isabel Electric Association, Inc.
San Isabel Electric Association 2014 Scholarship Program Recipients are (back, from left to right)
Emma Miles, Isaac Torres, Jordan Coffman, Tressa Kinnison and Jacob Caughfield; (middle, l-r)
Sabrina Eccher, Gabrielle Potter, ShyAnna Henninger and Hannah Baumann; (front, l-r) Amy Valle-
jos, Chelsea Rhodes and Roxann Quezada. Not pictured: Samuel Ambler and Nicholas Ruybalid.
San Isabel Electric awards $16,000
in scholarships to local graduates
Special to The Chronicle-News
Superintendent Brad Caldwell and the
SchoolBoardofBransonSchoolDistrictRE-
82 congratulate the district’s third graders,
who as a group improved their test scores
in reading skills on state assessments this
year, with 93.7 percent of the district’s third
graders scoring proficient on their reading
tests. Statewide, Colorado third graders as
a whole scored 71.5 percent proficient and
advanced.
Branson School District recognizes that
emphasizing reading and reading compre-
hension is critical to student success in all
other subject areas. Teachers in both of our
district schools have strived to advance
reading skills in kindergarten through
graduation. The results of the district’s
third graders this year highlight the ben-
efits of that emphasis.
To see how all of the districts and schools
in Colorado performed, go to this link on
the Colorado Department of Education
website: www.cde.state.co.us/assessment/
prelimgrade3-embargo2014.
READING SCORES
Branson students excel
Steve Block / The Chronicle-News
THS Student Council members honored . . .
Student Council members from Trinidad High School were recently honored at an awards cer-
emony at Trinidad Middle School. Pictured, from left to right, are Michael Guadagnoli, assistant
high school principal, Louise Terry, student council advisor, and student council members Andrea
Lopez-Medina, Donielle Quintana and Nick Ruybalid.
Special to The Chronicle-News
The very popular sum-
mer program College for
Kids will once again intro-
duce children to the wonders
of the world this summer on
the campus of
Trinidad State
Junior College.
College for
Kids runs each
Thursday for
six weeks begin-
ning on June 12
on the Trinidad
State Campus.
It’s limited
to the first 50
students who register each
week.
Thanks to donations from
various sponsors the pro-
gram will still be free to area
children, ages 7 to 11.
The first day of fun and
learning runs from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. and includes two ses-
sions, plus a free lunch for
students. The 9 a.m. session
is called “Life in Colorado
Water.” Young people will
examine water from a local
stream and use a microscope
to see what’s living in it.
They will also explore what
kinds of birds, mammals,
reptiles, amphibians and fish
depend on these critters that
are too small to see.
The 1 p.m. session will
delve into the
world of an-
cient art. The
Trinidad/Raton
area is home to
many works of
art left on can-
yon walls by
those who lived
hundreds or
even thousands
of years ago.
Students will make their
own petroglyphs, paint us-
ing various colors of soil and
weave using “yarn” provid-
ed by plants and animals.
These sessions were
designed by the Office of
University Outreach at CU-
Boulder and the CU Museum
of Natural History, respec-
tively.
This summer College for
Kids is co-sponsored by the
Raton Recreation and Edu-
cation Council. Raton Parks
and Recreation Director
Jared Chatterley said he’s
“very much a fan of the pro-
gram.” This summer 25 of
the 50 weekly spaces will be
reserved for young people
from Raton.
Registration will open
Friday at 8 a.m. on June 6 for
the June 12 workshops. Call
Josephine at 719-846-5474 to
register.
Free College for Kids program
returns to TSJC this summer
Photos courtesy of TSJC
Students enjoy summer learning experiences at the 2013 TSJC
Free College for Kids program held on the school’s campus. Photo courtesy of Greg Boyce / TSJC
Congratulations GED Grads . . .
The Adult Education Center at Trinidad State Junior College honored 28 students on May 15 for their GED accomplishments
(General Educational Development) over the last year. Shown here are 14 students who participated in the formal ceremony. In the
front row, from left to right, are Louise Barker, Marcus Trujillo, Stephanie Erb and Vera Gonzales; middle row, (l-r) are Noelle Intveld,
Franklin Intveld, Donna Hoffman and Lionel Lucero; and back row, (l-r), Carrie Reed, Breann Nichols, Jennifer Berry, Kitana Yepez,
Thomas Lara and David Daugherty.
LEARNING CAN BE FUN!