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SCHOLARSHIPS Continued from page 3 support of young people in our community by recognizing them
for the individual challenges they have overcome.”
Applications will be accepted until Friday, February
23, 2018, and must be emailed to: Rebecca Winckler at
rebeccaewinckler@yahoo.com. Attn: LES Volunteer Schol- This one-of-a-kind award encompasses all youth: youth who
arship-2018. have not finished their K-12 education, youth in traditional
classroom settings, youth in group homes, youth in alternative
schools, and youth in foster homes.
IMPORTANT: Your application should include a cover page
with your name, address, phone number and email address.
Please do not include your name or contact info within the body Award recipients will receive a signed letter from elected offi-
of your application (answers to the questions). Applications cials recognizing the teen’s achievements, a $100 certificate for
will be reviewed by the committee “blind,” meaning without educational or activity fees to be redeemed at a later date and
your name. County-wide recognition of their award.
Nominators will be invited to speak at the ceremony about the
The committee will be made up of LES PTO members, former
LES Teachers and community members. The Scholarship win- obstacles the individual they nominated overcame and how
ner will be notified by email no later than April 2, 2018. If you those individuals have inspired change.
should have any questions, please contact Rebecca Winckler at
rebeccaewinckler@yahoo.com. For more information on the Douglas County Outstanding
Youth Awards, contact Marsha Alston at malston@douglas.
co.us or 303-814-5327. Nomination forms may be filled out
You are encouraged to apply for all of the scholarships.
online or downloaded from the website and must be filled out
and returned no later than March 31, 2018.
Application information and submittal requirements can be
found at the Larkspur PTO website http://www.larkspurpto.
org/scholarships-3/. Please contact Rebecca Winckler at ei- The Douglas County Youth Initiative was established in 2005
ther 720-255-8116 or rebeccaewinckler@yahoo.com with to coordinate local youth-serving efforts and assess the needs
any questions. Please click on the three (3) individual scholar- of the County’s youngest residents. It is an active collabora-
ships through the drop-down menu to find out more information tion between Douglas County Government, the Douglas Coun-
about each scholarship and the requirements. ty School District, the City of Lone Tree, the Town of Castle
Rock, the Town of Parker, the Douglas County Library District
and the Highlands Ranch Metro District.
NOMINATE A SPECIAL TEENAGER FOR
A 2018 DOUGLAS COUNTY
YOUTH INITIATIVE AWARD

Do you know a special
teenager, between the
ages of 13 and 19, who re-
sides in Douglas County
and has overcome adver-
sity and created positive
change in his/her life, as
well as the lives of oth-
ers?

Nominations for the 2018 Douglas County Outstanding Youth
Awards are now being accepted. Ten award recipients will have
the opportunity to share their special night with family members,
their adult supporters and elected officials at an April reception
hosted by the Douglas County Youth Initiative at the Douglas
County Commissioners Hearing Room in Castle Rock.

“The young people who are recognized with these awards are
people who very often have not received public recognition for
their personal achievements,” said Douglas County Commis-
sioner Lora Thomas. “This event not only calls attention to the
untold stories of achievement by our community’s youth, it is
also an opportunity for area businesses, the community at large,
civic leaders and educators to demonstrate their belief in and
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