Lauren Dau of Brighton is one of many students who have been granted scholarship assistance to attend Chadron State College this fall.
Dau, who will study human biology, has been awarded the full-tuition Gold Presidential Scholarship,an $875 Academic Achievement Award, and an $875 Leadership Waiver. The Gold Presidential Scholarship, which is awarded based on academic merit, pays full tuition for four years, an approximate value of $15,680. The Academic Achievement Award, which is presented by the Chadron State College Foundation, is a one-time cash award that recipients use for tuition, fees, room and board. Leadership Waivers help students pay for their housing.
Dow graduated from Brighton High School in May. She is the daughter of Candice Dow of Brighton.
Students at Landmark academy at reunion celebrate first annual latin culture week
Landmark Academy at Reunion , a tuition-free public charter school, recently hosted their First Annual Latin Culture Week, a week focused on educating students on the various aspects of Latin culture, from music and art to sports and celebrities, through unique activities. During the week-long celebration, students were able to step into the lives of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans with Latin culture lessons through piñata making, cultural crafts, songs, traditional foods and more. Students made maracas and learned a traditional Mexican Hat Dance; created Aztec suns working with metal tooling; and studied different countries in Mexico , Central America and South America . Aztec dancers from the Colorado Folk Arts Council also visited with students and educated them on the spiritual and traditional aspects of Aztec culture through dance. “We reside in a community with strong Latin and Hispanic roots,” said Matt Carlton, principal of Landmark Academy at Reunion . “Our community culture is important to us at Landmark. By providing unique ways for our students to learn the various backgrounds of our diverse community they are able to understand and appreciate different cultures.” For more information about Landmark Academy at Reunion , please visit www.landmarkacademy.org.
