Denver, Colorado, November 5, 2010 - Project PAVE, a Denver nonprofit organization serving children and families who have experienced relationship violence, has revised the annual Transformations Scholarship. The 2011 scholarship recognizes personal transformation, and honors youth who have made, or are making, positive contributions toward ending the cycle of relationship violence by raising awareness and empowering themselves and others in their schools and community.
This revision closely aligns the scholarship program with Project PAVE’s mission of empowering youth to end the cycle of relationship violence.
Relationship violence is an epidemic facing our youth today. Each new generation is affected, especially with the normalization in mainstream media and pop culture. Youth have an important voice, and play a vital role in ending the cycle of relationship violence.
In its 15th year, the Transformations Scholarship continues to recognize personal transformation, honoring youth in our community. Through this process, Project PAVE hopes to empower more youth to take a stand against relationship violence, and encourage youth to continue their activist work in post-secondary education.
Scholarship eligibility is limited to graduating high school seniors or GED recipients in the Denver Metro area, age 21 and younger, who are pursuing post-secondary education. Currently enrolled post-secondary students are not eligible unless enrollment is part of a high school collaborative program. Applications postmarked by January 14, 2011 will be eligible for cash awards, which range from $2,000 to $4,000.
More information and the scholarship application can be found at www.projectpave.org.
Scholarships will be awarded at a luncheon May 3, 2011, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, at the Seawell Grand Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
Individual luncheon tickets are available at a cost of $100 and sponsorship opportunities are available at multiple levels.
Since 1986, Project PAVE’s mission is to empower youth to end the cycle of relationship violence. Services include violence prevention education, victim identification, and clinical counseling delivered at the agency’s City Park office and at elementary, middle, and high schools throughout Metro Denver.
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.
