On Thursday, the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school district sent out a press release congratulating the recipients of the 2023 Empire Electric scholarship.
“M-CSD RE-1 would like to thank Empire Electric Association, Tri-States and Colorado Country Life Magazine for their ongoing support of education throughout our region, both K-12 and beyond,” the press release said.
The scholarship awards high school and adult learners $1,000 to be used toward their education. Multiple scholarships are available each year, and applications open in the spring and close on June 15.
Previous recipients can continue to apply for the scholarship for three years after the initial award, as long as they are continuing their education.
More than 25 local students received the scholarship for 2023, and were a combination of students from MCHS, and Mancos, Dolores, and Dove Creek high schools.
Recipients from MCHS were: Lexie Burton, Izabella Balfour, Gabriel Crowley, Farrar Deslog, Ashlyn Hall, Evan LaMunyon, Lizabeth Likes, Quinn Maness and Megan Schmalz.
Recipients from Dolores High School were: Braden Boyd, Emma Briggs, Taylor LaRose and Madison Shubert.
Recipients from Mancos High School were: Riley Cannon, Sophie Eschallier, Lilly Fiquera, Shelby Jabour, Benny Lewis, Madilynn Ritter, Breanna Tankersley and Jaden Thomason.
Recipients from Dove Creek High School were: Trista Barnett, Kendall Gardner, Alexa Gray, Kade Hankins, Cole Taber and Tanner Williams.
Applications are available on Empire Electric’s website during the application period. For more information on the 2024 scholarship, interested individuals are encouraged to contact Denise Moore. She can be contacted at denise.moore@eea.coop or 970-564-4458.
