Congratulations Class of 2025!
Our club is proud to have given $15,000 total to nine Telluride and Norwood high school seniors for their college tuition, plus two prizes for Rotary’s motto of “Service Above Self” recognizing volunteerism.First is the $1000 Rotary Endeavor Scholarship for a student pursuing a vocational/technical program or community college. This scholarship is funded by the generosity of longtime Rotarian Roger Wickham and his wife Sandy. This year’s Endeavor Scholarship goes to THS senior Daniel Gutierrez (first photo), who will attend Colorado Mesa University’s Hospitality Management Program.
Our top academic scholarship for $5000 goes to THS senior Bjorn Cristol who is going to UC Boulder to study Chemical Engineering.
We awarded two $2500 scholarships. The first goes to Norwood High School senior Mikah Wareham, who plans to attend West Texas A&M University and pursue a career in agriculture business.
The other $2500 scholarship goes to THS senior Quinn Paczosa, who will attend the University of Vermont to pursue a degree in pre-med or biology.
We awarded three $1000 scholarships to THS seniors Keelie Wayland and Jude Klimasewiski, and to NHS senior Grace Harris; and a $500 scholarship to THS senior Savannah Baize.
Our Miscetic Athletic Scholarship recognizing athletic achievement and dedication goes to Norwood High senior Cadence Shaw.
Finally, our annual Service Above Self award goes to Savannah Baize and Caleb Slosberg (second photo), two exceptional seniors who demonstrated dedication to volunteering and extracurricular activities that helped others. They will have their names engraved on a plaque that hangs in the THS office, and each receives a $250 award.
Many thanks to our donors who make these annual scholarships possible and to the club’s scholarship committee: Lauren Bloemsma (chair), Jim Austin, Marilyn Branch, Sarah Holbrooke, Pete Johnson, and Sarah Lavender Smith.