Tag: Scholarships
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Carbondale teen earns CMC scholarship from Alpine Bank
Roaring Fork High School grad Tena selected as one of 13 Hispanic/Latino scholars By Kristin Carlson [CARBONDALE] – Math always came easily to Oscar Tena, but he knew that his college dreams would be hard-won, if not impossible, without a scholarship. Enter Alpine Bank. “When they called,” Tena said, “I was amazed.” The middle child…
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Supporters celebrate pre-collegiate grads in
Program looks to make Summit High grads first in families to attend college BRECKENRIDGE — When he started high school, Einar Alejandro Rivera, who goes by Alejandro, didn’t think he would go to college. No one in his family ever had. Then, when he was 15, he joined the pre-collegiate program at Summit High School…
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My Life…
This past semester, Colorado Mountain College hired student Maria Salinas Gaytan to write about life at CMC from a Latino student’s perspective. One of Maria’s first posts describes the financial and cultural barriers many Latino students face in their attempts to earn a college degree. You can read more of Maria’s words on her blog,…
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Like Chili? Enter yours at Ullr Fest!
Breckenridge Rotary club Ullr Chili competition raises funds for Colorado Mountain College scholarships If you have a taste for chili, consider being a judge in the Fifth Annual Chilly Chili Cook-off Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Riverwalk Center, as part of Ullr Fest. The event, sponsored by the Breckenridge Mountain Rotary Club, draws chili cooks…
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CMC gift honors life of Norma Sundin
New endowed scholarship will support Summit County students When Norma Sundin died suddenly in 2010, her father Hal wanted to do something to commemorate her life and benefit the community she had called home for more than 20 years. The result is the Norma Sundin Endowed Scholarship for CMC in Summit County. Norma Sundin, who…
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Club Rotario raises scholarship funds for CMC students
Members from many countries unite for common mission This article first appeared in El Montanes. By Veronica Whitney CARBONDALE, Colorado — To Paulino Abarco, the scholarship he got from the Roaring Fork Rotary Club to go to college means he can work a little less as a painter in Aspen and concentrate more on his…
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CMC honors Mike Doyle
Memorial golf tournament to raise scholarship funds This article first appeared in the Vail Daily News on July 23, 2011, by Vail Daily staff. EDWARDS, Colorado — Colleagues remember former 15-year Colorado Mountain College employee Mike Doyle, who died in an auto accident in November, as a caring team player with a positive attitude who…
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Scholarship helps Aspen grad learn dream career
By Mike McKibbin BASALT – Bronwyn Anglin always wanted to be in real estate. This spring, despite the down economy and lackluster home sales, she landed a job with Basalt Realty.