Wednesday, April 17, 2019<\/p>\n
San Isabel Electric awarded a total of $33,000 through its newly expanded scholarship program on Wednesday, April 17, at 6:00 p.m., at a scholarship banquet at John Mall High School in Walsenburg.<\/p>\n
Scholarship funding comes from unclaimed capital credits, money that the electric co-op tried to return to member-owners but went unclaimed. The current list of unclaimed capital credits was published in local newspapers April 4, 2019 and at siea.com\/capitalcredits<\/a>.<\/p>\n The $5,000 Powered-Up Scholarship, for the student who had a GPA of at least 3.5 and a SAT score of 1200 or higher was awarded to:<\/p>\n Jordan Cruz- Pueblo West High School<\/p>\n Honoring tradition, Pueblo West High School, the school of the student receiving the $5,000 Powered-Up Scholarship, also received a $500 donation from the San Isabel Electric Board of Directors.<\/p>\n The Powered-Up $3,000 Scholarship runner-up recipients were:<\/p>\n Mikayla Lerch – Pueblo West High School For the first time, the member-owned utility awarded five new scholarships in its newly expanded scholarship program.<\/p>\n Vocational Scholarships, for students attending an occupational training program of two-years or less at an accredited vocational school, technical school, community college, or junior college, were awarded to:<\/p>\n Trystan Moltrer- Hoehne High School At-Large Scholarships, for students who attend a high school outside of San Isabel Electric\u2019s service territory whose parents or guardians are current San Isabel Electric member-owners, were awarded to:<\/p>\n Frederic Schmid – Goal Academy High School Twelve $1,000 San Isabel Electric Scholarships, for students who plan on attending accredited colleges and universities and whose parents or guardians are current San Isabel Electric member-owners, were awarded to:<\/p>\n Kyle Ramsey – Aguilar High School A total of 53 students applied for a scholarship from the local co-op. The San Isabel Electric Board of Directors scored the applicants based on their eligibility and completeness of their application, as well as their answers to a 300-word-essay about a leadership experience and must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. To complete the application, students were required to use the San Isabel Electric application form, provide a high school transcript and a letter of recommendation.<\/p>\n Eligibility requirements varied based on each scholarship opportunity. Information on the full eligibility requirements for each scholarship opportunity is available at siea.com\/scholarships<\/a>.<\/p>\n All scholarship opportunities require the applicant or the student\u2019s parent(s) or legal guardian(s) to be a current San Isabel Electric member-owner.<\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n As a not-for-profit cooperative utility, San Isabel Electric provides affordable, reliable electricity with exceptional service to communities throughout southern Colorado. Serving nearly 20,000 Member-owners and 24,000 meters, San Isabel Electric has been keeping the lights on since 1938. We don\u2019t just serve communities. We are part of communities.<\/p>\n
\nMarie Moore – Pueblo West High School<\/p>\n
\nJoHannah McKinley- Primero High School
\nMadison Gookin- Rye High School
\nBrittany Miller- Rye High School
\nSamuel Stosek- District 70 Online<\/p>\n
\nColton Ortiz – Pueblo South High School
\nErin Dionisio – Pueblo County High School<\/p>\n
\nKamryn Baca-Cordova – Hoehne High School
\nKyle Rowe – Hoehne High School
\nKaitlyn Lasley – John Mall High School
\nArmando Ruiz – John Mall High School
\nKyle Gomez – John Mall High School
\nKaylee Corsentino – La Veta High School
\nAlexis Topping – La Veta High School
\nGrace Gonzales – Pueblo West High School
\nEmiree Sutton – Rye High School
\nJoy Denigan – Rye High School
\nTaylor Lauritzen – Rye High School
\nJustin Duran – Trinidad High School
\nSan Isabel Electric has been awarding scholarships since 2000. In 2019, San Isabel Electric awarded a total of 24 scholarships. In 2018, San Isabel Electric awarded a total of 22 scholarships totaling $33,500.<\/p>\n