Posted on: June 27, 2024
Fifty-seven Adams County high school students were awarded scholarships totaling more than $1 million on Wednesday, June 26, through the Adams County Scholarship Fund. Adams County Commissioners introduced the Scholarship Fund in 2016, in partnership with the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative.
“These students have all earned this honor through sheer hard work, dedication, and overcoming challenges,” said Emma Pinter, Board of County Commissioners Chair. “Now their mission is clear: Go to college, study hard, and then pay it forward by giving back to their community and ensuring this scholarship continues to be available for future students.”
The scholarships were funded with the voter-approved three percent sales tax on retail marijuana sales in the county. In addition, the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative matched the sales tax funds to increase the scholarship pool. First-generation and low-income high school seniors were among those eligible to apply for one of the scholarships.
The Board of Commissioners identified Adams County Education Consortium (ACEC) as the fiscal agent for the Adams County Scholarship Fund. ACEC works directly with county school districts or school district foundations. Those include Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Adams 14 Education Foundation, School District 27J Education Foundation, Mapleton District 1 Education Foundation, Westminster District 50 Education Foundation, Strasburg School District 31J, and Bennett School District 29J.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools – 22 scholarships of $22,422.13 each
Bibi Naeima Ahmadi, Samim Akbari, Farid Amami, Brayan Arias, Jaren Barco, Peniel Ditu, Kaya Duran, Olivia Gallagher, Meline Guizar Jimenez, Chasity Hagerman, Samiullah Hamidi, Angel Hendricks, Khudija Khamosh, Mateo Martinez, Mya Mascarenas, Melissa Mijares Sanchez, Alyssa Moulin, Asma Noor Zai, Ashley Rodriguez Castillo, Paulina Ruiz Palma, Isaac Sotelo, Abdul Wajid
Adams County School District 14 – eight scholarships of $14,375 each
Leonela Arreola Ramirez, Ricardo Hernandez, Arianna Hernandez-Soria, Justice Malia Martinez, Eduardo Quintana Rodriguez, Josue Rascon Felix, Jaqueline Rojas Rivera, Mimi Yen Noraseng
Mapleton Public Schools – ten scholarships of $12,000.20 each
Denise Arroyo Rojas, Milton Samuel Cortez Morales, Kacey Culley, Alliton Flores Sanchez, Nichols Garcia, Jashinna Lamas, Jace Lamorie, Layla Lopez, Ruby Trejo, Braulio Uribe
27J Schools – eight scholarships of $18,935 each
Abraham Ambriz, Linda Briggite Chacon Montes, Katherine Egarton, Eden Kartchner, Michael Lee Medina, Ricky Enrique Pinedo, Julio Prieto, Arina Sadeq
Strasburg School District 31J – one scholarship of $20,838
Colton Hall
Westminster Public Schools – eight scholarships of $17,776 each
Ashley Gardea Ochoa, Hunter Goll, Jesse Hernandez Mendoza, Stacey Lor, Anahi Luna, Alondra Mendoza Hinojos, Jaiden Miller, Mariana Patino
Posted on: September 20, 2022
Gov. Polis Orders Flags Lowered to Honor the Passing of Queen Elizabeth II
DENVER — Governor Jared Polis ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on the day of interment, in honor of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, as proclaimed by President Biden.
The text of the proclamation reads:
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. She defined an era.
Posted on: September 18, 2022
Gov. Polis Orders Flags Lowered to Honor El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Peery
DENVER — Today, Governor Jared Polis ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide for Monday, August 15, 2022 to honor the life of Deputy Andrew Peery, a decorated and dedicated member of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, who was killed in the line of duty. The funeral services will be held Monday, August 15, 2022 at 11:00am at New Life Church, 11025 Voyager Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80921.
Posted on: September 18, 2022
Adams County Commissioners Award More Than $18 Million in Open Space Grants
On Tuesday, Aug. 9, the Adams County Board of Commissioners (BoCC) awarded more than $18 million in open space grants for 25 projects thanks to the voter-approved Open Space Sales Tax. Funding for the spring 2022 grant cycle came from revenues from the second half of the 2022 Adams County Open Space Sales Tax, which was passed by Adams County voters in 1999, and in perpetuity in 2020.
Posted on: September 18, 2022
Adams County Awards $800,000 in Community Enrichment Grants
Adams County provides financial support to nonprofit programs each year through the Community Enrichment Grant. The purpose of the grant is to support programs that assist Adams County residents with their basic needs and to help people become self-sufficient.
This year there were 63 applications for $800,000 of funding. The grant requests totaled more than $2.5 million, and approximately one third of those organizations received their full funding request and were recognized by the Board of County Commissioners at public hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 16.
Posted on: September 18, 2022
Hundreds of Families Served Through Back-to-School Bash Event
On Saturday, July 30, Adams County Human Services provided school supplies for 426 low-income Adams County families at the Back-to-School Bash event. 1,073 children received backpacks and other school supplies such as notebooks, binders, folders, sanitizing wipes, pencil boxes, pens, dry-erase markers, hoodies, socks, and more.
Posted on: September 18, 2022
Suncor ERT Boom Deployment Exercise - Aug. 26, 2022
Suncor’s Emergency Response Team will conduct an oil spill exercise today, Friday, Aug. 26, on the South Platte River near 104th Ave. in Thornton.
The team will practice deploying oil containment booms in a simulated release scenario beginning around 1 p.m. No oils, chemicals, or other materials will be placed into the river, with the exception of rope and boom which will be removed at the completion of the exercise. This exercise will consist of:
Posted on: September 18, 2022
Gov. Polis Orders Flags Lowered to Honor the Passing of Queen Elizabeth II
DENVER — Governor Jared Polis ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on the day of interment, in honor of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, as proclaimed by President Biden.
The text of the proclamation reads:
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. She defined an era.
Posted on: September 18, 2022
Tree Branch Drop Off
From Monday, Sept. 19 – Sunday Sept. 25, Adams County residents can drop off tree branches at Riverdale Regional Park, 9755 Henderson Rd., Brighton. Enter the park at the roundabout on Henderson Rd., go north, and follow the signs to the drop off location. Branches are accepted between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. through Sunday, Sept. 25. This service is available to residents and may not be used by commercial landscapers or businesses.
Posted on: September 18, 2022
Metro delegation will visit Houston to learn about the city’s regional approach to address homelessness
AURORA, Colo. – Officials from Aurora, Denver, Adams and Arapahoe Counties will travel to Houston on Wednesday, Sept.
Posted on: September 1, 2022
Adams County Board of Health Appoints First-Ever Executive Director of Adams County Health Department
On Thursday, Sept. 1, the Adams County Board of Health appointed Dr. Kelly Weidenbach as the first Executive Director of the newly formed Adams County Health Department (ACHD). She had been serving as the Transition Director since February of this year.
