Author: matt.beall@tsd.org

The following students have been named semifinalists for the Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship:

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Maycee White – Berthoud High School

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Brandon Lindsey – Loveland High School

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Henry Stucky – Loveland High School

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Makenzie Culver – Mountain View High School

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The Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to graduating high school seniors. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. Each year, 150 Coca-Cola Scholars are selected to receive a $20,000 scholarship.

The following students have been named semifinalists for the Boettcher Scholarship:

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Elizabeth Bosnich – Berthoud High School

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Alexander Paradise – Berthoud High School

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Tate Rees – Berthoud High School

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Brandon Lindsey – Loveland High School

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Henry Stucky – Loveland High School

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Allison Hall – Mountain View High School

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Cameron Piccone – Mountain View High School

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Megan Valliere – Mountain View High School

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Josephine McCauley – Thompson Valley High School

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The Boettcher Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship program designed for Colorado high school seniors. The program covers the cost of a scholar’s tuition, fees and books for eight semesters or 12 quarters at approved Colorado four-year universities or colleges. Boettcher Scholars also receive a living stipend. Forty-two scholarships are awarded annually. Approximately 100 Colorado high school senior finalists will be selected to interview in Denver from an initial pool of applicants, which is typically around 1,500.

Ponderosa Elementary won the summer reading program with the Loveland Public Library. They won a visit from acclaimed children’s author Gennifer Choldenko and had seven of her books donated to their school library.

The Loveland Rotary Club moved from giving traditional dictionaries to tablets to help elementary school students grow their reading skills. Over the past two years, club members worked with businesses, foundations, churches and the schools themselves to raise $268,103, which supplied 796 Chromebooks, 137 iPad minis and 46 charging carts. Now, elementary schools within Thompson School District have one tablet per two students in every first, second and third grade class. The Loveland Rotary Club also bought 850 sets of headphones for student use and set aside money for teacher training.

   

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Truscott Elementary School was officially named to the National Register of Historic Places. The Register is the official federal list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering and culture. Authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic and archeological resources.

Loveland High School’s marching band, the Crimson Regiment, won its 2A class at the regional Bands of America competition in St. George, Utah, and placed top in both high visual and general effect, earning a spot in the finals. The division classification system for this event is different than that used in Colorado where the LHS band is considered 4A. The finals, also different from Colorado competitions, places all the qualifying schools against each other, regardless of their division. In those finals, against bands of all sizes and divisions from Colorado, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico and California, the Crimson Regiment placed sixth overall.

The Loveland Chamber of Commerce announced that Loveland High School senior Ava McQuade will be the 2018 Miss Loveland Valentine. McQuade is currently chairman of the Youth Advisory Committee for the city of Loveland and serves as the youth advisory representative on the transportation advisory board for the city, the Larimer County Loveland Prevention Partnership and the TobaccNo program for the Larimer County Health Department. She is also class secretary for student council and a National Honor Society member. McQuade will represent the community of Loveland through appearances over the next year.

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Miss Loveland Valentine candidates must submit a 300- to 500-word essay, present a three-minute speech in front of the Thompson Valley Rotary Club, and be interviewed by a panel of judges.

Loveland and Berthoud’s football teams received official word from the Colorado High School Activities Association that they reached the postseason. The undefeated Loveland High School Indians (10-0) enter the 4A bracket as the No. 7 seed—this is the first LHS team since 1997 to have a perfect regular season. The Berthoud High School Spartans (6-4) enter the 3A field as the No. 15 seed.

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Matt West’s Play 60 group from Lucile Erwin Middle School presented innovative health and fitness ideas at Mile High Stadium to a group of executives. Darian Stewart of the Denver Broncos recognized Erwin as a touchdown school for their commitment to health and fitness.

Loveland High School’s Crimson Regiment marching band took second place at the Colorado Bandmasters Association’s 4A state championship. The band, composed of 183 students, performed “a diamond in the rough,” which blends music and movement to portray that there can be beauty hidden beneath an exterior, at Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs. Next, the Crimson Regiment will travel to St. George, Utah, to compete against thirty other bands in the Bands of America western regional competition.