WHATIR NEED EVERYONE TO KNOW AND TO HEAR AND FEEL IT IS TIME TO SEE ALL ALONG THE FRONT RANGE PLAYS UP CELEBRATIONS WHEN YOU IN TO DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS HERE IS THE DEAL I WILL ASK SOME OF TO STAND UP.
NOW IF YOU ARE PART OF OUR GIRL'S AND WOMEN IN SPORTS. I'M ASKING OUR GIRLS AND WOMEN SPORT'S COMMITTEE. START LOOKING UP [INAUDIBLE]. WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS IF YOU
ARE PART OF OUR LEGACY STAFF HERE. STOP LOOKING AT OUR PHONES.
THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. WE ARE 42 TABLES I WILL ASK SOME OF YOU TO STANDS UP. I NEED TO YOU STAND UP AND BE RECOGNIZED NOW, THE CAMPUS AND VIDEO WE WILL WATCH ARE ALL THE
RESULT OF [INAUDIBLE] STEFANI. IF YOU ARE PART OF OUR LEGACY STAFF, HERE. THANK YOU SUZIE FOR CRYING THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. GI NOW NEED A GROUP TO STANDS UP IF YOU WOULD TODAY WE ARE
BLESSED WITH THE PRESENCE TODAY WE HAVE OUR OWN ONES TO LOOK UP [INAUDIBLE]. STAND IF YOU ARE PART OF OUR
SCHOOL BOARD.
THAT IS NOT A DIRECT I'M ASKING TO YOU STAND. YES. JAGSON THIS MEANS YOU. CAN WE GIVE THESE A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE? BRIAN, GOOD TO SIT DOWN.
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE GREAT STUDENTS THANK YOU FOR LOOKING UP AND OUT. I DON'T NEED TO STAIR AT THE SCREEN I'M ASKING TO YOU LOOK AND RECOGNIZE THERE IS VALUE IN THIS ROOM OF THE PEOPLE WE READ.
GUYS THE REALITY IS THIS WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT THAT BELIEVE IN WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH ATHLETICS IN THE DISTRICT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO STOOD, THANK YOU FOR THAT. OUR NEXT GROUP IS SPECIAL FOR US
IF YOU ARE PART OF CHASA, PLEASE, STAND. GUYS NOW HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS GROUP. OUR COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION THIS IS THE GOVERNING BODY FOR WHAT WE DO HERE FOR OUR ATHLETICS IN ACTIVITIES THEY HAVE TAKEN TIME
TO BE A PART OF THE CELEBRATION. AS THE MAN HIMSELF OUR COMMISSIONER SAID, THIS ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL DAYS OF THE YEAR AND PUT ITS ON HIS CALENDAR THE SECOND HE HEARS WHAT IS GOING OF IF YOU CANNOT SEE. WOULD YOU WAVE IN THE BACK FOR OUR CHASA PEOPLE.
WE GOT BETHANY WE WILL TALK ABOUT. CAN WE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR BEING HERE. >> MAN, A BIG GROUP IF YOU ARE A COACH OR TEACHER I NEED YOU TO
STAND UP NOW. STAY, STANDING DO NOT SIT DOWN I NEED EVERYBODY NOW -- TO RAISE YOUR HAND IF -- IN YOUR LIFETIME, YOU HAD A COACH OR TEACHER THAT MADE A SIGNIFICANT
CAN IMPACT UPON WHO YOU ARE. LOOK AROUND THE ROOM. LOOK UP AND OUT. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE STANDING, ARE A PART OF THAT BRILLIANCE HAPPENING IN THE DISTRICT. I WILL ASK ONCE AGAIN CAN WE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE
FOR HAD THEY DO. [APPLAUSE] YOU MAY BE SEATED. ALL RIGHT. GOAT THIS FUN GROUP. TALK ATHLETICS, ISSUE WE. WE HAVE THE BEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
ATHLETIC DIRECTORS AND ADMIN ASSISTANTS THAT WORK WITH THEM WE HAVE PHENOMENONAL HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTORS AND ADMIN ASSISTANTS AND TODAY RATHER THAN HAVING THEM STAND I NEED TO READ THE NAMES OUT LOUD. THERE IS POWER IN WHO THE PEOPLE ARE AND HAD THAN I DO. I NEED YOU TO LOOK AND UP OUT AS
I READ THE NAMES. PLEASE HOLD AMRAUS UNTIL WE RIP THROUGH THESE. SCOTT GAR DOZEA. ALEXIS MEYERS AND TRACIE FROM CASTLE ROCK. CHAP IRRELEVANT. ROB JOHNSON AND TAYLOR.
SIERRA RYAN AND KRISTIN THE DOUGLAS COUNTY HUSKIES DIANE AND SUZIE. WATH, DIANE I NEED YOU TO BE STANDING. YES. SCOTT STANDING? IS OKAY. MAKING SURE. WE HAVE THE AMAZING COREY FRY
AND JENNIFER GROSS THE MIGHTY MESSASM HIGH LAND'S RANCH. BIG DOG AL EVERY RATE. ASSISTANT HALEY MATH USE. JOEL WALL AND STEFANI YOUNG. BE STANDING DON'T SIT DOWN.
LEGEND AND CIMARON. DAN AND STEFANI BANKS. WE GOT TILE ARE BARNS AND FELICIA OUT OF CIMARON. THE MOUNT AN VISTA SOARING EAGLES JIM FLANAGAN AND OUTIM I HAVE REW.
MARK AND MICHELLE DAVIS. PO THE AMAZING MEGHAN HILL. NOT MARRIED OR RELATED NATE AND JAIME NANASTEAD OUT OF ROCK CANYON MR. BRISKY.
OUT OF ROCKY HEIGHTS STEVEN SCHMITZ AND GLORIA AND THUNDER RIDGE. STAND JOSH AND BRANDY AND OUT OF REFERENCE VIEW CHANDLER AND AMY. CAN WE GIVE THEM A MASSIVE ROUND
OF APPLAUSE... [APPLAUSE] >> ALL RIGHT AND THEN THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHER I WANT TO MENTION QUICK. WELCOME TO THE DOUG LIST COUNTY ATHLETIC'S AND ACTIVITY
DEPARTMENT THERE ARE 3 OF US ONE IS SICK TODAY. ALISON PORTER WHO IS THE CO CHAIR FOR THIS EVENT. MEANS SHE RUNS EVERYTHING AND TELLS ME WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. HAS BEEN SICK TODAY. SHE IS WATCHING ONLINE AT HOME.
I NEED TO YOU LOCKUP AND OUT CAN YOU TURN BACK TO THAT CENTER CAMERA IN THE BACK CAN WE WAVE AT MRS. PORTER AT ALISON AND GIVE HER A MASSIVE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR EVERYTHING SHE'S DONE FOR US!
[APPLAUSE] WE LOVE YOU, ALISON. MAN HIMSELF GUESS BY A LOT OF NAMES LAST YEAR WE STARTED WITH RAFICI. WE HAVE HALL OF FAME THAT'S WHO HE IS A MENTOR AND A FRIEND.
HAS BEEN 15 YEARS IN THIS POSITION BROUGHT THE MAGIC OF THIS AND ALLOWED ME TO FEEL THE PASSION OF WHAT WE DO FOR ATHLETICS BECAUSE OF WHO HE IS. I'M ASKING FOR A MAJOR ROUND OF APPLAUSE. MY FAVORITE PEOPLE ON THE PLANET. MR. DERRICK CHENEY IN THE BACK.
GIVE IT UP FOR DERRICK, BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE]. WE HAVE MATCHING TATTOOS. WE WILL SEE WHERE THAT GOES. FUN. AND WE COME TO THE MAGICAL SIDE
HERE. 90 HONOREES TODAY. LISTEN. EVERYONE WILL HOLD APPLAUSE WE ARE ABOUT TO GO NUTS HERE. GIRLS, IF YOU KNOW THIS IS YOU YOU ARE LIKE, I BELIEVE I'M HONORED TODAY. I NEED YOU TO STANDS UP. DON'T APPLAUD YET. ALL GIRL'S NOMINEES STAND UP.
YES, ISABELLE, THAT MEANS YOU. HEY. I NEED TO YOU LIN THIS IS THE BEST OF THE BEST. GIRLS I'M SPEAKINGS TO YOU. THANK YOU. YOU NEED TO FEEL THIS FIRST YOU LOOK FANTASTIC. IT IS GREAT. I REMEMBER IN THE DAY I TELL MY
GIRLS WE CAN WEAR GENES AND MY JERSEY, RIGHT? YOU LOOK REPRESENTS THE EXCELLENCE THAT YOU BRING. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY, LISTEN, TODAY YOU ARE STAR STUDDED YOU WILL HEAR ACADEMIC ALL STAR FIRST TEAMS.
NATIONAL HONOR SO ASSIGNMENT ACADEMIC LETTERS AND MULTIPLE YEARS. WE HAVE FIRST TEAM ALL STATE. SECOND TEAM ALL STATE. ALL CONFERENCE. PLAYERS OF THE YEAR. NATIONAL PLAYER OF WEEKS. MVP'S FOR SPECIFIC SPORTS. SOME OF YOU WILL DID TO D1 AND 2
SPORTS. IT IS MORE THAN JUST SPORTS. THINK ABOUT GIRLS NOW THAT ARE STATE QUALIFIERS, STUDENT GOVERNMENT LEADER AND BEST BUDDY PROGRAMS AT SCHOOL. THINK ABOUT SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS
IN PROGRAMS. GIRLS, CHECK THIS OUT SOME OF THE GIRLS THINK ABOUT WHERE THEY WILL END UP. HEADED TO STUDY BIOLOGY, PREMED. FORENSIC SCIENCE. FINANCE OTHER BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MARKETING WE HAVE ENGINEERING AND STEM LADY
IN HERE. TALKING ABOUT MECHANICAL. BIOMEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING. AND WE HAVE SOME OF YOU SWEET GIRLS THAT ARE GOING IN THE WORLD OF EDUCATION. AND WE HOPE YOU END UP BACK HERE. COOL THING FOR ME IS THIS SOME OF YOU ARE LOOK TO ATTENDS
MILITARY. AND A COOLER PEOPLE YOU WILL HEAR GOING TO THE AIRFORCE AND WEST POINT. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I READ ABOUT EACH OF YOU WERE THE QUANTIFYING THE COMMON THINGS SAID ABOUT YOU, YOU ARE ROLE MODELS FOR YOUNGER ATHLETES.
YOU INSPIRE TEAM AND UPLIFT OTHERS. YOU ARE A LEAD IN YOUR SCHOOL AND YOUR COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE THIS RELENTLESS WORK ETHIC. COME UP MULTIPLE TIMES RESILIENT. COACHABLE EAGER TO LORN AND YOU
LOVE PEOPLE MORE THAN YOURSELF. LADIES I WILL SAY THIS TO YOU, I REALLY, REALLY AM THANKFUL YOU ARE HERE TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE BRILLIANCE OF YOUR LIFE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN CAN WE GIVE A STANDING OVATION FOR THE
LADIES RIGHT HERE. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]
>> AND THAT'S OUR SHOW. WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE HERE AND -- THANKS FOR BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT HERE IS THE DEAL I GOT ONE LEFT I WILL SAY IT TO THE MOST IMPORTANT GROUP. WAIT THE GIRLS JUST STOOD UP. THERE IS A MORE IMPORTANT GROUP
IF YOU ARE A MOM, DAD, FAMILY MEMBER, HERE TO SUPPORT THROUGH YOUR FAMILY CONNECTION, WITH YOUR YOUNG FEMALE WINNER TODAY I NEED YOU TO STAND UP.
[APPLAUSE] YEA. FAMILIES, NO, NO, I NEED TO YOU STAY STANDING. I LOVE THAT MOMENT WHERE I SHOULD HAVE DONE MY YOGA TODAY.
FAMILIES, HERE IS THE TRUTH. 90 GIRLS. ON A SIDE NOTE I TOLD MY SON WHO TURNED 17 YESTERDAY ABOUT TODAY DIAMETER 90 GIRLS WE ARE CELEBRATING. IT WAS UNIQUE HE WAS LIKE, I'D LOVE TO MEET THEM.
[LAUGHTER] AND I WILL BE HONEST I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE COOL OR HARD UP FOR A DATE? HIS NUMBER IS 720-67 -- PLEASE SEE ME AFTER THE SHOW HE NEEDS HELP.
FAMILY MEMBERS I NEED TO YOU LOOK AT ME. GREATNESS DOES NOT JUST HAPPEN. THE YOUNG WOMAN THAT YOU ARE HERE FOR TODAY DOES NOT JUST HAPPEN. NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE LIKE, NO THEY WERE BORN GOOD. THEY WERE JUST BORN GOOD! AND I WILL SAY THIS.
I BELIEVE WE ARE ALL BORN GOOD. BUT GREATNESS COME FROM THE WORK WE PUT IN. YOU BECOME GREAT. WE ARE CELEBRATING TODAY IS GREATNESS. AND IN THAT, WE ARE CELEBRATING YOUR GREATNESS. THE INFLUENCE YOU HAD UPON THE YOUNG WOMEN IN THIS ROOM AND SO
FROM MY HEART TO YOU AND THE REST OF THE APPLAUSE YOU WILL GET, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK TOWARDS GREATNESS. CAN WE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TODAY? [APPLAUSE]
>> LET'S GET HAD PARTY STARTS. TODAY WE WILL KICK THINGS OFF WE HAVE A BIT OF A HYPE VIDEO. THAT WE LIKE TO SHOW EVERYBODY OUT THE GATE. AND SO ONCE AGAIN TOMMY? JUST WAVE, MAN.
MY FELLOW, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP WE ARE ABOUT TO KICKOFF IN OUR CEREMONY AND WANTED GET IT ROLLING RIGHT AWAY WITH A COUPLE MINUTES INTO THE POWER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR YOUNG LADIES.
YOU ARE ABOUT TOEE IMAGES A VIDEO AND ALL THE EXCITEMENT THAT GOES WITH TEMPERATURE SIT BECOME AND REMEMBER THE MOMENT AND TO WHY WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE OUR YOUNG WOMEN. [♪MUSIC♪] EXCEL IN THEIR SPORTS
AND LEADING THE WAY FOR FUTURE ATHLETES THAT WHEN WE ARE HONORING TODAY AT THE GIRL'S AND WOMEN IN SPORTS LUNCHEON. LET'S MEET OUR HONOREES.
[♪MUSIC♪] >> I'M ROMEY LEAD SPORT'S ANCHOR FOR CBS COLORADO I'M THRILLED HOST THE GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS LUNCHEON.
SPORTS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLL IN MY LIFE AND MY CAREER. FROM CHEER LEADING ON GAMEDAY FOR THE BRONCHOS TO TRAVELING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO COVER PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS ON THE GRANDEST STAGES. THE LESSONS I LEARNED DURING MY TIME INSTILLED ME A PASSION AND
DRIVE TO REACH MY GOALS AS A PROFESSIONAL IN MY CAREER. [♪MUSIC♪] PARTICIPATING IN
SPORTS PROVIDES ATHLETES THE UPON OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AS A TEAM. DEVELOP HEALTHY ROUTINES AND TEACHES THE VALUE OF COMMITTING YOURSELF TO BECOME THE BEST YOU CAN BE.
[♪MUSIC♪] >> WE ARE CELEBRATING ALL TYPES OF ATHLETES TODAY TRACK AND FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY TO BASKETBALL. VOLY BALL. SWIMMING, SOFT BALL AND
CHEERLEADING THEY ARE ALL STRIVE TO EXCEL IN THEIR PORTS AND LEADING THE WAY FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT'S FUTURE ATHLETES. AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HONORING TODAY AT THE GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS LUNCHEON. SO, LET'S MEET OUR HONOREES! >> COVERING THE DENVER BRONCOS
ON COLORADO MORNINGS. THE EXPERIENCED TO LEARN AS MUCH ABOUT ANCHORING SPORTS AND TELLING STORE AND HES CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY AFTER TWO YEARS OF WORKING MORNINGS PART TIME. ROMEY LANDED A FULL TIME POSITION THE ANCHOR IN 2018.
CHECK THIS OUT BY 2022, ROMEY WAS NAMED THE COLT COLORADO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR BY THE NATIONAL SPORTS MEDIA ASSOCIATIONS AND IN JANUARY OF 23, WAS NAMED CBS COLORADO LEAD SPORT'S ANCHOR THE FIRST WOMAN
TO BE NAMED A SPORT'S ANCHOR IN DENVER TV HISTORY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE HONORED WITH THE PRESENCE OF ROAM HERE WELCOME HER UP WITH A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE TODAY? [APPLAUSE]
>> HI. EVERYONE. I'M HONORD AND THRILLED BE HERE TODAY. AND LOOKING OUT IN THE ROOM I'M INSPIRED READING THROUGH THE BIOSE MY GOODNESS THE FUTURE IS IN AMAZING HANDS YOU ARE
SENSATIONAL. IF THIS GOES OFF THE RAILS YANK ME BACK. I NEVER PLAN THESE THEY HAPPEN. BUT BRAD, YOU SAID ONE THING THAT STANDSES OUT ABOUT THE WOMEN, WHICH I GOT FROM READING BIOS WAS THIS YOU LOVE OTHERS, CARE ABOUT OTHERS THAN YOU DO
YOURSELF. I WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO THAT. I WANT TO YOU LEAVE TODAY AND HAVE AS MUCH LOVE FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS YOU DO FOR EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. IT IS A LOT EASIER TO CHEER ON YOUR TEAMMATES AND TELL THEM. DON'T HAVE DUBS YOU ARE AWESOME.
YOU ARE A QUEEN! HOW OFTEN DO YOU TELL THAT TO YOURSELF? HOW MANY IN THE ROOM HAVE SAID ANY POINT IN YOUR LIFE, MOMS, DADS, GIRLS. WOMEN HERE. I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
LESS HANDS THAN I THINK THAT IS THE BIGGEST LIE YOU WILL EVER TELL YOURSELF BIGGEST LIE EVER TOLD. I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH. BIGGEST LIE EVER TOLL. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IN MY MEDIA CAREER.
IT HAS BEEN A NONLINEAR PATH FOR ME. WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE STORY BUT I GOT IN MY MEDIA CAREER LATE. IN MY SECOND CAREER. I WAS DOING MARKETING/SALES GOT MY FIRST MEDIA JOB IN MY LATE 20S AND TOLD YOU ARE NOT GOING
TO MAKE IT YOU ARE A FEMALE. TRYING TO CRACK IN THE SPORT'S INDUSTRY LATE IN YOUR -- LATE TO START. IN YOUR CAREER. YOU ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. YOU ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO WORK IN THE DENVER MARKET. YOU ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO HOST
A SHOW WITH DION SANDERS, YOU ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. I'M DOING ALL THOSE THINGS, WHY? I HAD DOUBTS ABOUT MYSELF. DON'T GET ME WHEREON WRONG I LEARNED IT WAS THE BIGGEST LIE TOLD. THE MINUTE THAT COME IN YOUR
BRAINS NO MATTER WHEN YOU DO IN YOUR LIFE AND YOU WILL GO IN MALE DOMINATED INDUSTRIES NOT JUST SPORTS. ENGINEERING. WEST POINT. THERE IS MALE DOMINATED INDUSTRIES, BEING A FEMALE THAT'S OUR POWER. THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THAT WILL TRY TO TAKE THAT POWER FROM YOU.
I WANT YOU TODAY, WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT ALL THE ACCOMPLISH AMS OF YOUR AMAZING PEERS AND YOUR AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH. THAT YOU WILL DO THINGS THAT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT SAY YOU ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH, GET READY TO SHOW
THEM. BUT -- I THINK IT IS OKAY. IT IS OKAY TO HAVE DOUBTS AND FEARS. NOBODY WANTS TO FAIL. I FAILED MORE TIMES ON TELEVISION. I GOT PLENTY OF E MAILS AND TWEETS AND POSTS AND I GET THEM ALL DAY LONG HOW I SHOULD NOT BE
WHERE I AM. AND THERE ARE TIMES WHERE I FALL VICTIM TO BELIEVING THAT. IT CAN BE HARD, RIGHT? BUT YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, THAT LOVE THAT YOU PROJECT ON YOUR TEAMMATES AND CLASSMATES AND OUR SIBLINGS AND PARENTS AND
FRIENDS, TO WHOM EVER. MAKE SURE YOU GIVE THAT LOVE BACK TO YOURSELF. BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T GIVE IT TO YOURSELF, WELL ARE A COUPLE THINGS. YOU WILL NEVER TRULY ACHIEVE THAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE AND YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GIVE THE LOVE YOU WANT TO GIVE TO OTHERS AND THE WORLD.
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. AND THAT'S A LIFELONG PROJECT. BUT I HOPE THAT TODAY YOU ALL LEAVE WITH MORE LOVE FOR YOURSELF. WITH AS MUCH LOVE AS YOU HAVE FOR INCREDIBLELY YOUNG WOMEN WE WILL HONOR AND WALK AWAY SAYING,
YEA, I'M A BADY, TOO. YEA. YEA. CAN WE MAKE THAT PROMISE? ALL RIGHT. WELL, SPEAKING OF TWO WOMEN WHO DESERVE LOVE I'M HONORED TO INTRODUCE OUR PRESENTERS TODAY. LET'S START WITH THE ONE AND
ONLY,T R ELIS. BEBAN COACHING IN 17 IN AMARILLO TEXAS IN GIRL'S BASKETBALL AND TRACK. JOHNS DOUGLAS IN THE 90'S. LEAD THE CHAP 97-2014.
OVER HER CAREER EARNED 2 STATE TITLES. MULTIPLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AND COACHED ALL AMERICANS ISSUE NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR. A MULTITIME COLORADO COACH OF THE YEAR INDUCTED IN THE HALL OF FAME AND THE CHASA HALL OF FAME. T R REMAINS ACTIVE IN HIGH
SCHOOL ATHLETICS VOLUNTEERING WITH THE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE INCOMPARABLE [APPLAUSE]
>> OUR OTHER PRESENTER, EQUALLY AMAZING BETHANY BROOKENS. SHE SERVED AS COMMISSIONER SINCE 2008. OVERSEEING MULTIPLE SPORTS AND
ACTIVITIES. SHE SERVES AS OFFICER. SHE MANAGED TENNIS, VOLLEYBALL,
SKIING AND TOOK OVER BASKETBALL ADMINISTRATION. SHE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE PLATFORM, OUR SCHOOL AND COLLABORATES WITH ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS ON
CLASSIFICATION AND POLICY. A FORMER THREE SPORT STANDOUT, SHE PLAYED COLLEGE BASKETBALL AT DAVIDSON.
WE GOT OUR FEMALE STEPH KURY. THIS IS BETHANY BROOKENS. [APPLAUSE] WITH ALL OF THAT SAID, LET'S
START TO RECOGNIZE THESE AMAZING YOUNG WOMEN WE HAVE WITH US TODAY. SO HIGH LANDS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL AND CREST HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, IF YOU ARE ON DECK IF YOU CAN LINE UP ON THIS SIDE OF THE STAGE.
SEE THIS LOVELY LADY IN THE RED VEST. SHE'S YOUR GUIDE. ALL RIGHT. LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS PROCESS. EACH YEAR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS
CONDUCT A RIGOROUS SELECTION PROCESS INVOLVING COACHES, TEACHERS, SCHOOL STAFF, ADMINISTRATION AND ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS TO SELECT FIVE OUTSTANDING FEMALE ATHLETES FROM THEIR SCHOOL. THINK ABOUT THAT.
FIVE FROM THE SCHOOL. THAT'S WHO WE HAVE HERE TODAY OUT OF THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANT IN OUR ATHLETICS PROGRAMS, ONLY 90 ARE CHOSEN FOR THIS
PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION. IT'S AN HONOR TO CELEBRATE THESE YOUNG WOMAN WHO PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, BUT THEY DO SO WITH EXCEPTIONAL CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION AND
DISTINCTION. THEY SET THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AT THEIR SCHOOLS AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF FEMALES STRIVING TO MAKE THEIR MARK ON THE WORLD. WE'LL BE BRINGING UP OUR WINNERS
TODAY CELEBRATING THEM ONE AREA AT A TIME. I KNOW YOU WANT TO CLAP EVERY TIME WE BRING UP ONE PERSON AT A TIME. WE'LL WAIT FOR THE WHOLE GROUP BEFORE WE DO OUR MASSIVE
APPLAUSE, IF WE ARE OKAY WITH THAT. AND WITH THAT, LET'S BEGIN. OH, I ALSO WANT TO SAY LEGEND
AND SIMERON, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR WAY BECAUSE YOU ARE ON DECK AFTER THIS. >> LET'S COME ON UP, LADIES. HIGH LANDS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL
SELECTED FIVE OUTSTANDING ATHLETES TO BE HONORED.
ALL RIGHT. STARTING WITH MIA, SHE'S A DEDICATED STUDENT ATHLETE AND LEADER SELLING IN SPORTS AND ACADEMICS WHILE MAINTAINING A 3.89GPA. SHE SHOWCASED EXCEPTIONAL
ATHLETICISM AND COMMITMENT. BEYOND SPORTS SHE IS A THREE TIME DECA QUALIFIER. AS PRESIDENT OF THE PHILANTHROPY CLUB, SHE'S LED IMPACTFUL SERVICE INITIATIVES. MIA WILL CONTINUE HER ACADEMIC
JOURNEY AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY STUDYING BUSINESS AND HOSPITALITY TO MERGE HER ENTREPRENEUR SPIRIT WITH SERVICE. HER PASSION FOR HELPING OTHERS WILL DRIVE HER FUTURE SUCCESS.
KATE HAS EXCELLED ATHLETICALLY AND ACADEMICALLY BALANCING FLAG FOOTBALL, SOCCER AND MAINTAINING A 3.78GPA. SHE EARNED ALL STATE HONORABLE MENTION AND NVP HONORS IN FLAG FOOTBALL AND HAS BEEN A SCHOLAR
ATHLETE. SHE'S CONSISTENTLY MADE THE HONOR ROLE AND IS A NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY MEMBER. BEYOND SPORTS, KATE IS PRESIDENT OF THE PHILANTHROPY CLUB AND A DECA STATE QUALIFIER. SHE WILL CONTINUE HER EDUCATION
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER. ISRAEL BELL LUCIA HAS A 3.66GPA EXCELLING ON THE FIELD AND CLASSROOM.
A TWO-TIME ALL AMERICAN AND TEAM CAPTAIN, SHE WAS NAMED ALL LEAGUE ATHLETE FOR HER EXCEPTIONSAL PERFORMANCE. IN ACADEMICS, ISABEL EARNED A SPOT ON THE HONOR ROLE EVERY SEMESTER AND WAS ON STUDENT SENATE.
SHE PLANS TO PURSUE A DEGREE HE IN PHYSICAL THERAPY IN FLORIDA WHERE HER DEDICATION WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE HER SUCCESS. EZRA IS A STAND-OUT STUDENT ATHLETE WHO EXCELS IN BASKETBALL AND TRACK.
A TWO-TIME FIRST TEAM ALL LEAGUE SELECTION, SHE WAS COMVP AND MOST IMPROVED PLAYER IN HER JUNIOR YEAR LEADING HER TEAM TO THE FINAL FOUR AND GREAT EIGHT APPEARANCES ALONG WITH TWO LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
SHE WAS NAMED MVP OF THE 2024 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS. ACADEMICALLY SHE EARNED ACADEMIC HONOR ROLE RECOGNITION AND RECOGNIZED AS AN AP SCHOLAR AND
MEMBER OF RO CAPA. SHE WILL CONTINUE AT COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE WILL STUDY PRE-MED WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL. TONY BAKER.
TORI SHOWCASED HER TALLENT ON AND OFF THE BASKETBALL FLOOR, A THREE YEAR VARSITY LETTER WINNER, SHE EARNED ALL STATE HONORS IN 2023, 2024, NAMED FIRST ALL LEAGUE TWICE.
SHE SCORED OVER A THOUSAND CAREER POINTS AND LED HER TEAM TO TWO CONS THEN TALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS. ACADEMICALLY TORI MAINTAINED A
4.08 GPA EARNING ACADEMIC LETTERS ALL THREE YEARS. SHE WILL CONTINUE HER BASKETBALL CAREER ON A FULL ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER WHERE SHE WILL PLAY NCAA DIVISION 1 BASKETBALL. WE ARE NOW HAPPY TO HONOR FIVE
EXCELLENT CREST HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETES. LOLA SADDLER. SHE HAS BROUGHT ENERGY AND POSITIVITY TO EVERY GAME. SHE INSPIRES HER TEAMMATES WITH
DEDICATION AND LOVE OF THE SPORT LIFTING THEM UP DURING TOUGH TIMES. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE LOLA REPRESENT CREST HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE'S A ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNG FEMALE ATHLETES. MOLLY WAS A QUIET LEADER ON OUR
8th GREAT A VOLLEYBALL TEAM KNOWN FOR COMPETITIVE SPIRIT AND COMMITMENT TO THE GAME AS ONE OF THE FEW SIX ROTATION PLAYERS, SHE KEPT THE TEAM COHESIVE AND FOCUSED ON THE NEXT POINT. HER SUPPORTIVE NATURE AND
ABILITY TO UPLIFT OTHERS AND WE FEEL HONOR TO HAVE HER REPRESENT CREST HILL. ALEXIS MORLEY. QUALIFYING FOR DISTRICTS IN BOTH SPORTS. HER DRIVE TO COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL PUSHES HER FURTHER
THAN MOST MAKING HER ONE OF THE TOP RUNNERS AT OUR DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS. WHAT TRULY SETS ALEXIS APART IS HER POSITIVE MINDSET IN THE FACE OF SETBACKS. SHE USES CHALLENGES AS MOTIVATIONS TO IMPROVE.
HER RESILIENCE MAKES HER AN INVALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR TEAM AND FANTASTIC ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNG FEMALE ATHLETES. CLAIRE BIGGS. CLAIRE IS AN EXCEPTIONAL ATHLETE QUALIFYING FOR DISTRICTS IN CROSS COUNTY AND TRACK.
SHE GIVES HER BEST IN GIVING A HIGH STANDARD. COACHES TRUST HER TO COMPLETE WORKOUTS INDEPENDENTLY. CLAIRE IS A TRUE ROLE MODEL FOR
FUTURE GIRLS IN SPORTS AND WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE HER AT CREST HILL. LET'S GIVE THE HIGH LANDS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL AND FEEDER AREAS WINNERS A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] MOUNTAIN VISTA AND MOUNTAIN RIDGE, YOU ARE ON DECK, PLEASE LINE UP ON THE SIDE OF THE
STAGE. >> LEGEND HIGH SCHOOL SELECTED
FIVE OUTSTANDING ATHLETES TO BE HONORED. LEXY. SHE'S A 3.97 GPA STUDENT ATHLETE WHO AX EXCELS.
SHE LED THE SCHOOL TO THE FIRST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE. IN VOLLEYBALL EARNING 5A ALL STATE SECOND TEAM, FIRST TEAM ALL CONTINENTAL LEAGUE AND MAX PREP'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS.
LEXY WAS NAMED MVP OF HER TEAM. IN GOLF SHE HAS BEEN A STATE QUALIFIER, IMPRESSING COACHES. LEXY COMMITTED TO PLAY AT SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES WHERE HER LEADERSHIP AND COMPETITIVE
SPIRIT WILL CONTINUE TO SHINE. MIA SOLA. MIA IS A STAND OUTSTUDENT ATHLETE EXCELLING IN GYMNASTICS AND TRACK. IN GYMNASTICS SHE EARNED 9th PLACE IN THE VAULT AS A
SOPHOMORE AND HELPED HER TEAM ACHIEVE 4th PLACE FINISH AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS WHILE EARNING FIRST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE HONOR. ON THE TRACK SHE WAS A KEY MEMBER OF THE 4 BY 100 RELAY
TEAM THAT SET SCHOOL RECORDS AND EARNED A SPOT ON THE FIRST TEAM. SHE MAINTAINS A 4.15 GPA AND IS PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY. HER ARTWORK HAS BEEN SHOWCASED AT STATE ART SHOWS AND SHE WAS RECENTLY NAMED LEGEND HIGH
SCHOOL DESIGN STUDENT OF THE YEAR. MIA IS STILL UNDECIDED ON HER COLLEGE, BUT PLANS TO DOUBLE MAJOR IN BIOTECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL DESIGN AND PURSUE HER PHD WHILE WALKING ON A COLLEGE
TRACK TEAM. MASON IS ONE OF THE LEGEND HIGH SCHOOL'S MOST DECORATED BASKETBALL ATHLETES. WITH A 3.96 GPA, SHE EARNED ACADEMIC LETTERS THREE TIMES,
ACADEMIC ALL STATE HONORS TWICE. ON THE COURT SHE IS A TWO-TIME FIRST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE CHAMPION AND LEGEND'S ALL TIME LEADING SCORER SURPASSING 1,000
CAREER POINTS. MASON HAS ALSO COMPETE IN THE SHOW ALL STAR GAMES. AS THE SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT, HER LEADERSHIP EXTENDS BEYOND ATHLETICS. COACH PRAISES HER IMPACT AS A CAPTAINED LEADER.
SHE WILL CONTINUE HER BASKETBALL JOURNEY AT BOISE STATE BALANCING HER ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC PURSUITS. MAILY HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONAL
EARNING SECOND TEAM CONTINENTAL LEAGUE HONORS IN 2024 AND MAKING APPEARANCES IN THE CONTINENTAL LEAGUE ALL STAR AND THE SHOW ALL STAR GAMES. THIS PAST FALL SHE LED TWO TEAMS
TO STATE APPEARANCES. ACADEMICALLY, SHE HAS MAINTAINED A PERFECT 4.0 GPA. COACH PRAISES HER AS AN ATHLETE
THAT CAN PICK UP A SPORT QUICKLY. NOTING HER LEADERSHIP, SHE WILL CONTINUE HER ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC JOURNEY AT COLORADO
STATE UNIVERSITY. LUCY, BEGINNING AT 7 YEARS OLD, PLAYING SOCCER AND BASKETBALL FOR THE PRINCESS RAINBOW SKITTLES, SHE HAS GONE ON TO
BECOME AN ATHLETE AND SCHOLAR. AS A FOUR YEAR VARSITY GOALKEEPER, SHE EARNED ALL STATE HONORS ALONG WITH TEAM MVP IN COCONTINENTAL LEAGUE RECOGNITIO.
SHE EARNED A VARSITY LETTER FOR THE FOOTBALL TEAM. ACADEMIC, SHE MAINTAINS AN OUTSTANDING 4.27 GPA AND RECOGNIZED BY HER COACHES FOR INDEPENDENCE, STRONG WILL AND AMBITIOUS NATURE.
SHE'S HE CAN SELLED IN LEADERSHIP QUALIFYING IN DECA AND SERVING AS THE DECA PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF SERVICE. SHE WAS NAMED SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENT OF THE YEAR AND SERVED AS SECRETARY OF THE MATH NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY.
NEXT FALL LUCY WILL CONTINUE HER PURSUITS AT NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY IN BOSTON WHERE SHE WILL PLAY DIVISION 1 SOCCER WHILE STUDYING INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING WITH A POTENTIAL MINOR IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING.
WE ARE ALSO HAPPY TO HONOR FIVE EXCELLENT CIMARRON MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETES. PEYTON IS THE EMBODIMENT OF LEADERSHIP, SPORTSMANSHIP AND HARD WORK. FROM CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM TO THE
CLASSROOM, A SHE'S DESERVING OF THE AWARD. WHAT STANDS OUT MOST IS HER CHARACTER. TEACHERS AGREE SHE'S AN EXEMPLARY TUNE WITH AN ABILITY TO RELATE TO OTHERS PAIRED WITH THE GENTLE NATURE THAT MAKES HER
APPROACHABLE. SHE'S CONFIDENTLY BEEN HERSELF, REMARKABLE FEAT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE KNOWS WHEN TO SPEAK UP, WHEN TO REMAIN QUIET, WHICH KEPT HER FREE FROM DRAMA. SHE HANDLES TASKS WITH CLARITY AND PATIENCE.
GIANNA GIRARD. SHE EMBODIES ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. SHE APPROACHES EVERY CHALLENGE WITH UNWAIVERRING DEDICATION, WHETHER ON THE TRACK OR IN THE CLASSROOM. HER RESPECT FOR COACHES,
TEAMMATES, TEACHERS AND PEERS REFLECTS HER STRONG CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP. IN THE CLASSROOM SHE EXCELS THROUGH DILIGENCE AND FOCUS, CONSISTENTLY ACHIEVING HIGH MARKS AND DEMONSTRATING A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE. THIS BLEND OF COMMITMENT,
RESPECT AND TALENT MAKES HER NOT ONLY A VALUABLE TEAMMATE, BUT ALSO A ROLE MODEL FOR OTHERS. REECE BRYANT. REECE IS A REMARKABLE ATHLETE
EARNING HER RECOGNITION AS OUTSTANDING PLAYER AND CAPTAIN. REECE EXEMPLIFIES WHAT IT MEANS TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE, INSPIRING TEAMMATES WITH WORK ETHIC, DETERMINATION AND DEDICATION TO
EXCELLENCE. REECE SHINES IN THE CLASSROOM. HER LEADERSHIP, POSITIVITY AND WILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT HER PEERS MAKE HER A ROLE MODEL FOR ALL. REECE BRYANT IS NOT ONLY AN OUTSTANDING PLAYER, BUT ALSO
OUTSTANDING PERSON. CHARLY IS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A STUDENT ATHLETE. SHE CONSISTENTLY EXCELS IN THE CLASSROOM AND HER SPORT. SHOWCASING NOT ONLY HER TALENT, BUT ALSO HER UNWAIVERRING COMMITMENT TO GROWTH AND
LEARNING. HER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE DEMONSTRATES NATURAL SKILL AND DRIVE TO SUCCEED. ONE OF HER MOST ADMIRABLE QUALITIES IS COACHABILITY. ALWAYS A YEAR TO LEARN AND IMPROVE, SHE APPROACHES EVERY
GAME WITH A POSITIVE AND RESPECTFUL ATTITUDE. HER DEMEANOR AND UPLIFTING PRESENCE SET THE TONE FOR THOSE AROUND HER. ABBEY IS A LEADER ON AND OFF THE COURT. SHE PLAYS TO THE BEST OF HER
ABILITY EVERY PLAY AND EVERY POINT. SHE'S A STRONG LEADER IN THE CLASSROOM AND CAN BE RELIED ON TO DO THE RIGHT THING IN SCHOOL. SHE'S A COMPETITOR AND ALWAYS STRIVES TO BE HER BEST. WE ARE PROUD OF ALL SHE'S ACCOMPLISHED AND EXCITED TO SEE
WHAT THE FUTURE HAS IN STORE FOR ABBEY. LET'S GIVE OUR WINNERS A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE]
PONDERROSA AND SAGEWOOD, YOU ARE ON DECK.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANDRA IS A MULTISPORT ATHLETE. SHE'S A LEADER ON BOTH THE FIELD HOCKEY AND LACROSSE TEAMS AND AWARDED MVP IN FIELD HOCKEY LAST YEAR.
SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AND LEADERSHIP AT MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL AND HAS A 3.85 GPA. SHE'S COMMITTED TO MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY TO PLAY BOTH SPORTS. THAT'S AMAZING.
THAT'S RIGHT. MULTISPORT NCAA ATHLETE AND SHE ALSO IS GOING TO STUDY BUSINESS OR BUSINESS MARKETING WHILE COMPETING IN TWO SPORTS AT THE NCAA LEVEL. AMAZING. GABBY BECKMAN, A CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK ATHLETE.
SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE STATE CHAMPION GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM, THE TEAM THAT WON THE NIKE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND NIKE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. SHE'S AN ALL STATE ATHLETE IN CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK, HAS A 4.11 GPA AND COMMITTED TO
CONTINUE HER RUNNING CAREER AT THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES IN THE FALL WHERE SHE WILL COMPETE IN CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK AND MAJOR IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WITH A MINOR IN BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING. TAKE A BOW, GIRL.
LANEY ERICKSON, A GIRLS SOCCER PLAYER. SHE WAS AN ALL CONFERENCE SOCCER PLAYER LAST YEAR ON THE 2024 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. LANEY WAS THE MVP OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AS SHE SCORED THE GAME WINNING GOAL FOR THE GOLDEN EAGLES.
SHE WAS ACADEMIC ALL STATE AND A MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP AT MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL. SHE HAS A 3.84 GPA AND WILL ATTEND IDAHO STATE ON A SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP BUT NOT BEFORE SHE TRIES TO HELP HER TEAM REPEAT AS STATE CHAMPS.
WE KNOW YOU CAN. LEANNE THAT IS A THREE SPORT ATHLETE AT MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL IN FLAG FOOTBALL, GIRLS BASKETBALL AND LACROSSE. SHE WAS ALL CONFERENCE FLAG FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO HELPED THE
GOLDEN EAGLES WIN GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP. SHE'S A THREE YEAR ALL CONFERENCE GIRLS LACROSSE PLAYER. SHE'S A 3.25 GPA AND IS ONE OF LESS THAN 3% OF ATHLETES THAT IS A THREE SPORT ATHLETE WHO
LETTERS IN ALL THREE SPORTS. AND SOMEHOW STILL HAS THAT GPA. INCREDIBLE. SHE WILL BE ATTENDING FLORIDA SOUTHERN AND SHE WILL BE MAJORING IN BUSINESS MARKETING.
SYDNEY SAFON. SHE'S A CHEERLEADER, THE CAPTAIN OF THE MOUNTAIN VISTA CHEER TEAM THAT WAS THE 2024 ALL GIRL STATE CHAMPIONS THIS FALL. SHE'S A THREE TIME STATE FINALIST, TWO TIME NATIONAL FINALIST AND 2024 LEAGUE
CHAMPION. ALSO A ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM ALL STATE, FIRST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE AND ACADEMIC ALL STATE THIS YEAR. SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, HAS A 4.0 GPA AND WILL BE GRADUATING EARLY TO START STUDYING MEDICINE.
SHE WILL BE GOING TO SCHOOL WITH PRE-MED BIOLOGY. SHE'S THE EPITOME OF THE WORD STUDENT ATHLETE. WE ARE ALSO PLEASED TO HONOR FIVE EXCELLENT MOUNTAIN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETES STARTING
WITH AUBRY. SHE DEMONSTRATES A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. HER HARD WORK AND DEDICATION ARE EVIDENCE NOT ONLY IN HER PERFORMANCE ON THE COURT AND FIELD, BUT ALSO IN HER INTERACTIONS WITH HER TEAMMATES AND COACHES. HER INTEGRITY IS COMMANDABLE.
SHE ENCOURAGES PEERS TO STRIVE FOR THE SAME PRINCIPLES. MOREOVER, LEADERSHIP ABILITIES STAND OUT. SHE INSPIRES HER TEAMMATES THROUGH ACTIONS AND WORDS CREATING A POSITIVE AND MOTIVATING ENVIRONMENT.
HER ABILITY TO LEAD IS AN ASSET. IVY IS AN AMAZING YOUNG LADY. SHE PLAYED EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL. SHE HAS BECOME THE UNDISPUTED LEADER OF OUR WRESTLING TEAM THIS YEAR. IVY HAS GREAT SUCCESS ON THE MAT
AND COURT, BUT SHE'S WILLING AND HAPPY TO MENTOR AND HELP OTHER WRESTLERS ON OUR TEAM. SHE MODELS RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK HABITS THAT ARE TRUE OF A LEADER. SHE'S A STRAIGHT A STUDENT AND ALWAYS DOES NICE THINGS FOR PEOPLE AND HAS A SMILE ON HER
FACE WHEN SHE DOES IT. LIZZY HARTMAN. LIZZY IS AN EXCEPTIONAL 8th GREAT STUDENT ATHLETE WHO HAS STRONG WORK ETHIC, INTEGRITY. SHE DISPLAYS OUTSTANDING
SPORTSMAN SHIP AND WORK. SHE'S KIND, CONSIDERATE, APPROACHABLE, ALWAYS LEADING BY EXAMPLE IN HER BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDE. WHETHER HELPING CLASSMATES WITH SCHOOL WORK OR ENCOURAGING OTHERS DURING CHALLENGING MOMENTS, LIZCY DEMONSTRATES
MATURITY AND WILLINGNESS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. MORGAN EXEMPLIFIES OUTSTANDING CHARACTER, DEMONSTRATING
INTEGRITY AND RESILIENCE OFF AND ON THE FIELD. HER DEDICATION TO HARD WORK IS EVIDENT IN HER PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE MAKING HER A TRUE ROLE MODEL FOR HER PEERS. MORGAN POSSESSIONS EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP ABILITIES. SHE INSPIRES HER TEAMMATES
THROUGH ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. HER SKILLSET NOT ONLY SHOWCASES HER TALENT, BUT ALSO COMMITMENT TO BASKETBALL, TRACK AND ACADEMICS. HARPER REYNOLDS. HI, GIRL. HARPER IS AN AMAZING TEAMMATE ON
OUR UNIFIED SPORTS TEAM AND THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL HYUNTY. HARPER IS THE LIGHT OF THE TEAM, HER SMILE AND GIGGLES KEEPS MOUNTAIN RIDGE AND HER TEAM UPBEAT AND POSITIVE. HARPER IS IN HER ELEMENT IN ANYTHING ATHLETIC.
IN HER OFF-TIME, YOU CAN CATCH HARPER HITTING THE SKI SLOPES AND SPEARHEADING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND RAISING AWARENESS FOR NEURODEVELOPMENT SYNDROME. SHE'S WANTING TO HELP HER COMMUNITY, INSPIRES TO BE A POLICE OFFICER LIKE HER FAVORITE
MOUNTAIN RIDGE SRO DEPUTY. LET'S PLEASE GIVE OUR WINNERS A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] ROCK CANYON AND ROCKY HEIGHTS,
YOU ARE ON DECK. PLEASE LINE UP ON THE SIDE OF
THE STAGE.
>> PONDEROSA HIGH SCHOOL IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZING THE FOLLOWING OUTSTANDING ATHLETES. PEYTON BECKER. PEYTON PARTICIPATED IN TRACK AND FIELD AS A VARSITY LEVEL ATHLETE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. SHE'S PUT TOGETHER ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CAREERS
PONDEROSA HAS EVER SEEN. OVER THE YEARS SHE QUALIFIED AND PLACED IN SEVERAL EVENTS AND EARNED ALL STATE, ALL LEAGUE OWNERS AND SET SEVERAL SCHOOL RECORDS. LAST YEAR SHE WAS NAMED THE 2024 CONTINENTAL LEAGUE FEMALE TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.
NOT ONLY IS SHE A GREAT ATHLETE, BUT SHE IS AN INCREDIBLE STUDENT. SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AND NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY OF HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARS. NEXT YEAR SHE WILL BE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING TO RUN ON THEIR TRACK AND FIELD TEAM.
SHE PLANS TO STUDY HEALTH PROMOTION. TEGAN PORTER HAS BEEN AN MULTISPORT ATHLETE. SHE'S COMPETE IN GYMNASTICS AND PARTICIPATES IN ABOUT CHEER AND
SWIM AND DIVE AT THE SAME TIME. SHE QUALIFIED FOR STATE AS A DIVER AND WON 6th IN THE MAKES FOR CHEER. LAST YEAR SHE WAS PART OF THE LEAGUE CHEER CHAMPIONSHIP. SHE'S ALSO AN INCREDIBLE LEADER SERVING AS A CAPTAINED AS A MEMBER OF THE ATHLETIC COUNCIL.
SHE CARRIES A 4.0 THIS SEMESTER, PARTICIPATES IN STUDENT COUNCIL AND LOME NATED TO BE -- NOMINATED AS PART OF THE LINK CREW. SHE MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN ALL ASPECTS IN HER LIFE. NEXT YEAR SHE PLANS TO GO TO
COLORADO MESA OR KANSAS UNIVERSITY TO STUDY CRIMINOLOGY. CAMBRON SMITH, HER TWO MAIN SPORTS HAVE BEEN SOCCER AND FLAG FOOTBALL. ON HER SOCCER TEAM SHE WAS A
FOUR TIME VARSITY PLAYER, OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, ALL LEAGUE AWARDS, ALL STATE AWARDS AND CAPTAIN. SHE WAS VARSITY, EARNED ACADEMIC
ALL STATE, SERVED AS A CAPTAINED DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND EARNED NUMEROUS LEAGUE HONORS IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS. SHE'S ALSO EARNED ACADEMIC LETTERS THROUGHOUT HER TIME AND WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY. SHE ALSO DOES THIS WHILE
CARRYING A NEAR 4.0 GPA. NEXT YEAR SHE PLANS TO ATTEND MONTANA STATE AND PLANS TO STUDY NURSING IN HOPES OF BECOMING A PEDIATRIC NURSE. LANEY IS A FIERCE COMPETITOR ON
THE COURT AND TRACK. WITHIN TRACK SHE HAS BROKEN THE SCHOOL DISCUSS RECORD FIVE TIMES. SHE'S BEEN A STATE QUALIFIER. SHE HAS PLACED FIFTH AT STATE FOR DISCUSS, FIFTH AT NIKE OUTDOOR NATIONALS IN DISCUSS AND
13th AT NIKE OUTDOOR NATIONALS IN THE HAMMER THROW. SHE PARTICIPATES IN THE GIRLS BASKETBALL PROGRAM. SHE'S BEEN A LEADER ON AND OFF THE COURT. LANEY TAKES PART IN MANY THINGS INCLUDING BEING THE STAYING GANG
PRESIDENT, STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBER, NHS MEMBER, BEST BUDDIES MEMBER AND LINK CREW. NEXT YEAR SHE WILL BE CONTINUING HER EDUCATION AND TRACK AND FIELD CAREER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM. SHE PLANS TO STUDY COMMUNICATION IN SPORTS.
CONGRATS, LANEY. WE ARE ALSO PLEASED TO HONOR FIVE TALENTED SAGEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETES. EMILY IS A MEMBER OF VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL AND THE TRACK TEAM. EMILY CAN EASILY BE CHARACTERIZED AS AN ULTIMATE COMPETITOR.
IN BASKETBALL AND TRACK, EMILY HAS AN UNWAIVERRING DEDICATION TO SELF-IMPROVEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF HER TEAMMATES. SHE RESPECTS HER OPPONENTS BUT WARNINGS TO BEAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
SHE HELPS OTHERS BY VOLUNTEERING HER TIME BEING AN ASSISTANT COACH. SHE'S PART OF A CORE OF 8th GRADE HURDLERS. EMILY, YOU ARE ONE OF A KIND AND
WE APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION TO SAGEWOOD SPORTS. PAIGE RODERICK. PAIGE IS A MEMBER OF THE VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL TEAMS. SHE'S WILL BE TO TAKE ON ANY CHALLENGE. SHE'S RESPECTFUL TO OPPONENTS AND PUTS IN MAXIMUM EFFORT IN
PRACTICE AND GAMES. PAIGE WAS A PART OF THE BASKETBALL TEAM LEADING THE TEAM IN SCORING AND ASSISTS. HER ABILITY TO MAKE HER TEAMMATES BETTER LED TO A SUCCESSFUL BASKETBALL SEASON. PAIGE CONTINUES TO HELP SAGEWOOD
BASKETBALL BY BEING AN ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE 6th AND 7th GREAT BASKETBALL TEAMS. THANKS FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO BASKETBALL. ASHLEY IS A MEMBER OF THE CROSS COUNTRY TEAM BASKETBALL AND TRACK TEAMS. ASHLEY IS A TIRELESS COMPETITOR
ON THE BASKETBALL COURT. SHE IS A DEDICATED ATHLETE WHO IS DETERMINED TO COMPETE AT HER HIGHEST LEVEL EVERY TIME. SHE DEMONSTRATES GREAT SPORTSMANSHIP AND SUPPORTS HER TEAMMATES WHENEVER THEY NEED IT. ASHLEY WAS WILLING TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE TEAM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO SAGEWOOD ATHLETICS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE COACHED SUCH A WONDERFUL YOUNG WOMAN. GILLIAN HAS PARTICIPATE IN VOLLEYBALL AND TRACK. GILLIAN IS A VERY HARD WORKER. I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO
COACH HER ON HURDLES DURING OUR TRACK SEASON. EVERY PRACTICE SHE IS ON THE TRACK WORKING ON TECHNIQUE, TRYING TO GET HER FASTEST TIME POSSIBLE. LAST YEAR SHE WAS PART OF THE 7th GRADE HURDLE TEAM THAT COMPETE IN THE DISTRICT MEET.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HER DOING THE SAME AGAIN. LET'S GIVE OUR PONDEROSA FEEDER AREA WONDERS A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE]
>> THUNDER RIDGE AND RANCHVIEW, YOU ARE ON DECK. PLEASE LINE UP AT THE SIDE OF
THE STAGE. >> ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL IS
PROUD TO RECOGNIZE FIVE TALENTED ATHLETES. OLIVIA HAS HAD A VERY IMPRESSIVE VOLLEYBALL CAREER COMPETING FOR THE ROCK CANYON JAGUARS. SHE'S BEEN A FOUR YEAR VARSITY PLAYER AND FIRST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE THREE TIMES. SHE'S ALSO BEEN A SELECTION FOR
FIRST TEAM ALL STATE. ALSO A TWO-TIME SECOND TEAM SELECTION. HER COACH, ANGELA HANSON, SAYS OLIVIA HAS BEEN A LARGE PART OF OUR PROGRAM THESE LAST FOUR YEARS AS AN OUTSTANDING VOLLEYBALL PLAYER AND WONDERFUL YOUNG LADY. SHE IS A CARING TEAMMATE AND
GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNGER GIRLS IN OUR PROGRAM. SHE'S BEEN A JOY TO COACH. WE KNOW SHE WILL DO GREAT THINGS IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. OLIVIA HAS GRADUATED EARLY AND WILL SOON LEAVE TO ATTEND PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY ON A
VOLLEYBALL SCHOLARSHIP. BROOK HARDING. BROOK HAS BEEN AN OUTSTANDING FOUR YEAR BASKETBALL CAREER AT ROCK CANYON PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN HER TEAM'S SUCCESS. SHE EARNED CONTINENTAL LEAGUE FIRST AND SECOND TEAM HONORS,
HONORABLE ALL STATE MENTION AND SELECTED FOR THE JAG AWARD TWICE. RECOGNIZING HER LEADERSHIP AND WORK ETHIC. BROOK IS AN EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT, MAINTAINING 3.98 GPA WHILE CHALLENGING HERSELF WITH A
RIGOROUS COURSE LOAD. SHE LEADS BY EXAMPLE ON AND OFF THE COURT. EXCELLING IN SCORING, REBOUNDING AND ASSISTS WHILE PUSHING HER TEAMMATES TO SUCCEED. SHE DRIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES.
THIS FALL BROOK WILL CONTINUE HER ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC CAREER AT COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY. GIANA HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE DANCE TEAM. DURING HER TIME SHE'S BEEN A
PART OF A FOUR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THREE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. SHE'S BEEN A MEMBER OF TWO ALL STATE TEAMS AND TWO ALL AMERICAN TEAMS. ACADEMICALLY, SHE MAINTAINS AN
IMPRESSIVE 3.63 GPA AND IS A MEMBER OF THE ACADEMIC ALL STATE TEAM. HER COACH SAYS IT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO ME THAT I COMMUNICATE WHAT A CONFIDENT, POSITIVE AND INSPIRATIONAL WOMAN SHE IS. SHE HAS THE MOST OF INTEGRITY
AND BALAN BALANCES BEING COACHEE LEADING HER TEAMMATES. SHE WILL CONTINUE HER ACADEMIC AND DANCING CAREER NEXT YEAR BUT SHE HASN'T DECIDED WHERE YET. ASHLEY WILLSON.
ASHLEY HAS HAD A PHENOMENAL GOLF CAREER AT ROCK CANYON EARNING FIRST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE, GOLFER OF YEAR AWARDS FOR THREE YEARS IN A ROW. SHE'S ALSO A THREE TIME REGIONAL CHAMPION AND PLACED SECOND AT
STATE LAST SEASON FINISHING IN THE TOP TEN. ASHLEY HAS BEEN INDUCTED INTO THE COLORADO GOLF HALL OF FAME AS A FUTURE FAMER. THAT'S COOL. AND INVITED TO JOIN THE COLORADO
USGA DEVELOPMENTAL GOLF TEAM. THE COACH SAYS ASHLEY HAS BEEN A GREAT LEADER FOR THE ROCK CANYON PROGRAM. SETTING AN EXAMPLE THROUGH WORK ETHIC AND TOURNAMENT PLAY. ACADEMICALLY, ASHLEY MAINTAINS
4.1 GPA WITH RIGOROUS COURSE WORK. SHE IS COMMITTED TO PLAYING GOLF AT MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE FALL. PETRA HAS HAD AN OUTSTANDING CAREER AT ROCK CANYON IN TRACK
AND FIELD AND DIVING EARNING FIRST TIME ALL CONFERENCE IN THE HIGH JUMP THREE TIMES AND LONG JUMP AND 100 AND 300-METER HURDLINGS. SHE'S A DEFENDING 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE HIGH JUMP AND ALSO PLACED SECOND AND THIRD
IN LONG JUMP AND HIGH JUMP, PLUS WAS PART OF THE SECOND PLACE 4 BY 100 RELAY TEAM. TRACK AND FIELD COACH SAYS SHE'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE SUCCESS OF OUR PROGRAM LEADING ROCK CANYON TO ITS FIRST EVER STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP. IN 2024 AND EARNING FIVE STATE PODIUM FINISHES IN HIGH AND LONG JUMP INCLUDING A 2024 STATE TITLE IN THE HIGH JUMP. ACADEMICALLY PETRA MAINTAINED A
4.4 GPA. SHE'S INVOLVED IN CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES. PETRA WILL CONTINUE HER CAREER NEXT YEAR AT THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT. PLEASE JOIN US IN HONORING THE
FIVE ATHLETES FROM ROCKY HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL. PAIGE CLAPPER. PAIGE? OKAY. CAITLIN GRAYCHECK. HI, CAITLIN.
HOW ARE YOU? CAN I READ ABOUT YOU? >> YEAH. >> CAITLIN EXEMPLIFIES THE SPIRIT OF THIS AWARD THROUGH COMMITMENT, LEADERSHIP AND SPORTSMANSHIP ON AND OFF THE FIELD. SHE'S BEEN AN OUTSTANDING PARTICIPANT IN UNIFIED SPORTS
DEDICATING HERSELF TO EVERY SEASON THROUGHOUT HER THREE YEARS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL. YOU WILL FIND CAITLIN ENCOURAGING OTHERS DURING A TOUGH GAME AND SHE EMBODIES THE TRUE ESSENCE OF SPORTSMANSHIP. SHE'S A SOURCE OF ENCOURAGEMENT
TO HER TEAMMATES, FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE FEELS VALUED. SIDRA PARTICIPATE IN BASKETBALL AND TRACK. SHE'S AN AMAZING YOUNG LADY WHO
IS INCREDIBLE COACHABLE AND TALENTED. SHE WORKS TO HELP OTHERS BE BETTER PLAYERS. SHE'S A WELL ROUNDED ATHLETE OUTSIDE OF BASKETBALL AND TRACK. SHE WAS EQUALLY HARD WORKER IN THE CLASSROOM. ABOVE ALL, SHE'S A VERY
RESPECTFUL YOUNG LADY. NARGIS. YES, THEY ARE TWINS. SHE PARTICIPATED IN BASKETBALL AND TRACK. NARGIS IS ANOTHER UNIQUE TALENT. NO?
THAT'S GOOD. SHE IS A UNIQUE TALENT, AN ATHLETE THAT WILL WORK HARD AND ALWAYS WANTING TO IMPROVE. SHE'S NOT AFRAID OF CHALLENGES AND SHE WILL FACE THEM HEAD ON. SHE'S NOT ONLY RESPECTEDFUL AND A GREAT LEADER ON AND OFF THE
COURTED, BUT ALSO AN EXEMPLARY STUDENT. SLONE DOSWA PARTICIPATE IN CROSS COUNTRY AND FLAG FOOTBALL. SHE'S A GRACIOUS COMPETITOR.
SHE'S AN AMAZING TEAM LEADER AND TEAM PLAYER AS WELL AS -- LET ME START OVER, SHE'S AN AMAZING TEAM PLAYER AS WELL AS A TEAM LEADER WHO LEADS BY EXAMPLE. SHE WORKS JUST AS HARD IN THE CLASSROOM. SLONE IS THE FULL PACKAGE.
SHE HAS A BRIGHT PACKAGE ON WHATEVER SHE DECIDES TO DO. LET'S GIVE OUR ROCK CANYON FEEDER AREA PLAYERS A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE]
CASTLE VIEW AND CASTLE ROCK, YOU ARE ON DECK. PLEASE LINE UP ON THE SIDE.
>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S RECOGNIZE OR FIVE OUTSTANDING ATHLETES. CAITLIN IS A DISTINGUISHED STUDENT ATHLETE AT THUNDER RIDGE ACTION SEE HIMMING IN ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS.
A SWIMMER AND CHAMPION, SHE SERVED AS A TWO YEAR CAPTAIN OF THE SWIM TEAM. EARNING THE MOST DEDICATED AWARDS. IN BUSINESS, SHE'S A DECA DISTRICT CHAMPION AND RECEIVED THE UNDERCLASSMAN AWARD IN HER
JUNIOR YEAR. SHE WAS STUDENT OF THE MONTH AS A STUDENT. SHE EARNED ALL STATE HONORS AND LED A SENIOR PROJECT, PROJECT PLAY, RAISING OVER $7,000 FOR INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
AMAZING. CAITLIN WILL CONTINUE HER CAREER PURSUING A DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE WHILE COMPETING AS A COLLEGIATE SWIMMER. CASEY IS A STANDOUT STUDENT
ATHLETE, EXCELLING IN SOCCER AND TRACK WHILE EARNING ACADEMIC HONORS FOR TWO YEARS. A KEY CONTRIBUTING TO THE 2023 THUNDER RIDGE SOCCER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM, CASEY'S DEDICATION AND TALENT SET HER APART ON THE FIELD.
TRACK SHE WAS RECOGNIZED AS A SECOND TEAM ALL LEAGUE SELECTION. HER HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION EARNED HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE HER SOCCER CAREER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER WHERE SHE WILL COMPETE AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL. WITH HER ATHLETICISM AND
ACADEMIC SUCCESS, SHE'S PREPARED FOR AN EXCISING FUTURE ON AND OFF THE FIELD. GABBY IS A DEDICATED TWO SPORT ATHLETE EXCELLING IN BASKETBALL AND FLAG FOOTBALL. A THREE YEAR VARSITY BASKETBALL
PLAYER AND TWO YEAR VARSITY FLAG FOOTBALL PLAYER, GABBY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AS A CAPTAIN. SHE LED THE FLAG FOOTBALL PROGRAM TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT. GABBY HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE
FRENCH NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FOR THREE YEARS SERVING AS AN OFFICER FOR TWO OF THOSE YEARS. SHE'S ALSO TAKEN ON THE GRIFFEN SCOTT CHALLENGE FURTHER SHOWCASING HER DEDICATION TO HER PERSONAL GROWTH AND EXCELLENCE. GABBY IS EXCITED TO CONTINUE HER
ATHLETIC JOURNEY AT KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE EARNED A SPOT ON THE ROWING TEAM. IS THERE A HARDER SPORT THAN ROWING, I DON'T THINK SO. JULIA IS A MULTISPORT ATHLETE AT
THUNDERRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL EXCELLING IN FREESTYLE MOGUL SKIING. AS A RECIPIENT AND CAPTAIN OF THE FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM, SHE HELPED LEAD THE TEAM TO THE ELITE EIGHT N SKIING, JULIA
EARNED A SPOT ON THE NOR-AM TOUR AND TOOK FIRST. SHE QUALIFIED FOR THE U.S. FREESTYLE NATIONALS IN 2024 AND 2025 AND IS RANKED TOP 15 IN THE NATION IN FREESTYLE SINGLE AND DUAL MOGULS.
SHE EARNED ACADEMIC ALL LEAGUE FIRST TEAM HONORS AND RECOGNITION AS AN AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR. SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AND FRENCH NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AND PLANS TO CONTINUE HER COMPETITIVE
SKIING OR ATTEND COLLEGE. THIS IS NOT MENTIONED, BUT YOU GRADUATED EARLY, RIGHT? >> YES. >> THERE'S TOO MUCH STUFF TO MENTION TEAR. MARIAH WATSON. MARIAH IS A DANCER, DEDICATED LEADER.
AS A VARSITY POMS CAPTAIN SHE LED HER TEAM TO MULTIPLE ACCOLADES INCLUDING ALL STATE MENTION, ALL LEAGUE SECOND TEAM AND A SPOT ON THE ALL COLORADO DANCE TEAM. SHE WAS ALSO NAMED 2024 DRILL
DOWN QUEEN FOR HER SKILL AND PRECISION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW HOW HARD THAT IS. I ALWAYS GOT OUT THE FIRST ROUND. I NEED TO TAKE A MOMENT FOR THE DRILL DOWN TEAM. THAT'S AMAZING, YES. ACADEMICALLY SHE EARNED ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM HONORS, TWO TIME
ACADEMIC LETTERING. SHE'S AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AND FRENCH HONOR SOCIETY. SHE PLANS TO MAJOR IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND IS EXPLORING COLLEGES WHILE PREPARING FOR
TRYOUTS. WE ARE ALSO HONORING FIVE ATHLETES FROM RANCH VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL. BABBEY SHOWED INCREDIBLE
PERSEVERANCE AND GAVE HER ALL BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT. HER NATURAL LEADERSHIP SET THE TONE FOR THE TEAM INSPIRING HER TEAMMATES TO PUSH HARDER. HER POSITIVE ATTITUDE, WORK ETHIC AND PASSION FOR THE GAME MAKES HER AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO
THE TEAM AND ROLE MODEL FOR EVERYONE AROUND HER. JOLLI HAS REPRESENTED WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WRENCH VIEW WOLF. SHE'S EXTREMELY COACHABLE AND
STRIVES TO IMPROVE. SHE'S NOT AFRAID TO TRY NEW SPORTS. THIS YEAR SHE PLAYED FLAG FOOTBALL AND EXCELLED. SHE'S AN EXCELLENT CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF OUR STUDENT GOVERNMENT CLASS AND ALSO PLAYS SOCCER
OUTSIDE SCHOOL. BROOKLYN HUGHES. BROOKLYN WAS A GREAT NEW ADDITION TO OUR FLAG FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL TEAMS THIS YEAR. SHE'S A GREAT STUDENT AND TEAMMATE. HER EFFORT AND ATTITUDE MADE COACHING HER ENJOYABLE. SHE'S ALSO A MULTI-MULTISPORT
ATHLETE AND RESTS OUR SCHOOL WELL. WE ARE EXCITED FOR HER FUTURE, AS SHE'S AN OUTSTANDING HUMAN BEING. SOPHIA PAYNE. SHE HAS PARTICIPATED IN NEARLY EVERY SPORT YOU CAN.
SHE'S A DELIGHT TO COACH. SHE'S A GREAT TEAMMATE AND VERY COACHABLE. THE EFFORT SHE PUTS INTO HER SPORTS IS UNMATCHED. IF THERE WERE AN AWARD FOR MRS. RANCH VIEW ATHLETE, SHE
WOULD WIN IT. BLAIR HELPS CARRY THE TEAM WHEN IT MATTERED MOST. HER KINDNESS AND POSITIVITY WERE SOURCES OF ENCOURAGEMENT FOR HER TEAMMATES AND COMMITMENT TO THE SPORT WAS EVIDENT IN HER HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.
BLAIR NOT ONLY DEVELOPED HER OWN SKILLS, BUT ALSO UPLIFTED THOSE AROUND HER MAKING HER A PART OF THE TEAM'S SUCCESS. WE ARE SO PROUD OF HER PROGRESS AND GRATEFUL FOR THE IMPACT SHE MADE THIS SEASON. LET'S GIVE OUR THUNDER RIDGE
FEEDER AREA WINNERS A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] AND CHAPARELLE AND SIERRA, YOU
ARE ON DECK. >> CASTLE VIEW HIGH SCHOOL IS PROUD TO HONOR FIVE EXCELLENT ATHLETES.
CAROLYN ASHWORTH. CAROLYN EXCELLED ON AND OFF THE FIELD. SHE EARNED ALL STATE HONORS BECOMING AN ELITE MIDFIELDER AND DRAW SPECIALIST AND HER TEAM'S MVP.
SHE MAINTAINED A 4.1 GPA. EARNED FIRST TEAM HONORS, RECEIVED THE SEAL OF BI-LITERACY IN SPANISH AND CHOSEN AS STUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENT. SHE WILL CONTINUE HER LACROSSE CAREER COMPETING AT THE DIVISION
1 LEVEL WHILE PURSUING A DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE OR PRE-MED. TESSA IVY. TESSA HAS BEEN A LEADER. SHE WAS NAMED OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR AND EARNED MVP HONORS.
SHE WENT ON TO SERVE AS VARSITY TEAM CAPTAIN FOR THREE YEARS AS A JUNIOR SHE WAS NAMED CONFERENCE PITCHER OF THE YEAR, EARNED ALL CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM HONORS, RECEIVED ALL STATE HONORABLE MENTION AND RECOGNIZED
AS HER TEAM'S MVP. SHE'S BEEN A VARSITY WINNER ALL FOUR YEARS. SHE'S EARNED AN ACADEMIC LETTER AND IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, SERVES AS FCA LEADER AND 3.98 GPA.
SHE COMMITTED TO UNIVERSITY OF LIZ LOUISIANA. SIERRA HAS BEEN A DEDICATED ATHLETE IN CROSS COUNTRY SHE SERVED AS TEAM CAPTAIN, WAS A
THREE-TIME STATE QUALIFIER, EARNED SECOND TEAM ALL CONFERENCE HONORS TWICE AND LETTERED ALL FOUR YEARS. IN TRACK SHE'S THE SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER IN BOTH THE 600, EXCUSE ME, 800 AND 1600 METERS. A THREE YEAR VARSITY LETTER
WINNER AND TWO TIME QUALIFIER. SHE EARNED FIRST TEAM ACADEMIC ALL STATE HONORS ALL FOUR YEARS, RECEIVED AN ACADEMIC LETTER EACH YEAR AND IS A NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY MEMBER. SHE SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT OF
BEST BUDDIES AND HAS A 4.0 GPA. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL SHE PLANS TO SERVE AN 18 MONTH MISSION FOR THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS AFTER ATTENDING COLLEGE TO BECOME A PRESCHOOL TEACHER FOR STUDENTS
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. BENTLEY HILL. BENTLEY. BROOK HUMPHREY. BROOK HAS BEEN A DEDICATED TWO SPORT ATHLETE COMPETING IN VARSITY VOLLEYBALL AND TENNIS. SHE BEEN A TOP FIVE SINGLES OR DOUBLES PLAYERS IN TENNIS AND
HELPED HER TEAMS REACH REGIONALS EVERY SEASON. SHE QUALIFIED FOR STATE IN VOLLEYBALL AND TENNIS. THIS YEAR SHE WAS NAMED TEAM CAPTAIN, EARNED SECOND TEAM ALL LEAGUE HONORS AND RECEIVED THE LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS ON AND OFF THE
COURT. ACADEMICALLY, BROOKE MAINTAINED A GPA OF 3.96 WITH A CURRENT WEIGHTED GPA OF 4.25. SHE HAS EARNED ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE, NAMED ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM AND NOMINATED FOR NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL BROOKE PLANS TO STUDY SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY WHILE CONTINUING HER VOLLEYBALL CAREER AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL.
WE ARE ALSO HONORING FIVE OUTSTANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETES FROM CASTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL. ADALIN MAINE. SHE STRIVES TO BE BETTER EVERY DAY. SHE PUTS IN THE TIME TO BE
SUCCESSFUL IN THE CLASSROOM, ON THE TRACK AND ON THE CROSS COUNTRY COURSE. SHE IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF ALL HER FELLOW ATHLETES AND IS INCREDIBLY RESPECTFUL TO HER COACHES. SHE LISTENS WELL AND ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO ALWAYS GIVE THEIR BEST.
CONGRATS TO YOU TODAY ON A WELL DESERVED AWARD. ARIA PATTON. SHE COMPETE IN THREE SPORTS WHILE CRMS. CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK AND BASKETBALL. HER POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND
DETERMINATION TO IMPROVE ARE INSPIRING. A FAVORITE QUOTE ABOUT ARIA, SHE IS A TRUE LIGHT IN THIS WORLD WHO CAN BE COUNTED ON TO CONSISTENTLY SUPPORT AND UPLIFT HER TEAMMATES. SHE'S A STRONG LEADER AND A
WORTHY AWARD WINNER HERE TODAY. CARIN, VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL OR TRACK, CARIN IS NOT ONLY A VERY TALENTED ATHLETE, BUT A STRONGER LEADER WHO STRIVES TO TAKE CARE OF HER TEAMMATES. SHE'S POSITIVE, BRIGHT AND
REPRESENTS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A TRUE STUDENT ATHLETE. WE ARE SO THANKFUL TO HAVE HER AS PART OF OUR CRMS FAMILY AND HAVE HER REPRESENTING THE VERY BEST OF ALL SHE'S WORKED HARD TO
ACHIEVE AND BE AS A YOUNG WOMAN. EVELYN EXEMPLIFIES INCREDIBLE SPORTSMANSHIP AND DERATION AS MEMBER OF OUR TRACK AND FIELD TEAM AND WRESTLING TEAM. WHETHER ON THE WRESTLING MAT,
EXCELLING IN WEIGHT LIFTING, SHE DISPLAYS GRIT, PERSEVERANCE. HER DEDICATION AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE MAKE HER A STANDOUT ATHLETE AND ROLE MODEL. LET'S GIVE OUR CASTLE VIEW
FEEDER AREA ATHLETES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND MESA MIDDLE SCHOOL, YOU ARE ON
DECK. >> CHAP RELL HIGH SCHOOL IS HAPPY TO HONOR FIVE ATHLETES.
YOU ARE MY PEOPLE, GIRLS. ASHLYNN IS A FOUR YEAR VARSITY SOFTBALL ATHLETE EARNING A 4.08 GPA. THE AWARDS EARNED BY ASHLYNN INCLUDE MAX PREPS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK, NFCA
NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK, FIRST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE, FIRST TEAM ALL STATE, CONTINENTAL LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR, UNDERCLASS FEMALE STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, FIRST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE. ASHLYNN WAS NAMED STUDENT OF THE
QUARTER AND DECA PRESIDENT. ASHLYNN ALSO IS THE BOYS BASKETBALL MANAGER AND SHE IS IN THE FRESHMAN MENTOR PROGRAM LINK CREW. ASHLYNN PLANS ON ATTENDING STONEYBROOK UNIVERSITY IN LONG
ISLAND, NEW YORK WHILE SHE WILL PLAY SOFT P SOFTBALL. LIZZY MALCOLM. LIZZY IS A FOUR YEAR VARSITY GULF OF MEXICO ATHLETE EARNING A 4.06 GPA.
SHE HAS EARNED SECOND TEAM ALL CONFERENCE AND COMPETE IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT THE LAST TWO YEARS. LIZZY IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AND HAS RECEIVED ACADEMIC LETTERS ALL FOUR YEARS. LIZZY IS ALSO A DECA OFFICER AND
DONE THAT FOR FOUR YEARS. SHE PLANS ON ATENTING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN TO PLAY DIVISION 2 GOLF. SOPHIE MATTHEWS. SOPHIE IS A TWO YEAR FLAG FOOTBALL VARSITY ATHLETE LEADING HER TEAM AS THE CAPTAIN.
SOPHIE IS THE FIRST FEMALE ATHLETE TO COMMIT TO PLAY FLAG FOOTBALL AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL. THAT'S PRETTY COOL. SOPHIE EARNED PLAYMAKERS LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR AS WELL AS SECOND TEAM ALL LEAGUE. SHE LEADS THE DEKA PROGRAM AS
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING. SOPHIE MANAGES TRACK IN THE SPRING AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE FRESHMAN MENTOR PROGRAM LINK CREW. SHE PLANS TO CONTINUE HER ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC CAREER PLAYING FOOTBALL FOOTBALL AT WILLIAMS WOOD UNIVERSITY WHILE
STUDYING BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. MAGGIE IS A FOUR YEAR VARSITY DANCER. EARNING THE 3.9 GPA. MAGGIE EARNED FIRST TEAM ALL STATE, SECOND TEAM ALL STATE,
ALL COLORADO AND ALL AMERICAN. MAGGIE ALSO HELPED HER TEAM PLACE SECOND IN THE DANCE COMPETITION THIS YEAR. ALONG SIDE HER ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS, MAGGIE EARNED FIRST TEAM ACADEMIC AS THE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR
SOCIETY AND WAS NAMED ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. SHE ALSO SERVES AT STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND DONE THAT FOR FOUR YEARS. MAGGIE WILL BE STUDYING ELEMENTARY EDUCATION WHILE CONTINUES TO PURSUE DANCE IN
COLLEGE SOMEWHERE. ZOE IS A THREE YEAR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL ATHLETE AND TWO YEAR VARSITY TENNIS ATHLETE EARNING A 4.12 GPA. HER VOLLEYBALL ACCOMPLISHMENT AS A CAPTAIN INCLUDE FIRST TEAM ALL
LEAGUE, 2023. SHE WAS NAMED FEMALE SCHOLAR OF THE YEAR AND ACADEMIC ALL STATE. COACH AMANDA WEST SAYS ZOE HAS A PRESENCE ABOUT HER THAT CHALLENGES PEOPLE AROUND HER TO
BE THEIR BEST BECAUSE SHE IS ALWAYS HER BEST. ZOE IS A PART OF THE LINK CREW AS WELL AS A WRITER TUTOR IN THE LIBRARY IN THE AFTERNOONS. SHE PLANS TO ATTEND NORTHERN ARIZONA IN THE FALL, STUDYING
EXERCISE FISTOLOGY AND NUTRITION. WE ARE ALSO HONORING FIVE FEMALE ATHLETES FROM SIERRA MIDDLE SCHOOL. AN DEGREEY MCCLURE. ANDREA WAS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF LEADERSHIP ON AND OFF
THE COURT. THROUGHOUT THE SEASON SHE SET THE TONE FOR OUR TEAM BY BEING THE FIRST TO DIVE ON THE FLOOR FOR A LOOSE BALL WILLING TO TAKE THE MOST DIFFICULT ASSIGNMENTS AND PUSHING HERSELF THROUGH
PRACTICE. ANDREA WAS A POSITIVE VOCAL LEADER AMONGST HER TEAM AND DID HER BEST TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS WHILE HOLDING THEM TO A HIGH STANDARD. ANDREA WAS THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR TEAM.
AVERY IS AN OUTSTANDING ATHLETE WHO EMBODIES VERSATILITY AND DETERMINATION IN EVERY ASPECT OF HER GAME. WHETHER LEADING HER TEAM ON THE FIELD OR STEPPING UP TO ANY ROLE ASKED OF HER, SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ENSURE SUCCESS FOR
HERSELF AND HER TEAMMATES. HER LEADERSHIP SHINES NOT ONLY IN COMPETITION, BUT ALSO THROUGH HER POSITIVE INFLUENCE OFF THE FIELD INSPIRING THOSE AROUND HER WITH COMMITMENT AND CHARACTER. AVERY'S EXCEPTIONAL TALENT AND
WORK ETHIC PROMISE A PHENOMENAL SPORTS CAREER AS SHE TRANSITIONS INTO HIGH SCHOOL WHERE SHE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY CONTINUE TO EXCEL. MADELINE ELLSWORTH. MADELINE WAS OUR FIRST EIGHTH
GRADE GIRL TO FINISH HER RACE. SHE WENT ON TO RUN AT THE STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET DURING 7th AND 8th GRADE YEARS, SHE STOOD OUT AS A DETERMINED ATHLETE. SHE PUSHES FORWARD AND PUSHES HERSELF ABOVE AND BEYOND THE
WORKOUTS MAKING SURE SHE IS GIVING ALL SHE HAS. ISABELLA WAS ALWAYS OUR MOST POSITIVE ATHLETE. NO MATTER HOW SORE OR INJURED,
YOU COULD NEVER TELL. SHE WAS EXCITED FOR EVERY WORKOUT. WE GAVE THEM THIS SEASON AND ALWAYS STAYING TO CHEER ON THE 7th GRADERS DURING THEIR RACES. SHE WAS A GREAT MEMBER OF SIERRA'S CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK TEAMS. ALLISON OLSON.
ALLISON IS A QUIET LEADER WHO WORKS EXTREMELY HARD AND HAS STRONG MOTIVATION. SHE IS DETERMINED TO IMPROVE IN ANY SPORT SHE PLAYS AND IS A GREAT TEAMMATE. SHE TAKES CARE OF BUSINESS WHETHER IT'S IN ATHLETICS OR IN
SCHOOL. COACHES, TEACHERS AND ADMIN COMMENT ON WHAT A POWERFUL EXAMPLE ALLISON IS FOR EVERYONE IT CONCERNS, EVERYONE THAT COMES IN CONTACT WITH HER. SHE'S A TRUE GEM. LET'S GIVE OUR WINNERS A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] >> LAST BUT NOT LEAST, DOUGLAS
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS CHOSEN FIVE TALENTED ATHLETES. AOLANI IS A STANDOUT ATHLETE AND SCHOLAR MAINTAINING A 3.69 GPA.
SHE EARNED CONTINENTAL LEAGUE ALL STATE HONORS FOR A RUSHER IN FLAG FOOTBALL, FINISHING WITH THE THIRD MOST SACKS IN COLORADO. YOU GO, GIRL. IN TRACK SHE WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE PACK AWARD, HUSKY AWARD AND MOST VALUABLE FEMALE SPRINT
TITLE. COACHES PRAISE HER DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP AND SPIRIT MAKING HER A PART OF TEAMS. SHE WILL CONTINUE HER FLAG FOOTBALL CAREER AT BRYANT AND PLANS TO PURSUE A CAREER IN REAL
ESTATE. GRACE HAS BEEN A DOMINANT FORCE IN SOFTBALL EARNING DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AS JUNIOR AND HUSKY OF THE YEAR. A FOUR YEAR STARTER, SHE'S EXCELLED AT THE LEAGUE AND STATE
LEVELS WHILE MAKING HISTORY IN WRESTLING. SHE'S A LEDDER AND MENTOR KNOWN FOR HER COMPETITIVE DRIVE. COACHES PRAISE HER AS A STUDENT OF THE GAME WITH A BRIGHT FUTURE IN COACHING.
ACADEMICALLY GRACE MAINTAINS A 4.02 AND PROUD SUPPORTER OF HUSKY ATHLETIC AND SCHOOL EVENTS. SHE PLANS TO STUDY BIOLOGY AND FORENSIC SCIENCE INSPIRED BY HER FAMILY AND BROTHER'S SERVICE IN
THE U.S. MARINE CORPS. EMMA IS A STAND-OUT STUDENT ATHLETE WHILE MAINTAINING 3.82 GPA AND PURSUING AN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA. A FOUR YEAR TRACK ATHLETE, SHE'S
KNOWN FOR LEADERSHIP, COMPETITIVENESS AND UNWAIVERRING TEAM FIRST MENTALITY. IN ONE SEASON OF FLAG FOOTBALL, SHE BECAME A KEY PLAYER ON OFFENSE AND DEFENSE HELPING LEAD HER TEAM TO THE STATE. SHE IS A RESPECTED LEADER,
ALWAYS STEPPING UP. EMMA HAS OVERCOME CHALLENGES WITH GRIT AND RESILIENCE, HE CAN EXCELLING IN ACADEMICS AND ATHLETICS.
I THINK THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, RIGHT? YES? OKAY. WE ARE ALSO HONOR CAN FIVE GREAT ATHLETES FROM MESA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
CATHERINE GRAMLEY. EXCELLENCE IN BOTH CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK. AS A TRUE LEADER CATHERINE EXEMPLIFIES HOW HARD WORK PAYS OFF. BEYOND HER ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL WHERE SHE
REPRESENTS HER SCHOOL WITH INTEGRITY AND DEDICATION. HER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS REFLECT HER STRONG WORK ETHIC PROVING THAT SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM AND ON THE FIELD ARE IMPORTANT TO HER. CONGRATS TO THIS PRESTIGIOUS
RECOGNITION. ELLA IS AN OUTSTANDING ATHLETE AND LEADER WHOSE DEDICATION TO CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK SET HER APART AS ONE OF THE TOP RUNNERS IN THE DISTRICT. AS A TOP THREE ATHLETE IN DISTRICTS FOR TRACK, ELLA HAS SHOWN HER COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.
PUSHING HERSELF AND INSPIRING HER TEAMMATES TO DO THE SAME. SHE'S EQUALLY IMPRESSIVE ON THE CROSS COUNTRY TEAM WHERE SHE'S RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP RUNNERS FOR MESA DEMONSTRATING STRENGTH AND ENDURES ON AND OFF THE COURSE. ELLA IS A QUALITY HUMAN BEING
AND A WORTHY WINNER TO REPRESENT GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS CELEBRATION. AND CLARE WILLY. KLAY IS THE EMIT ME OF A GREAT WINNER.
SHE INSPIRES WITH ABILITY TO FOSTER TEAM WORK, SHE BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER AND SETS A POSITIVE TONE IN EVERY ENVIRONMENT. AS AN ATHLETE, CLARE EXEMPLIFIES DISCIPLINE, RESILIENCE AND SINCERE WORK ETHIC. ALWAYS STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE.
IT NOT ONLY FUELS HER OWN SUCCESS, BUT MOTIVATES HER PEERS TO GIVE THEIR BEST. HER LEADERSHIP MAKES HER A REMARKABLE ROLE MODEL AND WE CELEBRATE HER BRILLIANCE HERE TODAY. I DIDN'T MISS ANYBODY, DID I? SMALL, BUT MIGHTY GROUP.
LET'S GIVE OUR DOUGLAS COUNTY FEEDER AREA A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] NOW, AS WE CONCLUDE THIS YEAR'S FANTASTIC DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WOMEN AND SPORTS, I
WANT TO REMIND EACH OF YOU YOU ARE LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY. WHAT AN AWESOME RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE. YOUR PASSION, DEDICATION AND LEADERSHIP INSPIRES PROGRESS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY, MOMS, DAD, COACHES, ADMINISTRATION, BRAD, EVERYBODY WHO PLAYED A PART IN TODAY'S CELEBRATION. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY. SHOW YOURSELF AS MUCH LOVE AS YOU SHOW EVERYBODY AROUND YOU.
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