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Roaring Fork High School continues to be honored for
academic achievements in many areas including science,
math and language arts. Class of 2014 students have been
accepted to major universities throughout the United States.
• The 60-member Class of 2014 is 83% percent college bound,
has been awarded approximately $1.5 million in institutional
scholarships and over $218,000 in local private scholarships.
• A number of students received prominent regional scholarships.
Congratulations to:
Kyle Bruna, Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship to University of Colorado
Zack Ritchie, Musician Scholarship to University of Colorado
Will Masters, Claremont McKenna College Scholarship
Maddie Nieslanik, Softball Scholarship to Centre College, Kentucky
Mitch Brown, Football Scholarship to Western State, Gunnison
Elide Andrade, Alpine Bank Scholarship for Colorado Mountain College
• Roaring Fork High School student athletes also continue to be
honored for their athletic achievements. Congratulations to:
Girls volleyball advancing to state playoffs
Boys soccer advancing to state playoffs
Boys basketball advancing to state playoffs
Girls soccer advancing to state playoffs
Taila Howe took 2nd at state in long jump
Yaritza Zarate and Brianda Perea advanced to state
for tennis doubles
2014 GRADUATE
HIGHLIGHTS
Congratula�ons 2014 Graduates
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2014 GRADUATING CLASS
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ElideAndrade Uribe
Colorado MountainCollege
Transferring to Metro.
Major: Social Work
Life isn’t about waitingfor the storm to pass, it’sabout learning to dancein the rain.
Erika IvetteArias Gomez
Community College of DenverDENVER, CO
Major: Dental Hygiene
Live as if you were to dietomorrow. Learn as ifyour were to live forever.
—Ghandi
Wendy DamariAvila Figueroa
Gap Year, Travel, Workand College
Major: Social Work
Let us always meet eachother with a smile, for thesmile is the beginning oflove.
—Mother Theresa
CynthiaAyala
Johnson & WalesPROVIDENCE, RI
Major: Pastry Arts
Never trust a skinny chef.—Anonymous
Nirda DarincaBrinceno
ARMY
Who are you to judge thelife I live? I am not perfectand I don’t have to be!Before you start pointingfingers, make sure yourhands are clean.
Kyler M.J.J.Brown
Western State CollegeGUNNISON, CO
College Sport: Football
Kyle NewmanAdolfo Bruna
Evans ScholarUniversity of ColoradoBOULDER, CO
Major: Environmentaldesign
I’d rather die enormousthan live dormant.
—Jay-Z
Ticah LeratoBurrows
Internship at Aspen T.R.E.E.
Working at the Library.
Anything that can beimagined is real.
—Pablo Picasso
Israel ArteagaCarreno
JacquelineCastillo Castanon
College in Mexico
Quiero morir siendoesclavo de los principios,no de los hombres.
—Emiliano Zapata
Alyza AnaiCeballos
Colorado MountainCollege
Transferring to Metro StateUniversity.
Major: Forensic Science/Criminology
Find out who you are anddo it on purpose.
—Unknown
Charles “T”Conrad
Exploring all myoptions to find theright opportunity.
The only things a sleepingman will encounter aredreams.
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2014 GRADUATING CLASS
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ElideAndrade Uribe
Colorado MountainCollege
Transferring to Metro.
Major: Social Work
Life isn’t about waitingfor the storm to pass, it’sabout learning to dancein the rain.
Erika IvetteArias Gomez
Community College of DenverDENVER, CO
Major: Dental Hygiene
Live as if you were to dietomorrow. Learn as ifyour were to live forever.
—Ghandi
Wendy DamariAvila Figueroa
Gap Year, Travel, Workand College
Major: Social Work
Let us always meet eachother with a smile, for thesmile is the beginning oflove.
—Mother Theresa
CynthiaAyala
Johnson & WalesPROVIDENCE, RI
Major: Pastry Arts
Never trust a skinny chef.—Anonymous
Nirda DarincaBrinceno
ARMY
Who are you to judge thelife I live? I am not perfectand I don’t have to be!Before you start pointingfingers, make sure yourhands are clean.
Kyler M.J.J.Brown
Western State CollegeGUNNISON, CO
College Sport: Football
Kyle NewmanAdolfo Bruna
Evans ScholarUniversity of ColoradoBOULDER, CO
Major: Environmentaldesign
I’d rather die enormousthan live dormant.
—Jay-Z
Ticah LeratoBurrows
Internship at Aspen T.R.E.E.
Working at the Library.
Anything that can beimagined is real.
—Pablo Picasso
Israel ArteagaCarreno
JacquelineCastillo Castanon
College in Mexico
Quiero morir siendoesclavo de los principios,no de los hombres.
—Emiliano Zapata
Alyza AnaiCeballos
Colorado MountainCollege
Transferring to Metro StateUniversity.
Major: Forensic Science/Criminology
Find out who you are anddo it on purpose.
—Unknown
Charles “T”Conrad
Exploring all myoptions to find theright opportunity.
The only things a sleepingman will encounter aredreams.
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KevinDrudge
University of Northern ColoradoGREELEY, CO
I know what I’ve done formusic, but don’t call me alegend. A legend is an oldman with a cane known forwhat he used to do. I’m stilldoing it.
—Miles Davis
Sebastian GarretGlennon Dunn
Colorado MountainCollege
Major: Business/Theater
Keep it real and you’ll sealthe deal.
AlexanderFisher
Colorado MountainCollegeSTEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO
Major: Business
Life is a garden, Dig It.—Joe Dirt
Jack MorganFisher
Fort Lewis CollegeDURANG0, CO
Major: InternationalBusiness
Do not dwell in the past, donot dream of the future,concentrate the mind on thepresent moment.
—Buddha
DianaFlores
Colorado MountainCollege
Major: Business
Difficult roads often leadto beautiful destinations.
—Unknown
AllenGarcia
RaulGodina
IlseGonzalez
College in Mexico
Hope to receive ascholarship to come backto study or keep goingwith my career.
MealaniGray
Western WashingtonUniversityBELLINGHAM, WA
The best presents don’tcome in boxes.
—Hobbes
Toni AntoinetteGross
Colorado StateUniversityFORT COLLINS, CO
Major: Animal Science
Imagination has no ageand laughter is timeless.
—Tinkerbell
Kerwin Matthew Hirro
Colorado School of MinesGOLDEN, CO
Major: PetroleumEngineering
What the mind of mancan conceive and believe,it can achieve.
—Napolean Hill
TaliaHowe
Leeds School of BusinessUniversity of ColoradoBOULDER, CO
Purpose is the reason youjourney. Passion is the firethat lights your way.
—Unknown
Chloe AnnConrad
Metro State CollegeGRAND JUNCTION, CO.
Major: Psychology/Neuro Science
The best and most beautifulthings in the world can notbe seen or even touched—they must be felt with the heart.
CameronDoherty
University of ColoradoBOULDER, CO
Major: Marketing/Filmmaking
When the power of loveovercomes the love of power,the world will know peace.
—Jimmy Rendricks
AdalbertoDominguez
Entering the Work Force
Si no estas presentedurante mi lucha noesperes estar presentedurante mi exito.
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Mario Adan Huerto Moreno
Continue my career as a DJ/Producer andcontinue in theconstruction field as a painter.
If you can dream it, youcan do it.
Kiya Gail ElizabethKnight
Colorado MountainCollege
Major: VeterinaryTechnology
How great it is to see my scars as a sign that I survived.
Alexa TaylorMaes
Westminster CollegeSALT LAKE CITY, UT
Riley Mary RoseMarshall
Western WashingtonUniversityBELLINGHAM, WA
If we were all to beworms try and be a glow worm.
Oscar EduardoMartinez
Wood Finisher & Painting
The ones who say “youcan’t” and “you won’t”are probably the onesscared that “you will.”
William McKennaMasters
Claremont McKennaCollegeCLAREMONT, CA
Try not to become a manof success, but rather tryto become a man ofvalue.
—Albert Einstein
Isabel “Izzi”Mata
Westmont CollegeSANTA BARBARA, CA
Major: Worship Leadership
Do you want to standout? Thenstep down. Be a servant. If youpull yourself up you’ll get thewind knocked out of you. But ifyou’re content to simply beyourself, your life will count for plenty.
—Matthew 23:11-12
Rosa MariaRaybal Maun
Hartwick CollegeONEONTA, NY
College Sport: Volleyball
The problem isn’t theproblem, it’s your attitudeabout the problem.
—Jack Sparrow
EduardoMedina
Entering the Work Force
Intenta no volverte unhombre de exito, sinovolverte un hombre de valor.
Gracie AbigailMelendez
College
You must bring every particle of your energy, unanswerableresolution, your best efforts,your persistent industry to yourtask or the best will not comeout of you. You must back upyour ambition by your wholenature, by unbounded enthu-siasm and a determination towin which knows no failure.
HitzelMunoz Perez
Madeleine JakeNieslanik
Centre CollegeDanville, KY
Don’t let the fear ofstriking out keep youfrom playing the game.
—Babe Ruth
NathanielNieslanik
Santa Barbara City CollegeSANTA BARBARA, CA
Make it happen.
Tanner JordanNieslanik
College
College Sport: Baseball
I came, I saw, I conquered.—Julius Caesar
NatalieOlivas
Colorado StateUniversityFORT COLLINS, CO
El dinero hace personasricas,el conocimientohace personas sabias,pero la humidad hacegrandes personas.
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Cindy Jasmine Pena
Metro State UniversityDENVER, CO
You have brains in yourhead, and feet in yourshoes. You can steeryourself in any directionyou choose.
—Dr. Seuss
Ana IsabelPerea
Regency BeautyInstitute
BriandaPerea
Studying for a NursingDegree to become amidwife.
Our greatest weaknesslies in giving up. The most certain way tosucceed is always to tryone more time.
—Thomas Edison
ZackRitchie
University of ColoradoBOULDER, CO
Major: Jazz Studies
People be thinkin’ it ain’twhat it is, but it do.
—Unknown
XochitlRivera
Paul ClayRoman
Fort Lewis CollegeDURANG0, CO
Major: Engineering
RomanRomero
Colorado MountainCollege
Working towardcertification in welding.
If you’re not making mistakes,then you’re not doinganything. I’m positive that adoer makes mistakes.
—John Wooden
MiriamSalvidrez
Colorado MountainCollege
Transfer after two yearsto study optometry.
If you don’t build yourdreams, someone will hireyou to help build theirs.
DanielaSantana
Colorado MountainCollege
Will obtain my C.N.A.during summer and applyfor the nursing program.
Life is the hardest exambecause no one has the samequestions.
—Anonymous
WalkerSoucie
Colorado MountainCollegeSTEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO
Skiing
No pressure, no diamonds.
Edgar IsraelVazquez Lopez
Colorado MountainCollege
You create your ownopportunities.
—Gostoso!
KimberlyVega Terrazas
Colorado MountainCollege
Major: Business/Law
May transfer to CSU.
StephanieVega Gutierrez
Community College of DenverDENVER, CO
MariahVillalobos
Fort Lewis CollegeDURANG0, CO
Major: Liberal Arts
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle.stand like a rock.
—Thomas Jefferson
Alexandra (Sasha)Bondereva Williams
Gap Year
May go to work in Russiaor so some travellingabroad. Will apply tocolleges for next year.
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Mario Adan Huerto Moreno
Continue my career as a DJ/Producer andcontinue in theconstruction field as a painter.
If you can dream it, youcan do it.
Kiya Gail ElizabethKnight
Colorado MountainCollege
Major: VeterinaryTechnology
How great it is to see my scars as a sign that I survived.
Alexa TaylorMaes
Westminster CollegeSALT LAKE CITY, UT
Riley Mary RoseMarshall
Western WashingtonUniversityBELLINGHAM, WA
If we were all to beworms try and be a glow worm.
Oscar EduardoMartinez
Wood Finisher & Painting
The ones who say “youcan’t” and “you won’t”are probably the onesscared that “you will.”
William McKennaMasters
Claremont McKennaCollegeCLAREMONT, CA
Try not to become a manof success, but rather tryto become a man ofvalue.
—Albert Einstein
Isabel “Izzi”Mata
Westmont CollegeSANTA BARBARA, CA
Major: Worship Leadership
Do you want to standout? Thenstep down. Be a servant. If youpull yourself up you’ll get thewind knocked out of you. But ifyou’re content to simply beyourself, your life will count for plenty.
—Matthew 23:11-12
Rosa MariaRaybal Maun
Hartwick CollegeONEONTA, NY
College Sport: Volleyball
The problem isn’t theproblem, it’s your attitudeabout the problem.
—Jack Sparrow
EduardoMedina
Entering the Work Force
Intenta no volverte unhombre de exito, sinovolverte un hombre de valor.
Gracie AbigailMelendez
College
You must bring every particle of your energy, unanswerableresolution, your best efforts,your persistent industry to yourtask or the best will not comeout of you. You must back upyour ambition by your wholenature, by unbounded enthu-siasm and a determination towin which knows no failure.
HitzelMunoz Perez
Madeleine JakeNieslanik
Centre CollegeDanville, KY
Don’t let the fear ofstriking out keep youfrom playing the game.
—Babe Ruth
NathanielNieslanik
Santa Barbara City CollegeSANTA BARBARA, CA
Make it happen.
Tanner JordanNieslanik
College
College Sport: Baseball
I came, I saw, I conquered.—Julius Caesar
NatalieOlivas
Colorado StateUniversityFORT COLLINS, CO
El dinero hace personasricas,el conocimientohace personas sabias,pero la humidad hacegrandes personas.
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Cindy Jasmine Pena
Metro State UniversityDENVER, CO
You have brains in yourhead, and feet in yourshoes. You can steeryourself in any directionyou choose.
—Dr. Seuss
Ana IsabelPerea
Regency BeautyInstitute
BriandaPerea
Studying for a NursingDegree to become amidwife.
Our greatest weaknesslies in giving up. The most certain way tosucceed is always to tryone more time.
—Thomas Edison
ZackRitchie
University of ColoradoBOULDER, CO
Major: Jazz Studies
People be thinkin’ it ain’twhat it is, but it do.
—Unknown
XochitlRivera
Paul ClayRoman
Fort Lewis CollegeDURANG0, CO
Major: Engineering
RomanRomero
Colorado MountainCollege
Working towardcertification in welding.
If you’re not making mistakes,then you’re not doinganything. I’m positive that adoer makes mistakes.
—John Wooden
MiriamSalvidrez
Colorado MountainCollege
Transfer after two yearsto study optometry.
If you don’t build yourdreams, someone will hireyou to help build theirs.
DanielaSantana
Colorado MountainCollege
Will obtain my C.N.A.during summer and applyfor the nursing program.
Life is the hardest exambecause no one has the samequestions.
—Anonymous
WalkerSoucie
Colorado MountainCollegeSTEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO
Skiing
No pressure, no diamonds.
Edgar IsraelVazquez Lopez
Colorado MountainCollege
You create your ownopportunities.
—Gostoso!
KimberlyVega Terrazas
Colorado MountainCollege
Major: Business/Law
May transfer to CSU.
StephanieVega Gutierrez
Community College of DenverDENVER, CO
MariahVillalobos
Fort Lewis CollegeDURANG0, CO
Major: Liberal Arts
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle.stand like a rock.
—Thomas Jefferson
Alexandra (Sasha)Bondereva Williams
Gap Year
May go to work in Russiaor so some travellingabroad. Will apply tocolleges for next year.
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Brandon JamesWilliams
Colorado StateUniversityFORT COLLINS, CO
Major: Biomedical &Mechanical Engineering
Money was never a bigmotivation for me, except as away to keep score. The realexcitement is playing the game.
—Donald Trump
Abriah SamanthaWofford
Mission work in Uganda
Life is either a daringadventure or nothing at all.
—Helen Keller
YaritzaZarate
Colorado MountainCollege
Will transfer to Metro inDenver to major inNursing.
In three words I can sumup what I’ve learnedabout life: It goes on!
AlexZavala
HaleyAmeral
Lou Reed would spit onyou.
—Mr. Rad
AlejandroCamarena
Entering the Work Force
Always forgive, but neverforget. Learn from yourmistakes, but neverregret.
JoaquinCastenada
Entering the Work Force
Major: Architecture
CesarChavez
Entering the Work Force
ConnorDodge
Training for the U.S. Army
You start to forget thethings you shouldremember, and you can’tstop remembering thethings you should forget.
AllenGarcia
Entering the Work Force
Yeah I’m a born sinner,but it’s a cold world.
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AutumnGrandberry
Johnson and WalesDENVER, CO
VictorGuzman
Entering the Work Force
I’ve failed over and overand over again in my life;that’s why I succeed.
—Michael Jordan
JessicaHardin
Suffolk UniversityBOSTON, MA
We can’t all, and some ofus don’t. That’s all there isto it.
—Eeyore
CynthiaHermosillo
CollegeTEXAS
Major: Nursing
Judge me I’ll prove you wrong,say I’m not worth it and watchwhere I end up. I'm me and Iwon’t change for anyone. I amconfident because I can admitwho I am, what I've done, andlove myself for who I've become.
GiovannyHuerta
Entering the Work Force
LiamKelly
Colorado StateUniversityFORT COLLINS, CO
If you're going throughhell, keep going.
—Winston Churchill
HenryMaxwell
Colorado MountainCollege
VeronicaMayo
Glenwood SpringsBeauty AcademyGLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO
I am on my way, I can go thedistance. I don’t care how far,somehow I’ll be strong. I knowevery mile will be worth mywhile. I will go most anywhereto find where I belong.
—Hercules
ErikMeza
Entering the Work Force
Don’t be a foo’ go toschoo’.
KendraPage
For every dark night,there's a brighter day.
—Tupac Shakur
KatieParker
Going to Thailand towork with elephants.
DulcePerez
I may be on the side ofthe angels, but don'tthink for one second thatI am one of them.
—Sherlock Holmes
JuanMontoya
Entering the Work Force
Oscar Nevarez
Pursuing my happiness.
Success is the best revenge.
—John Lennon
FernandoPacheco
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Brandon JamesWilliams
Colorado StateUniversityFORT COLLINS, CO
Major: Biomedical &Mechanical Engineering
Money was never a bigmotivation for me, except as away to keep score. The realexcitement is playing the game.
—Donald Trump
Abriah SamanthaWofford
Mission work in Uganda
Life is either a daringadventure or nothing at all.
—Helen Keller
YaritzaZarate
Colorado MountainCollege
Will transfer to Metro inDenver to major inNursing.
In three words I can sumup what I’ve learnedabout life: It goes on!
AlexZavala
HaleyAmeral
Lou Reed would spit onyou.
—Mr. Rad
AlejandroCamarena
Entering the Work Force
Always forgive, but neverforget. Learn from yourmistakes, but neverregret.
JoaquinCastenada
Entering the Work Force
Major: Architecture
CesarChavez
Entering the Work Force
ConnorDodge
Training for the U.S. Army
You start to forget thethings you shouldremember, and you can’tstop remembering thethings you should forget.
AllenGarcia
Entering the Work Force
Yeah I’m a born sinner,but it’s a cold world.
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AutumnGrandberry
Johnson and WalesDENVER, CO
VictorGuzman
Entering the Work Force
I’ve failed over and overand over again in my life;that’s why I succeed.
—Michael Jordan
JessicaHardin
Suffolk UniversityBOSTON, MA
We can’t all, and some ofus don’t. That’s all there isto it.
—Eeyore
CynthiaHermosillo
CollegeTEXAS
Major: Nursing
Judge me I’ll prove you wrong,say I’m not worth it and watchwhere I end up. I'm me and Iwon’t change for anyone. I amconfident because I can admitwho I am, what I've done, andlove myself for who I've become.
GiovannyHuerta
Entering the Work Force
LiamKelly
Colorado StateUniversityFORT COLLINS, CO
If you're going throughhell, keep going.
—Winston Churchill
HenryMaxwell
Colorado MountainCollege
VeronicaMayo
Glenwood SpringsBeauty AcademyGLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO
I am on my way, I can go thedistance. I don’t care how far,somehow I’ll be strong. I knowevery mile will be worth mywhile. I will go most anywhereto find where I belong.
—Hercules
ErikMeza
Entering the Work Force
Don’t be a foo’ go toschoo’.
KendraPage
For every dark night,there's a brighter day.
—Tupac Shakur
KatieParker
Going to Thailand towork with elephants.
DulcePerez
I may be on the side ofthe angels, but don'tthink for one second thatI am one of them.
—Sherlock Holmes
JuanMontoya
Entering the Work Force
Oscar Nevarez
Pursuing my happiness.
Success is the best revenge.
—John Lennon
FernandoPacheco
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NaomiPeters
Colorado MountainCollege
Every song ends, is thatany reason not to enjoythe music?
AbrahnPlascencia
Joining the Marines.
AlexPlascencia
Entering the Work Force
AndyPtacek
Colorado MountainCollege
Courage is found inunlikely places.
—J.R.R. Tolkien
JoshRidgeway
Colorado MountainCollege
There are no secrets tosuccess. It is the result ofpreparation, hard workand learning from failure.
—Colin Powell
WillySalcido
Entering the Work Force
If you can’t findsomething to live for, youbest find something todie for.
—Tupac Shakur
LizzSperanza
Colorado MountainCollege
Major: Teaching
What lies behind you andlies in front of you palesin comparison to whatlies inside of you.
SadonnaSperanza
Colorado MountainCollege
Major: VeterinaryTechnology
I am the master of myfate. I am the captain ofmy soul.
—William Ernest Henley
MannyVillegas
Entering the Work Force
EricWalton
Colorado MountainCollege
Live everyday of your lifeto the fullest, for younever know if tomorrow isgoing to be your last.
MagaSatuyev
Entering the Work Force
Time is the biggestillusion that man hascreated.
PaulSchneider
Embarking on a mission with my church.
There's no point ingrowing up if you can'tbe childish sometimes.
—Tom BakerDoctor Who
ChristianSmith
Entering the work force to supportmy music career.
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