The University of Colorado Boulder has announced a new merit-based scholarship program to recognize top entering Colorado freshmen for outstanding academic achievement.

Under the CU-Boulder Esteemed Scholars Program, a select group of entering Colorado resident freshmen will receive scholarships ranging from a total of $10,000 to $20,000 over four years based on a combination of their high school grade point average and test scores.

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Photo submitted Knowledge Bowl champs Lydia Stalcup, Emily Nortnik, Lucy Streich, Gabe Rodriguez and Naythan Phillips made up the Delta 1 team which placed first at a countywide Knowledge Bowl competition in early November. In the seventh/eighth grade division, second place went to Delta Academy of Applied Learning and Hotchkiss 1 finished third. The top sixth grade teams were Paonia Elementary School, first place; Montessori, second place; and Delta 1, third place.

Photo submitted Virtuous Kids and Staff 12/5 Lincoln Elementary and the Kiwanis Club of Delta recognized the Virtuous Kids and Staff the week of Dec. 5: (top row) Mrs. Fraser (awesomeness), Mrs. Atchley (awesomeness), Kurtis Nethington (respectful and kind), Devan Neil (cooperative), Briana Kellow (creative), Hayden Halstead (determined), Markie Hawk (respectful), Ariana Avilez (determined), Brooke Wolf (determined), Mrs. Kiefer (awesomeness), Mrs. St. Jean (awesomeness); (bottom row) Hector Alejos (committed), Caitlyn Merriman (responsible), Sabrie Saddoris (honest), Amberlyn Abbott (responsible), Libni Mendoza-Leon (patient), Eric Simental (on task and kind), Vanesa Nunez (diligent), Riley Avila (diligent and kind).

Delta County Joint School District #50 is one of just six school districts in the state to become eligible for reimbursement through the Colorado Department of Education Office of School Nutrition. The state education department has certified Delta County as meeting the requirements of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act and is eligible for a six-cent reimbursement for all lunches served since Oct. 1.

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