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2008 scholarship recipients

2008 scholarship recipients. Kaitlyn Lingus. Andrea Leininger. Shannon Thompson. Ashton Dilka. Kelsey Wilson. Kelsey Heupel. Andrea Leininger. *. Attends La Junta High School. 4.12 GPA. Ranked 11 th in her class. Participates in Cross Country, Band, and Drama.

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2008 scholarship recipients

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  1. 2008 scholarship recipients Kaitlyn Lingus Andrea Leininger Shannon Thompson Ashton Dilka Kelsey Wilson Kelsey Heupel

  2. Andrea Leininger * Attends La Junta High School 4.12 GPA Ranked 11th in her class Participates in Cross Country, Band, and Drama Member of FBLA and National Honor Society * Member of Our Lady of Guadalupe/St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish Sings in the Choir Altar Server * Plans on attending Casper College Major in Agricultural Engineering or Range Management

  3. Andrea Leininger * 4-H (9 year member) Served as President, Secretary, & Treasurer Projects include: Livestock Judging, Horse, Sewing, Leathercraft, Decorate Your Duds * FFA (2 year member) Served as Secretary for 2 years “I have lived and breathed Agriculture my whole life”.

  4. Shannon thompson * Attends Greeley West High School 4.01 GPA Ranked 22nd in her class Varsity letterman in Girls Soccer Member of National Honor Society, Key Club, Student Council, STAND (Students Taking a New Direction), Interact, & Horticulture Club * Big Brother/Big Sister Program * Coordinates the Sub for Santa Project * Plans on attending Colorado State University Major in Horticulture or Rangeland Ecology

  5. Shannon thompson * FFA (3 year member) Member of the Gold State FFA Floriculture Team (twice) Individual Gold in Nursery and Landscape Design * Volunteers at the Guadalupe Center * Volunteers at A Woman’s Place * Works part-time at Barnes & Noble * Member of Genesis Church Participates in the Youth Group Traveled to Kansas to re-build houses for less privileged families “I want to make the world a better place”.

  6. Ashton Dilka * Attends Briggsdale High School 4.0 GPA Ranked 1st in her class Participates in Volleyball, Basketball, & Cheerleading Member of FCCLA (Family, Career, Community Leaders of America), FBLA, National Honor Society, Drama, Choir, * Plans of attending Colorado State University Major in Ag Education/Ag Business/Animal Science

  7. Ashton Dilka * 4-H (9 year member) Projects include: Vet Science, Pocket Pets, Market and Breeding Swine, Pygmy Goats * FFA (4 year member) Served as President, Reporter, & Historian Earned her Greenhand & Chapter Degrees Working towards her State Degree “I was born with the love of Agriculture in me”.

  8. Kelsey Heupel * Attends Weldon Valley High School 4.0 GPA Ranked 1st in her class Participates in Volleyball, Basketball, Baseball, and Band Member of FLBA, Student Council, and National Honor Society * Member of Weldon Valley Presbyterian Church Active in Youth Group * Plans on attending Colorado State University Major in Horticulture

  9. Kelsey Heupel * 4-H (12 year member) Served as President, Vice President, & Secretary Projects include: Market & Breeding Sheep, Pigs, Vet Science, Livestock Judging, Sewing, Photography Morgan County Fair Superintendent * FFA (4 year member) Served as President, Vice President, & Reporter Earned her State Degree Working towards her American Degree “The way of farm life is very near and dear to my heart”.

  10. Kelsey Wilson * Attends Montezuma Cortez High School 4.0 GPA Ranked 1st in her class Member of National Honor Society Received her Honors Diploma in Agriculture * Member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Received her Young Womanhood Recognition * Plans on attending Brigham Young University Major in Agribusiness, Science & Technology with an Agribusiness emphasis

  11. Kelsey Wilson * 4-H (10 year member) Served as Secretary, Treasurer, & County Council Representative, President, & Vice President Projects include: Market Lambs, Quilting, Cake Decorating, Junior Leadership, Cooking, Breeding Rabbits, Knitting, Sewing, & Tatting * FFA (4 year member) Served as President & Vice President Member of two-time State qualifying Parliamentary Procedure Team Presently working on her State Degree “I knew early on that agriculture was my place”.

  12. KaitlynLingus * Attends Branson High School 4.0 GPA Ranked 1st in her class Participates in Volleyball, Basketball, & Drama Member of Student Council, National Honor Society Science Fair participant at Local, State, Regional, & International Levels * Ambassador for the Pinon Canyon Expansion Opposition Coalition * Plans on Attending Colorado State University Double major in Soil & Crop Sciences and Ag Business

  13. KaitlynLingus * 4-H ( year member) Served as President, Vice President, Secretary , Treasurer, County Senator, & Fair Ambassador Projects include: Market lambs, Livestock Judging, Swine, & Horses * FFA (4 year member) Served as Chapter President for 2 years Currently San Isabel District President

  14. KaitlynLingus * Discovered a mite that is host specific to Field Bindweed Completed a four phase research/experimental project on the mite and has found that the mite completely eradicates the weed The research had been published and has attracted the interest of professors from Colorado, Texas, & Oklahoma “I am proud to be another generation that will uphold the tradition of Ag production in Colorado”.

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