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Friday, May 12, 2023

Words Grads at a Glance Future Connections next to four portraits of students

The annual Grads at a Glance series celebrates a few of our outstanding soon-to-be-graduates and congratulates our entire Class of 2023. Check out each profile below or visit the Grads at a Glance web page and view videos on YouTube.>>

Photo: teen boy with the name Trey written at bottom. Video: Words on screen: Trey Lindenfeld is a senior at Rocky Mountain High School. He dreams of being an athletic trainer. We connected him with the head athletic trainer from the Colorado Rockies. This is an excerpt from their conversation about future connections." Video shows teen boy talking to adult man.

Trey Lindenfeld dreams of becoming an athletic trainer. He went to Coors Field to meet with the Rockies' head athletic trainer. See their conversation in this video.>>

A young woman poses in a hospital hallway with a stethoscope around her neck. The name Arely appears at the bottom of the image.

Arely Patricio is dedicated to helping others. She plans to help others as a career when she becomes a nurse. Read more of her story here.>>

Photo of a young person with the name Isabel written at the bottom of the image.

Izzy Maculo earned a professional drone license through the Futures Lab Aviation Pathway and will be in the ASCENT program next year. Read more here.>>

Photo: teen girl with name Neva. Video: Words on screen: Neva Foy is a senior at Polaris Expeditionary. She dreams of being a published poet. We connected Neva with a local published poet who is also the director of creative writing at Colorado State University. This is an excerpt of their conversation about future connections. Video shows a teen girl talking to an adult woman in a room with books on the wall.

Neva Foy wants to be a nurse and will continue writing. She published a book of poems as her senior project. Watch her conversation with a local poet here.>>

Photo: teen boy and the name Ashton. Video: Words on screen: Ashton Bailey is a senior at Centennial High School. He dreams of being a graphic novelist. So we connected him with a published graphic novelist and educator. This is an excerpt from their conversation about future connections. Video shows a teen boy talking to an adult man in a library.

Ashton Bailey loves comic books and wants to be a published graphic artist. Watch his conversation with a local graphic novel creator here.>>

photo of teen girl with the name Kiery written at the bottom

Keiry Mendoza is headed to UNC this fall to study biology. Read about her journey to become a first-generation college student here.>>

Image of a female student holding a tennis racket and wearing a cap with the name Kylee at the bottom.

Kylee Lynn will be one of the first deaf students to complete the International Baccalaureate program at PHS. Read more of her story here.>>

photo: teen girl and the name Bailey. video: Words on screen: Bailey Wilcox is a senior at Poudre High School. She dreams of being a welder so we connected her with a welder who just so happens to be her sister. This is an excerpt from their conversation about future connections. Videos shows two women sitting in chairs in a garage.

Bailey Wilcox wants to pursue a hands-on career, so she chose welding. Watch her conversation with her sister, who is also a welder, here.>>

Image: teen girl and the name Maddy. Video: Words on screen: Maddy Simpson is a senior at PGA. She dreams of being an ER nurse so we connected her with an ER nurse who works for UCHealth. This is an excerpt from their conversation about Future Connections. Video shows teen girl sitting with nurse on chairs in a medical room.

Maddy Simpson hopes to become an ER nurse. Watch this video to see her conversation with a nurse at UCHealth.>>

Photo of a teen boy with the name Max and yellow modernistic graphic imagery at the bottom of the photo

Max Cochran is captain of the PGA esports team and a member of Ambassadors, math enrichment, and Garden Club. Read more of his story here.>>

photo of a smiling teenage boy with the name Adarsh and yellow futuristic graphic imagery at the bottom of the image

Adarsh Payyakkil is headed to the University of Texas at Austin to pursue a degree in electrical and computer engineering. Read more of his story here.>>

Photo: teen girl and the name Nicole. Video: Words on screen: Nicole Grove is a senior at Fossil Ridge High. She has a lot of different ideas about what she wants to do in her future. We connected Nicole with a community involvement specialist at Canvas Credit Union. This is an excerpt from their conversation about Future Connections. Video shows female student and woman sitting in chairs opposite one another in a bank office area.

Nicole Grove has been involved in volleyball, DECA, and Ambassadors and is routing her next step. Watch her conversation with someone who tried many career paths here.>>

Image: teen girl. Video: Words on screen: Bryn Erickson is a senior at Fort Collins High. She dreams of being a biomedical engineer so we connected her with a biomedical engineer at CSU. This is an excerpt from their conversation about future connections. Video shows female student and woman sitting in chairs opposite each other in a college building.

Bryn Erickson wants to be a biomedical engineer. Watch her conversation with someone living her dream here.>>

Photo of a teenage boy with his arms crossed and yellow-toned graphic imagery over the lower part of the image.

Jacob Peterson headed straight into the workforce as a plumbing apprentice. Read more of his story here.>>

A young man with a yellow sash around his neck smiles. The name Kenan is at the bottom of the image.

Kenan Thomas plans to double major in political science and journalism and has aspirations of running for public office someday. Read about his rise to become a student leader at PCA here.>>

Words Graduation Class of 2023 over a futuristic graphic image

Graduation ceremonies are taking place May 16-20. Learn more on the PSD website.>>