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- GREAT KIDS: Miguel Salas, 16
- Why Nominated “Miguel is delightful and respectful,” wrote his grandmother Dora Martinez. “He has been on student council for the last seven years, he is involved in sports. He is...Full story
We want to know about kids doing outstanding things in our community. While we regularly write about area athletes, we don't get to profile other terrific kids as often as we would like. So tell us about the spelling champs, scouting stars, scholarships and more.
Great Kids
- Krystyna Hartling, 17
- Why nominated “Krystyna is an active, intelligent and hard-working kid,” wrote the high school senior’s grandfather, John Hartling. “Her family became a foster child family … Krystyna welcomed these boys into the... Full story
- Dakota Apsey-Vaughn, 14
- Why nominated “I am so proud of her courage and talent playing her guitar,” wrote Dakota's godmother, Kim Brown. “Although she now takes guitar lessons, she originally taught herself how to play. Dakota not only plays and sings... Full story
- Macaylah LeBlanc, 11
- Why nominated “She has such a huge heart,” wrote Terena Fox, Macaylah’s former teacher at James Irwin Elementary. “She took note of how cold it’s been outside and decided to come up with 'Operation Blanket.' This... Full story
- Noah Devolve, 9
- Biography An hour after Noah was born via cesarean section, he started turning blue, said his mother, Melissa Devolve. She said the doctors at Memorial couldn’t figure out what was wrong. “They didn’t really have the diagnostics... Full story
- Mason Wolfe, 12
- Why nominated The Creekside Middle School sixth-grader’s mom, Nancy Wolfe, wrote: “I would like to nominate my daughter Mason for all the work she has done raising money for cancer research. She just donated a check for over $11,000 to... Full story
- Jordan Hoyle, 18
- “Where do I begin when it comes to Jordan?” wrote the Mesa Ridge High School senior’s grandmother, Erika Paladino. “She is a high academic achiever in school maintaining a 3.9 grade-point average, participating in National... Full story
- Sabin Saints
- The Sabin Middle School football team, the Saints, went undefeated in Colorado Springs this season. They went on to win the 2009 Flatirons State Youth Football Tournament in their division. The eighth-graders have impressed their coaches —... Full story
- Gabi Smith, 17
- AchievementsRanks fifth of 311 students in her class; 4.20 grade-point average; president of her school’s National Honor Society in 2008, and vice president in 2009; academic and athletic letters; math club president since 2006; student... Full story
- Michael, 12, and Dane, 7, Barker
- Why nominated In early November after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Michael and Dane wanted to show encouragement to the troops at the Texas Army post. Mike and Lori Barker said their grandsons asked whether they could set up a table at the... Full story
- Kaitlin MacLennan, 11
- Sixth-grader collecting donated glasses for the needy
- Why nominated“Kaitlin is an amazing 11-year-old with a huge heart!” wrote Kaitlin’s optometrist, Kara Fedders. “She found out that I do eye-care mission trips to Third World countries, and asked if she could help. I told her... Full story
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