Young Champion Ambassador Program (Colorado Springs Sister Cities International)

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1 Date: 1 Mar 2015 Nicholas Baldwin (Junior) - St. Mary s High School (Private): Nicholas was born in Colorado Springs and raised in an Air Force family, growing up in Georgia, Ohio and Nebraska along with Colorado. He is proud to have a life full of service to others, community involvement and mentoring other youth through scouting (11 years!) and his church. He enjoys being part of something bigger than himself, particular working toward a common goal through teams as he plays basketball (and has lettered in) football, track and field. Academically, he shines in math and science, and has earned three academic letters, National Honor Society membership and the St. Mary s HS Merit Scholarship. He has taken piano lessons for over half his life, and won the Colorado Music Federation Gold Cup award. He has been a member of the American Numismatic Association for five years and is a Rotary Youth Leadership Award recipient. Nicholas plans to attend college, perhaps a military academy, and major in Engineering. He is also considering serving in the military and pursuing a law degree. Sofia Barnett (Sophomore) - Rampart High School (D20): Sofia Barnett was born in New York City in 2000 and raised in the Springs. She is heavily involved in both the community and her school. As an officer for her school s Future Business Leaders of America club, Sofia is a three time state qualifier for showing outstanding achievements in public speaking, service announcements, and finance. Also a state-level competitor for DECA (a marketing club) and a representative on one of the most charitable student councils in the nation, she helped raise over $40K for charitable causes. Sofia also works as a peer partner within her community aiding students with special needs in their academic pursuits. Outside of school Sofia competes in national horseback riding championships and is also a Senior Ensemble member at her dance studio, committing her to over twenty hours a week of practice and rehearsals. She enjoys volunteering at local events such as color runs and benefit shows, and excels in public speaking, music, and the performing arts. Christopher Bell (Sophomore) - Mesa Ridge High School (D3): Christopher was born and raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He enjoys designing on AutoCAD, which is a 3D modeling software. After graduating high school, Chris wants to go into the military and pursue a degree to become an architect or a psychiatrist. Whatever he does he hopes to make an impact in the lives of others. Christopher loves listening to music and cooking. He also enjoys being outdoors, going hiking and camping. 1

2 Charles Broomfield (Freshman) - Coronado High School (D11): Charles was born in Virginia, but has lived in Colorado Springs since he was two years old. Charles excels in school, and is able to maintain a GPA of 4.0 or higher. His favorite subjects are English and Science. Charles s real passion is athletics. He has played soccer, basketball, football, and wrestling, but he focuses a lot of time on discus and shot put. Last summer, Charles traveled to Houston, Texas to compete in the Junior Olympic USA Track and Field national championships and took 6 th in his age group for discus. One of his greatest aspirations is to be an Olympic discus and shot put thrower. When Charles is not doing school work or working on perfecting his throwing technique, you can find him playing the bagpipes. Emilie Carroll (Junior) - Liberty High School (D20): Emilie was born in Wiesbaden, Germany and raised in Colorado Springs. She is a girl with a mind that never stops questioning, and a heart that is ready to make a difference. Emilie s passion is running. She participates in Cross Country and Track and has been on varsity for both sports for the last three years. She also likes to be in the spotlight, and has participated in five plays throughout her high school career. Emilie s third passion is writing and she is in a journalism class at her school where she is free to express herself. In the future, Emilie knows that she will continue to write, weather it is on a blog or maybe even writing a book. Emilie is still undecided about her future college plans, but she hopes to be able to travel and see the world so she can experience different cultures. Elliot Chambers (Freshman) - Doherty High School (D11): Elliot was born and raised in Colorado Springs. Academic excellence is something that Elliot strives for, and he is a very outstanding student, with a GPA over 4.0. He was awarded the PTA Legacy Award from Jenkins Middle School and also the Academic Lamp of Excellence award for maintaining a 4.0. GPA throughout Middle School. Another one of Elliot's goals, is to complete his Eagle Scout project. Volunteering in the Pike Peak Summer Reading Program for kids is just one way he fulfills his passion toward helping his community and encouraging other kids to grow and learn. Athletically, Elliot is a member of the Doherty Cross Country team and really enjoys running. He also has an interested in art, particularly 2D art, and has received awards for some of his work. In his spare time, Elliot enjoys playing the piano and studying foreign languages. In the future, Elliot hopes to become a mechanical engineer. 2

3 Rhiannon Fairchild (Junior) - Telsa Education Center (D11): Rhiannon was born and raised in Colorado Springs. She is a very driven young lady and always does what she feels is best, never giving up when life get tough. She has been on the Honor Roll eight times and won the Colorado Youth Citizenship Award when she was in 8 th grade. A budding artist, Rhiannon finds enjoyment creating collages and developing her skills as a photographer. She is always willing to help her local community, and currently volunteers in her school cafeteria and administrative office. She enjoys reading, listening to music and singing. Possessing a passion for knowledge, Rhiannon wants to continue learning for the rest of her life. Gretchen Gaebler (Sophomore) - Palmer High School (D11): Gretchen was born in Richardson, Texas, and then her family moved to Colorado Spring when she was one. She went to the Colorado Springs Charter Academy from first through eighth grade, and then went to Palmer High School when she graduated. As of right now, with her acting career yet to get off the ground, and her mad flute skills not making their way out into the world just yet, the best chance of seeing her in action will be in an observatory as an astrophysicist after she graduates from college, of course. As a swimmer, with chlorine being exuded from all of her pores, she claims to ward off males without even showing them her amazing powers of sarcasm. If you ever want to find her, just look around the woods of Palmer Park on a nice day. Karina Hernandez (Junior) - Harrison High School (D2): Karina was born and raised in Colorado Springs. She is a bi-lingual natural leader, an excellent student, and a hard worker. Karina is currently ranked third out of 207 students in her class. She is part of the National Honors Society, Vice-President of Junior Student Government, a Link Crew leader for incoming freshman, and an active participator in Green Team (a schoolwide leadership group). After high school, Karina plans to attend university to study biochemistry and become a forensics detective. Athletically, she has been playing Varsity high-school soccer at Harrison for three years. She lettered her freshman year and earned All-State academic recognition as well. Her passion lies within poetry. She enjoys reading, writing and reciting poetry and won 2 nd place in a recent Kwanza High-school poetry competition. When she is not studying, working at Panda Express, or reciting her poetry she enjoys being outdoors. One of her main goals in life is to become a published writer. Karina wants to open her perspective to new bounds and to new regions, and has great ambition to help change the world for the better. 3

4 Vivienne Kreidel-Lincoln (Junior) - Manitou High School (D14): Vivienne was born and raised in Colorado Springs. She is very active at her school, serving as class treasurer and community service chair in student council. Vivienne is very passionate about dance, and has been dancing for 7 years, primarily ballet, but I also jazz, modern, and contemporary. She also has also been a varsity, lettering cheerleader since her freshman year. Volunteering her time at TESSA, she strives to make a difference for those struggling with domestic violence. There are many things Vivienne would like to do in the future, but one of her current goals is to attend culinary school to learn how to be a pastry chef. She hopes to hone her baking skills to hopefully one day open up a bakery. Jack McLaughlin (Junior) - Colorado Springs School (Private): Jack was born and raised in the Springs, and is literally a Jack of all trades. He enjoys many forms of artistic expression including, but not limited to, playing guitar, singing, writing songs/poetry, sculpting, pencil drawing and digital painting. He is always involved in his community and was part of Model United Nations and served as a student ambassador for visiting artists at his school. Athletically, he s played soccer and hockey competitively since he was four years old, winning a high school state championship with his hockey team for the 2014 season. He s also interested and has participated in lacrosse, track, river rafting, parkour, reading and volunteering. While Jack is currently the lead singer and lead guitarist in his band, he is also interested in aerospace engineering, architecture, black-hole physics and robotics (among other things) he has yet to narrow down his focus and decide on what he wants to do for a career that is, if the rock star gig doesn t pan out. Jamie Periquet (Junior) - Sierra High School (D2): Jamie was born and raised in Colorado Springs. She is a very dedicated and inspired student, carrying a full load of nearly all Advanced Placement (AP) courses. When she is not studying for her next exam, she is tutoring at her local middle school (Panorama MS), evidence of her very optimistic and enthusiastic personality. Jamie enjoys devoting her time to giving back to the community and creating a bigger and brighter name for her high school. As Vice President of her school s National Honor Society, she leads fundraisers and other projects. She is very invested in drama club, music and band, holding first chair and lettering every year while playing the flute, piccolo, oboe and bass drum (not all at the same time though!) In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends and playing her violin and piano. She has an exceptional work ethic as she strives to become a Biomedical Engineer to potentially change medical research and the medical field for the betterment of the world! 4

5 Makayla Shoup (Junior) - Widefield High School (D3): Makayla was born and raised in the Springs. She values good character and integrity, and is motivated to inspire young women to be confident, selfreliant, and to never settle for second best. A member of the National Honor Society, she has earned the CHSAA Academic All-State First Team award. Makayla has performed with the Pikes Peak Region Honor orchestra, and is a member of the Honors Chamber String Orchestra for violin. Athletically, she excels at volleyball (Gazette 4A Player to Watch,) tennis (undefeated 2014 season) and swimming. Makayla has been recognized as a School District 3 leader for excellence, holding various class offices and serving as a motivational speaker to elementary and junior high students. She currently holds the pageant titles of Miss Colorado Springs Outstanding Teen 2015, and the 2015 Miss Pride of the Rockies Teen. In her spare time she maintains her open water SCUBA certification and volunteers to raise funds for the Susan G. Komen and Make-A-Wish foundations. She aspires to attend the Air Force Academy, major in aerospace engineering and become an F-16 fighter pilot. Sophia Stoyer (Sophomore) - Cheyenne Mt High School (D12): Sophie was born in Dearborn, Michigan, and raised in Colorado Springs. She loves making jewelry, reading, writing stories, participating in debate, as well as math and chemistry. An outstanding academic, she has maintained all A s throughout her entire school career, aces standardized tests and has published three poems. Sophie has made dozens of jewelry pieces and may pursue that passion as a business venture. She enjoys taking a suspension training class at her fitness center, and being a member of her school s speech and debate team. Competing in tournaments has vastly developed her skills in public speaking and research, as she made it to State as a Freshman. In the future, Sophie would love to become a professional author, possibly start a career in cryptology, or perhaps business...as long as it s something she loves doing. Marlee Tate (Junior) - Falcon High School (D49): Marlee was born in Santa Maria California, but raised in Colorado Springs since she was four years old. It is the only place she calls home. She is a very hard-working individual who has been on the honor roll all throughout high school, and is ranked in the top ten percent of her class. Her favorite subject is language arts, as writing is her passion and her favorite way to express herself. Marlee has many artistic talents including playing the piano and occasionally plays in her band at church. She also is an avid participator in choir and theater. Marlee is an extraordinary selfless young lady, who enjoys helping others. She has been a leader of Peer Mediation, a group that aims to help students in need, since her sophomore year and also mentors several teenage girls from her church. 5

6 Juliana Wall (Sophomore) The Vanguard School (D12): Juliana is a lifelong resident of Colorado Springs. Her favorite subjects are Latin and English. She is fascinated by classical literature and ancient civilizations. She is a member of the Junior Classical League for Latin Studies and she has been nominated for membership in the National Honor Society. Juliana is part of the varsity tennis team at Vanguard and enjoys being part of a team. She has played the violin since she was six, and used to be a member of Peak Harmonic Youth Orchestra. Community spirit is important to her and she has participated and volunteered in many citywide events, fundraisers and festivals. After graduating high school, Juliana hopes to attend college in New York with an emphasis on foreign languages. In the future, she would like to work overseas and travel internationally. Dugan White (Sophomore) - Hanover High School (D28): Dugan was born and raised in Colorado Springs and Fountain, Colorado. Overcoming adversity at a young age, he has found new life in a loving family. He is a hard worker, an involved member of his community and very strong in his faith. An eager student, he excels in math, science and engineering. A regular the Principal s Honor Roll, he earned a Certificate of Excellence and Mastery for a report he wrote illustrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. s influence on Civil Rights. Artistically, his interests and pursuits range from drawings, water color paintings and digital imaging to poetry and music, currently playing guitar in three different church bands. An avid athlete, he enjoys playing soccer, running cross country, wrestling and pretty much anything to do with physical activity. Dugan is also active with and holds office in the Fountain Farmers 4-H club, winning 3 rd and 8 th place respectively at the County and State Fairs for dog training showmanship. With his family, he enjoys hosting foreign exchange students and learning about new cultures. He plans to pursue a range of possible majors in either architecture, engineering or software development at the Colorado School of Mines or CalTech. He dreams of pursuing a career with the U.S. Air Force or NASA. 6