December 2024 Student Spotlight: Gamaliel Ayala
Gamaliel Ayala grew up in a small town in Mexico. He moved to Greeley when he was 15, finished high school, and is pursuing a degree in accounting and finance at the University of Northern Colorado. Bright Futures has positively impacted his college experience. “Bright Futures has significantly reduced my financial stress, allowing me to […]
November 2024 Student Spotlight: Antonio Sarabia
Antonio Sarabia is a student at Aims interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement. When presented with an opportunity to tour the Greeley Police Department and visit with detective Mark Stumpf, Antonio jumped on it. “I got to see how daily life and business works at the GPD, as well as being a police […]
October 2024 Student Spotlight: Yulissa Morales
Yulissa Morales hopes to use the teaching degree she is working on at UNC to stay in northern Colorado to teach first grade. Yulissa entered college at Aims planning on pursuing nursing but decided that wasn’t quite the right path for her. Her love of children directed her to education and the teaching program at […]
September 2024 Student Spotlight: Evelyn Gomez
With a Bright Futures scholarship, Evelyn Gomez was able to attend a training program at the Academy for Dental Assisting Careers. Obtaining two certifications through the program, Evelyn was recently able to find a job as a dental assistant at Adventure Dental. Working with kids, offering them words of encouragement and helping them feel comfortable […]
August 2024 Student Spotlight: Emily Vega
A Greeley native whose family is from Mexico, Emily Vega attended Greeley West High School where she learned about the Bright Futures scholarship through the AVID program she was involved with. As a Bright Futures scholar, Emily attended UNC and recently graduated with a degree in Business Marketing/Digital Marketing. Being a first-generation college student, Emily […]
July 2024 Student Spotlight: Giselle Sixtos
Drawing motivation from her parents, Giselle Sixtos has overcome obstacles, recently graduated at the top of her Fort Lupton High School class (school district RE-8) and is on her way to becoming a first-generation college student at CSU in the fall. Giselle said her parents’ support and their desire for her to have more education […]
June 2024 Student Spotlight: Hogan Searle
Meet Hogan Searle! Hogan is a Bright Futures Scholar who will soon be graduating from UNC with a degree in Sports and Exercise Science. Initially after graduating from Windsor Charter Academy High School (School District RE-4), Hogan thought he’d pursue a career in Engineering at Colorado School of Mines. However, an impactful 12-hour ‘ride-along’ with […]
