Who will be the Pueblo Chieftain's next Student of the Week? Vote by May 16
This week's installment of the Chieftain's Student of the Week poll features six high-achieving students representing six local high schools.
Nominees have logged countless hours in and out of the classroom to turn their aspirations into realities. This week's poll features students from Centennial High School, Central High School, Dutch Clark Digital Online at Paragon, East High School, Pueblo County High School and South High School.
Bella Cappellucci, a senior from Pueblo County High School, was the last student to be voted Student of the Week. Chieftain readers can crown the next Student of the Week by voting in the poll at the bottom of this page. Here are this week's nominees.
Angelina Burk, Dutch Clark Digital Online at Paragon
Angelina Burk is only a junior, but her completion of extra high school credits will allow her to walk in the Dutch Clark Digital Online at Paragon graduation ceremony on May 23, 2023. Upon graduating high school, Burk plans to get a real estate license through an online course before attending college at Texas Tech University and becoming an ultrasound technician.
Sara DeHeart, Centennial High School
Sara DeHeart has danced with the Sangre De Cristo School of Dance since she was three years old. Now a college-bound senior, DeHeart has been involved with FBLA, Health Occupation Students of America, National Honor Society and Newman Club. She also is a four-year track and cross country letter winner who has volunteered with Rake Up Pueblo and Centennial Science Club projects at Morton Elementary.
Luke Dehn, South High School
Luke Dehn has received an academic letter for every semester he has attended South High School. He also is a four-year baseball letter winner, a four-year golf letter winner, a two-year participant in basketball and a two-year participant in track. Dehn has volunteered with Caring Hearts Daycare and Junior Achievement. He plans to study mechanical engineering at the Colorado School of Mines.
Macey Martinez, Pueblo County High School
Macey Martinez, an executive officer for the Pueblo County High School DECA program, played a key role in the student-led, school-wide effort to raise over $22,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation this year. The junior is a three-year letter winner in soccer and cheerleading who also has received academic letters throughout her time in high school. As a sophomore, she was named to the All-South-Central League soccer team.
Michael Montoya, Central High School
Michael Montoya is a mental health advocate who helped weld the "You Don't Stand Alone" statue on the Arkansas River levee to honor his late friend Erric "Mikey" Lopez. Montoya has a 4.05 GPA, been selected Central's DAR Good Citizen and played with other top football prospects at the 2024 Blue-Grey All-American Bowl. The senior will attend the University of Northwestern in St. Paul, Minnesota after graduation.
Ebony Padilla-Andrews, East High School
Ebony Padilla-Andrews was a member of Colorado's first Unified Bowling state champion team in 2021. This year, the East High School senior committed to bowling in college for Kansas Wesleyan University. She has served as East's student body president, MEChA president, a member of the culinary program, Key Club, Talon Team and TRIO Upward Bound. She looks to study biomedical science in college.
Vote here for the Pueblo Chieftain's Student of the Week
Last week's nominees: Pueblo County's Bella Cappellucci named Pueblo Chieftain Student of the Week
Pueblo Chieftain reporter James Bartolo can be reached at JBartolo@gannett.com. Support local news, subscribe to The Pueblo Chieftain at subscribe.chieftain.com
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