Star of the Month Celebration - Rewarding Student-Athletes
The John Lynch Foundation hosted the Star of the Month Celebration on Monday, May 7th at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium, which recognized and rewarded monthly winners from the Denver area for their extraordinary efforts in academics, athletics and community involvement.
John and Linda Lynch presented the Star of the Month; Rising Star of the Month; and Coach of the Month awards to winners from October through April. The 60 monthly winners and their families were invited to attend the ceremony which was held in the United Club Level of the stadium.
The Star of the Month Celebration was the culmination of a year long award system, that seeks to encourage and provide positive recognition for student-athletes and coaches who are doing the right thing and going above and beyond in the classroom, in their chosen sport and in the community.
Each month teachers and coaches can nominate students for the awards through the JLF website. A volunteer selection committee then reviews the nominations and determines the winners.
The monthly winners are:
October Star of the Month
Jada Gray, Murphy Creek P-8
Emmajyn Walker, Murphy Creek P-8
Yusuf Kalem, Aurora Quest K-8
Brody Severin, Murphy Creek P-8
Mahalia Thomas, Smoky Hill High School
Sydney Thompson, Thomas Jefferson
Mitchell Stevens, Fountain-Fort Carson High School
Hayes Ward, Regis Jesuit High School
October Rising Star of the Month
Audra Meeks, Fountain-Fort Carson High School
October Coach of the Month
Allison Goecks, Jefferson High School/Frontier League
November Star of the Month
Aspen Tate, Murphy Creek P-8
Vivian Tran, Aurora Quest K-8
Daryn Ofori-Kuragu, Murphy Creek P-8
Ezekiel MacLeay, Murphy Creek P-8
Nicole Oberlag, Denver South High School
Jonathan Schreiber, Heritage High School
November Rising Star of the Month
Kimberly Corona, Abraham Lincoln High School
November Coach of the Month
William Crawford, Dora Moore School
December Star of the Month
Frank Mills, Dora Moore School
Lawrence Walker Jr., Carson Middle School
Amanda Laib, Berthoud High School
Teyanna Norris, Fountain Fort Carson High School
Donovan Cowan, Chatfield Senior High School
December Coach of the Month
Darian Cordova, Fountain Middle School
January Star of the Month
Ciara Andrew, Aurora Quest K-8
Marisol Calderon-Gonzalez, Aurora Quest K-8
Finn Voss, Powell Middle School
Leland Smith, Murphy Creek P-8
Marina Banuelos Villagrana, Abraham Lincoln High School
Raegan Rychecky, St. Mary's Academy
Rashon Barron, Fountain - Fort Carson High School
Adam Thistlewood, Golden High School
January Rising Star of the Month
Mauricio Portillo, Abraham Lincoln High School
January Coach of the Month
Mike Kloberdanz, Murphy Creek P-8
February Star of the Month
Kaitlyn Linza-Drevost, Aurora Quest K-8
Ashlynn Stewart, Aurora Quest K-8
Jacob Heavers, Laredo Middle School
Caleb Samland, Fountain Middle School
Addi Iken, Littleton High School
Elise Johnson, Greeley West High School
Sam Moore, Pueblo Central High School
Blake Stenstrom, Valor Christian High School
February Rising Star of the Month
Esai Romero, Fountain Middle School
February Coach of the Month
Mark Roberts, Lyons HS/Mile High League
March Star of the Month
Alora Fox, Carson Middle School
Haley Jordan, Carson Middle School
Gavin Robey, Newton Middle School
Kalvin Schultz, Murphy Creek P-8
Makena Prey, Golden High School
Katie Puchino, Littleton High School
Will Dietz, Lakewood High School
Brent Keller, Fountain-Fort Carson High School
March Rising Star of the Month
Ariel Arroyo, Abarham Lincoln High School
March Coach of the Month
Justin Arnell, Carson Middle School
Thank you to FourPoint Energey, The Reiman Foundation and Tokyo Joe's for their generous support of this leadership development program.
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