May 25, 2017
Celebrating more than $3 million in reported merit scholarships and awards, the 33 graduates in The Colorado Springs School’s Class of 20
17 are prepared for a dynamic world and colleges this fall.
The Class of 2017 earned an average ACT of 28.2, boasted a National Merit Scholar Finalist and two Commended students, as well as two of the Gazette’s 20 Best & Brightest. More than half of the class are members of the Ursa chapter of the National Honor Society (as indicated by * below). Students in the class gained acceptances to 117 colleges and universities in 28 states, the District of Columbia, and three international countries.
Students in the Class of 2017 live in 10 zip codes throughout the Pikes Peak region and Pueblo, with five seniors of the class being international students hosted locally by families.
College Matriculation
*Danny Kawika Borja - University of Colorado at Boulder
*Joseph Randolph Chavez - The University of Arizona
John Henry Churchill - University of Denver
Fabiano Andre de Sa Filho - University of Toronto
Bridget Rose Farwell - University of Denver
*Brenna Grace Franklin - New York University (Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, Tisch School)
*Kaela Makenzie Gaylord - Rollins College
*Hayden Richard Gebhardt - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Liam Cooper Hemsworth - Montana State University Bozeman
Phil Kearney Hudspeth V - University of Kent, England
Trent Hamilton Hughes - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Jacob Gibson Jackson - Clemson University (College of Engineering & Applied Sciences)
*Justin Robert Johnston - Colorado State University (College of Engineering)
*James Scott Kunstle - Boston University
*Hannah Diane Leachman - Auburn University at Montgomery
Dong Wook Lee - a university in Korea
Chiyu Ma - Purdue University
*Ivy Luna Marple - Lewis & Clark College
*Elena Martinez Vivot - Colorado College
*Han Mei - New York University
*Lillian May Nieman - Wichita State University (College of Engineering & Applied Sciences)
Timothy Sullivan Read - University of Colorado at Boulder
*Rachel Marie Sagahon - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Claire Anne Schultz - University of Northern Colorado
Jahan Christopher Shafii - University of Colorado at Boulder (College of Arts & Sciences)
*Jaydi Elizabeth Starling - Concordia University
Delaney Elizabeth Swan - Colorado College
*Hannah Claire Taylor - Grinnell College
Ethan Ray Thomas - Trinity University
*Zijian Wang - Northwestern University
*Sarah Katherine Weidman - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
*Sarah Shanti Wolfe - Reed College
*Bryn Marie Nielsen Wooten - Tulane University
Admission into special programs (listed in parentheses) denotes selective admission beyond general university admission.
