Delta County Republican Party’s 2025 Scholarship Winners

The Delta County Republican Party has actively engaged with the community through various outreach programs for many, many years. Their latest event, “Family, Faith, Freedom and Community Metanza Cook-Off,” held May 10th, at the Delta County Fairgrounds in Hotchkiss, Colorado was a great success. Besides this event, they also host Trivia nights the 3rd Thursday of each month and participate in local celebrations such as Cherry Days, Pioneer Days, Deltarado Days, the Delta County Fair and Applefest. However, one community outreach program that really shines and the Delta County Republican Party is very proud of is:

The Delta County County Republican Scholarship Program

As a standout initiative, the Delta County Republican Scholarship Program aims to engage high school students in learning about local government and to participate in events concerning the community.Over the past 5 years, the program has awarded $23,000 in Scholarships to deserving students.

To receive a Scholarship, applicants had to:

1.) Submit an application by February 1st of this year and complete all requirements by April 15th.

2.) Write an essay on two amendments from the “Bill of Rights” and explain their significance to them.

3.) Attend at least 2 Republican monthly meetings and 3 other GOP- sponsored events (or 5 monthly meeting

instead.)

4.) Provide a personal statement, details about the school and community involvement, higher education plans,

two referrals, and academic transcripts showing a minimum GPA of 2.5.

Chair of the scholarship committee and GOP Treasurer, Cathy Cheatham, reviewed applications alongside the Delta GOP Chairwoman, Leslie Parker and committee members Lee Lange, Dave Whittlesey, Louise Fierro, Debby Bennett and Adena Kruetz. Originally the plan was to award three scholarships but due to these great students and exceptional work, as well as additional funding, the DCRCC decided to grant fivescholarships worth $2,500 each.The 2024-2025 Scholarship Recipients are as follows:

1.) Nolan Hanson from Cedaredge High School

2.) “Breezy” (Breana) Huff from Delta High School

3.) Kaylee Simpson from North Fork High School

4.) “Steve”, (Estavan) Stephen Reyes from North Fork High S

chool

5.) Brooke Pietak from Delta High School

A huge Congratulations to these 5 outstanding students and best wishes for the next chapter in their lives!

For more details or to encourage a High School Senior to apply for next year’s Scholarship, please visit the Delta County Republican Website at www.deltacoloradogop.com. The Delta County Republican Website is a great site to find more information about our local government and issues affecting Delta County and more. Please check it out!