Where are they going? [Class of 2023]

Stacy Avitia (‘23) will be majoring in Journalism & Media Communication at Colorado State University. She hopes to be a journalism news anchor or editor in the future. During her fourth year at CSU Stacy wants to study abroad in Greece. She plans to be involved with The Rocky Mountain Collegian, the student newspaper for CSU, as well as their broadcast station. As of now, she doesn’t kno...

After high school, Hannah Kearns (‘23) plans to attend Suffolk University in Madrid, Spain. She is interested in international relationships, international affairs, or Spanish. While Hannah's major is undeclared, she has an idea of her future career goals. She said she may go into education. "I love to teach specially with language... something that really speaks to me is teaching English in a...

After high school, senior Joslynn Veltien ('23) plans to attend Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. There she plans to study business or education while furthering her athletic career with their softball program.  During her time at Mead High, Joslynn has made a big impact on the school and her peers. She participated in many different clubs and extracurriculars such as Student Council and Na...

Jorja Haskin (‘23) plans to attend Dawson Community College in Montana to study Agricultural Science (Agriscience) as well as play for their softball team. She is considering working in agriculture education specifically with kids. Jorja had the Dawson head coach reach out to her directly, and when she visited the school and was offered a scholarship, she committed that day. “Growing up, I lo...

After graduating, Kevin Allen (‘23) wants to focus on putting money towards future travel while working on digital and physical art designs and sharing his process online. Kevin plans to work towards a degree in business or entrepreneurship in the future and eventually license his own art business where he creates and sells his pieces. During this process he hopes to have a tattoo apprenticeship and build those skills. He wants to work on a “vari...

Layla Virtue (‘23) plans to attend Front Range Community College (FRCC) for two years following graduation to receive her degree in forensic science. She wants to work towards her Master’s in Forensic Science or something similar in that field. During her time at FRCC, Layla will be an apprentice for Mr. Clark, a previous Mead teacher now working at Skyline High School. Her ultimate goal ...

Gavin LeCerf (‘23), known to have a charismatic and humorous personality, is attending Colorado State University in Fort Collins after high school. Gavin is hoping to pursue a career in political science. “I've always loved politics since I was like a little kid," said Gavin. He continued, saying he "remember[s] back during the 2012 election" being super involved and interested even as a kid. After ...

Gage Duetsch (‘23) is going to attend the United States Air Force academy in Colorado Springs. Upon graduating Mead High School, he will be serving as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. In high school, Gage was the team captain of the Boys Wrestling team during his senior year. He also participated in state competitions for wrestling and cross country. Gage was in honor band his sophomore and ju...

After she graduates, senior Kambrie Payne (‘23) is planning on attending the University of Colorado Boulder. There she will be studying speech, language and hearing sciences to get her undergraduate degree in speech therapy. She is also minoring in Spanish at college. During her time at Mead Kambrie has enjoyed her classes, most notably her Spanish class. She has been in the class since her freshman year. Kambr...

Ana Carrillo (‘23) plans on attending Front Range Community College (FRCC) to get her Associate’s in Science. She wants to earn her Phlebotomy Certificate as well as get certified for bartending and work during school. In 2024, Ana plans to take online courses during summer and fall while traveling the world. Thailand, Bali, and Chile are some of the destinations she’s looking into. One ...

Allison Welch (‘23) plans to attend Utah State after graduation. As of now, she has yet to decide what she wants to study, she’s still deciding between fine arts (specifically musical theater) or archeology. Allison mentioned that should she decide to study archeology, she hopes to work in a museum. Allison enjoyed being involved at Mead. Her favorite memories include football and basketbal...

Gabe Diaz (‘23) plans to attend Front Range Community College (FRCC) to get his intial education, then transfer into Hastings, Nebraska to get a music degree. Within his high school career, he’s grown a passion and love for the arts and wants to take that skill and teach it to others. Gabe said,”Once I started to get into the stuff where they would offer paid performances and all that, it became a passion [...

Maya Thompson (‘23) is planning on attending the University of Arizona to study sports science and medicine. With her education she plans to pursue a career in occupational therapy. She spoke on behalf of her growth since freshman year, about how she “opened up... and [has] been involved in many programs with the school”. Over the years, Maya has stepped out of her comfort zone by “trying n...

Maggie McMillan (‘23) plans to attend college for one year, serve an 18 month religious mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, then continue her degree. Maggie wants to get her Bachelor’s in Graphic Design, but is “open to minors and combined majors”. She is looking at Northeastern, Boston, American, and Penn State University, and has been accepted to a few backups. Maggie e...

Hugo De La Torre ('23) intends to join the workforce immediately after graduating high school. Hugo hasn’t yet determined where he wants to work full-time after graduating, but as of now, he is interested in construction. He said that his dad inspired him to join this kind of work and he's interested in the idea of working on various sites. Hugo said that he wasn't interested in continuing formal education after h...

Solomon Johnson (‘23) plans to become an electrician after his time here at Mead High School. He wants to be an electrician because of his relationship with his brother who owns an electrical company in Castle Rock. Solomon will work for him once he graduates this May.  Solomon has played football for two years while attending MHS. He spoke on behalf of playing sports and said he "enjoys the co...

Mateo Gonzaga (‘23) is planning to attend Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California to major in business management and entrepreneurship. He hopes to travel to places like Europe and Asia, meet new people, and start his own business. He says his favorite high school memory was practicing with the soccer team during the pre-season. "Being with the coach and the players when the...

Sarah Steere (‘23) plans to attend Front Range Community College (FRCC) for her Phlebotomy Certificate and her prerequisites to later join the medical field. Steere is looking forward to majoring in biology and working her way to Pre-Med. She would like to specialize in cardiology. Sarah said that she's "been interested in the medial field" since she started going to the doctor's office as a kid. She’s ...

After attending Mead High School for four years, senior Kyra Haan (‘23) plans to attend Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. There she is looking forward to studying aerospace engineering while also continuing her athletic career for basketball.  Within her time at Mead, Kyra has been a varsity starter every year for the girls’ basketball team. This past season, she sc...