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2009 Scholarships
Scholarships in the amount of $500 each were awarded to four New
Mexico high school seniors.
Kaylin R. Beeman
Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad, NM
GPA of 4.89, Star Scholar: Top 10% of New Mexico High School
Students; George Ladd Scholar; Presidential Scholar; National Honor Society;
American Association of University Women Student of the Month
Some examples of her community leadership: New Mexico High School
Rodeo State Secretary; New Mexico High School Rodeo Student Delegate; Wrangler
Division All Star Team; 4-H; Spanish Club; Volleyball; Boys and Girls Clubs
Tutor.
Kaylin is attending New Mexico State, majoring in Animal
Science. She plans to go on to Colorado State to become a veterinarian
specializing in equine surgery.
Kaylin’s Spanish Teacher and Rodeo sponsor described her as follows:
“Kaylin has won and continues to win in many rodeo events including Breakaway
Roping, Goat Tying, Barrel Racing and pole Bending…Kaylin has carried her
determination, self-discipline, and drive into the classroom as well.
She has rodeoed through her high school career and still has taken numerous
Advanced Placement classes in what is one of the most academically
challenging courses of study available to our students here at Carlsbad
High School. She has managed her time and applied herself to all
aspects of her life and will be graduating eleventh in a class of over
three hundred.”
Emily Mackay
Maxwell High School, Eagle Nest, NM
GPA 3.38, Principal’s Honor Roll; Superintendent’s Honor
Roll; National Honor Society Vice-President
Some examples of her community leadership: President 2009 and
Secretary 2008 for Vermejo 4-H ; National Honor Society Vice-President;
Highway clean-up, fairgrounds clean-up and an adopted family through 4-H
Attending the University of Hawaii at Manoa
Emily is described by a teacher by the following:
“ Emily has learned to manage her time, complete her work on time, work
in group situations under strict deadlines and recognizes the importance
of a strong desire to succeed.”
Desirae Dawn Evans
Tucumcari High School, Tucumcari, NM
GPA 3.269 She was on the A-B Honor Roll from 9th through 12th grade.
She lettered in Academics in the 12th grade. She was a varsity cheerleader
for 4 years, a member of the the Student Council for 11th and 12th grades,
and Student Council Treasurer in 12th grade. Other awards she has earned:
Outstanding Quay County 4-H ‘er, 2005, 2006, 2007; Quay County Achievement
Award 2008, AQHA Horse Fiesta High Point Senior Youth 2007; All Breed Horse
Show Association Reserve High Point Sr. Youth, 2008.
Desirae has been very active in her community. She has
been a member of FFA for 11th and 12th grades, a member of 4-H and treasurer
in 10th and president in 11th and 12th grades. She has been a member
of the American Quarter Horse Youth Association for the past four years.
She has been involved in numerous other volunteer activities such as soil
conservation, community trash pickup, food for the needy project and a
Christmas in Iraq project in 2008.
Plans to attend New Mexico State and major in Journalism and
Mass Communications. She enjoys writing essays and stories.
Amanda Lee McComb
Roy High School, Springer New Mexico
GPA 3.436 . She earned 29 hours of college credit in high
school. Amanda was Class Treasurer in 9th grade, Student Council Representative
in 10th grade, Class Vice-president and Treasurer in 11th grade and class
President and Student Council Representative 12th grade.
Amanda has been involved in 4-H throughout high school with awards
in Livestock Skill-A-Thon at New Mexico State. She has been involved
in volleyball and named to All-District Volleyball Team and District 1-A
Volleyball Runner-up Champions.
In addition, Amanda has worked at several cattle ranches doing
everything from branding and cattle drives to waitressing and predator
control by hunting coyotes.
She plans to major in Animal Science at New Mexico State and become
a veterinarian.
A family friend and rancher describes Amanda as “In the past
few years, I have witnessed Amanda make decisions based far more on values
than quick personal gain. Amanda finishes what she starts and does
not let the problems life often throws us stop her from completing any
task. Amanda is one of these rare gems who give 110% of her energy,
thoughtfulness and creativity.”
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