June 01, 2016
Celebrating more than $2 million in reported merit scholarships and awards, the 24 graduates in The Colorado Springs School’s Class of 2016 are prepared for a dynamic world and colleges this fall.
The Class of 2016 earned an average ACT of 26, boasted a National Merit Scholar Finalist and Commended student, a Boettcher Scholar, a Gazette’s Best & Brightest, and six students of the senior class where members of the Ursa chapter of the National Honor Society (as indicated by * below).
Students in the Class of 2016 live in 11 zip codes throughout the Pikes Peak region and Pueblo, with five seniors of the class being international students hosted locally by families.
College Matriculation
*Patrick Morgan Burke - University of Colorado at Boulder (College of Engineering & Applied Science)
*JaeHee Chang - Northeastern University
Tong Cui - Syracuse University (School of Management)
Micaela de la Vega Sánchez de Lozada - Undecided
Jacob Michael Ford - Drury University
*Kristen Michelle De Groot Gardiner - Fordham University
Michael Atwood Gohde - University of Colorado at Boulder (Engineering Honors Program)
*Estella Ann Hamilton - Fort Lewis College
Madelyn Aurora Hocate - St. Edward’s University
Joohyung Kim - Cornell University (College of Agriculture & Life Sciences)
*Diana Nabil Mansour - Colorado State University
Geddy Jon Marple - Gap Year
Abigayle Nicole McCreery - University of Colorado at Boulder (Leeds School of Business)
Jack Riley McLaughlin - University of Colorado at Boulder
Christopher Michael Meadows - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Xingzeyu Mei - Johnson & Wales University Providence
Peter James Morley - Colorado State University Pueblo
Robert Mark Morley - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
*Claire Margaret Sabin - Santa Clara University
Andrea Gabrielle Southard - University of Colorado at Boulder (Kittredge Honors Program)
Jocelyn Marie Swan - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Anli Tang - University of California, San Diego (Revelle College)
Olivia Kathryn Wheeland - The George Washington University (Elliot t School of International Affairs)
Aziz John Yazdi Jr. - Colorado School of Mines
* National Honor Society members
Admission into special programs (listed in parentheses) denotes selective admission beyond general university admission.
