Education

    HAYS, KAN. — Local students have been awarded scholarships to Fort Hays State University for the 2013-14 academic year.
    Ian Johnson, a 2013 Brighton High School graduate, was awarded a $900 Academic Opportunity Award in justice studies. Johnson is the son of Shawn and Crystal Johnson, of Brighton. He plans to major in criminal justice.

BRIGHTON — Unofficial results from the Colorado Department of Education’s Transitional Colorado Assessment Program show the number of School District 27J third-graders reading at a proficient or advanced level remained above the state average.
    About 74 percent of the district’s third-graders scored at a proficient or advanced level on this year’s test. Although the scores decreased 2 percent from the district’s record high scores last year, they remained 1 percent higher than the state average.

BRIGHTON — Unofficial results from the Colorado Department of Education’s Transitional Colorado Assessment Program show the number of School District 27J third-graders reading at a proficient or advanced level remained above the state average.

About 74 percent of the district’s third-graders scored at a proficient or advanced level on this year's test. Although the scores decreased 2 percent from the district’s record high scores last year, they remained 1 percent higher than the state average.

    BRIGHTON — Two Brighton High School seniors have been awarded the Daniels Scholarship. Grant Shibao of Brighton and Chris Horiuchi of Fort Lupton were two of 250 seniors in four states honored with full-ride scholarships to the college of their choice.