Education

    A Brighton Youth Commissioner has been selected to speak on a panel at the Colorado Municipal League’s 90th annual conference June 21 in Breckenridge.
    Austin Bargmann, a sophomore at Eagle Ridge Academy, will take part in the session, “Beyond Beyonce: Engaging Tomorrow’s Leaders in Local Government Today.”

BRIGHTON — School District 27J’s Board of Education will discuss a possible mill levy proposal for the upcoming November election, as well as other topics, during a board planning session Tuesday night, June 19.

Chief Operating Officer Terry Lucero will lead an overview of the district’s growth and upcoming elections. The district is still in a window of opportunity where the board could choose to pursue a mill levy election for November, district spokesman Kevin Denke said.

    Three local students were named Honor Scholars for the spring 2012 semester at Fort Hays State University in Kansas.
    Dorrine Hodges, a freshman from Lochbuie majoring in management, was named a College of Business and Leadership Honor Scholar.
    Megan Jachetta, a senior from Brighton majoring in elementary education, and Scott Russell, a freshman majoring in health and human performance, were also named Honor Scholars.
 

    Marcus R. Banister, of Brighton, was among the 85 Colorado students named to the University of Wyoming’s spring 2012 President’s Honor Roll
    The President’s Honor Roll consists of undergraduates taking a minimum of 12 credit hours who earned a 4.0 GPA for the semester.