I placed myself on the mailing list for the city of colorado and now I bring you this press release . It's nice to know that Colarado can do it's part to honor Illegal aliens in their state.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
22 February 2006

Contact: Kay Bishop, Community Services Administration Manager, 303-441-1616
Commissioners to Recognize 20 Area Teens in Ceremony Thursday

The Boulder County Commissioners will recognize 20 area teens in a ceremony at 4
p.m. Thursday, February 23 in the Commissioners' hearing room for the 2006
Annual Metropolitan Mayors and Commissioners Youth Awards Reception.

The awards recognize teens who have overcome challenges of personal adversity,
made significant strides beyond normal limitations or created positive changes
in their lives despite the obstacles of a difficult environment or life
situation.

Each youth was nominated by someone in the community who recognized his or her
achievements. Nominations were received from public figures including teachers,
counselors, coaches, volunteer organization supervisors and employers.

The following is a list of the teens being recognized:

Jacob Becker Lyons Senior High School
Brittany Boyles Recent grad-adult ed in Boulder
John Francisco Cabrera Longmont High School
Jurlia Dekesthler Summit ATP and Skyline High School
Lyndsey Fitch Boulder Preparatory High School
Sam Fortier Lyons High School
Kayla Johnson Longmont High School
Christina Jones Arapahoe Ridge High School/Boulder Tech
Jessica Lopez Boulder Preparatory High School
Rachael Million Fairview High School
Whitney Newton Monarch High School
Kristina Pentice Longmont High School
Tina Phenix Boulder Preparatory High School
Jose A. Rivas Centaurus High School
Sashea Sandoval Heritage Middle School
Heather Siebert Longmont High School
John Daniel Smith Olde Columbine High School
Kelsey Taylor Ward Heritage Middle School
Trinika Taylor Fairview High School
Brian Tsien Boulder High School

The commissioners' hearing room is located on the third floor of the Boulder
County Courthouse, 14th and Pearl streets in Boulder. The public is invited and
encouraged to attend.

The following are just a few sample bios of the award recipients:


Jose's parents were divorced when he was 6 years old. Jose and his mother left
Mexico when he was 10 and moved to Colorado. Along with missing his family, the
initial language barrier, and racism, it was hard for Jose. At the age of 13,his mother left him to live with relatives while she returned to Mexico. Jose
says the language barrier was something he decided to confront and work hard to
overcome. He is energized and focused on being successful and breaking
stereotypes. Jose is co-president of Student Council, involved in LIFE (Latinos
in Full Effect), visits middle schools with the group Reading to End Racism, and
visiting elementary schools to encourage young children to "go down the right
path." He is a tremendous role model for at-risk youth and has wonderful
rapport with all student groups, a phenomenal trait at the high school level.
Jose encourages students to get involved and to become educated in order to be
accepted into a college and become a good citizen.

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