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DIA receives workforce development accreditation

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DIA receives workforce development accreditation

Denver International Airport (DEN) has been honored with a newly created workforce development accreditation from Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA). ACI-NA launched its Airport Workforce Development Accreditation to support North American airports in their mission to strengthen their workforce, which is a cornerstone of DEN’s Vision 100 strategic plan to serve 100 million annual passengers in the next several years. DEN is among a select group of the first airports to receive the new accreditation.

“A pillar of our Vision 100 strategic plan is empowering our people by building a skilled and diverse talent pipeline that’s committed to excellence,” DEN CEO Phil Washington said. “By preparing our workforce for the challenges ahead, we are paving the way for an exciting journey as we prepare to serve 100 million annual passengers. We’re honored that ACI-NA has recognized our efforts by choosing DEN to receive this first-ever accreditation.”

The accreditation program offers a multi-level framework to help airports and their business partners address workforce challenges by enhancing skills, elevating employee engagement and strengthening workforce readiness, according ACI-NA.

“Ensuring sustained access to a skilled, engaged, and future-ready workforce is one of the most pressing issues facing the North American airport industry today,” ACI-NA President and CEO Kevin M. Burke said. “Our new Airport Workforce Development Accreditation will provide airports like DEN and their business partners with a strategic and structured roadmap in addressing this critical challenge.”

The accreditation consists of five core levels. According to ACI-NA, the “framework is designed to provide an accumulative approach to workforce development across five structured levels, each requiring increased focus as an airport or airport business partner progresses.” The levels, and ACI-NA level descriptions, are listed below:

Level 1 – Building the Base: Participants establish foundational workforce practices and raise awareness about the airport’s pivotal role in the community.

Level 2 – Nurturing Talent: Participants align internal training programs with employee development opportunities through skill-gap analysis and individual learning plans.

Level 3 – Cultivating Connections: Participants expand community outreach and create career pathways to secure future talent pipelines.

Level 4 – Extending Influence: Participants formalize partnerships with educational institutions and industry collaborators for comprehensive, scalable development initiatives.

Level 5 – Shaping the Future: Participants achieve measurable improvements in workforce skills and implement sustainable, forward-looking workforce strategies that ensure long-term adaptability.

DEN was the only large hub airport in the country to achieve Level 3 accreditation.

DEN’s accreditation level demonstrates a particular degree of excellence in strategically planning for a successful future workforce. From business development training to career pathways, and research and development, DEN is creating a pipeline of new talent for the aviation industry.

Source: Denver International Airport

Photo courtesy: Denver International Airport/Flydenver.com/airlines

Department of Local Affairs opens pre-application window for rental assistance

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Department of Local Affairs opens pre-application window for rental assistance

The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) will open the next round of emergency rental assistance pre-applications from Monday, February 10 until Wednesday, February 12, at 5:00 p.m. This month, DOLA will offer two rounds, with a second pre-application window opening on Monday, February 24, at 11:00 a.m. and closing on Wednesday, February 26, at 5:00 p.m.

The Department’s top priority is to serve as many Coloradans as possible equitably and efficiently. Emergency rental assistance funding is available for Coloradans who have fallen behind on their rent, meet income limits and other qualifying factors, and are at risk of eviction or displacement. Those facing eviction will continue to be prioritized. Emergency rental assistance remains available for eligible households meeting income limits and other qualifying factors. 

Once the pre-application window closes, all applicants will be entered into a random selection. Selected applicants will receive an email invitation to complete a full application on the online portal within seven (7) days. To be considered for assistance, applicants must be eligible for assistance and submit the completed application and all required documentation before the deadline.

In the random selection process, the timing of submission does not impact an applicant’s chances of receiving rental assistance. For example, submitting a pre-application earlier in the application window does not increase the likelihood of receiving rental assistance. All eligible applicants who submit a pre-application by the deadline will be entered into the random selection process. Coloradans who need assistance completing an application or who have questions are welcome to contact the CARE Center at 1(303) 838-1200, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time. The CARE Center will assist callers as they are able. 

For more information on the pre-application process and to view our “Frequently Asked Questions”, please visit DOLA’s emergency rental assistance website.
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Our Government

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Our Government

White House

President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to eliminate the Federal Executive Institute, a government program purportedly designed to provide leadership training. The Order directs the Office of Personnel Management to terminate the Federal Executive Institute and revoke the appropriate documents.

Colorado Governor

Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that Digantara, a leading space surveillance and intelligence company specializing in space domain awareness, has selected Colorado Springs, Colorado, for expansion.

Denver Mayor

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have called upon Denver Mayor, Mike Johnston to testify in response to an investigation into “Sanctuary Cities.”Mayor Johnston will be in D.C. on March 5 to testify.

A Week In Review

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A Week In Review

Africa

Former Namibia president passes

Sam Nujoma, who served as the first president of independent Namibia, passed away at the age of 95. He led the country’s fight for independence from South Africa in 1990. Nujoma was president of the country from 1990 until 2005. Reports suggest he was hospitalized for weeks with an undisclosed illness. 

Mass grave discovered in Libya

Officials in Libya discovered the bodies of at least 28 migrants in a mass grave in a desert. Recently, another mass grave holding 19 bodies was also found on a farm in the country. Authorities discovered the grave holding 28 bodies while raiding a human trafficking site. At least one Libyan and two foreigners were arrested in the operation. 

Asia

Dozens of rebels killed in India 

Police in India killed 31 Maoist rebels in the Chhattisgarh state. The area has seen a rise in Maoists who claim they are fighting for the rights of the poor. The recent incident was among the deadliest clashes since the government ramped up efforts to combat Maoist rebels. Police said the death toll could rise. 

Popular Chinese film brings in $1.1 billion

Ne Zha 2, a movie based on a Chinese mythological character, generated more than 8 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) during the Lunar New Year holiday. The animated film follows a boy who battles demons with his magical powers. Ne Zha 2 is seen as a symbol of progress in Chinese film. 

Europe

Baltic states join EU power grid  

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have officially joined the European Union’s electricity grid, leaving Russia’s network. Plans to move to the EU grid have been in the works since 2007. These plans were brought forward after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. 

Romanian president resigns 

Romania President Klaus Iohannis resigned from his position ahead of a re-run of a presidential election. The upcoming election was canceled last year after Romania’s top court alleged Russian meddling. Iohannis plans to stay in office until a new president is picked in May. He stepped down due to criticism from far-right politicians who performed well in the first round of the vote last year. 

Latin America 

High numbers of sexual violence toward children in Haiti

According to the United Nations’ children’s organization, sexual violence against children in Haiti has increased 1,000 percent since 2023. The area has been impacted by violent gangs for several years. This past year, more than 5,600 people were killed in gang violence in the country. 

Bus crash kills dozens in Mexico 

Officials in Mexico said at least 41 people were killed in a bus accident in the state of Tabasco. Police are working to determine the cause of the incident and added that the bus was traveling within speed limits. Images showed the bus engulfed by flames after the collision. The incident occurred this past Saturday. 

North America 

Trump orders to stop minting pennies

President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social media account that he has ordered the US Treasury Secretary to stop minting pennies. The U.S. Mint’s 2024 annual report said making and distributing a penny costs $3.69. Other countries like Canada have removed its one-cent coin, citing minting costs and failed purchasing power because of higher prices. 

Trump signs order banning transgender women from women sports    

Last week, President Donald Trump signed a new order preventing transgender women from competing in female categories of sports. Republicans argue that the move restores fairness in sports while LGBTQ advocacy and human rights organizations described the order as discriminatory. Trump said the order will include the 2028 Olympic Games which will take place in Los Angeles.

Tariffs, DEI and other Trump policies changes

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Tariffs, DEI and other Trump policies changes

The pace at which official policy is moving with a new administration is dizzying. As he tries to seat a new cabinet, which includes a number of problematic choices, President Trump is ordering a wholesale change in the way government operates. 

While he is reordering government, in the first national crucial event of his second term—a plane crash over the Potomac River—he is offering, without evidence, opinions on the cause of the fatal air disaster that occurred just miles from the White House one week ago.

The accident involving an Army Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet carrying 64 people and whose cause remains under investigation, gave the President an opportunity to offer a nation’s condolences to the families of the crash victims.

Trump asked first for a moment of silence for the crash victims before quickly veering into his own explanation, attributing the fatal accident to government DEI—Diversity, Equity, Inclusion—policies and programs. Unqualified personnel were responsible, he believes.

“I put safety first,” said Trump a day after the crash, while suggesting his predecessors “put policy first.” By that, Trump said Presidents Obama and Biden gave favor to the hiring of a whole host of people he saw as unqualified and whose hiring was not quality based. People with “hearing, vision, missing extremities…psychiatric disability and dwarfism,” got the nod for jobs over those more deserving, he said.

Trump’s words were a reflection of changes he has wanted for years in the way government conducts business. In Trump’s first term, the U.S. Supreme Court ended nearly six decades of affirmative action, a policy that outlawed discrimination in the awarding of federal contracts based on gender, race or national origin. Trump has said he wants to hire only “the brightest people” and eliminate hiring based on any other criteria.

While many perceived many of his early pronouncements as troubling, they were just a portion of a number of policies designed to take the federal government in a new direction. 

Trump shocked our closest allies, Canada and Mexico, by stamping a 25 percent tariff on all imported goods though only a 10 percent add-on to Canadian oil. He also added a 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods. In addition, Trump wants wholesale changes in the way the government addresses diversity and gender, education, energy and environment, slimming the federal workforce, foreign policy and military doctrine, and border security.

Former Parker, Colorado, mayor and Republican Congressman Greg Lopez, so far, likes what he sees from Trump. “What I see,” he said, “is truly a reflection of his agenda and his team’s guidance.” Lopez held the 4th Congressional seat for six months when Representative Ken Buck left Congress nine months before his term was up. 

The suburban Denver Lopez is also impressed with the speed at which the President is conducting his overhaul and remaking of government. “Some of the things he might be doing differently,” Lopez said. “Some people are not accustomed to agendas being initiated in such rapid fashion.” 

“One of the things I’m seeing is that he is managing the calendar more than any newly elected president.” He said Trump has a built-in advantage because he’s already held the office once. That, said Lopez, has allowed him to reflect and do some of things (now) he might do differently.”

What Trump may have wanted to do in a first term is now very much moving at warp speed. In just a bit more than two weeks, Trump has ordered the firing of a number of high level FBI agents who worked on January 6th cases; ordered the repainting of the agency’s wall that proclaimed “fairness, equity and diversity” as part of its credo; ordered all federal employees to remove pronouns from their email accounts; issued a memo from the Office of Personnel and Management to close all DEI offices and place employees on administrative leave. 

In working with tech guru Elon Musk, Trump ordered a letter sent to millions of federal employees offering eight months’ pay with full benefits if they would resign from the federal workforce. There is yet no indication how many would take Trump up on his offer. The plan is part of Musk’s efficiency plan to cut the fat from the federal payroll.

In seeking additional Republican perspectives on Trump’s meteoric plan to refashion the federal government into his image, calls to Republican state representatives Carlos Barron (HD 48) and Ryan Gonzalez (HD50) were not returned. Instead, Republican communications spokesperson, Laurel Boyle, said the two state representatives were not “comfortable” speaking on federal policy and would only address state issues.

While Trump finally issued a statement late Friday night commemorating Black History month, compared to previous proclamations from the Oval Office in which the contributions of Black Americans are celebrated, Trump’s was more muted. Edicts from the President to federal agencies also reflect a new direction in acknowledging the nation’s diversity.

The Defense Intelligence Agency, NBC News reported, put in place a pause of all activities and events related to Black History Month, Juneteenth, LGBTQ Pride Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day. Black History Month began February 1st. 

The new direction being encouraged by Trump, said former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb, is a thinly disguised effort to abolish part of America’s cultural heritage. “You can’t erase what you didn’t start,” Webb said. “Donald Trump has no understanding” of the history of African Americans in this country. Webb, who led Denver from 1991 to 2003, said that Trump’s second term policies are a “reflection of Germany’s policies of the 1930’s.”

Blockbuster trade sends shockwaves through NBA

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Blockbuster trade sends shockwaves through NBA

On Sunday while everyone around the country was winding down from a busy weekend, with some watching the NFL flag football Pro Bowl, one of the biggest NBA trades in NBA history was announced. The Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers announced a blockbuster trade. 

The Mavericks traded their 25-year old superstar Luka Doncic to the Las Angeles Lakers for big-man Anthony Davis. The trade sent shock waves through the league with videos capturing disbelief from players around the league. Sunday’s trade prompted Dallas fans to take to the streets in protest of the move. 

Executives and fans showed their displeasure with how the trade took place, not allowing any other team that such a superstar was on the trading block. 

Doncic has been out with a calf strain and could debut in Lakers yellow and purple as early as February 10th against the Utah Jazz. 

While the trade seems heaven sent for Lakers fans the biggest glaring issue they’ve had over the past several years is defense. The offensive heavy Lakers have taken a backseat in the Western Conference to the Denver Nuggets as a result of poor defense and adding yet another defensive player to their roster begs the question, was this move just to keep ticket sales and merchandise sales up?

It’s hard to think that the Lakers are in need of revenue boost but the trade doesn’t make a whole lot of sense other than to thrust L.A. back into the spot light. 

In other news the Denver Nuggets have won three straight after losing three on the road last week. On Monday night the Nuggets hosted the New Orleans Pelicans at Ball Arena. The Nuggets led through four quarters but were outscored in the third 35-25.  Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III had his best game of his career with 41 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds, while Denver’s Nikola Jokic recorded his 23rd triple double. 

Jokic’s triple double production has increased over his past 16 games and is on pace to record 39 or more triple doubles. Russell Westbrook holds the current NBA record for most triple-doubles held in a single season at 42. Denver beat New Orleans 125-113.

Denver will play the Pelicans again on Wednesday (results of the game not available at the time of this writing) and the Orlando Magic on Thursday night at 7 p.m.

Denver Broncos Nik Bonitto, Marvin Mims and Pat Surtain all participated in the NFL’s Pro Bowl game in Orlando Florida on Sunday afternoon. Denver fans would have loved to see defensive lineman Zach Allen who recorded 61 tackles, 8.5 sacks and 19 stuffs. 

The Colorado Avalanche have won three of their last four with shutout wins over the St. Louis Blues last Friday and a 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. This week the Avs are on the road in Canada to face the Vancouver Canucks and the Calgary Flames before heading to Edmonton to face the Oilers.  

Air Force Thunderbirds scheduled for Pueblo airshow

Ernest Gurulé
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Air Force Thunderbirds scheduled for Pueblo airshow

The mythical thunderbird has been a part of Native American lore for as many as four thousand years. The creature, sometimes depicted in hybrid form—half man, half bird—is both ubiquitous and unique among tribal nations. Each has its own depiction.

The thunder in its name comes from the deafening sounds made when the creature flaps its wings. The thunderbird is also said to flash lightning bolts from its eyes. It is the personification of power and strength.

The mythical qualities of the thunderbird will also be on full display in Pueblo when the city hosts the Air Force’s Thunderbirds for the Pueblo Wings of Pride Airshow on September 27th and 28th. It will be the city’s first airshow in nearly twenty years. 

“We’re anticipating sixty thousand to attend,” said Greg Pedroza, Pueblo’s Director of Aviation. Just how big is he anticipating the event will be? “Let’s call it the state fair with an aviation theme,” he said.

The air show, he said, will also make up for the city’s disappointment from losing out on hosting the 2025 National Championship Air Races. Pueblo was one of the cities under consideration for the aerial extravaganza but the final choice and winner was Roswell, New Mexico.

While attending the event, Pedroza said ticket holders can also visit the Weisbrod Aircraft Museum which is located at the Pueblo Memorial Airport. 

The museum, for those who have never visited the airport, is named after the late Fred Weisbrod who, as city manager, held the reins of Pueblo’s city government from 1966 to 1984.

The museum houses aircraft from different eras, each a reflection of Pueblo’s contribution to past wars. Housed inside its hangars are aircraft ranging from WWII bombers to Korean and Vietnam war aircraft, including helicopters and fighter jets.

In addition to browsing the museum for its military memorabilia, there is also a gift shop to pick up both air show souvenirs and aviation mementos. Outside the facility, there will be static aircraft parked across the facility. Visitors are encouraged to enjoy a hands-on experience with the exhibits.

Pueblo’s September air show is a production of the Columbus, Ohio-based Herb Gillen Air Shows, a company that stages similar events all across the country. But, said owner Herb Gillen, the geography of Pueblo’s airport, its wide-open eastern plains location, very naturally lends itself to a spectator-friendly event.

“We’re very excited,” Gillen said in a phone call from his Ohio office. “This (Pueblo) has everything you’re looking for…the perfect aerobatic box.” An aerobatic box is the area that makes it easiest for the crowd to appreciate the maneuvers of pilots showing their daredevil skills. 

But, more than anything, Gillen said, is what the Thunderbirds bring to the show. “The Thunderbirds are our anchor performers,” he said. Not only do these F-16 Fighting Falcon jets maneuver with nearly surgical precision, they also instill a measure of pride, especially in younger visitors, he said. 

Flying at near Mach-speeds, sometimes only hundreds of feet above the ground and at other times, only slightly faster than a race car, and within only a matter of inches of separation from a fellow pilot’s wings, they dazzle in nearly death defying ways. 

The Thunderbirds, he said, serve a dual purpose. Gillen calls their performance “an opportunity to break that wall and interact with the community, show it a little bit of the Air Force is” and what they provide to our country. They’re also one of the military’s great recruiting tools.

With recruiting numbers down across the military, Gillen said, the Thunderbirds and air shows “are one of the key components of (military) recruiting and also a show of force to any foreign actors.”

The two-day Fall event, Gillen said, will well be worth the price of admission. “It’s a family-friendly event.” And to encourage families to come out, there will be a number of affordable ticket packages available, including one for families. 

You get “two adult, two youth (tickets) and with that you’ll get $60 below” normal ticket pricing, Gillen said. Children under five years of age will be admitted free and there will also be youth-priced admission. Parking for the event will be free of charge. 

For ticket information, Gillen said, it’s wise to visit Pueblowingsofpride.com.

NAEP test results shows Colorado fourth and eighth graders performing well

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NAEP test results shows Colorado fourth and eighth graders performing well

Colorado students continued to perform well compared to the rest of the nation on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) testing. However, students are not performing at the rate they were prior to the pandemic. 

Test results were released last week, showing that Colorado eighth graders outperformed other eighth graders in the country in reading and math. Meanwhile, fourth graders surpassed the national public average in reading and matched the national public average in math. 

While reading levels have been promising for fourth and eighth graders in the state, test results are still below pre-pandemic levels from 2019. But at the end of the day, Colorado students are outperforming the national public average with a higher percentage of students meeting or exceeding the NAEP Basic and Proficient levels in reading for both grades. 

The NAEP test was given to fourth and eighth grade students in the spring of 2024. This test is administered about every two years by an arm of the U.S. Department of Education. Test scores are broken down by state and for a select handful of cities. 

“While we have work to do to close post-pandemic learning gaps across all student groups and demographics, Colorado students are continuing to make promising progress in both reading and math. Our 2024 NAPE results reflect the hard work and dedication of our state’s educators, and we are committed to continuing to support Colorado school districts and BOCES in improving academic outcomes for every student,” said State Board of Education Chair Rebecca McClellan in a release. 

NAEP test results also highlight gaps in learning and achievements among different groups in the state. For example, students eligible for free or reduced lunch, students with disabilities, Black students, Hispanic students, and students who speak more than one language continue to have lower average scores than their peers across both grades and test subjects.

 In Colorado, gaps between students with and without disabilities and between multilingual students and non-multilingual students are larger compared to the rest of the country. The gap between Hispanic and white students is also significantly higher in Colorado for both grades of reading, fourth-grade math, and across both subjects for fourth-grade students eligible for free or reduced lunch. 

The good news is the gap between white and Black students in eighth grade reading is significantly smaller in Colorado than in the national public gap.

“Colorado students and teachers have worked hard, and we’re proud our students are outperforming the national average. Today’s fourth and eight graders have overcome pandemic challenges, but learning gaps remain for some groups, like students with disabilities, multilingual learners, and those from underserved communities,” said Colorado Education Commissioner Susan Cordova in a statement. “We must keep working to close these gaps so all students can succeed.”

Tariffs as part of America’s tax structure

David Conde
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Tariffs as part of America’s tax structure
David Conde, Senior Consultant for International Programs

A major economic tool President Trump is using with his trading partners and adversaries is a tariff system that taxes imports of every kind at various levels. The latest big announcement is about the imposition of a 25 percent tariff on all goods coming from Mexico and Canada as well as an additional 10 percent on Chinese items.

The stated reason for doing this is to punish Mexico, Canada and China for the traffic of drugs coming into the country and immigrants crossing the borders. The retaliatory approach appears to be only the beginning of the use of this economic tool for those Trump chooses to challenge on the world stage.

I learned in my middle public-school years that tariffs was a system of taxation designed to protect infant industries of a developing nation. It assumed that the products of these industries could not compete on an open world market where countries with more experience and less production costs were at an advantage.

The resulting inequality in cost of production and commercial sales calls for governments to intervene with tariffs until the growing home industries become more efficient and can compete on an equal footing with other international producers. Another issue that results in tariffs is unfairness in trade practices where, for example, governments use public funds to subsidize industries so that they can sell their goods cheaper in the market. 

The latter has been the source of on-going concern since the second part of the 20th Century. There have instances of “dumping” goods cheaply that have resulted in regulatory language in international trade agreements.

Tariffs by in large were the way the United States funded its government in its early history. President Lincoln added to this revenue stream by successfully promoting a personal and corporate income tax in 1862 in order to finance the Civil War. 

The tariff system reached its zenith with the Tariff Act of 1890 that was sponsored by Republican Representative William McKinley who later became President in 1897. The Act provided for a tariff tax structure up to 49.5 percent. “It represented protectionism, a policy supported by Republicans and denounced by Democrats. It was a major topic of debate in the 1890 Congressional elections, which gave Democrats a landslide.”

The tariff concept as a major source of revenue for the government continued to be debated until the advent of the 16th Amendment to the Constitution adopted in 1916. The Amendment did away with all barriers to implementing the income tax which became the principal source of revenue to fund the government. 

The issue of using the tariff system as a tool of power politics in a major way is something that needs a lot of thought. First of all, it is an added tax on just about everything American consumers buy. 

Second, using the tariff will not solve our immigration problem because of the gravitational pull of jobs and opportunity. Third, using tariffs to ameliorate drug traffic to the United States will garner publicity but do little to find a solution. The reason is that the drug problem solution begins at home and blaming others will not help. We would not have a drug problem if the 60 to 70 million Americans in this country found other ways of having “a good time.” 

It is American money that is funding the drug epidemic. It is American money that is funding the drug cartels and arming them to the teeth. While drug use appears affordable, a tariff on our cars is not.

The views expressed by David Conde are not necessarily the views of LaVozColorado. Comments and responses may be directed to News@lavozcolorado.com.

Student of the Week – Ana Patricia Martinez-Martinez

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Student of the Week – Ana Patricia Martinez-Martinez

Ana Patricia Martinez-Martinez – Abraham Lincoln High School

Photo courtesy: Ana Martinez-Martinez

Profile

Ana Patricia Martinez-Martinez is a senior at Abraham Lincoln High School who currently holds a 3.3 GPA. Martinez-Martinez’ academic achievements include AP Spanish, Seal of Biliteracy, and Spanish Honor Society. Martinez-Martinez is on the dance team and the Latinx Student Alliance.

Favorite Book: Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Isn’t – Florence Nightingale

Favorite Movie: Moana

Favorite Subject:  English

Favorite music: Julion Alvarez

Future Career: Nursing

Hero: My mom, Yenny Jamileth Martinez. She is a figure of unconditional support, love and wisdom.

Favorite Hobby: “Take photos or go to the gym.”

Favorite Social Media Follow:  Facebook

Words to live by: “Behind every woman, there is a story that makes her a true warrior.”  – unknown

Community Involvement: Martinez-Martinez volunteers through her school and the organizations she belongs to. Martinez-Martinez helps during computer classes, provides tours to new students, and volunteers during sports and school events.

Why is Community involvement important? Martinez-Martinez says that “it is vital to contribute to the community, as it increases the sense of community. Supporting those in need not only improves their quality of life, it also promotes a shared sense of belonging.”

If I could improve the world I would…

“….I would change the way money is valued in the world. I feel like money is everything to being successful, when it shouldn’t be everything.

College of choice: Martinez-Martinez has applied and been accepted to Metropolitan State University, Colorado State University/Pueblo, and the University of Colorado/Denver.

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