Littleton-South Metro Branch is committed to supporting young girls who are graduating seniors and planning on pursuing educational studies at the college level. The Branch awards scholarships to students from two local high schools: Littleton High School (LHS) and Sheridan High School (SHS). At LHS, awards go to graduating seniors who are pursuing STEM careers. The Branch has been giving awards to LHS students since the inception of their STEM Certificate Program. We have recently initiated scholarships for students at SHS based on academic merit and financial need.

The winners of our four scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year have been selected. The two from Sheridan High School are Aaliyah Cambridge, who will study at Arapahoe Community College, and Amaya Bustos, who plans to attend Red Rocks Community College. Both girls intend to go into a medical field. At Littleton High School, the winners from the STEM program there are Grace Muench, who will  study biomedical engineering at the University of Iowa, and Perri Deshler, who plans to become a civil engineer.

Congratulations to the 2021 Littleton-South Metro AAUW Scholarship Awardees from Littleton High School STEM Certificate Program, each receiving $1,000.

Jennifer Zirkle is planning on attending Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, studying environmental science or chemistry. They have hands-on programs that will allow her to work one-on-one with professors and experts in STEM fields. After graduating college, she hopes to use her degree to help create a healthier and more sustainable environment, working with companies that have a large focus on minimizing the negative impact on the planet.

Sloane Smith will be attending the University of Kansas, participating in the honors program and double majoring in exercise science and dance. She hopes to continue her STEM studies and eventually become a physical therapist. 

Congratulations to the 2022 Littleton-South Metro AAUW Scholarship Awardees from Sheridan High School, each receiving $1,000.

Emilze Lopez is planning on attending the University of Colorado Boulder and majoring in Neuroscience while pursuing the pre-health track. Once she has obtained her bachelor’s degree, she will apply to medical school in hopes of getting a medical degree in order to become a doctor. She would like to work in the neurology field and hands-on with patients.

 

 

 

 

Joseline Vazquez plans to go to Metropolitan State University of Denver for marketing. After a year or so she would like to transfer to another college in Colorado to learn to be more independent and to find more opportunities. She hopes to study abroad for a semester, hopefully in Japan.

2021 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the 2021 Littleton-South Metro AAUW Scholarship Awardees from Littleton High School STEM Certificate Program, each receiving $1,000

Elianna Martin has been drawn to computer science and STEM in general for a long time and is particularly interested in developing computer code. She plans on attending Arapahoe Community College, then CU Denver in the next coming years. She wants to study computer science with an emphasis in cyber security. Some future careers she is considering include video game design, website design, or work in cyber security.

Eva DeThomas will be attending the University of San Francisco majoring in computer science. This school has an accelerated Computer Science masters degree program with numerous  internships that can be applied for. In her studies and future employment, she hopes to pursue ways to incorporate her passions for art, music and helping-people into the professional STEM world.

 

Congratulations to the 2021 Littleton-South Metro AAUW Scholarship Awardees from Sheridan High School, each receiving $500

Monica Dinh will be attending  UC Colorado Springs in fall 2021, majoring in political science with an emphasis on global politics. As a field that is lacking in gender diversity, she believes that more women should be involved in political professions and try to create an environment that welcomes young women in these careers. She plans to participate in multiple study-abroad programs to become more familiar with working in international environments and hopes to pursue a career in diplomatic work such as the foreign service.

Jhowana Henderson also received a scholarship. Photo and information forthcoming.

 

Past Scholarship Awardees