Front Porch
  • News
    • Current News
    • Most Views/Comments
      • Most Comments
      • Most Recent Comments
      • Most Views
    • Editors’ Favorites
    • Resource Guides
    • Central Park Articles
    • PDF Archives
    • Advanced Search
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Ongoing Events
    • Submit an Event
  • Business Directory
    • Please consider these businesses for your goods and services. They make the paper possible.
  • Display Ads
    • Why Advertise in the Front Porch?
    • Ad Rates and Sizes
    • Advertising Q&A
    • Sample Ads
    • Distribution Map
    • How Can We Help You?
    • Place An Ad
  • Web Ads
  • Ask Front Porch
  • More Info
    • Rack Locations
    • Content Submissions
    • About Us
    • Community Resources
  • Home/
  • East High Senior Wins Daniels Scholarship

East High Senior Wins Daniels Scholarship

May 1, 2015 / Madeline Schroeder / Recognitions, Resource Guide / No Comments
Nakiya Clausell
Nakiya Clausell

Nakiya Clausell

East High School senior Nakiya Clausell says this isn’t the kind of thing that happens to her. When there is a small chance of getting something she typically hasn’t gotten it, plus she applied for other scholarships and been denied. So why would she get her hopes up?

But, much to her surprise, Clausell received the prestigious Daniels Scholarship, a full-ride four-year scholarship to any accredited nonprofit college or university in the United States. Scholars are selected from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

The Daniels Scholarship Program has provided $108.5 million in undergraduate scholarships to more than 3,000 students.

“It’s a phenomenal feeling,” says Clausell, who lives in Green Valley Ranch. “It’s such a feeling of relief and I feel so blessed. Money would be a really big factor in the decision I make as far as college. To not have that burden and see my peers around me struggling with that, there are almost no words for it.”

When she told her mom, she screamed and jumped up and down.

Clausell thinks being different is one of the big factors that helped her in the selection process. She has always had a diverse group of friends. She runs track, participates in clubs, including the black student alliance, and is open to trying anything, like Frisbee, a sport African Americans typically don’t play at East. “Some of my African American friends were like ‘Why are you doing that?’ And I said, ‘Why not?’ I like being different.”

Clausell plans to attend the University of Miami in the fall and study environmental engineering.

Share this:

  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Advanced Search
Facebook Pagelike Widget
© 2018 Front Porch NE | 303-526-1969 | Denver, CO 80238 | FrontPorch@FrontPorchNE.com | Sitemap