Cassidy Wood has been attending Gilpin County Schools since she was a young child. She started going to Eagles Nest as an infant, and is now finishing her senior year at Gilpin County High School. She has been a very active member of her community for many years. Currently, she works at the Gilpin County Community Center as a youth program assistant. She helps facilitate youth leadership meetings, plans afterschool activities, and supervises children ages 11-19 through the local after school program, EAGLE. In high school, she was a member of the theater department, the National Honor Society, and the cheerleading team, where she was a captain her junior and senior years.

Cassidy’s favorite memories from elementary school include starting a mini butterfly pavilion, and getting candy at Taggerts with her brother every Thursday. She loved using her imagination to have fun at recess, and creating strong relationships with some of her forever friends.

Friendship is something that Cassidy has cherished throughout her life. She remarks that seeing her friends every day was the highlight of her high school career, and states that she ”will miss those she is leaving behind.”

Cassidy plans to attend Front Range Community College in the fall so that she can save money and transfer to Colorado State University to major in child development and psychology. She has been an avid student throughout the years, and has enjoyed taking any art, math, and science classes.

When asked about her favorite teachers, Cassidy named Mr. Rouse because he “made learning fun and always checked up on his students.” She also mentioned two other teachers, Mrs. Newman and Mrs. Vanhoose, because they “always liked to talk to their students as respected adults, which made [her] feel better about growing up.”

Cassidy’s advice to future students is to not “stress too much about the small things because everything works out in the end.” Cassidy has lived an exciting and full few years at Gilpin County Schools, and is guaranteed to continue to do that wherever she goes.

Congratulations to Cassidy for her hard work, dedication, and perseverance that have led her to where she is now. Best wishes!