Joyce Jewell

Joyce has had a busy four years of high school. She has played basketball for four years, wrestling one year, baseball one year and was a manager for the football team for two years. She has been on the honor roll many times, completed a Fire Science course and is currently completing the Power Equipment and Motorcycle Technology course at Warren Tech. 

Outside of school, Joyce has excelled in Taekwondo, she loves riding her dirt bike and working on vehicles with her dad. She is a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association. 

Her dream is to join the Airforce and become a Fire Protection Specialist. Her back up plan is to get a degree in Fire Science and become a firefighter. We are so proud of her! Congratulations Joyce! Follow your dreams!

Josh Bloom

Josh is a senior at Gilpin County High School. Josh was born in Pennsylvania, has lived in Texas for two years, and has now lived in Colorado for almost three years. 

Josh has been to Malaysia, Vietnam, and Guatemala on mission trips. He loves hunting and fishing and spending as much time outside as he can. He is a hard worker and is skilled in carpentry and forging. Josh plans to go to a welding school sometime in the future. Congratulations Josh!

(Originally published in the April 16, 2020, print edition of The Mountain-Ear.)