Student

She’s Aiming For Higher

A Design For Brighter Future

Student Receives Four-Year Scholarship From Posse

Adviser Helps Find Match And Fit

Talk with Chelsea Jolly for just a moment, and you can tell right away that she’s wise beyond her years. Not only as Ayden-Grifton High School’s Class of 2022 Valedictorian but as someone who possesses a quiet self-confidence and who’s comfortable making her own choices. 

She was the ideal college applicant. But this first-generation student needed more help.

GARDEN CITY, Kansas – “Eat Beef, Keep Slim,” the feedlot sign shouts in this rural stretch of southwest Kansas. Ashlee Villarreal’s parents – her Tejano father, her Mexican mother – came here when she was young, part of an influx of Latino families who helped Garden City grow from almost 23,000 people in 1990 to more than 28,000 just a decade later.