Student Scholarships

The Larkspur Elementary School is proud to offer 2 college scholarships each in the value of $1000. These scholarships are in honor and memory of two very special young people.. Stuart Mazanec and Liz Yost, both graduates of LES and longtime residents of the Larkspur community, tragically died in 2006. These scholarships were created to allow Larkspur Elementary School to give back to our students, while remembering these two young people, whose families still remain active members of our community.

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:

We invite current High School Seniors to submit a written application answering the essay questions associated with each scholarship.

1. The student must have attended Larkspur Elementary School for 4 consecutive years.

2. The student must be graduating from any of the Douglas County High Schools in May 2025.

3. The student must be going to college, university or vocational training, and is required to submit an acceptance letter with their application. **Please disclose if you are applying for an appointment to a military academy.**

Applications will be accepted until Monday, March 3, 2025. A student may apply for both scholarships but can only win a maximum of 1 award. Please submit your application to Sally Erickson, Scholarship Committee Chair ([email protected]). It must include a cover page with your name, address, phone number, email address, and a copy of your acceptance letter for higher education. Please do not include your name or contact information within the body of your application (answers to the questions) because submissions will be reviewed by the committee on an completely anonymous basis. Students’ applications should answer all questions fully and be grammatically correct.

The committee will be made up of LES teachers, parents and community members. The Scholarship winners will be notified by telephone and email no later than Friday, March 14. A scholarship award ceremony will be held at Larkspur Elementary in late March/early April. Please contact Sally Erickson with any questions. Thank you and good luck!

In compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, the Douglas County School District RE-1 does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees, and members of the public. The School District's Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator to address complaints alleging sexual harassment under Title IX is Aaron Henderson, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, [email protected], 303-387-0127.

Outside Agencies

Complaints regarding violations of Title VI, (race, national origin), Title IX (sex, gender), Section 504/ADA (handicap or disability), may be filed directly with the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 North Speer Blvd., Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204. Complaints regarding violations of Title VII (employment) and the ADEA (prohibiting age discrimination in employment) may be filed directly with the Federal Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 303 E. 17th Ave., Suite 510, Denver, CO 80202, or the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1050, Denver, CO 80202.

NOTICE OF DESTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS

Special Education records which have been collected by Douglas County School District related to the identification, evaluation, educational placement, or the provision of special education in the district, must be maintained under state and federal laws for the period of five (5) years after special education services have ended for the student. Special education services end when the student is no longer eligible for services, graduates, or completes his/her educational program at age 21, or moves from the district. This notification is to inform parents/guardians and former students of Douglas County School District's intent to destroy the special education records of students who exited special education services as of June 30, 2016. These records will be destroyed in accordance with state law unless the parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student notifies the school district otherwise. After five years, the records are no longer useful to the district, but may be useful to the parent/guardian or former student in applying for social security benefits, rehabilitation services, college entrance, etc. The parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student may request a copy of the records by requesting the records at this link ( Douglas County School District Transcripts and Records Requests ).