Scholarship Funds Support Summit High Graduates

Updated May 19, 2021

We recently awarded SHS scholarships. Congratulations seniors! In true COVID fashion we delivered them directly to awardees.

This year we are honored to launch a scholarship in memory of Dave Dreiling.

Dave Dreiling Pre-Collegiate Scholarship

This scholarship was created in memory of David Dreiling, a longtime Summit High School teacher and Pre-Collegiate mentor. This scholarship awards $500 each year to a Pre C student to honor David and his distinguished career and also his commitment to students who will be the first in their family to attend college.

Kerry’s Kids

This scholarship fund is created in honor of recently retired superintendent Kerry Buhler. Her priorities included implementing more collaboration and planning time for teachers, improving technology infrastructure and overseeing an extensive master facilities planning process that involved major expansions and additions to several district schools. Kerry has been the engine behind some of the district’s most innovative reforms, such as piloting the International Baccalaureate’s program for all elementary schools and building a student-led, grassroots movement for sustainable, environmentally friendly practices.

Kerry came to the Superintendent role after 13 years as principal of Upper Blue Elementary, which during her time had been twice recognized for student academic achievement with the John Irwin Award. Before that, she taught first and second grades for more than 7 years. 

“Whenever you saw Kerry, there was always a child running up to hug her, especially during her time at Upper Blue,” said Bonnie Ward, EFS vice-chairperson.

Roaring Summit Valley Scholarship

Joel Gomez is a Summit High School alum and graduated from School of Mines in May 2020. He and three friends created the scholarship to award a $500 scholarship to a student graduating from their alma maters who will be pursuing a college degree in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or education.

Joel’s passion was to go to college and be an engineer. “It’s always been my dream. I always wonder, how could this design be better? The biggest help I had in achieving this dream was the financial support. Our scholarship isn’t very big, but I know that everything makes a difference.”

The other three students (two from Valley HS and one from Roaring Fork HS) all wanted to give back to the communities that supported them with scholarships. They want to pay it forward to recognize the help they received and to encourage other students to do the same after they graduate from college. They will award the scholarships to students who have a passion and work ethic to pursue STEM.

Lewark Family Scholarship

Last spring was the first year of the Lewark Family Scholarship, awarded to a SHS graduate heading to technical school. The first recipient was Adrian Gomez Ortega. 

Ron Lewark came to Frisco in 1971 and purchased the Texaco, and along with his wife, Donna ran it. Jeff and Larry helped out as they grew up. Ron was a car enthusiast, private pilot, and enjoyed jeeping and snowmobiling. He passed in 2018. 

The business has changed names and is now It is now Ski Country Auto Repair and Towing. After Ron and Donna retired, Jeff and Larry took over the business and Laura, Larry’s wife, became the bookkeeper. Jeff (and his wife Scarlett), Larry, Laura, and their children are Summit High School graduates.