{"id":1937,"date":"2013-12-11T15:08:13","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T22:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/?p=1937"},"modified":"2013-12-13T08:56:12","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T15:56:12","slug":"pueblo-student-named-u-of-a-honors-college-baird-scholar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/2013\/12\/pueblo-student-named-u-of-a-honors-college-baird-scholar\/","title":{"rendered":"Pueblo Student Named U of A Honors College Baird Scholar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Salma Reyes-Flores<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For Salma Reyes-Flores, the dream of becoming a pediatrician just got a little closer. Reyes-Flores, a Class of 2014 Senior at Pueblo Magnet High School, is one of only 10 students in the state to be named a Baird Scholar and to receive a four-year scholarship to the University of Arizona’s Honors College.<\/p>\n

The scholarship is for $10,000 each year and is renewable for four years. To earn the scholarship, Reyes-Flores wrote essays, provided letters of recommendation and met ACT score and sustained a top-notch GPA. That last one hasn’t always been easy.<\/p>\n

Reyes-Flores is close to her father. He’s a big support for her, and he goes away for long periods to work in the fishing ship industry.
\n“It’s hard when he’s gone,” Reyes-Flores said. “I don’t feel like I can do much.”<\/p>\n

Family is important to the soft-spoken senior. She has two older brothers who attend the University of Arizona, and she knew that was the school for her, too. She wants to be close to home.<\/p>\n

While Reyes-Flores hasn’t yet identified her undergrad major, she knows it will in the sciences. She said the science instructors at Pueblo have inspired her.<\/p>\n

“I wasn’t really into science before high school. When I came here, I really got into it,” she said.<\/p>\n

Reyes-Flores said she didn’t realize the scholarship was possible until Ruben Romero, Pueblo’s college and career coordinator, told her about it.<\/p>\n

Romero said one of the remarkable things about Reyes-Flores is what she has achieved at her age. At 16, she is younger than her peers, yet she performs at a high level.<\/p>\n

“She has always been focused. She’s quiet, but confidently quiet,” he said. “She has always been at the top of her class.”<\/p>\n

Courtesy of TUSD1.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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