It was a divine day for golf…..
For the historic Mile High Academy of Denver, it was more than a divine day of golf. The shotgun tournament was a part of their weekend 100th Anniversary celebration. Since its humble beginnings one hundred years ago, the MHA has been serving the Denver Metro area by bringing academic excellence as well as a desire for intellectual discovery.
The weekend celebration is a well orchestrated effort to raise $200,000 for the academy’s ongoing scholarship fund. The heady amount will allow the private faith based school to spread academic excellence to more families in the community.
Mile High Academy is loyally supported by alumni who are involved in the school’s success and enduring legacy while helping to insure the one hundred year tradition of small classrooms, a dedicated staff working in a Christian environment.
The school encourages education within the Christian community. Statistics show that 30% of children in their community live below the poverty level. A portion of the scholarships funds will go to worthy student’s admission costs, student aid and athletics. Combining educational learning goals with Colorado outdoor skills and recognizing the need for fun athletics, the school plans to use a portion of the $200,000 to build a climbing wall in the gymnasium.
The Academy was ready and geared high for a weekend full of events such as an early morning breakfast followed by a concert featuring Strings of the Rockies, the MHA Choir, Union College Choir, and the Alumni Community Choir. While the pancakes settled, the Alumni basketball games began between the MHA Lady Mustangs vs Alumni, followed by the MHA Mustangs vs Alumni.
Mile High Academy is special to the Denver Christian community and continues to educate children of children of the Academy. One hundred years strong.
Mile High Academy
711 E Yale Ave, Denver CO 80210
303.744.1069 www.milehighacademy.org
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- L to R: Wally Hayasaka, Karl Weber, Sam Mayeda, David Pennington
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- Spring in the Rockies
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- Tuff course
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- Friday on the golf course
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- L to R: Josh Huenergardt, Scott, Jeff, Matt Gal
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- Who designed this course?
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- Green going on green
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- L to R: Michael Miller, Bill Miller, Everett Schlisner, Todd Essex
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- L to R: Newt Zanes, Erik Pardo ,Clint Watson, Grant Ordelheide,
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- L to R: Joe Austin, Jim Huscroft, Richard Bender, Rick Madrid
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- Generation after generation at MHA
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- OK, a hole in one
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- L to R: Jody Harris, Ron Mills, Ed Barnett, Craig Carr
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- freshly mown fairways
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- L to R: Chris Rippe, Bruce Brothis, Perry Theriot, Danny Rippe
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- Families support the tournament with placards
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- driving along
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- Best job volunteers, Alisha Eno, Amy Rasco
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- L to R: Mark Sparkles, Chase Aalborg, Brian Lentz, Sue Hosanna
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- L to R: Blair Tikker, Chris Droze, Ryan Eichele, Jeff Tikker
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- Did you find your putter?
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- Lovely day to play golf
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- among the pines
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- L to R: Jeff Mautz, Reggie Ragsdale, Paul Easley, Colt Easley
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- Do you see it?
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- The terrain of the course was diverse
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- and spread along the foothills
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- Stay on the fairway
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- Springtime in the Rockies
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- Sand traps galore
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- Having fun on Friday
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- L to R: Newt Zanes, Erik Pardo, Clint Watson, Grant Ordelheide
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- Morre Dean, left, Tyler Dean, Richard Dean and Monte Dean
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- John Linser, left, Craig and Jim Blackburn, David Martinez
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- Who is the best putter?
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- Putting challenge
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- Participants in the putting contest
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- Katrina Dean, left, Dustin Comm and Joanne Rippe
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- Kase Vunileva, principal of Mile High Academy
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- Julie Collett, left, and Jocelyn Aalborg
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- What a great day to sit on the patio!
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- One of the winner’s trophies
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- Trophies
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- Thanks for supporting Mile High Academy!
