Meet Our Graduates: Sierra, Amanda & Tobie

posted on May 22, 2013

We sat down with some of our seniors to to see what their plans were after graduation, what their favorite thing about being a Crusader was, and what dreams they have for their bright future! In our third installment we have Sierra, Amanda & Tobie! We'll be bringing you profiles all this week as we close in on Graduation Day!  
Have you met January, Mickie & Tatiana yet?! (Part 1)
...or Justina, Jasa & Shane? (Part 2)
...or Christian, Stormy & Duran (Part 4)

Name: Sierra Concha
Hometown: Pine Ridge, SD
Best Part of Red Cloud: “Being surrounded by people who share the same culture and background as me is really important.”
Scholarships/Awards: Completing the Circle Scholarship, WUE University of New Mexico Scholarship, Bob Clifford Scholar/Athlete Scholarship
Post-Secondary Education: University of New Mexico
Major: English Education
Dream: To work as an English Professor at New York University

Name:Amanda Standing Bear
Hometown: Pine Ridge, SD
Best Part of Red Cloud: “We've won academic awards, contests and scholarships. We study hard and we're smart!”
Scholarships/Awards: Completing the Circle Scholarship, Horatio Alger Scholarship, Governor's Academic Excellence Award, QuestBridge Scholarship
Post-Secondary Education: Dartmouth College
Major: East Asian Studies
Dream: To travel the world, get her Commercial Driver's License and become a WWII historian.

Name: Tobie Ann Little Finger
Hometown: Oglala, SD
Best Part of Red Cloud:  “The opportunities that Red Cloud has provided me have helped my education significantly. Specifically 'GEARUP' and 'Pathways to Success' at Georgetown University.”
Scholarships/Awards: Walter & Sarah Tetrault Memorial Scholarship, Lucy Randall Trimble Memorial Scholarship, Phyllis Fairbanks Memorial Scholarship
Post-Secondary Education: South Dakota State University
Major: Nursing, minoring in Music
Dream: To work as a Music Therapist at a Children's Miracle Network Hospital.

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