Colton Cagle graduated from Westwood High School in the spring of 2019. Mesa West Rotary had awarded him a scholarship of $1,000 which was put on hold since he was soon to embark on the adventure of being a Rotary Youth Exchange Student in The Netherlands in 2019-20. Mesa West Rotarians may remember Colton when he visited our club with the executive officers of Westwooh High School Interact. The next year, he served as an AG on the Interact District Council. He was chosen to travel to Africa as an Ambassador on the 2019 Interact Crutches for Africa trip. During his senior year, he was the Interact District Governor.
His exchange ended earlier than anticipated because of COVID-related concerns of his host district. Since returning to the US, Colton has continued to be involved in youth programs of the District. He led the first virtual RYLA in October, and is set to lead another virtual RYLA in January.
Colton recently contacted Chuck Flint to activate his scholarship. He is planning to begin classes in January, and is very excited to begin his studies.
It has been fun watching Colton evolve, and we wish him well as he begins this new educational adventure.