(COLORADO SPRINGS) — At a recognition ceremony for students who have gone above and beyond in their high school career... so they thought... Mayor Yemi Mobolade and Former Mayor John Suthers tricked the teens on April Fool's Day, even, and presented 15 students with the Daniels Scholarship for a f ull-ride scholarship to an in-state college of their choice. "Honestly, what I've dreamed of doing for a long time," Senior at Air Academy High School, Sawyer Newell said, "it's honestly ... going there [Colorado College] too... everything's kind of working out." The Daniels Scholarship was started in 2000 and provides full-ride scholarships for motivated and ambitious students. Each student chosen to receive the Daniels Scholarship shows great potential, strong character, and values that align with the man behind it all, Bill Daniels. Daniels was born in Greeley, Colorado, just before the great depression, and according to many, was a born entrepreneur, widely considered one of the great business visionaries of the Twentieth century. Myka Smith, a senior at Big Sandy (Simla) High School, commented, "Being able to go full blown, go after all those dreams, go after the big just goal of life... it's going to be super huge, and I'm very excited for it." ...read more read less