Denver East High School, located in the heart of the Capital of Colorado, has 2,555 students, many of whom are learning Spanish as a second language thanks to Jennifer Wetzig. Though she is young, she has already mastered the art of engaging students and making her class impactful for all. She has taught Spanish at East High to all ages and levels of students during the past seven years, giving them opportunities and changing their lives, teaching them to open up their minds and hearts in order to learn about a culture other than their own.

Cate Downey is stuck in COVID-19 quarantine in Lillehammer, Norway, but back home in Denver, Indie 102.3 is streaming the singer-songwriter’s “Picture on the Wall” throughout May.

Last year at this time, Downey had no idea she’d be in Norway. She was a senior at East High School, and she thought she had her future planned out. She’d go to Belmont University in Nashville, where she already had a roommate. But on the last day of school, she got an acceptance email from the newly launched Lillehammer Institute of Music Production and Industries (LIMPI).