In 10 short years, the Denver Scholarship Foundation has grown from what departing chief executive officer Nate Easley describes as “an audacious startup” to a national model for success. And at a gala celebrating the DSF’s first decade, 1,000-plus supporters helped raise $1.3 million — money that will help recent Denver Public Schools graduates like Sabrin Mohammed, Leidy Marquez-Chavez and Jesus Torales-Gomez continue the post-secondary education that will enable them to establish careers in fields that range from barbering to nursing. “I wasn’t a star student,” observed master of ceremonies Anne Trujillo, a Littleton High School grad and longtime anchor with 7News.