2014 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Scholarship recipients (Photo courtesy of HLSR)
(HOUSTON) — Close to 400 Texas students were awarded a total of more than $7 million in scholarships thanks to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Those students and their proud parents filled Hall E at NRG Center on Wednesday for a festive dinner celebrating the achievement.
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Alina Banda is a senior at Waltrip High School with plans to attend University of Houston in the fall.
“It’s an honor to be a recipient because it’s really hard to have money to go to college and all, so to have people donate money so that I can achieve and go to college, it’s a wonderful feeling,” Banda said.
Her dad, Rafael Banda, is grateful for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
“To me and her mom, it’s a blessing because if she didn’t get the scholarship, it would be almost impossible to be able to send her to college,” he said.
SEE THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS ON THE NEXT PAGE…
The scholarships, totaling $7,056,000, were awarded through Rodeo Houston’s metropolitan, opportunity, school art and other scholarship programs.
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2014 Metropolitan (M), Military (MIL), Opportunity (O), School Art (SA), Technical (T) and Other (OT) Scholarship Recipients by School District and High School
ALDINE ISD
Aldine
Emerson Contreras (M)
Carver
Atiyya Menifee (O)
Jacquelyn Trevino (M)
Eisenhower
Marivi Ancelmo (SA)
Jesus Castellano (M)
Kyle Dacdac (O)
Karina Guerra (SA)
Kayla Washington (M)
MacArthur
Gustavo Garcia (O)
Kimberly Gutierrez (O)
Jessica Ipina (O)
Cynthia Luevano (M)
Nimitz
Kaden Brown (M)
Lazaro Rojas (OT)
Brian Tea (M)
Marvin Thomas, Jr. (O)
Mikayla Ward (O)
Victory Early College
Jorge Garcia-Rivera (M)
ALIEF ISD
Alief Early College
Whitney Berry (M)
Brittany Macedo (O)
Vy Nguyen (M)
Elsik
Brenda Cancino (M)
Inemesit Utin (O)
Hastings
Nora El-Loubani (M)
Kerr
Malenie Areche (OT)
Sumaiya Asif (O)
Micaela Cadungog (SA)
Diane Chau (M)
Hanah Choice (O)
Peter Duong (O)
Jennifer Ho (O)
Hadiqa Memon (M)
Jenny Nguyen (OT)
Hana Sasongko (O)
Tam Tran (OT)
Taylor
Kristy Nguyen (M)
ALVIN ISD
Alvin
Colton Becker (M)
Rachael Sanders (SA)
Joseph Watson (SA)
Manvel
Megan Ferrari (O)
Chinwe Obudulu (M)
Andrew Riha (M)
ANAHUAC ISD
Anahuac
Levi Cormier (M)
ANGLETON ISD
Angleton
Alexis Crutchfield (M)
Caleb Phillips (M)
BARBERS HILL ISD
Barbers Hill
Caroline Claassen (M)
BOSQUEVILLE ISD
Bosqueville
Curtis Doan (T)
Colton Scallion (T)
BRAZOS ISD
Brazos
Kasey Nieman (T)
BRAZOSPORT ISD
Brazosport
Amber Davis (M)
Ana Silbas (M)
Brazoswood
Sharmaine Capilit (M)
CHANNELVIEW ISD
Channelview
Daisy Montes de Oca (M)
CLEAR CREEK ISD
Clear Brook
Hibah Khan (M)
Brian Nguyen (O)
Clear Creek
Linh Dao (M)
Trent Kuntscher (O)
Margaret Oxman (M)
Clear Falls
Taylor Gore (O)
Mackenzie Ilari (M)
Clear Horizons Early College
Steven Diep (M)
Clear Lake
Mohit Bellani (M)
Clear Springs
Aasim Maknojia (M)
Steven Vu (M)
CLEVELAND ISD
Cleveland
Tiffany Brewster-Arnold (M)
COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD
Columbia
Kaitlyn Braddock (M)
COLUMBUS ISD
Columbus
Anna Gates (OT)
CONROE ISD
Caney Creek
Hannah Chute (MIL)
Lorraine Negrini (O)
Casey Parish (O)
Corey Parish (M)
Brittany Wise (M)
Conroe
Quinn Burns (OT)
Nicholas Cutaia (M)
Cassie Mohkami (M)
Oak Ridge
Italia Alvarez (O)
Kayla Doherty (O)
Patrick Drennan (O)
Travis Lawless (O)
Angelica Phillips (M)
The Woodlands
Michaela McDougald (M)
Greta Saldivar (M)
The Woodlands College Park
Carly Stuart-Micocci (M)
CROSBY ISD
Crosby
Patrick Trammell (M)
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
Cy-Fair
Megan Jicha (M)
Sarah Rowell (SA)
Cypress Creek
Dalena Nguyen (M)
Cypress Falls
Marina Henry (M)
Nazifa Mim (M)
Cypress Lakes
Myy Nguyen (M)
Urooba Sharif (M)
Cypress Ranch
Madison Ford (O)
Dylan Keeton (M)
Morgan Pavloske (O)
Chelsea Rios (O)
Cypress Ridge
Justin Lee (M)
Cypress Springs
Esteban Aristizabal (M)
Cypress Woods
Catalina Radu (O)
Melissa Schmitzer (M)
Jersey Village
Dina Chea (O)
Andrew Cordova (O)
Jonathan Duong (M)
Stacey Jones (OT)
Alan Truong (M)
Stephanie Valle (M)
Langham Creek
Benjamin Brown (M)
Katherine Heller (O)
Erin Markey (M)
Brittanie Perez (O)
DANBURY ISD
Danbury
Hannah Allen (M)
DAYTON ISD
Dayton
Jaclyn Robinson (M)
Stephen Sudduth (SA)
DEER PARK ISD
Deer Park
Bethany Cole (O)
Yekaterina Malyavina (M)
Justin Martin (O)
Becc-Lee Thomas (O)
DIBOLL ISD
Diboll
Tyler Allen (MIL)
DICKINSON ISD
Dickinson
Santiago Zermeno Guerra (M)
EAST CHAMBERS ISD
East Chambers
Andrew McGovern (M)
FAIRFIELD ISD
Fairfield
Michael Stamper (T)
FORT BEND ISD
Clements
Abigail Davis (O)
Gene Hsu (M)
Diana Lau (M)
Dulles
Kevin Li (M)
Bianca Obinyan (OT)
Allen Thai (M)
Elkins
Mishi Jain (M)
George Bush
Chisom Amanchukwu (M)
Alejandra Rangel (M)
Hightower
Linda Ahaiwe (M)
Harsha Dannapaneni (M)
Kempner
Justin Tran (M)
Ridge Point
Alexis Brown (M)
Stephen F. Austin
Grace Chang (M)
Ami Kapadia (M)
Tosahuemwenmuen Nehikhuere (M)
Krishna Patel (O)
Thurgood Marshall
Caleb Pete (M)
Travis
Carlos Rios (M)
Willowridge
Darius Martin (M)
FRIENDSWOOD ISD
Friendswood
David Bordelon (M)
GALENA PARK ISD
Galena Park
Delia Gomez (M)
Irma Gonzalez (M)
Jatziry Teran (M)
North Shore
Jereel Cooper (MIL)
Meenu Pillai (M)
GALVESTON ISD
Ball
Erica Gao (O)
Margarita Ramos (M)
Allyson Schattel (M)
GANADO ISD
Ganado
Nicholas Skoruppa (T)
GOOSE CREEK CONSOLIDATED ISD
Goose Creek Memorial
Chanel Cox (O)
Kolin Doyle (O)
Marelyn Rios (M)
IMPACT Early College
Gil Rosas (M)
Robert E. Lee
Han Bui (M)
Angel Pedraza (M)
Madeline Poirot (SA)
Ross S. Sterling
Eric Valverde (M)
GRAPE CREEK ISD
Grape Creek
Javier Almazan (T)
HARDIN ISD
Hardin
Allison Lee (M)
HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY
Harmony Science Academy
Akash Rao (O)
HEMPSTEAD ISD
Hempstead
Baylee Smith (M)
HIGH ISLAND ISD
High Island
Kristin Munsch (M)
HITCHCOCK ISD
Hitchcock
Chloe Lopez (M)
HOUSTON ISD
Austin
Jessica Baez (O)
Daniel Cervantes (M)
Diana Fuentes (O)
Steven Salazar (M)
Leonardo Sanchez (M)
Booker T. Washington
Arelyn Williams (M)
Barbara Jordan
Cavanna Howard-Crockett (M)
Bellaire
Katerina Mayfield (O)
Aman Narayan (M)
Vanessa Tacam (O)
Cicilyn Xie (M)
Carnegie Vanguard
Shayak Sen (M)
Challenge
Erin Matheny (M)
Chavez
Max Barrera (O)
Francisco Chacon (O)
Roberto Covarrubias (O)
Andrea De Paz (M)
Erika Duarte (O)
Jessica Hernandez (M)
Jose Marquez (O)
Jordan Meekins (O)
Lisa Pham (M)
Daisy Pichardo (M)
Giovanni Puente (O)
Christopher Rodriguez (O)
Trecci Simmons (M)
Jennifer Toledo (M)
Davis
Veronica Campos (O)
Tiara Flowers (O)
Yesica Franco (M)
Jacquelin House (M)
Fredreanna Louisville (M)
East Early College
Yvonne Betancourt (O)
Miguel Castillo (M)
Katherine Cortez (O)
Michael Gonzalez (O)
Leslie Pompa (O)
Eugenio Ramirez (O)
Kassandra Rios (M)
Tuyet Nhi Tran (M)
Eastwood Academy
Austin Scallan (O)
Anna Soto (M)
Furr
Rachiel Llanas (O)
Alan Villarreal (M)
Houston Academy For International Studies
Dante Garcia (M)
Sharpstown International School
Matthew Yu (M)
Kashmere
Jamahl Francis (M)
Lamar
Abigail Aguilar (O)
Heena Bhakta (M)
Jabria Gentry (O)
Audrey Hawkins (M)
Michelle Massa (M)
Lissette Morejon (M)
Jessica Wilczek (M)
Madison
Jacqueline Gonzalez (M)
Lorelle Jackson (M)
Rasheed Russell (O)
Milby
Julie Alcocer (M)
Karen Marroquin (O)
Michelle Mejia (O)
Sandra Miranda (O)
Daniel Morales (O)
Andrea Yanez (M)
Mount Carmel
Angie Perez (M)
North Forest
Jocelyne Barrera (M)
North Houston Early College
Jessica Miner (M)
Dolores Negrete (M)
Victoria Rivera (O)
Evelle Young (O)
Reagan
Ruben Gomez Chavez (O)
Claire Jordan (O)
Michelle Leon (O)
Johanna Martinez (O)
Bruno Mesa (O)
Angelica Pallares (M)
Giovanni Perez-Soto (O)
Diane Phan (M)
Gabriela Tellez (M)
Sam Houston Math, Science and Technology Center
Sucel Perez (M)
Sterling
Caleb Hodder (O)
Deonte Miller (M)
Texas Connections Academy at Houston
Kiley Ziegelmann (M)
Waltrip
Elena Banda (O)
Chace Daniel (M)
Gabriel Escobedo (M)
Darla Loyola (O)
Azeneth Quiroz (O)
Kalian Samuels (O)
Westbury
Roland Davila (M)
Westside
Nyanna Arana (M)
Hsuen-Kan Chen (M)
Bailey Dunlap (M)
Ekom Ekpa (O)
Samantha Gorny (M)
Amelia Khoei (M)
Tuankhoi Nguyen (M)
Je’Niya Purnell (O)
Norman Ramirez (M)
Dorka Rico-Toro (O)
Hiep Vu (M)
Wheatley
Rene Maldonado (M)
Yates
Jamey Watts (M)
HUFFMAN ISD
Hargrave
Mark Godinich (M)
Nicole Marvin (M)
HULL-DAISETTA ISD
Hull-Daisetta
Michael Fuller (M)
HUMBLE ISD
Atascocita
Cindy Nguyen (M)
Humble
Joseph Hernandez (O)
Victoria King (O)
Joshua Worthington (M)
Kingwood
Michelle Biancardi (M)
Hannah Russell (OT)
Kingwood Park
Christina Faith Israel (M)
Cody King (M)
Eugene Wan (M)
Quest Early College
Grace Caldwell (M)
Summer Creek
Jenna Duvall (M)
INDUSTRIAL ISD
Industrial
Courtney Sackett (MIL)
KATY ISD
Cinco Ranch
Muhtadi Choudhury (M)
Paulo De Souza (M)
Tyler Fenske (M)
Mayde Creek
Saeed Hashmi (O)
Paloma Hernandez (M)
Ryan Jaw (OT)
Julia Martin (M)
Julia Nguyen (M)
Brice Skopik (SA)
Morton Ranch
Aidan Burke (O)
Courtney Nguyen (M)
Seven Lakes
Kiran Makhnejia (M)
Taylor
Jacob Doll (M)
KILLEEN ISD
Shoemaker
Sarah Brown (MIL)
KLEIN ISD
Klein
Tanya Herrera (M)
Danielle Holman (OT)
Farah Kamal (M)
Klein Collins
Sofia Duenas (SA)
Juliana Schackmann (M)
Colby Yarbrough (M)
Klein Forest
Melanie Rivera (M)
Klein Oak
Andy Shaw (M)
LA GRANGE ISD
La Grange
Kristen Chilek (SA)
LA MARQUE ISD
La Marque
Zoe Gibbons (M)
LA PORTE ISD
La Porte
Henry Garcia III (M)
LAMAR CONSOLIDATED ISD
B.F. Terry
Marcela Quinones (M)
Foster
Katherine Cornell (M)
Jacqueline Phung (M)
Brooke Smith (M)
George Ranch
Casandra Compean (M)
Lamar Consolidated
Victoria Linares (M)
LIBERTY ISD
Liberty
Evelyn Brady (M)
MAGNOLIA ISD
Magnolia
Aricka Anderson (M)
Magnolia West
Tiffany Minter (M)
Hailee Nerber (M)
MONTGOMERY ISD
Montgomery
Mollie Adams (M)
NEEDVILLE ISD
Needville
Shelby Slacalek (M)
Cord Wieghat (M)
NEW CANEY ISD
New Caney
Kalie Parker (M)
Macy Wyatt (M)
Porter
Geoffrey Giannone (M)
NORTH HOPKINS ISD
North Hopkins
Garrett Sprague (T)
PASADENA ISD
Dobie
Kamaran Gardner (O)
Megan Jagdeo (O)
Tony Ly (M)
Emilly Sargent (M)
Brian Tran (M)
Jancy Varghese (O)
Pasadena
Lesli Abdelgani (O)
Marvin Cruz (O)
Jennifer Gomez (M)
Kelvin Johnson (O)
Genesis Lazo (O)
Astrid Lira (O)
Noel Martinez (O)
Rafael Salazar (O)
Pasadena Memorial
Amy Truong (M)
Sam Rayburn
DeAngelo Jackson (O)
Genesis Jimenez (M)
Jose Perales (M)
South Houston
Luzdivina Ruiz (M)
PEARLAND ISD
Glenda Dawson
Cristian Maldonado (M)
Pearland
Bryce Bailey (M)
Rajan Desai (M)
Robert Turner College and Career
Sky McCann (M)
RICE CONSOLIDATED ISD
Rice
Erin McConnell (OT)
ROYAL ISD
Royal
Alexis Wheeler (M)
SANTA FE ISD
Santa Fe
Rachel Carte (M)
SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-UNIVERSAL CITY ISD
Samuel Clemens
Tyler Ites (T)
SEALY ISD
Sealy
Chase Reid (T)
SEMINOLE ISD
Seminole
Cheyanne Millican (OT)
SHELDON ISD
C.E. King
Alex Montemayor (M)
SOUTHWEST ISD
Southwest
Brett Verstraeten (T)
SPLENDORA ISD
Splendora
Kellie Spears (M)
SPRING BRANCH ISD
Memorial
Alison Strealy (M)
Northbrook
Dulce Hernandez (M)
Spring Woods
Samantha Boncyk (O)
Michelle Deveau (OT)
Alexander King (M)
Abigail Lagunas (O)
Anjanee Munidasa (O)
Maximiliano Rombado (M)
Stratford
Nathaniel Barbour (M)
Fariha Jawed (M)
Jacqueline John (O)
Westchester Academy for International Studies
Saul Lopez (O)
Alyssa-uyen Nguyen (M)
Hugo Rodriguez (O)
SPRING ISD
Andy Dekaney
Matthew Adams (M)
Carl Wunsche Sr.
Jazmin Gutierrez (O)
Stephanie Le (M)
Spring
Kirsten Cottle (M)
Arielle Mercier (SA)
Mouhammad Naboulsi (M)
Catherine Rutan (O)
Westfield
Briana Dawkins (M)
STAFFORD MSD
Stafford
Lela Beal (M)
SWEENY ISD
Sweeny
Andrew Sealy (M)
TARKINGTON ISD
Tarkington
Lyndsey Ebner (M)
TEXAS CITY ISD
Texas City
Ian Lovejoy (M)
TOMBALL ISD
Tomball
Logan Elder (O)
Brianne Murray (SA)
Hermilo Ortiz (M)
Tomball Memorial
James Barker (O)
Christina Pham (M)
VICTORIA ISD
Victoria East
Heidi Shay (SA)
Victoria West
Wyatt Marks (SA)
WALLER ISD
Waller
Muneeb Agha (M)
Joshua Deitche (O)
Tristan Fletcher (M)
Jordon Foster (M)
WEIMAR ISD
Weimar
Madison Berger (OT)
WILLIS ISD
Willis
David Hauser (M)
YES PREPARATORY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Yes Prep – East End Campus
Jessica Martinez (O)
Sylvia Martinez (O)
Yes Prep – North Central Campus
Alejandra Zumaya (O)
