Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative awarded scholarships to 160 graduating high school seniors across the cooperative’s 14-county service area, totaling $400,000. The $2,500 Scholarships of Excellence will help these students achieve their goal of earning a bachelor’s degree, an associate’s degree or a trade-and-technical certificate.
“Congratulations to these outstanding, hard-working students who earned a Bluebonnet scholarship this year, and thanks to all the students who participated in the application process,” said General Manager Matt Bentke. “One of Bluebonnet’s values is supporting and investing in the communities in which we live and serve. Awarding these scholarships supports these students and their families who will continue to give back to their communities.”
Nearly 300 graduating high school seniors submitted scholarship applications this year. Applications were submitted in March, and scholarships were awarded in April. Scholarships were awarded based on the students’ academic achievement, community service and leadership, work experience and extracurricular activities, awards, honors and essay.
See the list of the 2025 Scholarship of Excellence recipients below.
Money for scholarships does not come from Bluebonnet members’ bill payments or rates. Scholarships of Excellence are funded through Bluebonnet’s Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament and unclaimed capital credit payments to former members that are returned to Bluebonnet from the State of Texas to be used for scholarships.
2025 Scholarship of Excellence recipients
Bastrop High School: Claire Adams, Joseline Albiter, Ella Davis, Kayla Frank, Anthony Gonzalez, Emma Griesenbeck, Yesliann Matos Cirino, Mark McCarus, Lindsey McFarland, Payton Moore, Zoe Moreno, Adrian Paniagua, Sarah Salazar Hernandez, Jaxon Williams
Bellville High School: Fallon Chovanec, Lydia Huebner, Tegan Peschel, Chase Richardson, Jaylen Tesch
Brenham High School: Zora Austin, Blaine Bartlett, Leyton Blankenburg, Brett Campbell, Denise Carrillo, Samuel Clepper, Garrison Covin, Landon Flisowski, Cullen Halfmann, Brody Hemann, Corbin Janner, Barrett Kohring, Alex Lawhorn, Samantha Mahlmann, Karina Maldonado, Logan Mason, Austin Maurer, Avery Maurer, Hayden Mika, Kord Mikolajchak, Haylie Niemeyer, Luis Ramos, Brandon Schultz, Addison Smith, Bailey Stegint
Burton High School: Bailey Glaesmann, Isabelle Means, Reagan Roemer, Peyton Sigsbee
Caldwell High School: Landon Barnes, Hays Beavers, Dylan Chapman, Cooper Ellis, Brook Fry, Alison Krueger, Brenden Lee, Koy Macik, Dulce Carolina Medina, Kyler Roskey, Madilyn Schneider, Kate Smith, Brycen Suehs, Mia Witherwax
Cedar Creek High School: Mia Benavides, Margaux Bonneu, Anabel Bordelon, Caleb Farr, Kaylee Fitzhugh, Faith Frank, Jazlene Gomez, Daeylin Gonzalez, Devon James, Nicole Kadura, Brooklyn McCool, Shayla Mendez-Ramirez, Tyler Morgan, Serenity Rivera, Peyton Smith
Colorado River Collegiate Academy: Jayton Nelson
Del Valle High School: Ginny Benitez-Perez, Nazariah Cedillo, Azucena Esqueda Rodriguez
Dime Box High School: Leslie Guajardo, Adley Markert
Elgin High School: Monserrat Espinoza-Guzman, Isadora Estrada, Jocelyn Howard, Cayli Johns, Alexander Rico Cuellar, Garrison Vragel
Fayetteville High School: Lawson Fritsch, Rylee Fritsch
Giddings High School: Carlos Amaro, Kelby Cowen, Kyler Giles, Samantha Matthijetz, Ruby Meachen, Bayley Pitts, Daylin Pitts, Paige Schreckengost, Shay Siegmund, Abigail Snyder, Reese Weiser, Jazmin Zachary
Grace Lutheran School: Avila Colanter
Homeschool: Ellen Carroll, Paloma Dineen, Ryan Holmes, Mateo Martinez, Brady Masur, Emma Roth, Trey Schumpert
IDEA Bluff Springs College Preparatory: Skarleth Lagos
IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory: Melanie Ramirez Mendoza
KIPP Austin Collegiate: Samantha Hoyos, Nancy Perez
Lexington High School: Ellie Brockenbush, Kaylin Cotton, Kinley Cotton, Owen Harris, Monserrat Hernandez Pena, Caleb Huddleston, Addyson Koester, Sydney Kubicek, Preslie Milburn, Kevin Nava, Braden Rodgers
Lockhart High School: Roman Moreno, Ricardo Rios
Luling High School: Kase Conley, Jaelynn Moses, Adriana Parra, Joselyn Reyna, Joshua Samuelson
Manor Early College High School: Jordan Brown-Johnsons, Makenzie Clark, Isabella Crawford, Mia Esqueda
Manor New Tech High School: Kayla Frederick, Chidinma Nwankwo
Manor Senior High School: Jordan Clark
McCallum High School: Nahomy Rivera
McDade High School: Joshua Dube, Kelsey Dube, Sheila Lugo Lopez Lisethe, Adalinda Ricardez, Areli Velazquez
Prairie Lea ISD: Gabriel Garcia
Round Rock Christian Academy: Peyton Turner
Smithville High School: Carina Berryann, Daucie Davis, Kaydence Kimball, Jacob Moore, Darcy Mullen, Kaycee Nutt, Samuel Praditbatuga, Addison Waneck, Ashlyn Wilhelm, Devin Young
Snook High School: Savannah Davidson
Somerville High School: Savannah Eschete