On Monday, May 17, Victoria ISD held the 2021 AP Academy Distinction and Scholarship Recipients ceremony at the Victoria Fine Arts Center. Attached is a list of the students and distinctions/scholarships received.
VISD Seniors have earned over $1,115,356 in scholarships to continue their education.
AP Academy Honors Distinction
Kaitlynn Arangua
Kathryn Beyer
Tyler Blaschke
Sawyer Broughton
Justin Chung
Stanley Chung
Audrey Cook
Karina Flores
Ethan Fontanez
Raquel Garza
Anthony Garza
Claudia Martinez
Kaylyn Matula
Colten Matus
Grant McIntosh
Luke Melchor
Vanessa Oubre
Emma Pratka
Cecilia Perez Valdez
Elijah Perry
Aliana Rojas
De’Everett Ross
Abigale Salazar
Vivian Shepherd
Brendan Solis
Nadia Vasquez
Samantha Vigil
Kyle Yang
Izabella Zeplin
AP Academy Scholar Distinction
Kanella Cohen
Emily Cotton
Julie Diebel
Matthew Sestak
Christopher Stines
Brianna Sturm
Victoria College Scholarships
$1500 Bob and Mary Ann Brezina/ VISD Golf Tournament Endowed Scholarship
Makayla Martinez
$1500 Edmund and Albina Skloss Endowed Scholarship
Mackenzie Sneath
$1150 Jake A. Nelson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Tyesha Harrell
Leshantie Jones
Angelica Menchaca
$525 Jimmy and Michelle Goodson Endowed Scholarship
Avree Cantu
Jacob Cantu
Miranda Castillo
Savannah Chavez
Chloe Frederiksen
Tristan Raab
Raquel Garcia
Claudia Martinez
Aaron Robles
Kenyon Martinez
Caeden Casillas
Nadia Vasquez
$1500 M.G. and Lillie A. Johnson Foundation Endowed Scholarship
Nadia Vasquez
Brett Prause
$1400 Marsha Shanklin Foundation Endowed Scholarship
Megan Brown
Kaleb DeLeon
Fatima Garcia
$500 Prosperity Bank Endowed Scholarship
Kaylyn Matula
$625 Roth Foundation Scholarship
Kaylyn Matula
$850 Victoria Sembradores Education Foundation Endowed Scholarship
Aurelio Baes
Paitan Bartelt
Sammantha Garza
Victoria Education Foundation
$1000 Athlete of the Year
Elijah Perry
$1500 Jenica Leigh Edge Barnard Memorial Scholarship
Allison Dentler
$500 Student Leader Honorary Scholarship
Mackenzie Sneath
Kathryn Beyer
$500 Christina M. Veliz Cosmetology & Trade School Scholarship
Cody McIntosh
$500 Bob Moore Honorary Scholarship
Brianna Sturm
$900 Q. Shepherd VISD/VC Student Scholarship
Avery Taylor
Kaylen Matula
$1000 Q. Shepherd VISD/UHV Student Scholarship
Corinn Wallner
$500 Willis Gathright Honorary Scholarship
Matthew Sestak
$500 Schorlemmer Elementary PTO Honorary Scholarship
Leah Gonzales
Emily Bastian
The DeLeon Club of Victoria
$1000 The DeLeon Club of Victoria
Kailee Marques
Bailey Powell
Victoria School Food Service Association
$350 Victoria School Food Service Association
Elijah Perry
Kailee Marques
Justin Forrest Cox Beat The Odds
$6000 Justin Forrest Cox Beat The Odds Scholarship
Marissa Baladez
$4000 Justin Forrest Cox Beat The Odds Scholarship
Angelina Helmer
$2500 Justin Forrest Cox Beat The Odds Scholarship
Hayley Montez
Victoria Electric Coop
$1500 Victoria Electric Coop
Kathryn Beyer
Anthony Garza
Kailee Marques
Tyler Migura
Matthew Sestal
Brianna Sturm
Catholic War Veterans Post #1269
$1000 Catholic War Veterans Post #1269
Brianna Sturm
Caeden Casillas
Guadalupe Blanco River Authority
$1500 Guadalupe Blanco River Authority Scholarship
Cade Middle School PTO
$500 Cade Middle School PTO
Angelica Menchaca
$250 Cade Middle School PTO
Allen Dry
Victoria Tennis Association
$500 Victoria Tennis Association
Emily Cotton
Victoria East High School PTO
$300 VEHS PTO Scholarship
Karina Flores
De’Everett Ross
INEOS Nitriles 2021 Future Leaders
$1000 INEOS Nitriles 2021 Future Leaders Scholarship
Kaylyn Matula
Angelica Menchaca
De’Everett Ross
Mackenzie Sneath
Leah Gonzales
Previously Awarded Scholarships
Kaitlyn Arangua
$72,000 Baylor University Academic Scholarship
$1,000 Victoria West Band of Warriors Booster Club
Kathryn Beyer
$500 Student Leader Honorary Scholarship
$1,500 Victoria Electric Cooperative Scholarship
$20,000 Texas Lutheran University Presidential Scholarship
$1,000 Lutheran Advantage Scholarship
Tyler Blaschke
$1,000 Texas A&M Tuition Scholarship
$500 Victoria West Baseball PTO Scholarship
$250 Mexican American School Board Association
Nicholas Blundell
$1,000 Maynard Janecka Memorial Scholarship
Sawyer Broughton
$500 VWHS Volleyball Booster Club
Arnoldo Canales
$1,000 Victoria West Band of Warriors Booster Club
Cory Cann
$3,000 Victoria West Baseball PTO Scholarship
Kanella Cohen
$500 VWHS Volleyball Booster Club
$500 VWHS Soccer Scholarship
Emily Cotton
$500 Victoria Tennis Association
$1,500 Guadalupe Blanco River Authority Scholarship
$20,000 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship
$100,000 University of Miami Presidential Scholarship
Emma Crow
$1,000 Victoria West Band of Warriors Booster Club
Allison Dentler
$400 VWHS FFA Booster Club
$1,500 Jenica Leigh Edge Barnard Memorial Scholarship
$500 Randall Lau Pigmaster Scholarship
$1,500 Victoria 4-H Adult Leaders Association Scholarship
$5,000 Francis Obsta Memorial Scholarship
$1,500 South Texas Farm & Ranch Show David Dierlam Memorial Scholarship
$750 2020 Texas State Director's Award
$300 Lions Club District 2-54 Outstanding Youth Award
Julie Diebel
$5,000 Dan McCue Memorial Scholarship
$1,750 Mark Scherer Memorial Scholarship
$1,000 Victoria County A&M Club Scholarship
$5,000 Victoria County Area Go Texan Scholarship
$12,000 Highest Ranking Graduate Waiver
Madyson Dybala
$500 VWHS Volleyball Booster Club
Karina Flores
$28,000 University of North Texas Dean's Excellence Scholarship
$300 VEHS PTO Scholarship
$1,000 Knights of Columbus Council #9088
Raquel Garcia
$500 VEHS Band Booster Club
$525 Jimmy and Michelle Goodson Endowed Scholarship
$24,000 Texas State Achievement Scholarship
Audrey Garrett
$2,000 Victoria 4-H Adult Leaders Association Scholarship
South Texas Farm & Ranch Show
$3,000 Victoria County Area Go Texan Scholarship
$5,000 Victoria Livestock Show Dr. Moscatelli Memorial
$1,000 Victoria County Extension Agency (TAMU)
Anthony Garza
$1,500 Victoria 4-H Adult Leaders Association Scholarship
$1,500 Victoria Electric Coop
$10,000 Victoria 4-H Opportunity Scholarship
$1,000 Victoria Area Go Texan Scholarship
$750 Victoria Rotary Club Scholarship
$5,000 Dr. C. D. and Audrey Barrett Memorial Scholarship
Miranda Gaytan
$500 VEHS Band Booster Club
Alejandro Gongora
$1,000 Victoria West Band of Warriors Booster Club
Leah Gonzales
$500 VWHS Volleyball Booster Club
$500 Schorlemmer Elementary PTO Honorary Scholarship
$1,000 INEOS Nitriles 2021 Future Leaders Scholarship
$4,000 2020 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Western Art Scholarship
$4,000 2021 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Western Art Scholarship
FULL RIDE to Coastal Bend College
Rachel Goodwine
$500 VWHS Volleyball Booster Club
$1,000 Knights of Columbus Council #9088
Elssie Guerrero
$68,000 Abilene Christian University
Jayda Hopes
UMHB Scholarship
Madeline Klein
$18,000 Savannah College of Art and Design Achievement Honors Scholarship
$12,000 Savannah College of Art and Design Academic Scholarship
David Leason
$10,000 UTI Houston
Jasmine Lee
$10,500 The Killian Award
Elisa Lopez
$600 Victoria College Music Scholarship
Alexandria Lynch
$600 Inteplast Scholarship
Kailee Marques
$350 Victoria School Food Service Association Scholarship
$1,500 Victoria Electric Coop Scholarship
$1,000 The DeLeon Club of Victoria Scholarship
Dayvin Martinez
$1,000 Victoria West Band of Warriors Booster Club
Angelica Menchaca
$1,000 Ineos Nitriles 2021 Future Leaders Scholarship
$500 VEHS Band Booster Club
$500 Cade Middle School PTO Scholarship
$400 Victoria College Education Foundation Grant
$1,550 Jake A. Nelson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Tyler Migura
$1,500 Victoria Electric Coop
$1,000 Victoria Rotary Club
$1,000 Koch Industries
$3,000 Texas 4-H Foundation Explore Texas
Victoria Petrash
$500 Victoria 4-H Adult Leaders Association Scholarship
$1,250 South Texas Farm & Ranch Show Opportunity Scholarship
$1,000 Victoria Area Go Texan Scholarship
Bailey Powell
$500 VEHS Band Booster Club
$1,000 The DeLeon Club of Victoria Scholarship
Kaylan Matula
$900 Q. Shepherd VISD/VC Student Scholarship
$500 Victoria 4-H Adult Leaders Association Scholarship
$750 Randall Lau Pigmaster Scholarship
$500 Prosperity Bank Endowed Scholarship
$625 Roth Foundation Scholarship
$1,000 Ineos Nitriles 2021 Future Leaders Scholarship
$2,000 Victoria Area Go Texan Scholarship
$500 Victoria College Scholarship
$500 Prosperity Bank Scholarship
Grant McIntosh
$16,000 Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets
$1,000 Victoria County Texas A&M Club Scholarship
$40,000 Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program,
Connor Meinardus
$250 VWHS FFA Booster Club
$200 Capital Farm Credit Scholarship
$3,000 Victoria Livestock Show Scholarship
$2,000 Fort Worth Calf Scramble Scholarship
Reagan Meinardus
$300 VWHS FFA Booster Club
$200 Capital Farm Credit Scholarship
$750 Heart of Texas ORAB Breed Champion Heifer
Xavier Moore
$500 VEHS Band Booster Club
Emily Neubauer
$1,965 Frances Reuser Schneider Music Endowed Scholarship
Vanessa Oubre
$1,000 Victoria Texas A&M Club
$500 Victoria West Girls Soccer Booster Club
$12,000 Highest Ranking Graduate Waiver
$12,000 Texas A&M University President's Endowed Scholarship
$4,000 Texas A&M University Opportunity Award
$24,000 Texas A&M University National Recognition (National Merit Commended)
Elijah Perry
$1,000 Athlete of the Year
$350 Victoria School Food Service Association Scholarship
$750 Keys to Aggieland Scholarship
$8,000 FEA Scholarship
$6,000 Texas A&M University Regents Scholarship
$1,000 Victoria Texas A&M Club
$700 SEOG Grant
$5,000 Texas Grant Initial
$2,000 Texas Public Education Grant
Kathy Pham
$500 VEHS Band Booster Club
Brett Prause
$1,500 Victoria 4-H Adult Leaders Association Scholarship
$1,000 Victoria County Extension Education Association
$1,000 Victoria County Farm Bureau Scholarship
$1,000 Victoria County Area Go Texan Scholarship
$1,500 M. G. and Lillie A. Johnson Foundation Endowed Scholarship
Jhoedy Punch
$30,000 UIW Achievement Award
UIW Athletic Award
Erin Reynolds
$500 VWHS Volleyball Booster Club
De’Everett Ross
$12,000 Texas A&M Kingsville Scholarship
$64,000 Texas Lutheran University
$28,000 University of Mary Hardin Baylor
$32,000 University of Incarnate Word
$60,000 Abilene Christian University
$32,000 Houston Baptist University
$66,000 Concordia University Texas
$1,000 Ineos Nitriles 2021 Future Leaders
$300 VEHS PTO Scholarship
$500 College Board Scholarship
Aliana Rojas
$500 VWHS Volleyball Booster Club
Juliana Rosales
$500 VEHS Band Booster Club
Hayden Seitz
$1000 Barracho de Pascado Jake Neuman Memorial Scholarship
Matthew Sestak
$5,000 Victoria Livestock Show Dennis Williams Memorial
$20,000 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
$2,000 Victoria County Area Go Texan
$1,500 Texas A&M College of Engineering
$1,000 Victoria County A&M Club
$2,500 Victoria West Band of Warriors Booster Club
$1,000 Victoria 4-H Adult Leaders Scholarship
$1,500 Victoria Electric Cooperative
$500 Willis Gathright Honorary Scholarship
Jayden Shilling
$2,000 Victoria West Band of Warriors Booster Club
$400 Victoria College Music Scholarship
$750 Victoria West Boys Golf Academic Scholarship
Amber Short
$10,000 Texas State University Merit Scholarship
Mackenzie Sneath
$500 Student Leader Honorary Scholarship
$1,000 Ineos Nitriles 2021 Future Leaders Scholarship
$525 Jimmy and Michelle Goodson Endowed Scholarship
$1,500 Edmund and Albina Skloss Endowed Scholarship
Christopher Stines
$500 VEHS Soccer Booster Club
$28,000 Texas Tech Presidential Award
Brianna Sturm
$500 Bob Moore Honorary Scholarship
$1,500 Victoria Electric Coop Scholarship
$3,000 Victoria Masonic Lodge #40
$1,000 Catholic War Veterans Post #1269
$1,500 Victoria West Band of Warriors Booster Club
$1,000 Holy Family CCD
$3,000 UHV Presidential Scholarship
Frederick Taylor
$750 Women in Partnership for Progress Scholarship
Thalia Tirador
$8,000 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Western Art Scholarship
$2,500 2021 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Western Art Scholarship
$500 Victoria College Visual Arts Scholarship
Emily Turner
$1,000 Victoria West Band of Warrior Booster Club
$500 Mission Valley Community Club PTO
Christine Wenske
$500 Mission Valley Community Club PTO
Kyle Yang
$500 VEHS Band Booster Club
$1,200 Inteplast Group Scholarship