It was an exciting night on Tuesday, May 16th in the West Liberty High School Gymnasium as the Class of 2023 and presenters of awards and scholarships gathered in preparation for Senior Awards night! More than 100 awards/scholarships were presented to the graduating class as classmates, family, friends, and community members cheered them on in celebration. Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
Please enjoy this slideshow celebrating Senior award recipients:
Here is a list of awards/scholarships and recipients:
Scholarship Name | Recipient |
Alberta Kelly Scholarship | Ruben Meraz Finley Hall |
American Citizenship Award | Magaly Kivi |
Americorps Education Award | Beatrice Goldberry Marina De La Cruz |
West Liberty American Legion Auxiliary post #509 Scholarship | Colin Cassady, Morgan Hodge, and Caylee Oaks |
American Legion Post #509 in honor of Walt Lehman | Kinzie Akers |
Aquarius Club Scholarship | Elena Grandstaff Beatrice Goldberry |
Army National Guard - GI Bill | Marcus Feik |
Bishop Educational Trust Scholarship | Marina De La Cruz Brandy Lopez |
Buena Vista University President’s Scholarship | Money Thammavongsa |
Cedar Rapids Latino Festival Scholarship | Brandy Lopez |
Coe College | Adriana Michel-Toribio |
DMACC Foundation Award | Preston Daufeldt |
Farm Bureau Scholarship | Brooklyn Buysse |
First Friday Breakfast Club | Beatrice Goldberry |
FFA Award | Shane Elder Ty Jones Colin Cassady Preston Daufeldt Magaly Kivi Brooklyn Buysse Tye Miller Morgan Hodge Finley Hall Sadie Peters Kylie Struck Kaitlyn Stultz Kinzie Akers Taylor Eason Blaze Maas |
Heisman Scholarship School Winner | Finley Hall |
Hills Bank Leadership Grant | Tye Miller Brooklyn Buysse |
Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar Program | Finalist - Brandy Lopez |
Iowa Governor’s Award | Finley Hall |
Iowa State Carver full tuition scholarship for my academic excellence | Karla Velasco |
Iowa State University Multicultural Vision Program Scholarship | Chris Palma |
Iowa State University Academic Program for Excellence Scholarship | Chris Palma |
Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Scholarship | Vayda Bryant |
Ralph & Jean Kirchner Scholarship | Taylor Eason |
JWJ Farms, Inc. gift | Karla Velasco Vayda Bryant |
Joe Lawton Scholarship | Beatrice Goldberry |
Kennedy Brothers Memorial FFA Livestock Proficiency Scholarship | Tye Miller |
Komorebi Scholarship of 2023 | Marina De La Cruz |
Liberty Communications | Marina De La Cruz |
Marilyn Irey Scholarship | Kylie Struck |
Martin & Esther Windus Memorial Scholarship | Colin Cassady |
Mount Calvary #95 A.F & A.M. scholarship | Karla Velasco |
Maynard Smith Masonic Trade School Scholarship | Colin Cassady |
MCC Academy recognition | Morgan Hodge - Healthcare Money T - Business Transfer Kylie Struck - Two years of Healthcare |
Muscatine Community College Foundation - Harry & Nellie Griffith Scholarship | Mason Young |
Muscatine Community College Foundation - Potter Scholarship | Elena Grandstaff |
MCC President’s scholarship | Ashley Barahona |
Muscatine Community College Ronald Hansen Award | Money Thammavongsa |
Muscatine Community College Foundation - C Scholarship | Elena Grandstaff |
Emma May Pruitt Master Gardener Scholarship | Marina De La Cruz |
National Merit Scholarship Finalist | Finley Hall |
National Rural and Small Town Award | Finley Hall |
Northeast Iowa Community College | Blaze Maas |
Quad Cities Community Foundation - Morency Family Scholarship | Marina De La Cruz |
Rob Black “Comet” Scholarship for Volleyball | Magaly Kivi |
Rob Black “Comet” Scholarship for Football | Josh Zeman |
Rotary Club of West Liberty Scholarship | Marina De La Cruz Fatima Martinez-Zavala |
Lawrence & Marjory Roth Scholarship | Kylie Struck |
Simpson College Cowles Fellowship | Finley Hall |
Soccer Club Scholarship | Diego Hernandez Crystal Ledezma |
St. Ambrose University Academic Scholarship | Josh Zeman |
St. Ambrose University Wrestling Scholarship | Josh Zeman |
St. Ambrose University Marching Band Scholarship | Josh Zeman |
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Student Senior Grant | Juan Bautista-Antonio |
Tyson Fresh Meat Incorporated Scholarship | Aniya Montelongo |
United Methodist Church | Tye Miller Tyler Jones |
U of I Forevermore Scholarship | Brandy Lopez |
U of I Academic Award | Tye Miller |
U of I RAISE.me award | Tye Miller |
UNI UNITED Scholarship | Magaly Kivi |
UNI Language and Writing Scholarship | Magaly Kivi |
UNI Panther Achievement Award | Magaly Kivi |
UNI RISE Award | Magaly Kivi |
Upward Bound | Last Name First Name
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Wartburg College- Regents Scholarship | Brooklyn Buysse |
Wartburg College Academic Visit Day Scholarship | Brooklyn Buysse |
Wartburg College Worth It Week Award | Brooklyn Buysse |
Wartburg College Scholarship Day Attendance Award | Brooklyn Buysse |
Wartburg Alumni Referral Award | Brooklyn Buysse |
West Liberty Chamber of Commerce Scholarship | Lazaro Aleman Brooklyn Buysse |
Comet Baseball Club | Colin Cassady |
West Liberty Education Association Scholarship | Magaly Kivi |
West Liberty Fine Arts Boosters Scholarship | Tye Miller Marina De La Cruz |
WL Fine Arts Boosters Tim Atkinson Memorial Scholarship | Beatrice Goldberry |
West Liberty Latinos Unidos of Iowa Scholarship | Vayda Bryant and Karla Aracely Velasco |
West Liberty Lions Club Grants | Taylor Eason Kylie Struck Colin Cassady |
West Liberty Lions Club / LULAC Council | Marina DeLaCruz Brandy Lopez Karla Velasco |
West Liberty LULAC Council #310 Grants | Juan Bautista-Antonio Diego Hernandez Magaly Kivi Sheyla Madrigal Juan Mateo Fatima Marinez-Zavala Monica Morales Christopher Palma |
West Liberty State Bank Scholarship | Magaly Kivi Taylor Eason |
West Liberty Student Council Scholarship | Finley Hall Brooklyn Buysse |
West Liberty Chapter T.T.T. Scholarship | Fatima Martinez-Zavala Elizabeth Garcia Madison Pace-Wurr |
West Liberty United Methodist Church Scholarship | Tye Miller Tyler Jones |
West Liberty Youth Dream Catchers Scholarship | Diego Hernandez Sheyla Madrigal Alexis Garcia Avalos |