The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo awarded more than $7 million worth of scholarships to 394 students in 77 school districts. More than 100 Houston ISD students received scholarships worth $18,000 each.
More than 100 students from the Houston Independent School District were awarded a total of $1,836,000 worth of scholarships from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Wednesday.
Fifty-eight students were awarded “metropolitan” scholarships, each worth $18,000 over four years. Students had to be in the top 25 percent of their class, score 1350 on the SAT, or score 19 on the ACT to qualify.
Forty-four students were awarded “opportunity” scholarships, each worth $18,000 over four years. Students had to be in the top 50 percent of their class, score 1300 on the SAT, or score 18 on the ACT to qualify.
The Rodeo also awarded scholarships to 295 students in 76 other school districts in an eight-county region surrounding Houston, and the organization plans to distribute an additional $5,350,000 worth of scholarships before September. We’ll let you know which HISD students are awarded part of those funds.
The following HISD students were awarded scholarships:
| Austin HS | Jessica Baez Daniel Cervantez Diana Fuentes |
Steven Salazar Leonardo Sanchez |
| Bellaire HS | Katerina Mayfield Aman Narayan |
Vanessa Tacam Cicilyn Xie |
| Carnegie Vanguard HS | Shayak Sen | |
| Challenge Early College HS | Erin Matheny | |
| Chavez HS | Max Barrera Francisco Chacon Roberto Covarrubia Andrea De Paz Erika Duarte Jessica Hernandez Jose Marquez |
Jordan Meekins Lisa Pham Daisy Pichardo Giovanni Puente Christopher Rodriguez Trecci Simmons Jennifer Toledo |
| Davis HS | Veronica Campos Tiara Flowers Yesica Franco |
Jacquelin House Fredreanna Louisville |
| East Early College HS | Yvonne Betancourt Miguel Castillo Katherine Cortez Michael Gonzalez |
Leslie Pompa Eugenio Ramirez Kassandra Rios Tuyet Nhi Tran |
| Eastwood Academy | Austin Scallan | Anna Soto |
| Furr HS | Rachel Llanas | Alan Villarreal |
| Houston Academy for International Studies | Dante Garcia | |
| Jordan HS | Cavanna Howard-Crockett | |
| Kashmere HS | Jamahl Francis | |
| Lamar HS | Abigail Aguilar Heena Bhakta Jabria Gentry Audrey Hawkins |
Michelle Massa Lissette Morejon Jessica Wilczek |
| Madison HS | Jacqueline Gonzalez Lorelle Jackson |
Rasheed Russell |
| Milby HS | Julie Alcocer Karen Marroquin Michelle Mejia |
Sandra Miranda Daniel Morales Andrea Yanez |
| Mount Carmel | Angie Perez | |
| North Forest HS | Jocelyne Barrera | |
| North Houston Early College HS | Jessica Miner Dolores Negrete |
Victoria Rivera Evelle Young |
| Reagan HS | Ruben Gomez Chavez Claire Jordan Michelle Leon Johanna Martinez Bruno Mesa |
Angelica Pallares Giovanni Perez-Soto Diane Pham Gabriela Tellez |
| Sam Houston MSTC | Sucel Perez | |
| Sharpstown International | Matthew Yu | |
| Sterling HS | Caleb Hodder | Deonte Miller |
| Texas Connections Academy | Kiley Ziegelmann | |
| Waltrip HS | Elena Banda Chace Daniel Gabriel Escobedo |
Darla Loyola Azeneth Quiroz Kalian Samuels |
| Washington HS | Arelyn Williams | |
| Westbury HS | Roland Davila | |
| Westside HS | Nyanna Arana Hsuen-Kan Chen Bailey Dunlap Ekom Ekpa Samantha Gorny Amelia Khoei |
Tuankhoi Nguyen Je’Niya Purnell Norman Ramirez Dorka Rico-Toro Hiep Vu |
| Wheatley HS | Rene Maldonado | |
| Yates HS | Jamey Watts |