Local seniors’ scholarships total $1.2M

Clarendon High School graduating seniors were recognized having been offered approximately $1,198,686 in scholarships, awards, and grants during commencement exercises May 22 in Bronco Stadium, and Hedley High School students were offered $20,350 in awards on May 21 at Hedley High School’s final graduation.

There may be more awards not reported for the Class of 2026, and some students may not use all the awards they were offered depending on their choice of college path.

The following are awards that have been announced for CHS students:

Gracie Ellis received the Royce L. Money Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence for $88,000, the Abilene Christian University Presidential Scholarship for $20,000, the Davidson Foundation Scholarship for 10,000, the Brooke Ashton Parker Scholarship for $1,000, the Bill Talley 4-H Scholarship for $1,000, the Edith Louis Wilson 4H Scholarship for $1,500, and the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $200.

Madilyn Benson was awarded an Amarillo College Full Academic/ Cross Country Scholarship for $3,400 and the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $200.

Alexis Phillips has been offered a Pell Grant of $7,400, the Morrow Family Scholarship for $350, and the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $400.

Presley Smith will receive the Employee Dependent Waiver for $3,200, the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $200, and the Morrow & Roberson Families Scholarship for $350.

Elliot Frausto was awarded the Walter B. Knorpp Valedictorian Scholarship for one full year tuition, fees, and books at Clarendon College, a Liberty University scholarship for $140,320, a Midwestern State University scholarship for $90,000, an Angelo State University Academic & Cheer Scholarship for $80,000, a University of the Ozarks- Academic & Athletic Scholarship for $56,000, an Abilene Christian University for $48,000, a Hesston College- Academic & Athletic Scholarship for $20,000, a Concordia University of Texas- Academic & Athletic Scholarship for $40,000, a Clarendon Ministerial Alliance Scholarship for $500, and the TEA Highest Ranking Graduate Waiver for a full first year tuition.

Kyler Bell received the Austin College Presidential Scholarship for $33,000, the Panhandle Plains Windmill Scholarship for $3,000, the Operation Round Up Scholarship for $1,000, the Texas High School Coaches Association Scholarship $2,000, the Les Beaux Art Club Scholarship for $500, the Billy Talley 4-H Scholarship for $1,000, and the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $1,000.

Kenidee Hayes received the Buff Promise for full tuition for four years, the Walter B. Knorpp Salutatorian Scholarship for one full year tuition, fees, and books at Clarendon College, the Clarendon Minitrial Alliance Scholarship for $500, and the WT Merit Scholarship for $1,500.

Kate Shaw was awarded the Austin College Presidential Merit Scholarship for $132,000, the Community Leaders Scholarship for $6,000, the Lady Roo Basketball Alumni Scholarship for $2,000, the JB Moseley Alumni Scholarship for $1,000, the Future Roo Nation Scholarship for $500, the District I Farm Bureau Scholarship for $3000, and the Morrow, Deboard, the Thomas Lynch (Jack) Roach, IV Memorial Scholarship, and Land Families Scholarship for $350. Shaw also received the Knorpp Cup Award from Clarendon High School.

Mary Jo Dushay received the Big 5 Horse Association Scholarship for $5,000, the 9999 Ranch Scholarship, the Gett Betts Memorial Masonic Scholarship to Clarendon College for $400, the Onita Thomas Scholarship for $200, the PEAK Scholarship to Clarendon College, and the Tex Selvidge Memorial Scholarship to Clarendon College.

Heston Seay earned a Presidential Merit Scholarship to Hendrix College and the Onita Thomas Scholarship for $200.
Joshua Blais received a Clarendon Masonic Lodge Scholarship for $500.

Millie McAnear received the Texas Tech Thoma Scholarship for full tuition for $114,100, a Texas Tech Merit Scholarship for $20,000, the TTU Raider Guarantee for $798, the Lions Club Sweetheart Scholarship for $500, the Greenbelt Electric Scholarship for $1,000, the Panhandle Plains Windmill Scholarship for $14,000, the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $300, an OSU Merit Scholarship for $18,000, an OU Study Abroad Scholarship for $2,000, the OU Sower Award for $36,000, and the Baylor Distinction Award for $80,000.

Tyler Cavanaugh received the OU Sower Award for $36,000.

Rowdy Bebout received the GI Bill.

Ayden Bordonaro was awarded the Jacob Dean Smith Memorial Scholarship for $500, and the West Texas A&M Merit Scholarship for $1,500.

Emmarie Holland received the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $400.

Nolan Burrow received the Rynlee Dawn Burrow Memorial Scholarship, the Homer Estlack Scholarship for $500 to Clarendon College, and the Onita Thomas Scholarship for $200.

Shane Hagood received the Onita Thomas Scholarship for $200.

Berkley Moore received the Onita Thomas Scholarship for $200.

Kaendan Moffett was awarded the Jim & Pat McAnear Scholarship for $400.

Shelby Christopher received the Onita Thomas Scholarship for $200.

Hedley High School seniors received the following recognitions:

Paeton Glover received the Hedley Lions Club Scholarship for $200.

Shailyn Hanes was awarded the Hedley Lions Club Scholarship for $200.

Abbigail Hood received the Hedley Lions Club Scholarship for $200, the Monroe Family “Lila Kate & Kylie Monroe/Tom Hoobler” Memorial Scholarship for $300, and the Angelo State University Distinguished Scholarship for $1,500 per year.

Madison Moore received the TEA Highest Ranking Graduate Scholarship, good for one free year of tuition at a public university valued at approximately $9,300.00, the West Texas A&M University Merit Award for $1,500 per semester, the Hedley Lions Club Scholarship for $200, the Monroe Family “Lila Kate & Kylie Monroe/Tom Hoobler” Memorial Scholarship for $300, and the Hedley ISD School Board Scholarship for $350.

Matthew Rodriguez was awarded the Imagine American Foundation along with the Universal Technical Institute of DFW scholarships for $1,000, and the Hedley Lions Club Scholarship for $200.

Adrianna Villarreal received the Hedley Lions Club Scholarship for $200 and the Grett Betts Masonic Scholarship to CC for $400.