You could feel the excitement in the West Liberty High School Gymnasium last night as the Class of 2025 and those presenting awards and scholarships gathered in preparation for Senior Awards Night! More than 100 awards were presented to this year's graduating class. Several presenters shared that deciding who would receive this year's scholarships was difficult, as many qualified applications were submitted! Congratulations to the class of 2025!
Here is the link to the Senior Awards Night live stream:
To view photos of the award recipients, please visit this link: 2025 Senior Award Recipient Photos
Awards presented:
Scholarship Name | Recipient |
|---|---|
Tyson Fresh Meat Incorporated Scholarship | Eleden Jacobo |
American Citizenship Award | Eleden Jacobo |
American Legion Auxiliary Post #509 Scholarship | Ryker Dengler Ava Morrison |
American Legion Post #509 in honor of Walt Lehman | Pearson Hall |
Americorps Education Award | Sylvia Garcia-Vasquez Celeste Vargas |
Aquarius Club Scholarship | Eleden Jacobo Marco Valencia Francisco |
Bernie Saggau Award | Seth Axsom |
Bishop Educational Trust Scholarship | Silvia Garcia Vasquez |
Dell Scholars Program Scholarship | Jessica Madrigal Eric Yao |
Eastern Iowa Light and Power | Cael Daufeldt Cole Daufeldt Mia Gingerich Charli Gingerich |
Emma May Pruitt Master Gardener Scholarship | Marco Valencia Francisco Angela Cobos Fernandez Romeo Lopez-Aragon |
Helen Maurer Simmons Scholarship | Carolina Cantero |
Iowa Governor's Award | Jacob Zeman |
Julie Mosher Scholarship | Ryder Holderfield |
Junior Achievement - Drs. David and Agnes Palmer JA Titan Competition (sponsored by Vicki Anne Palmer) | Cole Daufeldt (2025) - 3rd Place Tytan Griffith (2024) - 2nd place |
JWJ Farms, Inc. gift | Marco Antonio Valencia Romeo Lopez-Aragon |
Knights of Columbus Senior Student Grant | Romeo Lopez-Aragon |
Latinos Unidos of West Liberty Scholarship | Carolina Cantero David Hernandez Marco Antonio Valencia |
Liberty Communications | Jan Diaz Ruiz |
Martin & Esther Windus Memorial Scholarship | Seth Axsom |
Maynard Smith Masonic Trade Scholarship | Daisy Kivi |
Mt. Calvary #95 A.F. & A.M. Scholarship | Jessica Madrigal |
Proteus Inc. National Farm Workers Job Program | Jada Maas |
River Valley Cooperative | Cole Daufeldt Cael Daufeldt |
Rob Black "Comet" Scholarship for Football | Tytan Griffith |
Rob Black "Comet" Scholarship for Volleyball | Mia Gingerich |
Rotary Club of West Liberty/LULAC Council #310 Scholarship | Romeo Lopez-Aragon Oscar Hernandez-Flores Eric Yao |
Sons of the American Legion | Tytan Griffith |
St. Joseph's Catholic Church Student Senior Grant | Carolina Cantero |
Sukup Manufacturing Co. | Jake Underbakke-Hennessy |
United Auto Workers | Jake Underbakke-Hennessy |
Upward Bound | Javier Andrade-Martinez Ariana Aragon Zair Calderon Carolina Cantero Leticia Carreno Jan Diaz Ruiz Silvia Garcia Vasquez Olivia Gillespie David Hernandez Oscar Hernandez Flores Jamarahy Huesca Eleden Jacobo Jose Angel Jacobo Benegas Romeo Lopez Aragon Jessica Madrigal Balian Vachier Marco Valencia Eric Yao |
West Liberty Chamber of Commerce Scholarship | Ariana Aragon |
West Liberty Community School District Foundation | |
| Carolina Cantero Jan Diaz Ruiz |
| Oscar Hernandez-Flores |
| Seth Axsom |
| Oscar Hernandez-Flores |
| Romeo Lopez-Aragon |
| Charli Gingerich |
West Liberty Education Association Scholarship | Ryker Dengler |
West Liberty Fine Arts Boosters Scholarship | Jan Diaz Ruiz Allison Toro Grove Isabella Gaona |
WL Fine Arts Boosters Tim Atkinson Memorial Scholarship | Eleden Jacobo |
West Liberty Comet Baseball Club | Tytan Griffith Seth Axsom |
West Liberty Foods Scholarship | Silvia Garcia Vasquez Jessica Madrigal |
West Liberty Lions Club Grants | Olivia Gillespie Grace Ortiz Ava Morrison |
West Liberty LULAC Council #310 Grants | Jonathan Cardona Leticia Carreno Celeste Vargas Eleden Jacobo Isabella Gaona Silvia Garcia Vasquez Allison Toro Grove Romeo Lopez-Aragon Carolina Cantero Angela Cobos Fernandez |
West Liberty Lions Club/LULAC Council | Jan Diaz Ruiz Javier Andrade-Martinez Jessica Madrigal |
West Liberty State Bank Scholarship | Charli Gingerich Jessica Madrigal |
West Liberty Student Council Scholarship | Pearson Hall Sophie Buysse |
West Liberty Chapter T.T.T. Scholarship | Ella Womachka Kaleena Macias |
West Liberty Volunteer Fire Department | Brady Laughlin Hunter Kleier Merrick Shield |
West Liberty Youth Dream Catchers Scholarship | Javier Andrade-Martinez Jan Diaz Ruiz Eleden Jacobo Jose Jacobo Benegas Balian Vachier Torres |
Collegiate Scholarships | |
Grand River Welding Institute | Ryder Holderfield |
Mt. Mercy University Catherine McAuley Scholarship | Marco Valencia Fancisco |
Muscatine Community College | |
| Gabby Morales Jan Diaz Ruiz Cameron Iske |
| Jan Diaz Ruiz |
| Xochitl Meraz |
| Jan Diaz Ruiz Charli Gingerich Kaden Hodge Addison Beaver Cameron Iske |
| Angela Cobos Fernandez |
Simpson University 99 County Full Tuition | Carolina Cantero |
St. Ambrose University Academic Scholarship Trustees Scholarship Catholic Traditions Ambrose Grant | Ava Morrison |
University of Iowa - John & Thelma V. McColm Scholarship | Celeste Vargas |
University of Northern Iowa - Panther Achievement Award | Bayley Rivera Sophie Buysse |
University of Texas at Dallas - National Merit Winner | Jacob Zeman |