2024 Awards Night

It was an exciting night last Tuesday, May 14th in the West Liberty High School Gymnasium as the Class of 2024 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 2024! 

Here is the link to the Senior Awards Night livestream:

2024 Senior Awards Night Livestream

Use this link to view pictures of Seniors accepting their awards:

2024 Senior Awards Night Photos

Here is a list of scholarships and recipients:

Scholarship Name

Recipient

Aero Rental Scholarship

Nellie Stagg

Alberta Kelly Scholarship

Dominic Herandez 

Amerie Alvarado 

American Citizenship Award

Dustin Stagg Jr.

Americorps Education Award

Dionni Garcia Vasquez


Jesse Aranday

West Liberty American Legion Auxiliary post #509 Scholarship

Addyson Lehman


Maelyn Wainwright

American Legion Post #509 in honor of Walt Lehman

Paige Werling

Sons of the American Legion

Paige Werling

Aquarius Club Scholarship

Mya Elizondo 


Noel Elizondo 

Robert & Virginia Barclay 

Catherine Lara 

Bernie Saggau Award

David Mahoney

Bishop Educational Trust Scholarship

Emy Fabian 

Paris Salais 

Catherine McAuley Scholarship from Mt. Mercy University


Mt. Mercy University Dean's Scholarship


Mt. Mercy University University Band


Mt. Mercy University Engagement Grant

Panayiotis Mesa Ocha




Panayiotis Mesa Ocha 



Panayiotis Mesa Ocha



Panayiotis Mesa Ocha

Central College


-Presidential Scholarship 

- Journey Scholarship 

- F. Desch Scholarship 

- Trustee Scholarship 

Maelyn Wainwright 

Eastern Iowa Light and Power

Maelyn Wainwright

Emerging Leaders Institute Semi-Finalist Scholarship 

Amerie Alvarado 

Fareway Family Scholarship 

From Iowa Grocers Foundation

Lila Guerra 

Heisman High School Scholarship School Winner

Jesse Aranday


Amerie Alvarado 

Hills Bank Leadership Grant

Amerie Alvarado 

Iowa Governor’s Award

Betsy Bejarano

Iowa State University True Scholars Scholarship

Lila Guerra 

Iowa State University

Norma Scott Lloyd Memorial Scholarship

Lila Guerra 

Iowa State

Chemical Engineering Scholarship Incoming Freshman

Jesse Aranday

Iowa State

Engineering Student Support Incoming Freshman

Jesse Aranday

Ralph & Jean Kirchner   Scholarship

Betsy Bejarano 

JWJ Farms, Inc. gift

Dionni Garcia-Vasquez


Jose Camarena

Joe Lawton Scholarship

Betsy Bejarano 

Kennedy Brothers Memorial FFA Livestock Proficiency Scholarship

Paige Werling 

Knights of Columbus Senior Student Grant

Jose Camerana 

Liberty Communications 

Jose Camarena 

Marilyn Irey Scholarship

Jose Camerana

Martin & Esther Windus Memorial Scholarship

Mya Elizondo 

MidWest Technical Institute

Ryan Noble

Mount Calvary #95 A.F & A.M. scholarship

Amerie Alvarado 

Maynard Smith Masonic Trade School Scholarship

Victor De La Cruz Martinez 

MCC Academy Leonard Aull Award 

Dionni Garcia Vasquez

MCC President’s scholarship

Genna Evans

Muscatine Community College Foundation - Counselor’s Scholarship

Jose Ibarra

Abigail Hernandez Martina

Muscatine Community College 

Connections Scholarship

Andrea Espinosa

Muscatine Community College Griffith Scholarship

Andrea Espinosa

Emma May Pruitt Master Gardener Scholarship

Paige Werling

Panayiotis Mesa Ochoa

Northwestern University Scholarship

Betsy Bejarano

Rob Black “Comet” Scholarship for Volleyball

Maelyn Wainewright

Rob Black “Comet” Scholarship for Football

Ryan Noble

Rotary Club of West Liberty Scholarship

Mya Elizondo

Catherine Lara 

Soccer Club Scholarship

Dominic Hernandez 

Amerie Alvarado 

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Student Senior Grant

Amerie Alvarado 


Danahy Zamora Medina

Tyson Fresh Meat Incorporated Scholarship

Amerie Alvarado 

U of I Scholars Award

Lizbeth Aleman

Paris Salais

Mya Elizondo

Catie Norris

U of I Torgerson Family Gateway Scholars

Lizbeth Aleman

U of I Raise.Me Award

Mya Elizondo

U of I Slater Award

Lizbeth Aleman


Mya Elizondo

Upward Bound

Here are our WLHS Graduating Seniors:

Last Name

First Name

Aleman

Lizbeth

Alvarado

Amerie

Barretero

Alexa

Bejarano

Betsy

Camarena

Jose

De La Cruz Martinez

Victor

Frausto

Oscar

Garcia Vazquez

Dionni

Hernandez

Dominic

Hernandez

Isaac

Hernandez Martinez

Abigail

Ibarra

Jose

Lara

Catherine

Montelongo-Martinez

Dulce

Puentes

Andre

Salais

Paris

Songa

Bruce

Watson

Madison

Zamora Medina

Danahy

West Liberty Chamber of Commerce Scholarship

Dionni Garcia-Vasquez & Dominic Hernandez

West Liberty Education Association Scholarship

Maelyn Wainwright 

West Liberty Fine Arts Boosters Scholarship


Jose Camerana

Panayiotis Mesa Ochoa 

WL Fine Arts Boosters 

Tim Atkinson Memorial Scholarship 

Mya Elizondo 

West Liberty Foods Scholarship

Danahy Zamora Medina

Dionni L Garcia-Vazquez

West Liberty Latinos Unidos of Iowa Scholarship

Catherine Lara

Amerie Alvarado

Mya Elizondo

Betsy Bejarano

UNI-T.E.D. Award (Unifying Students Through Excellence and Diversity Scholarship)

Mary Tharp

UNI Panther Impact Award

Mary Tharp

Panther Achievement Award

Mary Tharp

Washington University Institutional Grant

Amerie Alvarado

West Liberty Lions Club Grants

Addyson Lehman 

Noel Elizondo 

Genna Evans 

West Liberty Lions Club / LULAC Council

Mya Elizondo,

Betsy Bejarano

Paris Salais

West Liberty LULAC Council #310 Grants

Dionni Garcia Vasquez

Amerie Alvarado

Abigail Hernandez Martinez

Jose Camarena 

Danahy Zamora Medina

Dominic Hernandez

Jose Ibarra

Lizbeth Aleman

West Liberty State Bank Scholarship

Mya Elizondo 

Catherine Lara 

West Liberty Student Council Scholarship

Amerie Alvarado

Dominic Hernandez

West Liberty Chapter T.T.T. Scholarship

Samantha Leggins

West Liberty Youth Dream Catchers Scholarship

Catherine Lara

Paris Salais

Lizbeth Aleman

Danahy Zamora 

Betsy Bejarano


University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Titan National Scholarship

Nellie Stagg

Drs David and Agnes Palmer JA Titan Competition (sponsored by Vicki Anne Palmer)

Junior achievement

  • 2nd place

Laney Esmoil

Nellie Stagg

Kaden Broders


Iowa State USBC Scholarship

Muscatine USBC Scholarship

Muscatine High School Bowling Scholarship

Shirley Swank Memorial Scholarship 

Genna Evans



Genna Evans



Genna Evans




Genna Evans

Simpson College Founder’s Scholarship

Simpson College Simpson-Wesley Service Scholar Award

Dionni Garcia-Vasquez




Dionni Garcia-Vasquez