The Liberal Chamber of Commerce Academic Banquet was Wednesday night at the Seward County Activity Center. The community proved to be supportive of LHS students with scholarship money for the class of 2024. Almost 194 thousand dollars in scholarships were awarded. After scholarship awards were announced, LHS principal Ashley Kappelmann announced the valedictorian and salutatorian. Katrin Flores was named valedictorian while Parker Brown was named saludatorian. Gage Bridenstine was third in the class. Joseph Salazar Parra was 4th and Janvi Bhakta was 5th in the class. Graduation is May 10.
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE / LIBERAL HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS CLASS OF 2025 |
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| SCHOLARSHIP | RECIPIENT/S | $ | PRESENTER |
| Chamber of Commerce | Hady Martinez | 300 | Rozelle Webb |
| Hugo Sanchez Navarrete | 300 | ||
| (Amanda Schwab) | Parker Brown | 500 | |
| Women Helping Students | Marco Alonso | 300 | Cheryl Collins |
| Gage Bridenstine | 300 | Rozelle Webb | |
| Parker Brown | 300 | ||
| Ariana Cerda | 300 | ||
| Camila Garcia | 300 | ||
| Elizabeth Leon | 300 | ||
| Hady Martinez | 300 | ||
| Hannah McCarter | 300 | ||
| Hugo Sanchez Navarrete | 300 | ||
| Kevin Vasquez | 300 | ||
| Kaylee Velazquez | 300 | ||
| Invenergy | Katrin Flores | 1000 | Ben Grotta |
| Stu Melchert Voice of Excellence | Parker Brown | 500 | Cheryl Collins |
| Good Citizens Award | Katrin Flores | 100 | Nancy Allen |
| Southern Pioneer Electric | Katrin Flores | 1000 | Ruby Terrazas |
| The Golden Feather Scholarship | Bentley Fitzgerald | 1500 | Steve Metz |
| Janaya Devorce | 1500 | Tony Herrman | |
| Early Risers Kiwanis | Gage Bridenstine | 300 | Kelly Kirk |
| Parker Brown | 300 | ||
| Rene Estrada | 300 | ||
| Bentley Fitzgerald | 300 | ||
| Camila Garcia | 300 | ||
| Alexander Koerner | 300 | ||
| Elizabeth Leon | 300 | ||
| Jesus Orrantia Perez | 300 | ||
| Hudson Rice | 300 | ||
| Kevin Vasquez | 300 | ||
| Katrin Flores | 500 | ||
| Hady Martinez | 500 | ||
| Alexa Valenzuela | 500 | ||
| Al Shank Memorial Scholarship | Kevin Vasquez | 1500 | Joel Plummer |
| Equity Bank | Katrin Flores | 500 | Elizabeth Contrerras |
| Parker Brown | 500 | Nora Valles | |
| Marco Alonso | 500 | ||
| Janvi Bhakta | 500 | ||
| Gage Bridenstine | 500 | ||
| Ariana Cerda | 500 | ||
| Layla Crotinger | 500 | ||
| Rene Estrada | 500 | ||
| Bentley Fitzgerald | 500 | ||
| Alexander Koerner | 500 | ||
| Elizabeth Leon | 500 | ||
| Hady Martinez | 500 | ||
| Hannah McCarter | 500 | ||
| Jesus Orrantia Perez | 500 | ||
| Justin Ranosa | 500 | ||
| Hudson Rice | 500 | ||
| Joseph Salazar Parra | 500 | ||
| Kevin Ulloa | 500 | ||
| Alexa Valenzuela | 500 | ||
| Kaylee Velazquez | 500 | ||
| Helium Litigation | Katrin Flores | 4000 | Kerri Miles |
| Beta Sigma Phi | Janaya Devorce | 500 | Gay Riley |
| Bank of Beaver City | Kaylie Burciaga | 1000 | Brad Carr |
| Bentley Fitzgerald | 1000 | ||
| SW Kansas Catbackers | Hady Martinez | 2000 | David Riley |
| Landon Martinez | 2000 | Chad Ralston | |
| Lizeth Moreno Valles | 1500 | ||
| Zaira Perez | 1500 | ||
| LHS Band Boosters | Gage Bridenstine | 200 | LHS BAND BOOSTER OFFICERS |
| Rene Estrada | 200 | Guillermina Favila | |
| Janvi Bhakta | 200 | ||
| Elizabeth Leon | 200 | ||
| Alexander Koerner | 200 | ||
| Eisenhower NJHS | Parker Brown | 400 | Irene Kentner |
| Katrin Flores | 300 | Zoe Brown | |
| Andy Nguyen | 300 | ||
| USD 480 Foundation | Joseph Salazar Parra | 500 | Brad Bennett |
| Kaylee Velazquez | 500 | ||
| SCCC Presidential Scholar | Keirsie Carlile | 6816 | President Brad Bennett, SCCC |
| Senior Scholars | Raquel Marquez | 6816 | |
| Janelle Potter | 6816 | ||
| Seaboard Foods | Julissa Fraire Gonzalez | 1000 | Seaboard Rep |
| Joanna Hernandez | 1000 | ||
| Lions Club | Hady Martinez | 500 | Mike Riney |
| Andy Nguyen | 500 | ||
| Natvarbhai Bhakta Memorial | Joanna Hernandez | 500 | E. Olmstead |
| Noon Kiwanis | Alexa Valenzuela | 250 | Cheryl Collins |
| Katrin Flores | 250 | Andy Skinner | |
| Elizabeth Leon | 250 | ||
| Alexander Koerner | 250 | ||
| Parker Brown | 250 | ||
| Kevin Vasquez | 250 | ||
| Hady Martinez | 250 | ||
| Seymour-Rogers NJHS | Ariana Cerda | 500 | Taryn Beeson |
| Keirsie Carlile | 500 | Michelle Webber | |
| Hudson Rice | 1000 | ||
| Lizeth Moreno Valles | 1000 | ||
| Janvi Bhakta | 1000 | ||
| Gage Bridenstine | 1000 | ||
| Garden City CC Presidential Scholarship | Alizza Castro | 10000 | Joel Plummer |
| Thomas Boles Scholarship | Janaya Devorce | 1000 | Kayla Baeza |
| LHS National Honor Society | Camila Garcia | 250 | Ashley Prosser |
| James Merino | 250 | ||
| Andy Nguyen | 250 | ||
| Nicole Catalan Duque | 250 | ||
| Keirsie Carlile | 250 | ||
| Rigoberto Armendariz | 250 | ||
| Elizabeth Alfaro | 250 | ||
| Gage Bridenstine | 250 | ||
| Isabela Gutierrez | 250 | ||
| Lizeth Moreno Valles | 250 | ||
| Hagan Scholarship | Katrin Flores | 60,000 | Joel Plummer |
| Clarence and Dorothy Cokeley | Kaylie Burciaga | 500 | LHS Staff (E. Olmstead) |
| Brittney Zamora | 500 | ||
| Cinco De Mayo | Merlina Pu Delacruz | 500 | Clarissa Carrillo |
| Elzabeth Alfaro | 500 | ||
| Carlos Torres | 500 | ||
| Marco Alonso | 500 | ||
| Rene Estrada | 500 | ||
| Katrin Flores | 500 | ||
| Speakman Memorial Fund | Katrin Flores | 2400 | Ruben Cano |
| Kevin Vasquez | 2400 | ||
| Liberal Rotary Club | Julissa Fraire Gonzalez | 500 | Ruben Cano |
| Jose Rodriguez | 500 | ||
| Keirsie Carlile | 500 | ||
| Gene Slaymaker | Katrin Flores | 2000 | LHS Staff (Owens) |
| Oliver Brown | Katrin Flores | 2000 | LHS Staff (Scripsick) |
| Rosel Family Scholarship | Marco Alonso | 2800 | Karem Gallo |
| LHS Community Service | Xavier Porras | 1000 | LHS Staff (Vega) |
| LHS Activities | Zoey Torres | 500 | LHS Staff (Miles) |
| Kamilah Delgado | 500 | ||
| Tyren Holmes | 500 | ||
| Hayleen Martinez | 500 | ||
| Hudson Rice | 500 | ||
| Xavier Porras | 500 | ||
| Katrin Flores | 500 | ||
| LHS Academic / Leadership | Alex Schwindt | 1000 | LHS Staff (McCarter) |
| Hudson Rice | 1000 | ||
| Xavier Porras | 1000 | ||
| Parker Brown | 1000 | ||
| Isrrael Gonzalez | 1000 | ||
| Kamilah Delgado | 1000 | ||
| LHS “I Dare You Award” | Isabela Gutierrez | 1000 | LHS Staff (Plummer) |
| Xavier Porras | 1000 | ||
| LHS Future Educator | Suain Moncayo | 1000 | LHS Staff (McCarter) |
| Bentley Fitzgerald | 1000 | ||
| Redskin Award | Hudson Rice | 500 | LHS Staff (Vega) |
| Alex Schwindt | 500 | ||
| Bentley Fitzgerald | 500 | ||
| Andy Nguyen | 500 | ||
| Adan Amador | 500 | ||
| Landon Martinez | 500 | ||
| LHS Leadership & Character | Alex Schwindt | 1000 | LHS Staff (Miles) |
| Andy Nguyen | 1000 | ||
| Hudson Rice | 1000 | ||
| Hannah McCarter | 1000 | ||
| Tyren Holmes | 1000 | ||
| KANSAS STATE SCHOLARS | LHS Staff Kappelmann | ||
| 2025 | Gage Bridenstine | ||
| Parker Brown | |||
| Katrin Flores | |||
| Elizabeth Alfaro | |||
| Janvu Bhakta | |||
| Keirsie Carlile | |||
| Ariana Cerda | |||
| Emmaniel Garcia Romero | |||
| Elizabeth Leon | |||
| Zaira Perez | |||
| Hudson Rice | |||
| Joseph Salazar Parra | |||
| Kevin Vasquez Vail | |||
| CLASS OF 2025 | Katrin Flores | 2000 | Valedictorian |
| TOP ACADEMIC 5 | Parker Brown | 2000 | Salutatorian |
| Gage Bridenstine | 1500 | 3rd in Class | |
| Joseph Salazar Parra | 1000 | 4th in Class | |
| Janvi Bhakta | 1000 | 5th in Class | |
| TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP MONIES AWARDED | $193,798 | ||
