Last Thursday night Mineral Wells High School held an assembly to hand out close to $100,000 in scholarships to the qualifying graduating seniors of 2021. 41 committees gave away 92 scholarships. The committees were made up of local businesses, alumni, charitable foundations, and many memorials. It was heartwarming to see so many groups of people sowing into the futures of our city’s children. As a citizen of this city who hasn’t been paying enough attention, it blew my mind to find out that this has been happening for years. It definitely gives me hope and fills me with pride for Mineral Wells.
Here’s a list of all the students who earned scholarships this year and the committees that supplied them. They worked hard and should be proud:
- American Legion Auxiliary: Savannah Durham, Emilio Infante, and Chase Jordan
- Carl Kessler Family Memorial: Caleb Clark
- Willie and Traudi Casper Memorial: Carolina Tejeda, Claudia Azua, Emilio Infante, David Ramos, Wendy Ramirez, Teagan Nash, Nataley Holder, Emily Guzman, Keagan Green, and Alexis Valley Ramirez
- Community National Bank: Celeste Santibanez and James “JW” Ethridge
- Daughters of American Revolution: Zaniya Pruitt
- David Norris Memorial: Mackenzie Lawhon
- Detective Craig Crawford Memorial: Celeste Santibanez and Taylor Gary
- Gary Porter Memorial: James “JW” Ethridge
- First Financial Bank: Zaniya Pruitt and Chase Jordan
- Harold Fisher Memorial: Taylor Gary
- LULAC: Zaniya Pruitt, Emilio Infante, Celeste Santibanez, and Nadiya Weiss
- Michael Benavides Memorial: Emily Guzman and Emilio Infante
- MWCOG Kevin Dow Memorial: Taylor Gary, JW Ethridge, Savannah Durham, Chase Jordan, Nadiya Weiss, and Keagan Green
- Mineral Wells Masonic Lodge #611: Chase Jordan and Taylor Gary
- Mineral Wells Study Club Susan O’Neal Memorial: Celeste Santibanez and Teagan Nash
- MWHS 50 Year Club: Keagan Green and Nataley Holder
- MWHS Class of 1955- In Memory of Dorthy Abernathy Irsfeld: Shelby Wheeler
- MWHS Class of 1960: Claudia Azua, Keagan Green, and Taylor Wheaton
- MWHS Class of 1964: Claudia Azua and Taylor Gary
- MWHS Class of 1967: Taylor Gary, Claudia Azua, David Ramos, and Taylor Wheaton
- MWHS Class of 1969 Gary Ezell Memorial: Shelby Wheeler
- MWHS Class of 2006: Teagan Nash
- MWHS Class of 2016 Zach Elder Memorial: Celeste Santibanez, Brooklyn Ellis, Teagan Nash, Mackenzie Lawhon, and Nadiya Weiss
- MWHS Class of 2019: James “JW” Ethridge
- MWISD Board of Trustees: Emilio Infante, Celeste Santibanez, and Michael Chase Jordan
- MW Rotary Club: Teagan Nash
- MW Rotary Club Speech Contest: Mackenzie Lawhon, Chase Jordan, and Luke Bullock
- MW Rotary Club- Jim Ashby Memorial: Luke Bullock
- MW Rotary Club- Willie Casper Memorial: Celeste Santibanez
- MW Rotary Club-William Zachary Elder Memorial: Emilio Infante
- MW TCTA: Luke Bullock, Zaniya Pruitt, Celeste Santibanez, and Nadiya Weiss
- PPGH Auxiliary: Zaniya Pruitt
- PPCO Farm Bureau: Luke Bullock
- PPCO Livestock Association Livestock Show Scholarship: Celeste Santibanez and Teagan Nash
- Palo Pinto Memorial Aux VFW 2399: Zaniya Pruitt
- PPCO Sherriffs Posse: Celeste Santibanez, Luke Bullock, Carolina Tejeda, Taylor Wheaton, and Chase Jordan
- Palo Pinto County TAMU Club: Luke Bullock, Teagan Nash, and Celeste Santibanez
- Smart Wallace Scholarship: Bethany Akins
- United Way of Palo Pinto County: Carolina Tejeda
- Upham Scholarship Fund: Zaniya Pruitt
- Zonta Club of MW: Zaniya Pruitt and Taylor Wheaton
Congratulations to all these seniors, and good luck. We look forward to hearing about the great things you do.
Images captured by Eric Anderson
Contributor | I was born in Mineral Wells and have lived here all my life so far. I graduated from Community Christian School. I am amazed at the progress this city has made in the last few years, and I want to contribute to that in a positive way. I love writing, photography, music, and listening to way too many podcasts.
