Aspiring Athletes, Committed Students
HSFE raises funds to provide scholarship assistance to aspiring students. We have provided opportunities primarily to two groups: student athletes at Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) and participants in Project STAY, both located in San Antonio. Occasionally, we consider requests from outside those two groups.
Athletes at Our Lady of the Lake University
OLLU is a small, Catholic university founded in 1895 by the Congregation of Divine Providence. The school has always been committed to helping students develop their full potential. In 2007, OLLU started an NAIA competitive athletics program, and HSFE has helped with scholarships for student athletes. During 2009-2022 we granted partial athletic scholarships to 118 students; over half of these recipients were Hispanic.
“HSFE is a true friend and ally in the education of our students.” –Dr. Tessa Martinez-Pollack, President, OLLU, 2002-2013
“HSFE has a truly noble mission. Our students have been blessed by the friendship of the HSFE board. They are the best of our community. Thank you HSFE, you make our community better.”–Dr. Diane E. Melby, President, OLLU, 2015-2022
Our partnership with OLLU ended in 2023. We anticipate establishing a similar partnership with two other San Antonio faith-based universities.
Project STAY: Finding Scholars and Helping them Stay on Track
Project STAY, Inc. is a Department of Education-funded organization with an Education Talent Search program that works with high school students to guide them on a college path that includes a rigorous academic curriculum. Project STAY encourages college-bound students to apply for scholarships, including HSFE scholarships. Project STAY provides us those applications that qualify for our scholarship. We are proud to offer these under-privileged youth a hand up to help them realize their true calling, pursue a college degree, and go on to lead and serve; the vast majority of these winners are Hispanic. We have provided 165 scholarships as of 2023.
COMPLETE LIST OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The names are grouped by the year in which we awarded the scholarship, with the most recent year first. The scholarships had been for $1,000 but in 2023 we increased the amount to $1,500 to adjust for inflation since 2006. Those entries with the name of a sport are the ones awarded to student athletes to supplement the partial athletic scholarship being provided by the college.
Since 2019 we have also given each scholarship recipient a copy of the book Getting Over the Four Hurdles of Life, by Coach Dale Brown (head basketball coach at Louisiana State University, 1972-1997). This has been possible because of Coach Brown’s generous donation of 100 books to HSFE.
2023 Scholarship Recipients
Melanie Cortinas Brackenridge High School
Gabriella Gallegos* O’Connor High School
Matthew Garcia STEM Early College High School
Rikkandra Gonzalez Kennedy High School
Skylar Herrera Memorial High School
Charlysse Lobo McCollum High School
Gael Martinez Jefferson High School
Francisco Medina Edison High School
Genaro Rocha South San High School
Allyanna Rosario South San High School
* not STAY
2022 Scholarship Recipients
Merab Andrade-Trejo Lanier High School
Daniel Gonzalez Kennedy High School
Nikolas Lara McCollum High School
Alahnna Limones Roosevelt High School golf
Demauria Miles* Hebron High School basketball
Lorena Ramirez Banquete High School basketball
Dariana Morales Reyes Brackenridge High School
Annabelle Reyna Burbank High School golf
Divine Watson Sam Houston High School
Prisilla Ybarra STEM Early College
*not OLLU/STAY
2021 Scholarship Recipients
Jacqueline Baldazo Burbank High School dance
Kayla Baltazar Memorial High School
Jayson L. DeLeon Brackenridge High School
Justin Gallegos McCollum High School
Sidney Katherine Haley Memorial High School
Jonathan Martinez Burbank High School
Marco Antonio Ramos STEM Early College
Angelina Santos McCollum High School
Skyla St. Clair Jefferson High School volleyball
Stephanea Valles El Dorado High School soccer
2020 Scholarship Recipients
Alberto Arias Memorial High School
Sadie Ballesteros Southwest High School volleyball
Miguel Barrera Holmes High School soccer
Michael Carreon Jefferson High School
Sebastian Castellanos Highlands High School
Celeste Delgado Kennedy High School
Rozelle Escobedo McCollum High School
Diego Garcia (international transfer–Mexico) golf
Maddison Gutierrez Burbank High School
Tiffany Lopez Memorial High School basketball
Alex Martinez Fox Tech High School
Francisco Martinez South San High School baseball
Issac Perez Brackenridge High School
Kelly Salinas United High School (Laredo, TX) softball
Angeline Sanchez Steele High School basketball
Maya Sarate Advance Learning Center
Mark Saucedo Lanier High School
David Tellez Del Rio High School (Del Rio, TX) soccer
Natalia Trevino United High School (Laredo, TX) basketball
Christopher Zepeda Cypress High School (Houston, TX) soccer
2019 Scholarship Recipients
Fabiola Cadena McCollum High School
Karen Cantero Burbank High School
Alexa Estrada Brackenridge High School
Desirae Gonzalez Kennedy High School
Sharina A. Martinez Burbank High School
Magna L. Morales South San High School
Montserrat Moreno Advanced Learning Academy
Gabriela Rodriguez Harlandale High School
Heaven Rubio McCollum High School
Victoria Tello McCollum High School
2018 Scholarship Recipients
Noelia Aguinaga S.T.E.M. Early College
Lilliana Briseno East Central High School soccer
John Anthony Castaneda Harlandale High School
Christian Nate Degollado Jefferson High School
Deborah Fuentes South San High School
Kaila Gonzalez Sam Houston High School
Raul Alberto Gutierrez Reagan High School golf
Daniel Thomas Jones Comfort High School golf
Nicole Kassis Johnson High School softball
Matthew Klar Marshall High School baseball
Norberto Lira MacArthur High School soccer
Ashley Maldonado Cigarroa High School (Laredo) volleyball
Jacob Montejano Brandeis High School baseball
Sophia Mora Incarnate Word High School soccer
Raphael Alejandro Omana Johnson High School tennis
Julieta Pedraza Kennedy High School
Martin Rios McCollum High School
Star Romero Lanier High School
Disiree Thomas Highlands High School
Angelica Vasquez Fox Tech High School
2017 Scholarship Recipients
Brenda Campbell Burbank High School
Sasha Cisneros Fox Tech High School
Jorge Collazo Johnson High School baseball
Ashley de la Cruz Highlands High School
Mariah Duran Brackenridge High School
Amanda Esparza Southside High School cross country
Mikhayla Flores Highlands High School
Ricardo Gallegos Kennedy High School
Monique Gonzalez South San High School
Jonah Guajardo O’Connor High School golf
Olivia Harolds Katy Mayde Creek High School (Harris County, TX) . basketball
Cierra Martinez St. Anthony High School softball
Phillip Medrano O’Connor High School basketball
Elizabeth Olivarez Edinburg High School volleyball
Juan Ortiz Kennedy High School
Jacob Perez Highlands High School
Kevin Pourasef Churchill High School golf
Gabe Quinones MacArthur High School
Elvia Raya Edison High School
Jane Kayla Rico McCollum High School
Destiny Riojas Harlandale High School
Sabrina Ruiz McCollum High School
Jazmyne Steward Sam Houston High School
Anissa Tamez Incarnate Word High School volleyball
Jose Trevino Lanier High School
Alexis White George Ranch HS (Ford Bend County, TX) . basketball
Jesse Ybarra Memorial High School
2016 Scholarship Recipients
Elise Acosta Brennan High School soccer
Joshua Bailey Madison High School tennis
Giovanni Cardenas Science Academy of South Texas soccer
Esmeralda Coronado Judson High School soccer
Gerardo Daniels Johnson High School golf
Preston Elliott Churchill High School baseball
Gerardo Gonzales Highlands High School
Mariel Guevara Edison High School
Marisol Mendoza Brackenridge High School
Perla Monsivais Lanier High School
Emily Paniagua McCollum High School
Dharti Patel Harlandale High School
Anyssa Rivera East Lake HS (El Paso, TX) volleyball
Jose Armando Rodriguez South San Antonio High School
Daisy Rymers Kennedy High School
Cecilia Salazar Sam Houston High School
Kasey Saldana O’Connor High School basketball
Breanna Walker Memorial High School
Lena Wilson Judson High School basketball
C. Kane Ybarra Brandeis High School golf
2015 Scholarship Recipients
Patrick Bousselot Steele High School cross country
Candice Bradshaw home-schooled basketball
Ruben Chapa Fox Tech High School
Brook Cousins Smithson Valley High school soccer
Flor Davila Brackenridge High School
Christine Hernandez Edison High School
Stevan Hinojosa Sharyland HS (Mission, TX) golf
Rafael Jauregui Jefferson High School golf
Alexis Macias East Central High School softball
Marcela Martinez Harlandale High School
Sophia Perez Antonian High School soccer
Oscar Plascencia John Jay High School soccer
Merrick Ramos O’Connor High School golf
Erica Robertson Brandeis High School soccer
Destiny Rodriguez South San Antonio High School
Jonathan Rodriguez McCollum High School
Michael Rodriguez Burbank High School
Jonathan Rosales Jefferson High School
Brenda Urbina Lanier High School
Valeria Villa Memorial High School
2014 Scholarship Recipients
| Student | School |
| Aragon, Maria | Harlandale High School |
| Bermea, Denisse | South San High School |
| Carlton, Dy’mon | Sam Houston High School |
| Gonzalez, Joseph D. | Burbank High School |
| Ibarra, Joseph M. | Fox Tech High School |
| Jalomo, Stephanie | Memorial High School |
| Lopez, Anthony | Highlands High School |
| Ortega, Sabina | Brackenridge High School |
| Rendon, Israel | Lanier High School |
| Rodriguez, Diana | Jefferson High School |
| Rodriguez, Javier | McCollum High School |
| Ruiz, Jeanette | Edison High School |
| Vallejo, Natalie | Kennedy High School |
| Berrigan, Ian | O’Connor HS golf |
| Brown, Shameka | Judson HS basketball |
| Hernandez, Juan | Southwest HS soccer |
| Lambarida, Jaclyn | O’Connor HS soccer |
| Malinovsky, Nathan | New Braunfels HS baseball |
| Martinez, John | MacArthur HS baseball |
| Martinez, Leslie | O’Connor HS unk |
| Ramsey, Amber | Canyon Lake HS volleyball |
| Rendon, Julia | Stevens High HS basketball |
| Ruiz, Enrique III | Brandeis HS baseball |
| Sanchez, Amanda | O’Connor HS softball |
| Schriedel, Chris | O’Connor HS golf |
2013 Scholarship Recipients
| Christopher M. Calvillo | Burbak High School |
| Louren Contreras | South San High School |
| Brandon Estrada | Highlands High School |
| Mercedes Garcia | Brackenridge High School |
| Emily Garza | Memorial High School |
| Ashly Medina | Fox Tech High School |
| Joseph Rios Jr. | John F. Kennedy High School |
| Genevieve Soto | Harlandale High School |
| Joshua M. Luera | Thomas Jefferson High School |
| Jesse Z. Torres | Sidney Lanier High School |
| Arocha, Katrisha | Southwest HS softball |
| Bustamante, Briana | Incarnate Word HS basketball |
| Figueroa, Andrea | New Braunfels HS tennis |
| Haerens, Chris | New Braunfels HS unk |
| Holguin, Jerold | Clark HS golf |
| Martinez, Carlos | Martin HS (Laredo) basketball |
| Meia, Rachel | Cypress Ranch HS basketball |
| Solis, Janelle | Southwest HS volleyball |
| Wallace, Cody | Steele HS basketball |
| Wilborn, Alexandra | Holmes HS volleyball |
2012 Scholarship Recipients
| STUDENT | HIGH SCHOOL | ATTENDING | MAJOR |
| Adam Balboa | South San Antonio | UTSA & UTHSC | Biology/Pre-med |
| Alyssa Browne | Brandeis | OLLU – basketball | |
| Destiny Cazares | Fox Tech | OLLU | Bilingual Education |
| Alexandria Cruz | La Vernia | OLLU – volleyball | |
| Alex Diehl | Judson | OLLU – soccer | |
| Frank Espinoza | Harlandale | UT Austin | Biochemistry |
| Kyle W. Grady | Edison | UTSA | Computer Engineering |
| Ciara Hill | Highlands | UIW | Nursing |
| E.J. Hubbard | Judson | OLLU – basketball | |
| Marianna Hurtado | Madison | OLLU – soccer | |
| Andrew Juarez | Brackenridge | UT Austin | International Studies |
| Claire LaHue | La Vernia | OLLU – volleyball | |
| Estanislado Martinez | Carrizo Springs | OLLU – tennis | |
| Jeanette Parra | Brackenridge | Hamilton College NY | Biology |
| Jessica Hill Rodriguez | Thomas Jefferson | UTSA | Nursing |
| San Juanita Rodriguez | Lanier | Harvard | Business Administration |
| Juan Salazar | Kennedy | Texas A&M | Engineering |
2011 Scholarship Recipients
| STUDENT | HIGH SCHOOL | SPORT |
| Burtone, Brianna | Clark | soccer |
| Ybarra, Steven | O’Connor | soccer |
| Chapa, Marcelo | Southwest | soccer |
| Checotah, Christina | O’Connor | basketball |
| Cisneros, Arlene | O’Connor | basketball |
| Putney, Brittany | Antonian | volleyball |
| Willoughby, Brittany | Stevens | volleyball |
| Zanketti, Lauren | Comfort | tennis |
| Duque, David | Burbank | cross country |
| Ximenez, Ruby | Pleasanton | softball |
| MAJOR | ||
| Hernandez, Fatima | Lanier | Medicine |
| Cruz, Roland | Harlandale | Medicine |
| Garcia, Laura | Jefferson | Nursing |
| Claros, Clara | Fox Tech | Nursing |
| Gomez, Magaly | Memorial | Agribusiness |
| Cirilo, Prestyn | Highlands | Enginering |
| Hudson, Taylor | Harlandale | Kinesiology |
| Valdez, Alec | Burbank | Education |
| Casiano, Abigail | South San | Pharmacy |
| Ocampo, Socorro Ann | South San | Communication Science |
2010 Scholarship Recipients
| STUDENT | HIGH SCHOOL/SPORT |
| Kotson, Tyler | Tivy basketball |
| Cooper, Leslie | Holmes tennis |
| Cravens, Mark | Stevens basketball |
| Kindred, Nichole | MacArthur basketball |
| Zurek, Cody | Clark golf |
| Stubbs, Maretta | John Jay basketball |
| Moreno, Joel | Highlands tennis |
| Matthews, Marquisha | Marshall volleyball |
| Garza, Nick | Southwest tennis |
| Otis, Brianna | East Central soccer |
| Dewitt, Mark | Jefferson |
| Ehilich, Julianne | Jefferson |
| Galvan, Mercedes | South San |
| Garza, Miguel | Lanier |
| Guadarrama, Franco | Highlands |
| Hernandez, Tania | Burbank |
| Hidalgo, Lorie | Kennedy |
| Neri, Abel Neri Jr. | Lanier |
| Reyes, Ashley Danielle | Harlandale |
| Reyes, Kevin | Memorial |
2009 Scholarship Recipients
Carmona, Albert Harlandale High School
Castro, Chrystal Kennedy High School
Elizalde. Ashley Churchill High School softball
Espinosa, Alice Fox Tech High School golf
Flores, Aaron Holy Cross High School golf
Fraga, Norma Reagan High School volleyball
Franklin, William Sam Houston High School
Gage, Donovan Steele High School unk
Guerrero, Benjamin Jefferson High School soccer
Harlow, Kim Champion High School soccer
Lozano, Amanda O’Connor High School soccer
Martinez, Claudia Fox Tech High School soccer
Ortiz, Juan Wagner High School basketball
Trejo, Mario Burbank High School
Villanueva, Jonathan Lanier High School
Zamora, Michele Highlands High School
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2008 Scholarship Recipients
| STUDENT | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Arredondo, Jorge | Harlandale |
| Romo, Teresa | Brackenridge |
| Rodriguez, Isaac | Southwest Campus |
| Orosco, Jessica | Jefferson |
| Cegueda, Hector | Fox Tech |
| Atilano, Laura | Edison |
| Trejo, Amanda | South San |
| Garcia, Christopher | Memorial |
2007 Scholarship Recipients
DeLeon, Amber Edison High School
Estrada, Alek Brackenridge High School
Hernandez, Samantha Harlandale High School
Macias, Jonathan Highlands High School
Pacheco, Melanie Lanier High School
Rodriguez, Stephen South San Antonio High School (West Campus)
Torres, Valerie Jefferson High School
2006 Scholarship Recipients
Anaya, Antonio Burbank High School
Gaitan, Cristina Fox Tech High School
Pizana, Anthony South San Antonio High School
Ventura, Gilbert McCollum High School
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