Aspiring Athletes, Committed Students
HSFE raises funds to provide scholarship assistance to aspiring students. We have provided opportunities in two area – assistance to student athletes at Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) and participants in Project STAY.
Athletes at Our Lady of the Lake University
Our Lady of the Lake University 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 2009-2018 we granted partial athletic scholarships to 102 students; over half of these recipients were Hispanic. In 2020 we granted 10, and in 2021 we will grant 3.
“HSFE is a true friend and ally in the education of our students.” – Tessa Martinez-Pollack, President, OLLU, 2002-2013
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 133 scholarships as of 2019, and in 2020 we provided 10. Prior to the pandemic we committed to an additional semester (for the fall of 2021), and we have found the funding. In 2021 we will grant 7 two-semester scholarships.
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 Sucedo 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
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
Daniel Thomas Jones Comfort High School
Nicole Kassis Johnson High School
Matthew Klar Marshall High School
Norberto Lira MacArthur High School
Ashley Maldonado Cigarroa High School (Laredo, TX)
Jacob Montejano Brandeis High School
Sophia Mora Incarnate Word High School
Raphael Alejandro Omana Johnson High School
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
Ashley de la Cruz Highlands High School
Mariah Duran Brackenridge High School
Amanda Esparza Southside High School
Mikhayla Flores Highlands High School
Ricardo Gallegos Kennedy High School
Monique Gonzalez South San High School
Jonah Guajardo O’Connor High School
Olivia Harolds Katy Mayde Creek High School (Harris County, TX)
Cierra Martinez St. Anthony High School
Phillip Medrano O’Connor High School
Elizabeth Olivarez Edinburg High School
Juan Ortiz Kennedy High School
Jacob Perez Highlands High School
Kevin Pourasef Churchill High School
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
Jose Trevino Lanier High School
Alexis White George Ranch High School (Ford Bend County, TX)
Jesse Ybarra Memorial High School
2016 Scholarship Recipients
Elise Acosta Brennan High School
Joshua Bailey Madison High School
Giovanni Cardenas Science Academy of South Texas
Esmeralda Coronado Judson High School
Gerardo Daniels Johnson High School
Preston Elliott Churchill High School
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 High School (El Paso, TX)
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
Breanna Walker Memorial High School
Lena Wilson Judson High School
C. Kane Ybarra Brandeis High School
2015 Scholarship Recipients
Patrick Bousselot Steele High School
Candice Bradshaw homeschooled
Ruben Chapa Fox Tech High School
Brook Cousins Smithson Valley High school
Flor Davila Brackenridge High School
Christine Hernandez Edison High School
Stevan Hinojosa Sharyland High School (Mission, TX)
Rafael Jauregui Jefferson High School
Alexis Macias East Central High School
Marcela Martinez Harlandale High School
Sophia Perez Antonian High School
Oscar Plascencia John Jay High School
Merrick Ramos O’Connor High School
Erica Robertson Brandeis High School
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 High School |
| Brown, Shameka | Judson High School |
| Hernandez, Juan | Southwest High School |
| Lambarida, Jaclyn | O’Connor High School |
| Malinovsky, Nathan | New Braunfels High School |
| Martinez, John | MacArthur High School |
| Martinez, Leslie | O’Connor High School |
| Ramsey, Amber | Canyon Lake High School |
| Rendon, Julia | Stevens High School |
| Ruiz, Enrique III | Brandeis High School |
| Sanchez, Amanda | O’Connor High School |
| Schriedel, Chris | O’Connor High School |
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 High School |
| Bustamante, Briana | Incarnate Word High School |
| Figueroa, Andrea | New Braunfels High School |
| Haerens, Chris | New Braunfels High School |
| Holguin, Jerold | Clark High School |
| Martinez, Carlos | Martin High School (Laredo) |
| Meia, Rachel | Cypress Ranch High School |
| Solis, Janelle | Southwest High School |
| Wallace, Cody | Steele High School |
| Wilborn, Alexandra | Holmes High School |
2012 Scholarship Recipients
| STUDENT | HIGH SCHOOL | PROGRAM | ATTENDING |
| Adam Balboa | South San Antonio | Biology/Pre-Med | UTSA & UTHSC |
| Alyssa Browne | Brandeis | OLLU | |
| Destiny Cazares | Fox Tech | Bilingual Education | OLLU |
| Alexandria Cruz | La Vernia | OLLU | |
| Alex Diehl | Judson | OLLU | |
| Frank Espinoza | Harlandale | Biochemistry | UT Austin |
| Kyle W. Grady | Edison | Computer Engineering | UTSA |
| Ciara Hill | Highlands | Nursing | UIW |
| E.J. Hubbard | Judson | OLLU | |
| Marianna Hurtado | Madison | OLLU | |
| Andrew Juarez | Brackenridge | International Studies | UT Austin |
| Claire LaHue | La vernia | OLLU | |
| Estanislado Martinez | Carrizo Springs | OLLU | |
| Jeanette Parra | Brackenridge | Biology | Hamilton College NY |
| Jessica Hill Rodriguez | Thomas Jefferson | Nursing | UTSA |
| San Juanita Rodriguez | Lanier | Business Administation | Harvard |
| Juan Salazar | Kennedy | Engineering | Texas A&M |
2011 Scholarship Recipients
| STUDENT | HIGH SCHOOL | PROGRAM |
| Burtone, Brianna | Clark | |
| Ybarra, Steven | O’Connor | |
| Chapa, Marcelo | Southwest | |
| Palacios, Jacob | Clark | |
| Checotah, Christina | O’Connor | |
| Cisneros, Arlene | O’Connor | |
| Putney, Brittany | Antonian | |
| Willoughby, Bryttany | Stevens | |
| Zanketti, Lauren | Comfort | |
| Duque, David | Burbank | |
| Ximenez. Ruby | Pleasanton | |
| 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 |
| Kotson, Tyler | Tivy |
| Cooper, Leslie | Holmes |
| Cravens, Mark | Stevens |
| Kindred, Nichole | MacArthur |
| Zurek, Cody | Clark |
| Stubbs, Maretta | John Jay |
| Moreno, Joel | Highlands |
| Matthews, Marquisha | Marshall |
| Garza, Nick | Southwest |
| Otis, Brianna | East Central |
| 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
Espinosa, Alice Fox Tech High School
Flores, Aaron Holy Cross High School
Fraga, Norma Reagan High School
Franklin, William Sam Houston High School
Gage, Donovan Steele High School
Guerrero, Benjamin Jefferson High School
Harlow, Kim Champion High School
Lozano, Amanda O’Connor High School
Martinez, Claudia Fox Tech High School
Ortiz, Juan Wagner High School
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