NMAA FOUNDATION TO AWARD $79,000 IN STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

The New Mexico Activities Association is excited to announce the recipients of the 2024-2025 NMAA Foundation Scholarships.

The NMAA Foundation will recognize most of the students receiving these scholarships during the Nusenda Credit Union State Basketball Championships.  Some will also be honored during the NMAA State Spirit or Spring Championships.

Close to 350 students submitted applications, with a total of $79,000 being distributed through 66 different scholarships.  There were 26 scholarship categories, with one being the special Together We Rise Scholarship that was created in 2020-2021 due to the challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic and continued indefinitely by the NMAA Foundation Board of Directors.

The following list details those students who were selected for each scholarship category:

 

Gary Tripp NMAA Extraordinary Participation Scholarship presented by Nusenda Credit Union ($2,000)

1. Ian Casas – Sandia
2. Sky Sessions – Socorro

 

Mario Martinez Memorial NMAA Extraordinary Participation Scholarship presented by Nusenda ($2,000)

1. Breck Baptiste – Cliff
2. Devin Kotara – Logan

 

Dan and Lucille Wood/Grey Gladiator Athletic Scholarship presented by Dion’s ($1,000)

1. Soren Annon – St. Michael’s
2. Jorianne Mirabal – Magdalena

 

Activities Scholarship presented by Realty One of New Mexico and the NB3 Foundation ($1,000)

1. Carmen Harvey – Artesia
2. Allison Sleep – Fort Sumner

 

El Richards/Frances Walsh Spirit Scholarship presented by Varsity Spirit ($1,000)

1. Morgan Fury – Texico
2. Carsyn James – Farmington

 

Trade / Technical School Scholarship ($1,000)

1. Paxton Culpepper – Portales *presented by Havana Banana LLC
2. Gabriel Montoya – Bernalillo *presented by Por Vida Tattoo
3. Dreyvis Ganadonegro – Alamo Navajo *presented by I.B.E.W. and NECA
4. Shawn Boroski – Tularosa *presented by Commercial Door Manufacturing.    

 

We Go Above.  So You Can Go Beyond. Scholarship presented by Bank of Albuquerque ($1,000)

1. Avery Pender – Eunice
2. Jadarose Wright – Belen
3. Tayson Yost – Cliff
4. Joannah Freeman – Piedra Vista
5. Robert Hitchcock – East Mountain
6. Adeline Pattelena – Santa Fe

 

Pedro & Mateo Sandoval Strong Family Scholarship ($1,500)

1. Laikyn Davenport – Animas

 

Coach Dick Shelley St. Michael’s HS Basketball Scholarship ($1,500)

1. Aurellia Chavez – Mountainair

 

Ralph Ortiz/BPOE Scholarship ($1,000)

1. Josh Beck – Silver

BPOE Elks Club of Santa Fe Scholarship ($2,500)

1. Emma Lewis – Santa Fe Indian

Pell Family Scholarship ($1,000)

1. Katy Archey – Clovis
2. Noah Timmins – Eldorado

 

Mike Mittelstaedt Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)

1. Chloe Montoya – Cottonwood Classical Preparatory School
2. Benjamin Sanchez – Los Alamos

 

Lt. Col. Cecil Lynn Jr. Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)

1. Makenna McBee – Eunice

 

Phil Schroer Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)

1. Jorge Garcia – Del Norte
2. Isaac Houlihan – Albuquerque
3. Chance Matthew – Cibola
4. Alexis Pacheco – West Las Vegas
5. Marah Perea – West Mesa

 

Joey Montano Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)

1. Sidney Vance – Albuquerque
2. Noah Lynn – Roswell

 

Austin Denton Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)

1. Abigail Beam – Rio Rancho
2. Ayden Clavel – Roy
3. Jeron Wisner – Organ Mountain

 

Larry Trepland Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)

1. Daniel Altobello – Valencia

 

K & K Memorial Scholarship ($1,500)

1. Ainsley Milligan – Moriarty

 

Mack Chase Memorial Scholarship presented by Mack Energy ($1,500)

1. Kinsley Rodriguez – Artesia
2. Josiah Roybal – Melrose
3. Richard Dunlap – Corona
4. Ann Greenwood – Artesia

 

Corey Tolle Memorial Opportunity Scholarship presented by Mack Energy ($1,500)

1. Korinne Morrison – Artesia
2. Joaquin Armijo – Cleveland
3. Ethan Conn – Artesia

  

Mike Danoff Memorial Scholarship

1. Dominic Quintana, Albuquerque High

 

Billy Richards Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)

1. Avery Thieman – Mayfield
2. Anisia Martinez – Raton

 

Together We Rise Scholarship

1. Alexander Fuentes, Texico
2. Jaelyn Strickland, Hobbs
3. Evan Antiporda, Carlsbad

 

Bruce Cotrell Tennis Scholarship ($1,500)

1. James Roy Evans – Hobbs

 

Together We Rise Scholarships ($1,000)         

1. Madison Aragon – Los Lunas *presented by Mr. Ben Lucero & Dr. Wendy Fronterhouse
2. Tyson Foster – Mayfield *presented by Various NMAA/NMOA Hall of Fame Members
3. Hailey Thomas – Navajo Prep *presented by New Mexico Sol
4. Jackson Fudge – Roy *presented by New Mexico Sol
5. Jonathon Gonzales – West Las Vegas *presented by Por Vida Tattoo
6. Sophia Pieck – Los Alamos     *presented by ZeroEyes
7. Natalie Smith – Roy *presented by First National Bank
8. Ava Ronchetti – Oak Grove Classical Academy
9. Iorwen Ouyang – La Cueva
10. Finn Pias – Socorro
11. Aliyah Santistevan – Questa

The Together We Rise Scholarships are presented in part by the NMAA Foundation and other sponsors/donors as listed above.

The NMAA Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that was set up in 2007 to support the many students that participate in high school athletic and activity programs across New Mexico.  The funds raised by the Foundation are used for student scholarships and school grants/support.