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LCEF Awards $128,000 in Scholarships to Class of 2026

LCISD Public Information

June 3, 2026

This spring, the Lubbock-Cooper Education Foundation awarded $128,000 in scholarships to 80 incredible graduating seniors from Lubbock-Cooper High School, Liberty High School, and New Hope Academy!

With this latest round of awards, LCEF has now provided more than $919,000 in total scholarships to our amazing LCP students. Investing in the future of these bright, hardworking leaders is at the very core of what we do, and we could not be prouder of this year's recipients.

Join us in celebrating the Class of 2026 LCEF Scholarship Recipients (listed in alphabetical order):

  • Osman Akin – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Miranda Arredondo – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Samantha Bahre – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Hudson Barkley – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Braylee Barron – Liberty HS

  • Kennedy Basham – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Madelyn Beasley – Liberty HS

  • Xavier Biera – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • London Bird – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Robert Bleisch – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Payton Boazman – Liberty HS

  • Caroline Brewster – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Brendon Brown – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Rileigh Buttle – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Hannah Campbell – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Ryanne Cassell – Liberty HS

  • Abby Dallas – Liberty HS

  • Zana Davidson – Liberty HS

  • Natalie Deatherage – New Hope Academy

  • Laney Devitt – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Peyton Duncan – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Mason Duske – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Jayden Ellis – Liberty HS

  • Isabella Estrada – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Baylee Fillingim – Liberty HS

  • Finnley Forero – Liberty HS

  • Campbell Franklin – Liberty HS

  • Brady Gambrell – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Mckanna Garcia – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Sawyer Gentry – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Jacelyn Gestes – Liberty HS

  • Ryan Gibson – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Katelyn Glenn – Liberty HS

  • Jair Gomez – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Jackson Gonzalez – Liberty HS

  • Addison Gunset – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Madelyn Henderson – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Brooklyn Horsley – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Will Hutson – Liberty HS

  • Paisley Jennings – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Lauren King – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Kolton Kirk – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Paxton Lair – Liberty HS

  • Hnah Macabenta – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Dylan Martinez – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Jaelyn McCleskey – New Hope Academy

  • Preslee McClure – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Alexa Melendez Borunda – Liberty HS

  • Aubrey Murray – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Natallie Musgraves – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Elly Norris – Liberty HS

  • Addison Potts – Liberty HS

  • Ethan Rea – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Payton Reed – Liberty HS

  • McKenzey Roach – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Connor Robertson – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Abbigail Robinson – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Ryan Rodriguez, Jr. – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Garrett Rowden – Liberty HS

  • Taelyn Salinas – Liberty HS

  • Paege Salzwedel – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Kolbee Strickland – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Barrett Sugarek – Liberty HS

  • Jaxon Thomas – Liberty HS

  • Sam Thurber – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Taylor Timmons – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Anna Tippy – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Myrka Torrez – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Kambry Tucker – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Abigail Turner – Liberty HS

  • Alejandro Vallejo – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Rylee Vancleave – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Harrison Vitz – Liberty HS

  • Levi Walker – Liberty HS

  • Jentry Ware – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Abbey Watts – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Penelope Wharff – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Allie Wood – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Callie Woodson – Lubbock-Cooper HS

  • Taylor Young – Lubbock-Cooper HS

These scholarships are only possible because of the immense generosity of our community. A massive thank you to our Platinum and Gold Spring 2026 Concert Sponsors who stepped up to directly fund the dreams and higher education goals of our LCP seniors!

Platinum Sponsors

  • First United Bank

  • Anderson Fine Homes

  • Armko Industries, Inc.

  • Elite Homes

  • Group 1 Ford of Hub City

  • H-E-B

  • Hughes Meter and Fincher Engineering, LLC

  • Lubbock Land Company

  • Lubbock Primary Care and Brandon Bird Utilities Construction

  • Parkhill

  • Sandia Construction, Inc.

  • Teinert Construction

  • West Texas Land Guys

Gold Sponsors

  • 7B Building & Development, LLC

  • City Bank

  • Edward Jones Investments (Daniel Castro and Ivan Castro)

  • Neal Aircraft and Local Legends Print Factory

  • Carrie and Mike Nelson

  • Tigris Holdings, LLC

  • UMC Health System

  • United Supermarkets

Congratulations again to all of our recipients! We cannot wait to see how you change the world!