Gentry, AR — Graduating seniors at Gentry High School will receive more than $1 million in academic, athletic, and community scholarships as they plan their educational futures after graduation, according to High School Principal Justin Blanchard. Students received special recognition during a ceremony earlier this week.
“This is a great time of year – not just as we prepare for graduation, but as we see the futures of our students take shape,” Blanchard said. “We’re extremely proud of our 2025 graduates.”
Local scholarship recipients were:
Alexis Osbourn – Ayden Cotton 24 Forever Scholarship
Angelo Lavi – Scottie Nolan Memorial Scholarship and the Live Like Ayden Scholarship
Bennett Roberts – Smith Drug Scholarship and the Jim Wilbanks Memorial Scholarship
Blaine Reid – Bill Simmons Memorial Scholarship
Cayci Capps – Key Lodge #7 Scholarship, Dr. Robert Hull Memorial Scholarship, Mabel Jordan Memorial Scholarship, Gentry Alumni Association Scholarship, Atterberry Memorial Scholarship, and the Grand Savings Bank Scholarship
Cheyenne Kollman – Bill Simmons Memorial Scholarship
Cindy Barger – Grand Savings Bank Scholarship
Daniel Ibarra Lee – SWEPCO Scholarship
Emery Brown – Gentry Middle School FBLA Scholarship, Shelter Insurance Scholarship, and the Gentry High School FBLA Scholarship
Emery Withers – Kevin Hodges GYO Memorial Scholarship and the Gentry Middle School Booster Club Scholarship
Evey Tomlinson – Key Lodge #7 Scholarship and the Mabel Jordan Memorial Scholarship
Houston Nance – Walter and Loretta Milsap Memorial Scholarship
Jaxon Millsap – SWEPCO Scholarship, Walter and Loretta Milsap Memorial Scholarship, and the Chrisi Lois Hickman Coleman Memorial Scholarship
Jaylynn Johnson – Gentry High School Cheerleaders Scholarship
Jesse Dominguez – Salutatorian Scholarship
Jesus Echeverria – Gentry High School Cheerleaders Scholarship
Kayla Philpott – Dr. Robert Hull Memorial Scholarship, Mabel Jordan Memorial Scholarship, SWEPCO Scholarship, Grand Savings Bank Scholarship, and the Roberts Philpott Eye Associates Scholarship
Kayla Summers – Dr. Robert Hull Memorial Scholarship, Ayden Cotton 24 Forever Scholarship, and the Bill Simmons Memorial Scholarship
Kodi Starkey – Tucker Chiropractic Scholarship, Dr. Robert Hull Memorial Scholarship, Weir Family Memorial Scholarship, SWEPCO Scholarship, and the Bill Simmons Memorial Scholarship
Lauren Venske – Mabel Jordan Memorial Scholarship, Gentry High School Cheerleaders Scholarship, and the Atterberry Memorial Scholarship
Makena Womack – Arvest Bank Scholarship, Gentry High School Cheerleaders Scholarship, and the Gentry High School Academic Booster Club Scholarship
Makenzie Riley – Weir Family Memorial Scholarship, Gentry Alumni Association Scholarship, and the Valedictorian Scholarship
Mesach Rodriguez – Bill Simmons Memorial Scholarship
Miley Gardisser – Cripps Family Memorial Scholarship
Morgan Polina – Class of 1974 Scholarship, Kevin Hodges GYO Memorial Scholarship, Carroll Electric Scholarship, and the Atterberry Memorial Scholarship
Presley Ward – Mabel Jordan Memorial Scholarship and the Gentry High School Entrepreneur Award
Raegan Michael – Mary Lou and Norman Koeller Memorial Scholarship, Community Blood Center Scholarship, and the Gentry FBLA Scholarship
Raegan Rigney – Dr. Robert Hull Memorial Scholarship, NWA Cattlewomen’s Association Scholarship, Weir Family Memorial Scholarship, Benton County Farm Bureau Scholarship, Evans Memorial Scholarship, and the Grand Savings Bank Scholarship
Sareth Tovar – Lockhart Family Scholarship
In all, Gentry community groups, businesses, families, and individuals contributed more than $50,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors. The District would like to also thank the United Way for their significant contributions to the students, which are distributed through scholarships associated with student grade point averages.
Colleges and universities scholarship recipients will attend this fall include: University of Arkansas–Fayetteville, John Brown University, Hendrix College, Arizona State University, Oklahoma State University, Northeast Oklahoma, University of Arkansas–Fort Smith, Crowder College, Evangel University, Kansas Wesleyan, Virginia Commonwealth University, Northeast State University, Northwest Arkansas Community College, and Kimbel Mechanical College.