By APS Foundation
ALLIANCE - The Alliance Public Schools Foundation is pleased to announce 2025 scholarship and grant recipients. The foundation and its affiliates have awarded a total of $36,500 through 27 scholarships and grants to 20 individuals. Recipients include 2025 Alliance High School (AHS) students and graduates, current AHS educators, and past AHS graduates.
The mission of the Alliance Public Schools Foundation is to promote excellence in education by developing a partnership between our schools and community which will increase and enhance educational opportunities for all students and educators. To find out more about the foundation, or to donate, please visit www.alliancepsfoundation.weebly.com.
This year’s scholarship and grant recipients include:
Jayda Backous - $1,000 Family is Everything Scholarship.
Jackson Bailey - $1,000 Alliance Public Schools Foundation and Alliance Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee Scholarship.
Atley Bolek - $1,500 Automotive/Communications Scholarship.
Macy Brooks - $1,500 Alliance Public Schools Foundation Vocational Tech/Junior College Scholarship.
Delaney Childers - $2,500 Liggett Scholarship: Empowering Dreams, Honoring Heritage; $500 Jake Green Young Farmer Memorial Scholarship.
Payton Gibson - $1,000 Class of ‘59 Lemming Aid Grant - Graduate School Grant.
Carver Hauptman - $2,000 Alliance Public Schools Foundation Continuing Education Scholarship.
Kaelee Jelinek - $500 Class of ‘45 Scholarship.
Chase King - $2,000 Alliance Public Schools Foundation Graduate Level Studies Scholarship.
Emma Machado - $750 Alliance High School Class of 1969 Scholarship.
Kaigan McBride - $1,000 Dick Boness Memorial Scholarship.
Emily McCune - $2,000 Alliance Public Schools Foundation General Scholarship; $1,000 AHS A-Club Scholarship; $1,000 Nic Gasseling Memorial Scholarship.
Sutton Parkison - $2,500 Liggett Scholarship: Empowering Dreams, Honoring Heritage; $1,000 Blythe Boness Memorial Scholarship.
Olive Radice - $1,500 Alliance Public Schools Foundation Qualifying Income Scholarship; $1,000 Frank and JoAnn Tolstedt Scholarship.
Shyla Salcido - $1,000 AHS A-Club Scholarship; $750 Alliance High School Class of 1969 Scholarship.
Josie Sanders - $1,000 Frank and JoAnn Tolstedt Scholarship; $500 Jake Green Young Farmer Memorial Scholarship.
Braelyn Shrewsbury - $2,500 Kaye Hempel Memorial Scholarship; $1,000 Dick Boness Memorial Scholarship.
Mary Tereasa Green - $2,500 Class of ‘62 Teacher Opportunities Grant.