BLUEBONNET AWARDS $400,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 160 GRADUATING SENIORS

  

Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative is assisting high school seniors around the region as they prepare for their next steps after graduation.

The cooperative has awarded Scholarships of Excellence to 160 students, totaling $400,000.  The $2,500 scholarships are going to students across the cooperative’s 14-county service area who are pursuing a college degree or trade-and-technical certificate.

From Brenham, those include Zora Austin, Blaine Bartlett, Leyton Blankenburg, Brett Campbell, Denise Carrillo, Samuel Clepper, Garrison Covin, Landon Flisowski, Cullen Halfmann, Brody Hemann, Corbin Janner, Barrett Kohring, Alex Lawhorn, Samantha Mahlmann, Karina Maldonado, Logan Mason, Austin Maurer, Avery Maurer, Hayden Mika, Kord Mikolajchak, Luis Ramos, Brandon Schultz, Addison Smith and Bailey Stegint.  From Burton, recipients are Bailey Glaesmann, Isabelle Means, Reagan Roemer and Peyton Sigsbee.  The full list of scholarship awards can be seen at https://bluebonnet.coop/2025-scholarships.

Bluebonnet General Manager Matt Bentke congratulates all of the students who earned a scholarship and thanks all who participated in the application process.  He says, “One of Bluebonnet’s values is supporting and investing in the communities in which we live and serve.  Awarding these scholarships supports these students who will continue to give back to their communities.”

Nearly 300 graduating high school seniors submitted scholarship applications this year.  Applications were submitted in March, and scholarships were awarded in April.

Scholarships were presented based on the students’ academic achievement, community service and leadership, work experience and extracurricular activities, awards, honors and an essay. 

Money for the scholarships does not come from Bluebonnet members’ bill payments or rates.  Instead, they are funded through Bluebonnet’s Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament and unclaimed capital credit payments to former members that are returned to Bluebonnet from the State of Texas to be used for scholarships.