2026 Scholarship Recipients
The NKC Schools Education Foundation and our community partners are honored to present more than 150 scholarship awards totaling $186,320 to the North Kansas City Schools Class of 2026
These awards were celebrated at Senior Honors Nights across our four high schools: North Kansas City, Staley, Oak Park and Winnetonka.
Behind every scholarship is a network of people who helped make it possible. Thank you to our donors, scholarship fundholders, alumni groups, community partners, selection committee members, high school counseling departments, families, teachers, staff and everyone who helped students apply, prepare and celebrate.
Each award is a reminder that our students are supported by a community that believes in their hard work, their potential and their next steps.
Congratulations to the Class of 2026! We are proud to be part of your story.
Alexander Cruz Esteban Memorial Scholarship
Alexandra DeHaemers
Staley High School
Alice and Elmer Black Vocational Training Scholarship
Abigail Bures
Staley High School
Alice and Elmer Black Vocational Training Scholarship
Emuesiri Egbedeju
Winnetonka High School
Alice and Elmer Black Vocational Training Scholarship
Jersey Jones
Staley High School
Automotive Scholarship
Miles Smith
Staley High School
Automotive Scholarship
Dominic Stewart
Oak Park High School
Average Joe/Jane Scholarship
Olivia Banuelos-Angulo
Oak Park High School
Average Joe/Jane Scholarship
Ngan Vo
Oak Park High School
Barry Salsbury Memorial Scholarship
Conner Babbitt
North Kansas City High School
Bill and Ann Grace Scholarship
Jaedyn Thompson
Oak Park High School
Bill Overbey Future Educator Scholarship
Avery Foster
Oak Park High School
Blair Family Traditions Scholarship
Aayushi Patel
North Kansas City High School
Brighton Learning Center: Huff, Tobey, Jones and Huffman Families Scholarships
Diana Jones
Oak Park High School
Brighton Learning Center: Huff, Tobey, Jones and Huffman Families Scholarships
Edward Schumann
Oak Park High School
Brighton Learning Center: Huff, Tobey, Jones and Huffman Families Scholarships
Brady Taggart
Staley High School
Broomfield-Bower Scholarship
Jayden Nguyen
North Kansas City High School
Buddie Butterfield Hornet Golf Scholarship
Siena Goitom
North Kansas City High School
Carol L. Stockton Music Education Scholarship
Jacob Boots
Winnetonka High School
Chapter JC P.E.O. Scholarship
Kenzie Barry
Oak Park High School
Charles and Betty Willhite NKC Rotary Club Scholarship
Mollie Bujak
North Kansas City High School
Chris Bartholomew Scholarship
Natalie Wilder
Winnetonka High School
Class Act Startup Studio Scholarship
Abigail Bures
Staley High School
Coach Joe Crouthers Wrestling Scholarship
Aaron Colvon
North Kansas City High School
Coach Joe Crouthers Wrestling Scholarship
Dary Miranda
North Kansas City High School
Coach Joe Crouthers Wrestling Scholarship
Anh Ngo
North Kansas City High School
Coach Joe Crouthers Wrestling Scholarship
Romie Still
North Kansas City High School
Coach Joe Crouthers Wrestling Scholarship
Juliana Tice
North Kansas City High School
Construction Team Career Readiness Scholarship
Jacob Childress
North Kansas City High School
CSD Credit Union Pitch Competition Scholarship
Alejandro Fernandez
Oak Park High School
CSD Credit Union Pitch Competition Scholarship
Adam Magnuson
Winnetonka High School
CSD Credit Union Pitch Competition Scholarship
Olivia Taylor
Staley High School
CSD Credit Union Pitch Competition Scholarship
Chau Tran
North Kansas City High School
Cummings Family Scholarship
Annika Adiga
Staley High School
Cummings Family Scholarship
Drew Chamberlin
Oak Park High School
Darin Martinez Scholarship
Regulus Pederson
North Kansas City High School
Darin Martinez Scholarship
Juliana Tice
North Kansas City High School
Darlene Minx Memorial Journalism Scholarship
Audrey Schloss
North Kansas City High School
David Severenuk Memorial Scholarship
Emiliana Adams
Winnetonka High School
Don & Pamela Davison Elementary Education Scholarship
Mia Brenner
Staley High School
Don & Pamela Davison Elementary Education Scholarship
Avery Foster
Oak Park High School
Don & Pamela Davison Elementary Education Scholarship
Brynn Hoffman
Winnetonka High School
Don & Pamela Davison Elementary Education Scholarship
Adele Osborne
Staley High School
Don & Pamela Davison Elementary Education Scholarship
Jaedyn Thompson
Oak Park High School
Dottie Drukker Memorial Scholarship
Siena Goitom
North Kansas City High School
Ellis Foundation Scholarship
Matthias Desauguste
Winnetonka High School
Ellis Foundation Scholarship
Cheyanne Williams
Winnetonka High School
Finish Strong Scholarship
Aaron Colvon
North Kansas City High School
Finish Strong Scholarship
Charlotte Conway Colthup
Staley High School
Finish Strong Scholarship
Hartley Ibarra-Berg
Oak Park High School
Finish Strong Scholarship
Natalie Wilder
Winnetonka High School
First Presbyterian Church NKC Legacy Scholarship
Olivia Farmer
North Kansas City High School
First Presbyterian Church NKC Legacy Scholarship
Robert Fillingham
North Kansas City High School
Foundation Family Scholarship
Kaelyn Barnes
Staley High School
Foundation Family Scholarship
Isaac Boyce
Staley High School
Foundation Family Scholarship
Stella Crilley
Staley High School
Foundation Family Scholarship
Robert Fillingham
North Kansas City High School
Foundation Family Scholarship
Makenzie Healy
Staley High School
Foundation Family Scholarship
Olivia Kimball
Staley High School
Foundation Family Scholarship
Emily Mills
Oak Park High School
Foundation Family Scholarship
Amina Nakoulima
North Kansas City High School
Gerald Warner Gorman Award
Aayushi Patel
North Kansas City High School
Gladstone Rotary Club Scholarship
Olivia Banuelos-Angulo
Oak Park High School
Gladstone Rotary Club Scholarship
Kenzie Barry
Oak Park High School
Gladstone Rotary Club Scholarship
Wyatt Cullen
Staley High School
Gladstone Rotary Club Scholarship
Nicholas Velasco
Winnetonka High School
Gladstone Rotary Club Scholarship
Lillian Weger
North Kansas City High School
Griffin Arts Achievement Scholarship - Winnetonka High School
Katelyn Wilkinson
Winnetonka High School
Heather Reed-Flynn Journalism Scholarship
Brian Mayer
Oak Park High School
Janet Stevens Art Education Scholarship
Willow Wooldridge
Staley High School
JJK Friendship Scholarship
Jillian Burks
Staley High School
JJK Friendship Scholarship
Natalie Coons
North Kansas City High School
JJK Friendship Scholarship
Charlotte Crane
Oak Park High School
JJK Friendship Scholarship
Katelyn Wilkinson
Winnetonka High School
Jo Anne Baker Memorial Scholarship
Kenzie Barry
Oak Park High School
John T. Belcher Board of Education Scholarship
Addisyn Davis
North Kansas City High School
John T. Belcher Board of Education Scholarship
Madison Scholdberg
Staley High School
John T. Belcher Board of Education Scholarship
Natalie Wilder
Winnetonka High School
Joy H. Browne Music Education Scholarship
Sean McMahon
Staley High School
Kauk Family Healthcare Scholarship
Faiza Farah
North Kansas City High School
Kauk Family Healthcare Scholarship
Mai-Linh North
North Kansas City High School
Kauk Family Healthcare Scholarship
Aayushi Patel
North Kansas City High School
Keller Family Scholarship
Leilani Castillo
North Kansas City High School
Konica Minolta Scholarship
Payton McDaniels
Staley High School
Konica Minolta Scholarship
Jennifer Tran
North Kansas City High School
Konica Minolta Scholarship
Natalie Wilder
Winnetonka High School
Kris Venard Music Scholarship
Brian Mayer
Oak Park High School
Leo's Buddy Scholarship
Charlotte Crane
Oak Park High School
Leo's Buddy Scholarship
Hartley Ibarra-Berg
Oak Park High School
Loyd Thrapp NKC Rotary Club Scholarship
Madison Scholdberg
Staley High School
Nancy Knipfel Outstanding Student Leadership Award
Conner Babbitt
North Kansas City High School
Nancy Knipfel Outstanding Student Leadership Award
Marian Pham
North Kansas City High School
Nancy Richards Scholarship
Natalie Wilder
Winnetonka High School
NKC Asian Student Union (ASU)
Marian Pham
North Kansas City High School
NKC Black Student Union (BSU) Scholarship
Conner Babbitt
North Kansas City High School
NKC-MSTA Future Educator Scholarship
Denver Clarey
North Kansas City High School
NKC-MSTA Future Educator Scholarship
Adele Osborne
Staley High School
NKC-MSTA Future Educator Scholarship
Dina Ranes
Oak Park High School
NKC-MSTA Future Educator Scholarship
Kyre Terhune
Winnetonka High School
Northland Festivals Skilled Trades Scholarship
Emuesiri Egbedeju
Winnetonka High School
Northtown Class of 1952 Scholarship
Zakiya Ahmed
North Kansas City High School
Oak Park Future Teacher's Scholarship
Kenzie Barry
Oak Park High School
Oak Park Future Teacher's Scholarship
Jaedyn Thompson
Oak Park High School
Oak Park Theatre Department Scholarship
Kenzie Barry
Oak Park High School
Oak Park Vietnam Veterans Memorial Scholarship
Makayla Chappell
Oak Park High School
Opal M. Stock Scholarship Scholarship
Jacob Childress
North Kansas City High School
Opal M. Stock Scholarship Scholarship
Jayden Nguyen
North Kansas City High School
Paul E. Webb Memorial Scholarship
Brady Taggart
Staley High School
Pursuit of Excellence Award - In Memory of Dr. Alassane Nakoulima
Colby Horton
Staley High School
R. B. Doolin Scholarship
Katelyn Baeza
North Kansas City High School
R. B. Doolin Scholarship
Jake Blanks
Oak Park High School
R.B. Doolin Scholarship
Jacob Boots
Winnetonka High School
R. B. Doolin Scholarship
Hala Daghmoush
North Kansas City High School
R. B. Doolin Scholarship
Matthias Desauguste
Winnetonka High School
R. B. Doolin Scholarship
Chloee Louis-Loradin
Staley High School
R. B. Doolin Scholarship
Teresa Nguyen
North Kansas City High School
R. B. Doolin Scholarship
Juliana Sokoli
Oak Park High School
R.B. Doolin Scholarship
Charlotte Conway Colthup
Staley High School
Raedele Sissom Scholarship
Camilla Milice
Winnetonka High School
Raedele Sissom Scholarship
Kyre Terhune
Winnetonka High School
Robert L. Dameron Scholarship
Jonah Gosney
Oak Park High School
Robert L. Dameron Scholarship
Dina Ranes
Oak Park High School
Snake Saturday Community Service Scholarship
Avery Foster
Oak Park High School
Snake Saturday Community Service Scholarship
Emily Mills
Oak Park High School
Staley Class of 2013 Legacy Scholarship
Annika Adiga
Staley High School
Staley Journalism Scholarship
Abigail Bures
Staley High School
Staley Journalism Scholarship
Charlotte Conway Colthup
Staley High School
Staley Journalism Scholarship
Owen Garrett
Staley High School
Stephen Woodson Memorial Scholarship
Olivia Banuelos-Angulo
Oak Park High School
Stuart Hunt Family Scholarship for Athletic Leadership & Sportsmanship
Aaron Colvon
North Kansas City High School
Sue & Bill Woods Scholarship
Faiza Farah
North Kansas City High School
Sue & Bill Woods Scholarship
Admir Jusic
North Kansas City High School
Sue & Bill Woods Scholarship
Marian Pham
North Kansas City High School
The Winnetonka Visionary Award
Emiliana Adams
Winnetonka High School
Vicki Barmann Memorial SOAR Scholarship
Isaac Boyce
Staley High School
Vicki Barmann Memorial SOAR Scholarship
Charlotte Conway Colthup
Staley High School
Walsh Family Scholarship
Kenzie Barry
Oak Park High School
Walsh Family Scholarship
Natalie Wilder
Winnetonka High School
Walsh Family Scholarship
Katelyn Wilkinson
Winnetonka High School
Winnetonka Activity Booster Club & PTSA Scholarship
Adam Magnuson
Winnetonka High School
Winnetonka Activity Booster Club & PTSA Scholarship
Vivian Miller
Winnetonka High School
Winnetonka Activity Booster Club & PTSA Scholarship
Kyre Terhune
Winnetonka High School
Winnetonka Class Awards
Leilani Bedwell
Winnetonka High School
Winnetonka Class Awards
Adam Magnuson
Winnetonka High School
Winnetonka Class Awards
David Milosevic
Winnetonka High School
Woodson Moore Scholarship
Dean Barlow
North Kansas City High School