Military-bound students from local high schools show off the personalized yard signs they received during the annual education event hosted April 19 by the Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce. (Contributed photo)

Military-bound students from local high schools show off the personalized yard signs they received during the annual education event hosted April 19 by the Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce. (Contributed photo)

The Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce presented 31 local high school students with scholarships during an event held April 19 at Greater First Baptist Church, where the chamber’s education committee also recognized 10 area students who have enlisted in the military.

The military-bound students received personalized yard signs along with certificates and red, white and blue honor cords that can be worn during their graduation ceremonies. According to the chamber of commerce website, the 10 students are Damien Gomez (Air Force), David Pressley (Air Force), Carolina Rosales (Texas Army National Guard) and Bradley Seifert (Army) of Heights High School, Audrey Stanberry (Air Force) of Lutheran High North, Angeles Melena (Marines) of Northside, Robert Gonzalez (Army) of Scarborough, Angelo Da Vigo (Army ROTC at Texas-San Antonio) of St. Pius X and Hector Elizondo (Army) and Maria Guzman (Army) of Waltrip.

“They deserve our respect, admiration and gratitude,” said Larry Gutierrez, the interim commander for American Legion Post 560, which participated in the event. “The Post 560 Legion family congratulates and wishes them success in their next phase of life.”

Several local businesses that are members of the chamber of commerce sponsored the 31 scholarship recipients, with each receiving $1,000 to use at the college or university of their choice, according to the chamber website. The recipients are listed below by school, with their sponsoring business in parentheses:

Heights: Pedro Gonzalez (Allegiance Bank), Evan Hudgins (Primeway Credit Union), Isabel Wabnitz (Primeway Credit Union) 

Houston Christian: Jonathan Chen (Adams Insurance), Hannah Nicholas (Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce)

Lutheran High North: Phillip Cole Jao (Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital), Ainsley Kinloch (Adams Insurance)

Northside: Crystal Agundis (Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce), Stacey Garza (Tom and June Kimball Memorial Scholarship given by Grace Lazure of Creations by Grace), Kimberly Herrera (Primeway Credit Union), Ruben Maya (Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce), Yasmine McCann (Reibenstein and Associates), Crystal Meraz (Tom and June Kimball Memorial Scholarship given by Grace Lazure of Creations by Grace), Heidy Nunez (Reynolds and Associates), Eduardo Rubio (Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce), Gerardo Rubio (Members Trust Federal Credit Union of the Southwest)

St. Pius X: Piper Applewhite (Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce), Claire Carbajal (Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce), Samantha Fox (Members Trust Federal Credit Union of the Southwest), Lailah Reyes (Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital)

Waltrip: Bre Aldridge (Adams Insurance), Je’Fran Butler (multiple sponsors), Sophia De La Garza (Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital), Brooke Naumann (Willie Diefenbach-Jones with Greener Still), Gregory Naumann (Willie Diefenbach-Jones with Greener Still), Janelle Naumann (Members Trust Federal Credit Union of the Southwest), Stephani Rodriguez (Allegiance Bank), Briana Tovias (Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce), Mary Sun (Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce)

Booker T. Washington: Daniel Bouffard (Greater Heights Area Chamber of Commerce)

School unknown: Maricela Cortez (Dr. Ann Vermillion Memorial Scholarship given by April Petronella)

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