00 Black Men of Central Virginia Scholarship

Recipients of the scholarship are African American seniors in public schools in Charlottesville city and Albemarle, Buckingham, Nelson, Greene, Madison, Orange, Louisa and Fluvanna counties. Recipients must have a 3.0 GPA and are expected to participate in mentoring activities sponsored by the 100 BMCV.

Maya Athey, Eric Davis, Jahia Pridgen, Jayden Thompson, Diane Tornel, Isabella Williams
$1,000

Aurora Belle Pinel Memorial Arts Scholarship

This scholarship has been created in memory of Randy Herman’s granddaughter, Aurora Belle Pinel (20122023). Aurora Belle was an artist, painter, dancer, and musician. She embodied a universal wisdom that was whimsical, wise and inspirational to all those around her. Aurora always wanted to help others and her love of the arts was apparent and not limited to one medium. The recipient of this scholarship should have compassion for others and the tenacity to stand for others in need; a willingness to work in varied art mediums (physical and visual) and share that talent with others; have a plan to attend a two or four year academic institution and major in the arts.

Brooklyn Nemec
$500

Belmont Club of Women – Evelyn Ross Scholarship Presented to a student who has demonstrated a heart for service to their community while maintaining academic achievement.

Connor Alley
$2,000

Belmont Club of Women – Cathy Best Scholarship Presented to a student who has demonstrated a passion for nursing while

maintaining academic achievement.

Haylee Snow
$2,000

Belmont Ruritan Club Educational Grant The recipients of our annual Belmont Ruritan scholarship awards have shown excellent scholastic abilities to include many hours of community service, club activities and their desire to continue their education to make their dreams come true.

Giselle Silverio Liberto, Melinda Staudinger, Grayton Clough
$2,000

BIOCAT Brian Huffman Memorial Scholarship – LEF Given by BIO-CAT in memory of Brian Huffman who believed that anything was possible with hard work and perseverance; in giving back to community, BIOCAT honors his spirit of giving through this scholarship.

Lily Hix
$5,000

Charles S. Rosson Agricultural Scholarship

This scholarship is an opportunity for a Louisa County High School graduate with significant interest in pursuing an agriculture or agriculture-related profession to receive financial assistance to attend their chosen college, university, trade or technical school to accomplish this goal.

Lily Hix
$1,000

Chisholm Memorial Nursing Scholarship Awarded on behalf of the Chisholm Family to an exceptional student who is pursuing a career in nursing.

Janel Brent
$1,500

Coach Mark Fischer Legacy Scholarship – LEF

The Coach Mark L. Fischer Legacy Scholarship honors the life and legacy of legendary football coach Mark L. Fischer. Coach Fischer served as the head coach at Louisa County High School from 2003 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2017.

Awarded to a Louisa County High School football player looking to further their education. Jonathon Slegar $1,000

Dr. Jeffrey Workman Scholarship The Dr. Jeffrey Workman scholarship acknowledges students who are pursuing a career in healthcare.

Baylee Burkhead
$500

Eugenia T. Bumpass Education Fund Scholarship The Eugenia T. Bumpass Education Fund Scholarship was established in 1999 to support post-secondary educational scholarships for qualifying graduates of Louisa County High School.

Sophia Ryan, Diane Tornel
$1,000

Frank & Lucille Williams Endowed Scholarship – LEF The Frank & Lucille Williams Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in 2025 to support post-secondary educational scholarships for qualifying graduates of Louisa County High School.

Grayton Clough
$10,000

Lily Hix, Neil Smith
$5,000

Nicole Deinlein, Hunter Luck
$2,500

Elliott Moreno, Niyirah Johnson, Owen Yarrington
$1,000

Annabelle Whitehair, Brooklyn Nemec, Jasmine Blackwell, Lauren Goodman, Madison Helmick, Mariah Tolliver, Steven Smith, Sumner Armstrong, Taylor Johnson
$500

Gilboa Christian Church Gheen Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to a deserving high school senior at LCHS.

Melinda Staudinger
$2,000

GFWC Louisa Junior Women’s Club The Louisa Junior Woman’s Club is a volunteer organization within the Lee District of the GFWC. We are a women’s organization dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others.

Lauren Goodman, Lillian Hawley, Emma Ryan
$1,000

Holly Grove Ruritan Club: Alice and James Noel Memorial Scholarship The Alice and James Noel scholarship is given in memory of these two well respected citizens of the Holly Grove community, where they lived their entire lives and were active in community events through their church, local fire department and the Ruritan Club. This scholarship is given by the family to a deserving college bound local student.

Kailey Nicholas
$500

Holly Grove Ruritan Club Scholarship The Holly Grove Ruritan Club was chartered in 1966. This civic organization serves the people in the Eastern end of Louisa County. We focus on community service and community spirit. We have lots of events and fundraisers throughout the year in order to be able to provide financial assistance in the Holly Grove community. These scholarships are given in recognition of achievements of graduating seniors to help with their college education.

Kaylee Hicks, Annabelle Whitehair
$1,000

Jouett Elementary School PTA Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to students who attended Jouett Elementary School.

Emma Ryan, Nathan Sampson, Annabelle Whitehair
$250
Juanita Hopkins Memorial Scholarship – LEF

This award is to encourage a graduate in the pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree, Associate’s degree, or a technical degree in the state of Virginia.

Abigail Madison
$12,000

K.S. Club Scholarship

Awarded to a deserving senior at LCHS.

Lily Hix
$1,000

Kavanagh Family Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to a senior who plans to pursue a career in Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Astronomy or STEM.

Connor Alley
$1,000

Kerry Wynn “Why Not Me” Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to a LCHS senior and is focused on assisting in the overall development of students and helping them bridge the gap between high school and college.

Melinda Staudinger
$2,500

Lake Anna Business Partnership Scholarship Awarded to a senior headed to college or technical institution with emphasis on rewarding candidates interested in coming back to Lake Anna business community. Mackenzie Randlett $3,000

Lake Anna Business Partnership Technical School Scholarship Awarded to a senior headed to college or technical institution with emphasis on rewarding candidates interested in coming back to Lake Anna business community. Madison Helmick $3,000

Louisa County PTSA Amy Froschauer Memorial Scholarship – LEF This scholarship is awarded to a deserving student whose parents or guardians are current members of the LCHS PTSA. Emphasis is placed on school and community service.

Emma Ryan
$500

Louisa County PTSA JoAnne Whalen Memorial Scholarship – LEF This scholarship is awarded to a deserving student whose parents or guardians are current members of the LCHS PTSA. Emphasis is placed on school and community service.

Abigail Madison
$500

Lion Pride Run Scholarship

Awarded to a student who demonstrates persistence, dedication, hard work, and endurance-even in the face of difficult obstacles while consistently displaying Lion Pride.

Madison Helmick, Kevin Nieto, Giselle Silverio Liberto, Benjamin Stallard
$1,000

Nicholas Serrett
$750

Brooklyn Nemec, Diane Tornel
$500
Carly McDermott, Emma Ryan, Neil Smith, Addison Talley, Jayden Thompson
$250

Lion Pride Run Scholarship in Memory of Boozefighter Travis 3Cents Madison Awarded to a student entering a trade school, in honor of Boozefighter Travis 3Cents Madison.

Grayton Clough
$2,000

Dillan Sanchez, Amiyah Thomas, Annabelle Whitehair
$1,000

L.J. and Edith Purcell Memorial Scholarships The L.J. and Edith Purcell Memorial Scholarship recognizes students for achievement inside and outside the classroom including academic excellence, commitment to church and community, and involvement in sports and other extracurricular activities.

Mariah Tolliver $3,000 Louisa Christian Church Charitable Trust Scholarship in Honor of Judge Harold H. Purcell The Louisa Christian Church scholarship is given yearly to a student who has utilized and multiplied their talents for the betterment of themselves and their community. It is given in honor of Judge Harold H. Purcell, who believed strongly in maximizing the gifts and talents God has graced us with, be they few or several, for the betterment of society and the glory of God.

Emma Ryan
$2,000

Sophia Ryan, Aubrie Sherry
$1,000

Louisa Community Chorus Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to these students who have made music or the arts a focus in their lives.

Diane Tornel, Connor Alley
$1,000

Louisa Arts Center College Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to a student who has a passion for performing arts.

Diane Tornel
$1,300

Louisa County Athletic Boosters Scholarship The Louisa County Athletic Boosters Scholarship program recognizes students who are wellrounded and display the ability to achieve academic success while participating in a VHSL recognized competitive sport or activity at the high school. Recipients have expressed the desire to further their education as well as demonstrated the importance of volunteerism and community service.

Owen McHugh, Emma Ryan
$1,000

Louisa County Crime Solvers
Scholarship

The Louisa County Crime Solvers awards this to a deserving student planning to continue their education in the field of law enforcement or criminal justice.

Jahia Pridgen
$1,000

Louisa County FFA Alumni Scholarship The LCHS FFA Alumni provides this scholarship for selected outstanding FFA seniors.

Lily Hix
$1,000

Savannah Edwards
$500

Louisa County Band Boosters The LCHS Band Boosters provide scholarships for qualified and deserving senior members of the band program.

Nicole Deinlein, Nathan Sampson
$500

Louisa County Chapter of Virginia State University Alumni Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to a deserving high school senior at LCHS.

Kamren Taylor
$1,000

Louisa County Lions Club Scholarship The Louisa County Lions Club, chartered in 1952, is part of Lions Clubs International which is the largest service club organization in the world. Our primary mission is to provide support to the sight and hearing impaired. The Lions Club provides free sight and hearing screenings at our public schools, supports other civic organizations, helps families and individuals in need, provides disaster relief, supports the Resource Council, and awards an annual scholarship to a graduating LCHS student.

Lillian Liles, Haylee Snow
$2,000

Louisa County Forward Foundation Bright Future Scholarship – LEF The Louisa Forward Foundation Board of Directors and our partner organization, the Louisa County Chamber of Commerce, are pleased to support the Louisa Education Foundation Scholarship Program and will award a $1,000 scholarship to a Louisa County High School graduate with an average 3.0 G.P.A. that has already been accepted to an accredited institution for higher learning or trade school with an interest in business.

Melinda Staudinger
$1,000

Louisa County Chamber of Commerce Pathway to PVCC Scholarship – LEF The Louisa Forward Foundation Board of Directors and our partner organization, the Louisa County Chamber of Commerce, are pleased to support the Louisa Education Foundation Scholarship Program and will award a $1,000 scholarship to a Louisa County High School graduate with an average 3.0 G.P.A. that has already been accepted to an accredited institution for higher learning or trade school with an interest in business.

Madison Helmick
$1,000

Louisa County Rotary Club Scholarship The Rotary Scholarship is given to a student who exemplifies the Rotary theme of “Service above Self.”

Emma Ryan, Diane Tornel
$1,500

Louisa County Ruritan Club College and Trade School Scholarship This scholarship is from the civic organization Louisa County Ruritan Club for academic and community services.

Mackenzie Randlett, Emma Ryan, Sophia Ryan, Mariah Tolliver
$2,000

Masonic Lodge #311 Scholarship This scholarship is from the Masonic Lodge 311 for a deserving high school student.

Madison Helmick, Mariah Tolliver
$500

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award: Louisa Courthouse Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution.

Owen Yarrington
$1,000

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Marjorie Woolfolk Historical Literacy Scholarship Kalile Shelton $1,000 Louisa Education Foundation Class of 2026 Scholarship

This scholarship focuses on character, school citizenship, academic achievement, and participation in school and community activities.

Sophia Braxton, Amara Comfort, Jaiden Comfort, Tyler Daughtrey, Wendy Espinoza, Kevin Nieto, Brooke Pennella, Sophia Ryan, Teneya Scott, Kalile Shelton, Steven Smith, Haylee Snow, Lilith Zaleski
$1,000

Louise Proffitt Spencer Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to a deserving high school senior at LCHS.

Kiley Honaker
$1,000

Louisa Temple Lodge # 113 AF & AM Masons Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to a deserving student in the graduating class at LCHS.

Amara Comfort
$1,000

Masonic Day Lodge 48 AF & AM Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to a deserving high school senior at LCHS.

Connor Alley, Emma Ryan
$1,000

Melvin Burruss Memorial Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to a deserving high school senior at LCHS.

Sophia Ryan, Diane Tornel
$1,000

Mineral United Methodist Church Mission CTE Award Scholarship – LEF This scholarship is awarded to a deserving high school senior at LCHS.

Milana Fomin
$1,000

Moss-Nuckols Elementary School PTA Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to a deserving high school senior at LCHS who attended MNES.

Brooklyn Nemec, Melinda Staudinger
$500

Mt. Pleasant United Methodist
Church

This award is based on academics, school and community activities, and need.

Baylee Burkhead, Brooke Pennella, Sophia Ryan
$3,000

NAACP – Louisa County Branch # 7085 This scholarship is awarded to a deserving high school senior at LCHS.

Madison Helmick, Kaiir Jones $500 Nicklous Pendleton Memorial Scholarship PVCC This scholarship is awarded to a deserving high school who plans to attend PVCC upon graduation from LCHS.

Phoenix Barlup
$1,000

Madison Helmick, Tyler Daughtrey, Gabriella Pabon
$500

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative This scholarship is awarded to deserving seniors who have completed a Career and Technical Education program during their time at LCHS.

William Toney, Hunter Luck, Grayton Clough, Kaylee Hicks, Dillan Sanchez
$1,000
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative

This scholarship is awarded to deserving seniors who have completed a Career and Technical Education program during their time at LCHS.

William Toney, Hunter Luck, Grayton Clough, Kaylee Hicks, Dillan Sanchez
$1,000

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity: Clarence A. Jones Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to a deserving senior.

Amara Comfort
$700

Pamela Marie Wilson Art Scholarship – LEF

This scholarship will be awarded as a tribute to Pamela Marie Wilson, LCHS Class of 1992, with special consideration given to a candidate expressing an interest in arts education, i.e., a desire to teach visual or performance arts after college graduation, and who demonstrates economic need in order to complete post-secondary educational goals.

Brooklyn Nemec
$1,000

Reynolds Community College Board Scholarship The Reynolds College Board Scholarship is provided to one outstanding graduating senior from each high school in the college’s service region.

Winners are selected based on their academic and career goals and commitment to earning an associate degree or industry workforce credential through Reynolds Community College.

Jahia Pridgen
$5,000

John “Jack” and Sharon Manzari Endowed Scholarship Award – LEF This award goes to a worthy senior in pursuit of a post-secondary education at Community College or Technical School.

Madison Helmick
$5,000

Coach Cutright Track and Cross Country Athlete Award LEF This scholarship is awarded to a track/cross country athlete with financial need who has earned 6 letters in CC, indoor, and/or outdoor track and who is in the top 20% of their class who plans to attend a 2- or 4-year college Amara Comfort $500

Trevilians Elementary School Merit Scholarship

Virginia King Scholarship

The Trevilians Elementary Merit Scholarship is awarded to graduating seniors from Louisa County High School that attended TES. Scholarship recipients exhibit outstanding character traits and serve as positive role models in the community; both PTA and TES staff fund these awards.

Abigail Madison, Sophia Ryan
$500

The Virginia King Scholarship is presented by the Charlottesville Chapter of the Links Incorporated.

Audrey Ryan
$1,000

Louisa County and Vicinity Ministers’ Conference This scholarship is awarded to a deserving high school senior at LCHS.

Kaiir Jones, Brooklyn Nemec
$1,000

Women’s Club of Blue Ridge Shores Career Pathway Award – LEF This award goes to a graduate who is focused on a Career & Technical pathway in a postsecondary environment.

Baylee Burkhead
$2,000

William A. and Alma A.

Cooke Foundation Four-Year Scholarship
Sumner Armstrong, Audrey Ryan, Emma Ryan, Sophia Ryan

This fund was established by the William A. Cooke Foundation to help support high school students, residing in the Counties of Louisa and Orange, to further their formal education through accredited college, university, or vocational school in the United States. While Mr.

Cooke never had the opportunity to pursue traditional higher education, he recognized the advantages of such an education in enabling a life of public service.

$20,000

William A. and Alma A. Cooke Foundation Scholarship This fund was established by the William A. Cooke Foundation to help support high school students, residing in the Counties of Louisa and Orange, to further their formal education through accredited college, university, or vocation school in the United States. While Mr. Cooke never had the opportunity to pursue traditional higher education, he recognized the advantages of such an education in enabling a life of public service.

Lillian Liles, Connor Alley, Andrew Bradford,
$10,000

William A. and Alma A.

Cooke Foundation Two-Year Scholarship This fund was established by the William A. Cooke Foundation to help support high school students, residing in the Counties of Louisa and Orange, to further their formal education through accredited college, university, or vocational school in the United States. This scholarship provides $2,000 for the first two years of school at the community college and $10,000 for years three and four at a four year college or university.

Madison Helmick, Jahia Pridgen
William A. and Alma A. Cooke Foundation Two-Year Scholarship

$12,000

This fund was established by the William A. Cooke Foundation to help support high school students, residing in the Counties of Louisa and Orange, to further their formal education through accredited college, university, or vocational school in the United States.

Diane Tornel, Kalile Shelton, Grayton Clough
$10,000

William A. and Alma A. Cooke Foundation Merit Scholarship This fund was established by the William A. Cooke Foundation to help support high school students, residing in the Counties of Louisa and Orange, to further their formal education through accredited college, university, or vocation school in the United States. While Mr. Cooke never had the opportunity to pursue traditional higher education, he recognized the advantages of such an education in enabling a life of public service.

Maya Akram Amara Comfort, Haley Davis, Lillian Hawley, Lily Hix, Karleigh Lundy, Kristen Martinez, Bayleigh Michael, Elizabeth Middlesworth, Elliott Moreno, Brooklyn Nemec, Brooke Pennella, Arianna Ramirez, Haylee Snow, Nathan Sampson, Benjamin Stallard, Melinda Staudinger, Chelsea Stone, Isabella Williams
$1,000