This year’s Luminary Awards for Educational Excellence event will not be held in person.

Applications for the Luminary Awards are due on April 1, 2021.

The purpose of the Luminary Awards is to recognize graduating seniors from each high school who have demonstrated significant achievements in overcoming obstacles in life and becoming bright lights on their campus, along with the teachers who have significantly impacted the students’ lives.

Sponsorship opportunities are available if you would like to support our amazing students!

Contact us at 512-594-0375

Previous Award Honorees

2020 Luminary Award Honorees

• Reece Brown – Weiss HS
• R’Yani Vaughn – Weiss HS
• Yamily Ibarra – Connally HS
• Zachary Roland – Connally HS
• Ashley Lister – Hendrickson HS
• Hunter Pope – Hendrickson HS
• Eviaha Johnson – Pflugerville HS
• Ruby Kellough – Pflugerville HS
• Brian Navarro – PACE

Runner-Ups ($250 Scholarship)

• Leticia Hernandez – Hendrickson HS
• Jose Gonzalez Macedo – Pflugerville HS
• Anny Delacruz Hinojosa – Pflugerville HS
• Genesis Sedillo – Connally HS
• Michelle Ngo – Weiss HS

2019 Luminary Award Honorees

• Ali Al-Adhami – Connally HS
• Eddie Burgess – Connally HS
• Dustin Lindgren – Hendrickson HS
• Trey Gutierrez – Hendrickson HS
• Analisa Escamilla – PACE
• Daneicesyah McDonald – Pflugerville HS
• David Hudson – Pflugerville HS

2018 Luminary Award Honorees

Connally High School
Honoree – Cruzdiego Olivarez; Mentor – Elliott Jempty
Honoree – Ochin Roque Chong; Mentor – Christian Perez de la Vega

Hendrickson High School
Honoree – Anjela Salgado; Mentor – Holly Dorsey
Honoree – Zackary Scott; Mentor – Chief James Michael Baker

PACE High School
Honoree – Tanner Arnett; Mentor – Tony Carr
Honoree – Raizzette Valderrama; Mentor – Elsa Rosas

Pflugerville High School
Honoree – De’Aveon Kahey; Mentor – Ana Bowie
Honoree – James Cooley; Mentor – Dustin Parks

Pflugerville Education Foundation Scholarship
Vivianne Shaffer, Hendrickson High School

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2017 Luminary Award Honorees

• Luminary: Khala Hanson, Pflugerville High School
  Mentoring Educator: April Hundl
• Luminary: Deisy Hernandez, Connally High School
  Mentoring Educator: Elizabeth Harrelson
• Luminary: Mitchell McDonald, Pflugerville High School
  Mentoring Educator: Mary Pennington
• Luminary: Breanna Portillo, Hendrickson High School
  Mentoring Educator: Tonya Allen
• Luminary: Lauren Yamthe, Connally High School
  Mentoring Educator: Michelle Melton
• Luminary: Madysen Zamora, Hendrickson High School
  Mentoring Educator: Amy Wiesenhutter

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