In 2025, the Community Foundation awarded $250,150 in scholarships to 85 students through 100 individual awards.
Pictured are 39 of our newest scholarship recipients this spring—including 33 graduating seniors from local high schools, one local homeschool student, three College of the Albemarle graduates, and two community members.
In addition, 46 returning college students received renewal scholarships for the 2025–2026 academic year.
L-R, Top to Bottom: Julian Alvarez Isidoro, Kristin Bennett, Logan Botson, Patrick Bravo, Jose Brown, Samuel Cage, Bryson Capps, Kylee Carter, Kelley Cook, Annie Coyle, Addison Daniel, Cormac Davis, Mason Dobie, Parker Doerr, Abigail Edwards, Kirra Ensenat, Elizabeth Fairbanks, Tobias Fleckenstein, Caroline Fuller, Skye Hall, Jade Hernandez-Sanchez, Jamie Hopkins, Dresden Jackson, Mya Kelly, Audrey Kramer, Emerson Mann, April McPherson, Joshua Mouser, Noah O’Neal, Danny Palacios-Badillo, Catherine Parker, Trace Riden, Natalie Scarborough, Aaron Stewart, Caroline Stocks, Mary Kathryn Stroud, Spencer Twiford, Hannah Wallace, Mary Williams.
Outer Banks Community Foundation 2025 Scholarship Recipients
| Barbara Barnes Sherman Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Jose Brown | Manteo High School | $1,000 |
| Best Family Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Catherine Tyre | Manteo High School | $1,000 |
| Bill Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Chloe Clark | First Flight High School | $1,000 |
| Renewing Student | Ivy Godwin | Manteo High School | $1,000 |
| Graduating Senior | Jamie Holcomb | Manteo High School | $1,000 |
| Renewing Student | Jeni Hooper | Manteo High School | $1,000 |
| Renewing Student | Isabella Thorn | First Flight High School | $1,000 |
| Graduating Senior | Addison Daniel | Currituck High School | $1,000 |
| Catherine Carrington Clawson Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Jordan Holcomb | Manteo High School | $2,000 |
| Charles H. & Dorothy S. Luedemann Art Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Thomas (Tommy) May | First Flight High School | $3,500 |
| Renewing Student | Fernanda Perez-Chavarria | Manteo High School | $3,500 |
| Renewing Student | Loxley Wayland | First Flight High School | $3,500 |
| Courtney M. Burgess Memorial Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Kayla Hallac | First Flight High School | $1,500 |
| Renewing Student | Chloe Wienert | First Flight High School | $1,500 |
| Curtis Creech Memorial Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Alonah Austin | Manteo High School | $1,700 |
| Dare County Association of Fire Officers Scholarship Fund in Memory of Douglas A. Remaley | |||
| Graduating Senior | Kristin Bennett | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $2,000 |
| Graduating Senior | Logan Botson | First Flight High School | $2,000 |
| Graduating Senior | Cormac Davis | Manteo High School | $2,000 |
| Graduating Senior | Abigail Edwards | First Flight High School | $2,000 |
| Doug and Maureen King Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Skye Hall | First Flight High School | $1,500 |
| Dr. Frederic B. Jr. and Ernestine H. Westervelt Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Marilyn Espinosa Monter | Ocracoke High School | $1,500 |
| Graduating Senior | Danny Palacios-Badillo | Ocracoke High School | $1,500 |
| Duck Woods Ladies Golf Founders Scholarship | |||
| Graduating Senior | Mason Dobie | First Flight High School | $2,000 |
| Duck Woods Ladies Tennis Association 1st Year Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Samuel Cage | Manteo High School | $3,000 |
| Graduating Senior | Addison Daniel | Currituck High School | $3,000 |
| Graduating Senior | Jamie Hopkins | Manteo High School | $3,000 |
| Duck Woods Ladies Tennis Association Scholarship Funds | |||
| Renewing Student | Grace Garman | Manteo High School | $3,000 |
| Elizabeth and Wayne Evans Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Benjamin Hanusik | Manteo High School | $5,000 |
| Renewing Student | Alayna Jester | First Flight High School | $5,000 |
| Renewing Student | Daisy Morales Bravo | First Flight High School | $5,000 |
| Renewing Student | Mya Murphy | First Flight High School | $5,000 |
| Frank M. Cahoon Memorial Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Aaron Stewart | First Flight High School | $1,300 |
| Gayle Grinstead Memorial Scholarship | |||
| Graduating Senior | Logan Botson | First Flight High School | $3,000 |
| Renewing Student | Anita Lin | JP Knapp Early College High School | $3,000 |
| Renewing Student | Samantha Vargas-Aparicio | First Flight High School | $3,000 |
| George W. Neighbors Memorial Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Kellen Morris | First Flight High School | $1,400 |
| Glenn & Pat Eure Endowment Fund for Arts Education | |||
| Graduating Senior | Mary Williams | First Flight High School | $1,300 |
| Greg & Eden Honeycutt Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Alan Garcia Velazquez | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $1,000 |
| Renewing Student | Mariah Temple | Ocracoke High School | $10,000 |
| Hanft McDevitt Family Scholarship Fund | |||
| COA Graduate | April McPherson | School out of the area | $1,700 |
| Healthcare Professionals Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Emerson Mann | First Flight High School | $4,000 |
| Helping Hand Cookie Jar Scholarship | |||
| Community Member | Natalie Scarborough | JP Knapp Early College High School | $2,000 |
| Community Member | Hannah Wallace | School out of the area | $2,000 |
| Howell Revier Shearouse, Jr. Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Jeni Hooper | Manteo High School | $5,000 |
| Inez Daniels Austin Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Catherine Parker | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $3,000 |
| Irene Nolan Memorial Scholarship | |||
| Graduating Senior | Audrey Kramer | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $1,000 |
| Jeannette U. McOwen Memorial Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Jordan Haywood | First Flight High School | $1,000 |
| Renewing Student | Amanda Hernley | Manteo High School | $1,000 |
| Jerry & Arlene Davis Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Kylee Carter | Manteo High School | $6,000 |
| Renewing Student | Ebony Orgsbon | Manteo High School | $6,000 |
| Renewing Student | Samantha Vargas-Aparicio | First Flight High School | $6,000 |
| Joe Riddick Trade & Technical Scholarship | |||
| Graduating Senior | Trace Riden | First Flight High School | $1,500 |
| John T. Daniels, Lois Pearce Smith, and J. Bryan Smith Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Spencer Twiford | Manteo High School | $1,000 |
| Josephine A. Oden Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Sherlyn Mendieta-Lozano | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $5,000 |
| Karen Willis Memorial Scholarship | |||
| Graduating Senior | Kelley Cook | Manteo High School | $5,000 |
| Renewing Student | Isabella Thorn | First Flight High School | $5,000 |
| Lillian W. Riddick Scholarship Fund for Nurses | |||
| Renewing Student | Alyssa Bryan | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $2,000 |
| Renewing Student | Casia Ensenat | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $2,000 |
| Love of Learning Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Kirra Ensenat | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $2,500 |
| Lucian Griffin Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Regan Parker | Currituck High School | $1,000 |
| Mary Anne McKay Memorial Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Graham Godwin | Manteo High School | $2,500 |
| Renewing Student | Adrian Simpson | Manteo High School | $2,500 |
| COA Graduate | Patrick Bravo | Manteo High School | $2,500 |
| Milton A. Jewell Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Parker Doerr | Home Schooled | $6,000 |
| Renewing Student | Maggie McNinch | First Flight High School | $6,000 |
| Renewing Student | Catherine Tyre | Manteo High School | $6,000 |
| Renewing Student | Colson Walker | Manteo High School | $6,000 |
| NCPC Bettye Neff Merit Award in Communications Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Jackson Strange | Ocracoke High School | $700 |
| OBX Scholars Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | John Cook | Manteo High School | $2,000 |
| Renewing Student | Charlotte Ernst | First Flight High School | $4,000 |
| Renewing Student | Grace Vernesoni | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $2,000 |
| Renewing Student | Josephine Voight | First Flight High School | $4,000 |
| Ocracoke Friends of the Library Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Noah O’Neal | Ocracoke High School | $1,000 |
| Osborne Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Caroline Fuller | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $1,500 |
| Renewing Student | Mya Murphy | First Flight High School | $1,000 |
| Renewing Student | Kiana Willis | Manteo High School | $1,000 |
| Outer Banks Association of Realtors Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Julian Alvarez Isidoro | Manteo High School | $1,500 |
| Graduating Senior | Kristin Bennett | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $1,500 |
| Graduating Senior | Samuel Cage | Manteo High School | $1,500 |
| Graduating Senior | Dresden Jackson | First Flight High School | $1,500 |
| Graduating Senior | Mya Kelly | Manteo High School | $1,500 |
| Graduating Senior | Audrey Kramer | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $1,500 |
| Graduating Senior | Caroline Stocks | Ocracoke High School | $1,500 |
| Graduating Senior | Spencer Twiford | Manteo High School | $1,500 |
| R. Stewart Couch Hatteras Island Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Kristin Bennett | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $7,000 |
| R. Wayne Gray Memorial Scholarship Fund | |||
| COA Graduate | Mary Kathryn Stroud | First Flight High School | $1,250 |
| Ralph & Ida Lee Saunders Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Joshua Royals | Currituck High School | $1,000 |
| Ray Gray, Jr. Memorial Scholarship | |||
| Graduating Senior | Elizabeth Fairbanks | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $1,000 |
| Rex Sample Fund for Courage and Determination | |||
| Graduating Senior | Bryson Capps | First Flight High School | $1,000 |
| Robert E. Rollason, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Joshua Mouser | First Flight High School | $1,000 |
| SAGA Community Focus Scholarship | |||
| Renewing Student | Kevin Gonzalez-Herrera | Manteo High School | $1,000 |
| Sawyer Scholarship Endowment Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Danny Palacios-Badillo | Ocracoke High School | $1,000 |
| Scott Day Family Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Jade Hernandez-Sanchez | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $1,000 |
| Renewing Student | Alexis Zavala-Roldan | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $1,000 |
| Smith-Cooper Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Tobias Fleckenstein | Manteo High School | $5,000 |
| Teddy and Savory Garrett Veterinary Medicine Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Brandon Woods | First Flight High School | $2,000 |
| Vocational Opportunity Fund for Northeastern North Carolina | |||
| Graduating Senior | Annie Coyle | First Flight High School | $1,800 |
| Wallace H. McCown Scholarship Fund | |||
| Graduating Senior | Samuel Cage | Manteo High School | $1,500 |
| Graduating Senior | Catherine Parker | Cape Hatteras Secondary School | $1,500 |
| Warren and Jane Davis Memorial Dare Math/Science Scholarship Fund | |||
| Renewing Student | Isaac Drummond | Home Schooled | $2,000 |
