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Updated: January 9, 2025 @ 1:36 am
Alexis Gongora
Pictured are Chevron Scholar Athlete of the Week honorees with the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation at the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
Alexis Gongora
Pictured are Chevron Scholar Athlete of the Week honorees with the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation at the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
NEW ORLEANS – Ponchatoula High School softball player Alexis Gongora is among the 16 student-athletes from 10 parishes awarded scholarship funds as the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation’s Scholar Athletes of the Week, presented by Chevron.
This annual initiative supports local student-athletes pursuing higher education by providing scholarships and recognition to outstanding high school seniors from the Greater New Orleans region. Each recipient was honored at a school assembly, game or local event, where they received their award in the presence of representatives from the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation. Weekly, student-athletes were selected to receive the Chevron Scholar Athlete of the Week award, along with a $1,000 scholarship to the college of their choice.
Now in its eighth year, the program celebrates students who have demonstrated excellence both on the field and in the classroom. This year’s recipients hail from 15 different area high schools throughout the 10-parish Greater New Orleans region, are all seniors graduating in May 2025, have participated in high school sports for at least three years and have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
As part of their recognition, all winning student-athletes were recently invited to the R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, where they were presented and celebrated on the field during the game.
“The student-athletes selected as Chevron Scholar Athlete of the Week have demonstrated their dedication to furthering their education after high school while still committing themselves to their school’s sport teams. It is commendable that these young men and women have juggled practices, training and preparing for competitions along with completing homework, studying and acing exams,” said Leah Brown, public affairs manager for Chevron’s Gulf of Mexico Business Unit.
The 2024 Chevron Scholar Athlete of the Week recipients were:
Evan Agness, Mandeville High School
Jaden Bell, Varnado High School
Lia Beverly, Metairie Park Country Day School
Lily Capshaw, St. Scholastica Academy
Terrence Cormier Jr., St. Augustine High School
Jackson Doster, St. Charles Catholic High School
Braden Genius, Hahnville High School
Alexis Gongora, Ponchatoula High School
Zahyra Hayes, Lutcher High School
Jayce Markey, Hahnville High School
Cooper McNamara, Chalmette High School
Michael Reed Jr., Destrehan High School
Catalina Reichard, Mount Carmel Academy
Annika Roberson, Benjamin Franklin High School
Austin Vu, Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy
Aiden Younk, Belle Chasse High School
For more information about the Chevron Scholar Athlete of the Week program, see https://www.gnosports.com/scholar-athlete-of-the-week
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