The Peoria Unified School District is excited to share the graduating Class of 2026 earned a collective $93.7 million in scholarship awards. Scholarships were awarded based on academic merit, athletics, arts, community service and more.
Below are the scholarship totals by school:
Cactus High School- $8,161,915
Centennial High School- $16,715,062
Ironwood High School- $13,334,426
Liberty High School- $18,293,744
Peoria High School- $9,441,896
Peoria Flex Academy- $2,500
Raymond S. Kellis High School- $11,475,296
Sunrise Mountain High School- $16,329,091
TOTAL- $93,753,930
Centennial, Ironwood, Peoria and Peoria Flex Academy all saw an increase in the total amount of scholarships earned compared to last year. A few highlights from this year include the following:
Sunrise Mountain High School senior Sophia Schahn earned $2,284,000 in scholarships.
Liberty High School senior Kylie McEwen received a scholarship from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Ironwood High School seniors Abigail Hererra and Fatima Ijaz were awarded $6,000 for winning a national DECA challenge.
34 graduating seniors received one or more scholarships from the Peoria Education Foundation.
Peoria Unified will celebrate the Class of 2026 during graduations open to the public. Additional information, including dates, times and locations can be found at www.peoriaunified.org/graduation.