Press Release

CTE Students Earn Scholarships to Support Career and Training Goals

Topic
Career/Techncial Education
A student learns to weld in a Career Technical Education program.

Charleston, W.Va. - The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is pleased to announce the 2025 Albert Yanni Scholarship recipients. This year, 30 career technical education (CTE) students earned the $2,000 award to assist with their education and/or training related to their career aspirations. 

The scholarship is open to Mountain State high school seniors who pursue professional certification programs while maintaining strong academic and attendance standards.

“On behalf of the West Virginia Board of Education and the West Virginia Department of Education, I commend the 2025 class of Albert Yanni Scholarship recipients for their achievements,” said State Superintendent of Schools Michele L. Blatt. “They have performed exceptionally in the classroom and their certification programs. Their hard work will serve them well as they advance through their fields of study and certifications.”

The 2025 Albert Yanni Scholarship winners are:

Student NameSchool
Knowlen BaskinBen Franklin Career Center
Makaya WoodBoone Career and Technical Center
Molly TurnerBoone Career and Technical Center
Jaden JarrellBoone Career and Technical Center
Christina RobertsBoone Career and Technical Center
Shealyn StoneBoone Career and Technical Center
Abigale StewartBridgeport High School
Calleigh MorganBridgeport High School
Sarah YearegoBridgeport High School
Karigan WildroudtGrafton High School
Ashley MendezGreenbrier East High School
Peyton FordGreenbrier West High School
Victoria FinleyJohn Marshall High School
Kylie KeplingerKeyser High School
Linsie AsherMid-Ohio Valley Technical Institute
Karina Vargas AlvarezMonongalia County Technical Education Center
Seth ArgabriteMonongalia County Technical Education Center
Lydia HeavnerPendleton County High School
Kaylee PrittPocahontas High School
Jaycee PritchettPrinceton Senior High School
Trey SmithPutnam Career and Technical Center
Natalie NesselrotteSt. Albans High School
Marci FryeScott High School
Adrian CaragShady Spring High School
Emma WilliamsSpring Valley High School
Trenton RennerSt. Marys High School
Haydon AmmonsTyler Consolidated High School
Brynna PyleWebster County High School
Gabriella Lynn SpickardWeir High School
Maliah MiskiewiczWheeling Park High School

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