2026 Recipients
The 2026 winners of the “Ride of the Your Life” scholarship excel academically, are actively involved in their schools, and demonstrate a history of service to the community.
District 1
Antaneyah Beaton
Whale Branch Early College High School
Christian Blease
Philip Simmons High School
Qianxi Chang
Bluffton High School
Helena Fister
Hilton Head Island High School
Hannah Mazzell
Summerville High School
Lucas Morrison
Lucy Beckham High School
D’Juan Robinson
Goose Creek High School
Amelia Shultz
Parents Association Christian Education
District 2
Jayden Brougton
South Aiken High School
David (Sanders) Brown
Chapin High School
Johnathan Brown
Airport High School
Aidan Gindlesperger
River Bluff High School
Savana-Lee Heffner-Parrish
Spring Valley High School
Hayden Howell
Brookland-Cayce High School
Angela Mercado
Ridge View High School
Abigail Moseley
AC Flora High School
District 3
Jordan Chinn
Strom Thurmond High School
Brooklynn Fuller
T.L. Hanna High School
Brooklyn Iseli
Walhalla High School
Thomas Marshall
Pendleton High School
Elizabeth Viseth
S.C. Governor’s School for Agriculture – John de la Howe
Ginna Wates
Strom Thurmond High School
Marquis Webber
Hillcrest High School
Douglas Williams
Newberry High School
District 4
Lydia Alix
Upstate Homeschool Co-op
Charlie Deetz
Dorman High School
Darius Hammonds
Oakbrook Preparatory School
Martha Garcia Hernandez
Legacy Early College
Nancy Hicks
J. L. Mann High School
Aiden Jones
Greer High School
Maxim Kachanovich
James F. Byrnes High School
Cesia Tomas-Miguel
Berea High School
District 5
Alexa Galeota
Clover High School
William (Evans) Hall
York Comprehensive High School
Jacob Lessard
Thomas Sumter Academy
Reagan Lewis
Catawba Ridge High School
Buxton Marks
Catawba Ridge High School
Elahsia West
Rock Hill High School
Kayla Wrenn
Homeschool
District 6
Makalah Ford
Blythewood High School
Mary Catherine Gabrielli
Gray Collegiate Academy
Antonio Grether
Thomas Heyward Academy
Mario James
Lower Richland High School
Charles Jutzeler
Ashley Ridge High School
Addison Matthew Marcy
Homeward Education Association
Anna McLaine Murphy
Dutch Fork High School
Zaniah Smith
South Carolina Connections Academy
District 7
Ray Barrineau
Waccamaw High School
Antwan Drawhorn Jr.
Dillon High School
Jeremiah Ellerbe
Wilson High School
Kate Gasque
Latta High School
Jailyn Melton
McBee High School
Logyn Rush
St. James High School
Aarin Smith
Marlboro County High School
JaKarr Spivey
Cheraw High School