Southwest ISD Students Earn Valero Alamo Bowl Scholarships in Historic Award Year
Southwest Independent School District students were among those recognized during a milestone year for the Valero Alamo Bowl Student-Athlete Scholarship Program, which distributed a record amount of funding to graduating seniors across the region.
Nathaniel Mireles of Southwest High School and Ethan Macias and Orion Zapata of Southwest Legacy High School were selected as 2025 scholarship recipients, each earning a $7,500 award. In total, the program awarded scholarships to 102 seniors representing 80 high schools throughout the San Antonio area.
Mireles is a three-year National Honor Society member and treasurer, treasurer for Business Professionals of America, historian for CyberPatriots, and a three-year football athlete who also competes in tennis. His involvement reflects the scholarship program’s emphasis on both academic achievement and leadership development.
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At Southwest Legacy High School, Macias is a varsity baseball captain and First Team All-Academic athlete who also studies welding and volunteers with the Blue Santa Parade and Wreaths Across America. Zapata is a four-year varsity baseball athlete, a three-year team captain, Heart Award recipient, and National Honor Society treasurer.
Since its inception, the Valero Alamo Bowl Scholarship Program has grown significantly, beginning in 2000 with 26 students splitting $52,000. In 2025 alone, the Bowl’s combined high school and college scholarship programs awarded approximately $1.25 million to 180 deserving students.
Tiffany Krenek has been on the My Neighborhood News team since August 2021. She is passionate about curating and sharing content that enriches the lives of our readers in a personal, meaningful way. A loving mother and wife, Tiffany and her family live in the West Houston/Cypress region.
