News Release

WARSAW — The Kosciusko Board of Realtors announces its 2024 Scholarship winners. The KBOR scholarship is designed to identify and encourage bright and motivated students in Kosciusko County.

In assisting with educational expenses KBOR hopes to help these students achieve all their continuing education goals. Realtor members are proud to help build a better community through programs such as this in hopes that these students make significant contributions in their chosen field.

Maya Contreras

Maya Contreras is a graduate of Warsaw Community High School. She was awarded KBOR’s 2024 “Spirit of the Heart” scholarship. This award honors Realtor Professionals who have been lost that touched their community throughout their lives.  KBOR hopes to pass on the spirit of mission and purpose with this specially designated scholarship. Contreras’ community service includes volunteering at Magical Meadows, assisting with horse therapy for disabled children. She also volunteered with the Animal Welfare Leagues, Teen Court, and Habitat for Humanity. She will be attending Purdue University in the fall majoring in engineering. Her career ambition is to work on projects that could potentially help revolutionize healthcare or develop sustainable technologies. She is the daughter of Rafael and Shelly Contreras.

Addisyn Daley

After her graduation from Lakeland Christian Academy this spring, Addisyn Daley will be attending Asbury University in central Kentucky in the fall. She will be majoring in equine studies, with a focus on assisted activities and training. While attending high school, Daley volunteered as an instructor for three years, at Kosciusko County’s local therapeutic horseback riding barn, Magical Meadows. She also volunteered with Combined Community Services and Habitat for Humanity. This was in addition to participating in volleyball, basketball, track, and band at school. Her parents are Jim and Noelle Daley.

Macy Petersen

Macy Petersen is a 2024 Tippecanoe Valley High School graduate. She played basketball throughout her high school career. She was named to the academic All-State Honorable Mention Team by IBCA. Along with sports, she is an active member of the Mentone United 4-H Club. Petersen has been accepted at North Central University in the heart of downtown Minneapolis, Minn. Her major field of study will be sports management. Her aspiration is to obtain a job in the sports world on either the marketing or management side. She is the daughter of Mike and Sarah Petersen of Claypool.

Riley Shepherd

Riley Shepherd lives in Leesburg and is a recent graduate of Tippecanoe Valley. Shepherd has been a member of the National Honor Society since 2022 and was selected as an Academic All-Conference Athlete in 2023. This fall, he will begin to pursue a degree in agribusiness at Huntington University. His love for agriculture has come from growing up around production farms and 10 years of involvement in 4-H. After a four-year varsity basketball career at Tippecanoe Valley, Shepherd will also be playing basketball for Huntington University. His parents are Joel and Karla Shepherd.

Vanellyz Vazquez Texidor

Vanellyz Vazquez Texidor is a Warsaw Community High School graduate. Texidor’s extracurricular activities during the past four years included peer tutoring, and volunteering in day care along with participating in the HOSA and Latino Club. After losing her father at an early age, Texidor was called to a career in nursing, which she will be majoring in at Manchester University. She sees nursing as an opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives. Her parents are Jose Vazquez Alvarez and Vanessa Texidor Garay.

Morgan Tuinstra

Morgan Tunistra graduated Warsaw Community High School with Academic Honors and Technical Honors. She also completed dual credit hour courses in the Nursing Pathway program through Ivy Tech Community College obtaining a clinical certified medical assistant degree upon graduation. Tunistra will be continuing her nursing education this fall at Indiana Wesleyan University. Her goal after graduation from Wesleyan is to pursue a well-established career in nursing to make a positive impact. She is the daughter of Andrew and Julia Tuinstra.