Saturday, November 14, 2026
Colin Donegan, Abigail Gallup, and Angel Bartlett with Rosemary Zore, founder of the Fallen Officers Foundation. Donegan won Fallen Officers and Marco Island Woman’s Club Scholarships. Bartlett won Bright Futures, Fallen Officers and Stanley Lapinski Memorial Scholarship.
Lily Braun with Vice Principal Vanessa Koch. Braun won Bright Futures, Eckerd College Academic Achievement, Florida Southern College Academic, Forum Club’s William S. Gentry and Marco Island Kiwanis Club Scholarships.
Abigail Gallup with Betsy Perdichizzi. Gallup won Fallen Officers, Marco Island Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Marco Island Woman’s Club and PEO International STAR Scholarships.
sabella Burgos, Riley Letendre, and Rachel Weiner with MIA Dean of Students, Kevin Ray. Burgos won Bright Futures, District Thespians Senior, Marco Island Foundation of the Arts, Marco Island Kiwanis Club and Rotary Club of Marco Island Noontime Scholarships. Letendre won Bright Futures, Doris Reynolds Journalism/English, and Marco Island Foundation of the Arts Scholarships. Weiner won Marco Island Foundation of the Arts and Marco Island Woman’s Club Scholarships.
Sky LaButte, Phoenix Gutierrez, and Bella Burgos with Patricia Rutledge. LaButte won Bright Futures, Rotary Club of Marco Island Noontime, Rotary Club of Marco Island Sunrise and Marco Island Woman’s Club Scholarships.
Haylen Irvan and Phoenix Gutierrez with Principal Melissa Scott. Irvan won Bright Futures, Rotary Club of Marco Island Noontime, Rotary Club of Marco Island Sunrise, and the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Scholarships. Gutierrez won Bright Futures, Marco Island Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club of Marco Island Noontime, Rotary Club of Marco Island Sunrise, Marco Island Woman’s Club, Edith and John Melinas, and Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Scholarships.
Nicholas Vergo with Athletic Director Ryan Roberts. Vergo is MIA’s Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete Scholarship representative. He also won Bright Futures, National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Collier County Chapter Leadership Award and San Marco Catholic Church Scholarships.
Salutatorian Brenna White laughs as principal Melissa Scott presents Valedictorian Skye LaButte with her award.
Marco Island Academy’s star students shone brightly Tuesday, May 24, on the school’s new Rhine Stage as 18 were recognized for winning 53 scholarships. Twenty organizations presented scholarships to the MIA students.
Phoenix Gutierrez won seven scholarships. Brenna White and Skye LaButte were recognized as the school's salutatorian and valedictorian. The school also presented department awards and special Manta Ray Recognitions. The school’s 15 Cambridge Assessment International Education Advanced International Certification of Education Diploma candidates were also recognized along with 18 Cambridge International Examinations Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma Recipients.
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