The future is bright for SECO Energy’s 2025 Scholarship awardees. SECO’s Board of Trustees approved $36,000 in scholarships to high school seniors graduating this year who reside in homes served by SECO. These 12 outstanding local students exemplify academic excellence and leadership within their communities.
On Monday, April 21, the SECO Youth Programs Committee hosted a special recognition event to honor this year’s 12 Youth Scholarship awardees. Each student was awarded a $3,000 scholarship to support their educational journey. SECO Energy’s Board of Trustees President and District 3 Trustee Gerald Anderson congratulated the 2025 Youth Scholarship awardees.
President Anderson stated, “Congratulations to this year’s exceptional student awardees and their families that have supported their education goals. Learning about their accomplishments, fields of study, and the accolades earned by these young men and women in our communities is truly impressive. SECO and other electric cooperatives are constantly seeking new talent, and I believe we can find that talent right here in our hometowns. I encourage these students to consider bringing their talents, skills, and abilities to SECO Energy when the time comes to begin their careers.”
SECO Energy’s 2025 Scholarship Awardees are:
- Cayman Azis – Celebration High School – Marine Biology and Ecology
- Abigail Colon – West Port High School – Animal Science
- Cedrick Gener – Citrus High School – Electrical Engineering
- Maria Leon-Salazar – Real Life Christian Academy – Mechanical Engineering
- Suhani Nihalani – Vanguard High School – Biomedical Engineering
- Isabella Raistrick – West Port High School – Nursing
- Charles Randall – Foundation Academy – Nuclear Engineering
- Peyton Ressler – The Villages Charter High School – Political Science
- Jonathan Rodriguez – Lake County Home School – Mechanical Engineering
- Mittie Thomas-O’Brien – Umatilla High School – Health Services Administration
- Zachary Townsend – Belleview High School – Constructional Engineering
- Leslie Zavala-Guillen – South Sumter High School – Medicine
SECO Energy CEO Curtis Wynn shared similar sentiments. Wynn said, “As I reviewed the scholarship awardees selected by the Youth Programs Committee, I was inspired by their stories and achievements. Congratulations, students – you are on the path of success because of your hard work, dedication and commitment to excellence. As President Anderson mentioned, SECO and the energy industry as a whole are in need of young driven talent as we embrace emerging new technologies and navigate new industry challenges.”
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SECO Energy is a not-for-profit electric cooperative serving more than 250,000 homes and businesses across the Florida counties of Sumter, Citrus, Marion, Lake, Levy, Pasco, and Hernando. SECO is the seventh-largest electric co-op in the nation. SECO’s wholesale power provider is Seminole Electric, one of the nation’s largest generation and transmission cooperatives, serving two million consumers in Florida. Seminole is owned by nine electric distribution cooperatives, and SECO is one of those nine member-owners. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
