HHS Class of 2013 graduates earn $1,915,552 in scholarships

When the Haywood High School Class of 2013 held its graduation Saturday morning, 189 students received diplomas on the L. Z. Hurley Memorial Field. But the big news came on Friday night, when administrators announced that students in this class earned a total of $1,915,552 in scholarships.

On Friday night, the seniors gathered in the HHS gymnasium for the graduation awards ceremony. Class Valedictorians are Amelia Davis, Sarah Lewis, Morgan Marlar, Molly McAdams and Rebecca Pearson, who all earned a 4.0 GPA. The rest of the Top Ten are Kenya Ector (#6), Emily Pilant (#7), Rashad Mann (#8), and Katora Holmes and Hannah Roberts, who tied for ninth place.

Also recognized were members of the Thirty-Plus Club: Connor Coulston, Chris Parker, Amy Davis, Rebecca Pearson, Emily Pilant and Molly McAdams. Each of these students has scored 30 or above on the ACT.

Winning the Joe T. Naylor Award for having the highest ACT score (30) among the boys in the class were Connor Coulston and Chris Parker. Amy Davis and Rebecca Pearson earned the Ed Thompson Award for having the highest ACT score (31) among the girls.

The Outstanding Career-Technical Scholar Award went to Connor Coulston, and the Outstanding REACH Academy Student was Briana Adams. Kadarren Bond and Molly McAdams were recipients of the Marine Distinguished Athlete Award, and the Marine Scholastic Excellence Award went to Rashad Mann and Katora Holmes.

Entering the military are: National Guard – Blake Call, Delvonte Pruitt, Lamarcus Williams and Tyler Cook; U. S. Army – Kendal Middlebrooks; U. S. Air Force – Willie Franklin and Anthony Prewitt.

Forty-four graduates earned the Tennessee Scholars distinction. This program is a business-led initiative endorsed by the Tennessee Department of Education, the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Tennessee Business Roundtable, and many other education coalitions across the state. To become Tennessee Scholars, students must complete a rigorous academic and technical course of study that exceeds the minimum requirements for a diploma. Collectively, class members who are Tennessee Scholars, performed nearly 3,520 hours of community service.

HHS Class of 2013 Tennessee Scholars are: Roneshia Alexander, Andrew Baggett, Jamecia Bond, Kadejhaa Bradford, Yaselin Cisneros, Connor Coulston, Kaayla Cunningham, Amelia Davis, Erin Dennis, De’Marious Douglas, Kenya Ector, Amber Harris, Zhanebria Henderson, Maggie Herron, Aliceson Hobock, Katora Holmes, Matthew Hooper, Jamari Johnson, Taylor Killen, Octavius Lanier, Katie Lewis, Sarah Lewis, Allix Lonon, Montravious Maclin, Rashad Mann, Morgan Marlar, Molly McAdams, Adeana Murphy, Mary Drake Owen, Christopher Parker, Rebecca Pearson, Noryani Perez, Tressa Perez, Josh Perry, Emily Pilant, Calandria Reid, Hannah Roberts, Adrianna Shaw, Andrew Tarkington, Rashawn Walker, Amber Williams, LaMarcus Williams, Marshika Wood and Ciera Woods.

REDI College Access Awards – Estimated Total = $9,100

Our community participates in the REDI College Access Program. At the awards ceremony, Brownsville Mayor Jo Matherne and Haywood County Mayor Franklin Smith presented the Haywood County-City of Brownsville Scholarships to these students to attend post-secondary institutions for the 2013-2014 academic year: Katie Lewis – Jackson State Community College; Aliceson Hobock – Jackson State Community College; Maggie Herron – University of Memphis, Lambuth; Jessica Maclin – Jackson State Community College; Yaselin Cisneros – Jackson State Community College; Kenya Ector – University of Memphis; Brandy Jones – Jackson State Community College; Sheronica Hammond – Jackson State Community College; Rhonda Clark – Jackson State Community College; Brent Crawford – Tennessee Technology Center, Whiteville; Taylor Jones – Tennessee Technology Center, Whiteville; Brittany Bradford – University of Memphis; and Traveka Person – Jackson State Community College.

College and University Scholarships – $726,452 (4 years)

Twenty-one students earned a total of $726,452 (over 4 years) in college and university scholarships. The following students have received scholarships from colleges and universities:

Amy McCage – Academic Scholarship – Tusculum College – $5,000 per year for 4 years = $20,000

Seth Birdsong – Athletic Scholarship – Dyersburg State Community College – $2,000 per year for 2 years = $4,000

Rashad Mann – Academic Scholarships – University of Tennessee, Knoxville – $8,905 per year for 4 years = $35,620

Andrew Tarkington – Leadership Scholarship – University of Arkansas, Little Rock – $8,000 per year for 4 years = $32,000

Octavius Lanier – University of Tennessee, Chattanooga – Provost’s Scholarship – $3,000 per year for 4 years = $12,000

Emily Pilant – University of Memphis – Cecil C. Humphreys Presidential Scholarship – $7,500 per year for 4 years = $30,000

Calandria Reid – Delta Sigma Theta Miss Bronze Pageant Scholarship – $1,000

Justice Brown – Lane College – Athletic Scholarship – $15,700 per year for 4 years = $62,800

Rebecca Pearson – Union University – University Scholars Award – $13,080 per year for 4 years = $52,320

Noryani Perez – Tennessee Technological University – Golden Eagle Excellence Scholarship – $2,500 per year for 4 years = $10,000

Quintavious Caldwell – Bethel University – Athletic Scholarship – $9,000 per year for 4 years = $36,000; Academic Scholarship – $1,000 per year for 4 years = $4,000 – Total = $40,000

Mason Kellum – Masonic Lodge Scholarship – $1,000

Diamond Jackson – Aurora University – Academic Scholarship – $21,000 per year for 4 years = $84,000

John Connor Coulston – Middle Tennessee State University – DREAM Academic Scholarship – $5,000 per year for 4 years = $20,000

Ca’Trecia C. Bell – Union University – Leadership Scholarship – $250 per year for 4 years = $1,000; Academic Scholarship – $2,250 per year for 4 years = $9,000 – Total = $10,000

Amelia Davis – Harding University – Music Scholarship – $1,000 per year for 4 years = $4,000; Academic Scholarship – $10,000 per year for 4 years = $40,000 – Total = $44,000

Molly McAdams – Mississippi State University – Entering Freshman Academic Excellence Scholarship – $5,000 per year for 4 years = $20,000; Academic Waiver for Out-of-State Tuition – $9,564 per year for 4 years = $38,256 – Total = $58,256

Dominique West-Wilson – Johnson and Wales University – Presidential Academic Scholarship – $4,000 per year for 4 years = $16,000; FCCLA Scholarship – $2,000 per year for 4 years = $8,000; Total = $24,000

Sarah Lewis – Jackson State Community College – Academic Service Scholarship – $3,600 per year for 2 years = $7,200

Morgan Marlar – Union University – Academic Scholarship – $7,000 per year for 4 years = $28,000; Union TBC Award – $2,000 per year for 4 years = $8,000; Alumni Leadership Scholarship – $750 per year for 4 years = $3,000; Union University Grant – $750 per year for 4 years = $3,000 – Total = $42,000

Jamari Johnson – Mississippi State University – Academic Excellence Scholarship – $3,500 per year for 4 years = $14,000 – Non-Resident Tuition Scholarship – $9,564 per year for 4 years = $38, 256 – Total = $52,256

Allix Lonon – Mississippi State University – $54,000

Chris Parker to the University of Memphis – $30,000

HOPE Scholarships — $1,066,000 over 4 years

The State of Tennessee provides HOPE Scholarships for students who meet certain academic requirements and who will continue their education at a postsecondary school in Tennessee. The following 67 seniors meet those academic criteria and are eligible for scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $5,500 per year, pending approval from the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation. Other students may qualify as their application process is completed.

Those receiving HOPE Scholarships are Alfredo Aguirre, Roneshia Alexander, Teri LaDawn Ammons, Seth Birdsong, Jamecia Bond, Kadarren Bond, Keosher Bonner, Brittany Bradford, Kadejhaa Bradford, Quintavious Caldwell, Elizabeth Campbell, Connor Coulston, Kaayla Cunningham, Erin Dennis, De’Marious Douglas, Kenya Ector, Kalin Hall, Sheronica Hammond, Amber Harris, Zhanebria Henderson, Maggie Herron, Aliceson Hobock, Khadejah Hodge, Katora Holmes, Matthew Hooper, April Hudson, Anissa Jackson, Shauna Jackson, D’Undre Jarrett, Unjanae Johnson, Brandy Jones, Taylor Killen, Octavius Lanier, Katie Lewis, Sarah Lewis, Montravious Maclin, Rashad Mann, Morgan Marlar, Amy McCage, Kaleigh McCaslin, Mary Drake Owen, Chris Parker, Rebecca Pearson, Tressa Perez, Joshua Perry, Emily Pilant, Blake Porch, Anthony Prewitt, Alycia Reed, Calandria Reid, Hannah Roberts, Yaselin Cisneros Rodriguez, Darien Sanderlin, Adrianna Shaw, Myisha Stone, Jasmine Taylor, Scott Vanstory, Rashawn Walker, Lorenzen Walker, Dakisha Watkins, Franchesta Watkins, Dominique West-Wilson, Tony Wilbourn, Amber Williams, Lamarcus Williams, Marshika Wood and Ciera Woods.

Students who have an ACT score of 29 or higher and who have a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher qualify for the General Assembly Merit Scholarship in addition to the HOPE Scholarship. Five of our graduates – Connor Coulston, Sarah Lewis, Morgan Marlar, Rebecca Pearson, and Emily Pilant – meet these qualifications and will receive General Assembly Merit Scholarship, pending approval from the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation.

Local Scholarships — $114,000  awarded

1. The Brownsville Rotary Club Scholarship – $3,000 – Awarded to Molly McAdams

2.  INSOUTH Bank Community Scholarships – $2,000  – Awarded to Katie Lewis

3.  Dunbar – Haywood County Training School / Carver High School Alumni Association, Haywood County Chapter Scholarship – $500 – Awarded to Montravious Maclin and Brandy Jones

4.  The C. A. Rawls Memorial Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Jatarius Boyd

5. Fair Lily Chapter No. 35, Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship – $250 – Awarded to Tony Wilbourn

6.  The Pearl Qualls Memorial Scholarships – Given by the Milwaukee Chapter, Dunbar-Haywood County Training/Carver High School Alumni Association – $500 each – 2 scholarships – Awarded to Anissa Jackson and Calandria Reid

7.  The Mann Scholarships – $2,000 each — $500 per semester for 2 years – (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Connor Coulston and Chris Parker

8.  Trooper John Gregory Mann Memorial Scholarship – $500 Awarded to De’Marious Douglas

9.  The Ervin Scholarships – (Given by Jere Mann Ervin) – (4 scholarships) – Bergie E. Ervin Memorial Scholarship – $5,000 – Awarded to Katora Holmes; Nell Mann Ervin Memorial Scholarship – $5,000 – Awarded to Amy Davis; Florence Ervin Dickinson Williams Memorial Scholarship – $5,000 – Awarded to Allix Lonon – Bergie E. Ervin, Jr., Memorial Scholarship- $5,000 – Awarded to Jamari Johnson

10. Brownsville-Haywood County Arts Council Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Amy Davis

11. Tennessee State University Alumni Association Scholarship – $500 – Awarded to De’Marious Douglas

12. The Mary C. Ragland Memorial Scholarship – $750 – Awarded to Amelia Davis

13. The Elizabeth R. Norris Memorial Scholarship – $1,500 – Awarded to Kenya Ector

14. The Ellison Family Scholarships – $2,000 each   (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Jasmine Taylor and Jalen Ellison

15. The Reverend Clay Evans Scholarships – $1,000 each – (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Jatarius Boyd and Keith Caldwell

16. The American Legion Post 114 Scholarships – $500 each – (3 scholarships) – Awarded to Yaselin Cisneros, Chris Parker, and De’Marious Douglas

17. Alita A. Watkins Memorial Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Jasmine Taylor

18. First South Bank Scholarship – $1,100 for the 11th Distinguished Scholar – Awarded to Mary Drake Owen

19. First United Methodist Church – James Sumner Sharpe Memorial Scholarship – $500 each – (7 scholarships) – Awarded to Amelia Davis, Taylor Killen, Allix Lonon, Molly McAdams, Mary Drake Owen, Joshua Perry, and Andrew Tarkington

20. The Tennessee Academy Foundation Scholarship – $1,000 each (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Maggie Herron and Rebecca Pearson

21. Tenth Review Club Scholarships – $300 each  (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Connor Coulston and Maggie Herron

22. Tennessee Academic Decathlon Achievement Scholarship – $300 – Awarded to Tressa Perez

23. Haywood County Achievement Scholarships – $400 each – (5 scholarships) – Awarded to Zhanerbria Henderson, Matthew Hooper, Shana Williams, Noryani Perez, and Jamecia Bond

24. St. John Baptist Church Scholarship – $500 each (3 scholarships) Awarded to Rashawn Walker, Kalin Hall, and Khadejah Hodge

25. Alpha Delta Kappa Teachers’ Sorority Scholarship – $500 – Awarded to Rebecca Pearson

26. Good Hope Baptist Church Scholarships – $300 – Awarded to Adrianna Shaw

27. Sidney Sternberger Memorial Scholarship – $400  – Awarded to Hannah Roberts

28. The Haywood County Education Association – $500 – Awarded to Katora Holmes

29. Family Life Fellowship Ministries Scholarship – $250 each   (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Kamree Mackey and Unjanae Johnson

30. Gladys Evans Jones Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Tiara Boyd

31. Catherine T. Colhoun Memorial Trust Scholarships – $2,000 each – (6 scholarships) –

Awarded to Emily Pilant, Rashad Mann, Kenya Ector, Tressa Perez, Octavius Lanier, and Aliceson Hobock

32. Nola Walker-Bond Scholarships – $700 each (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Khadejah Hodge and April Hudson

33. Robert E. Allison Humanitarian Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Sharmaine Young

34. Malcolm C. Wright Post 4838, Veterans of Foreign Wars – Scholarships – $500 – Awarded to Amelia Davis; $1,000 – Awarded to Christopher Parker

35. Aiden Mann Hawkins Scholarship – $500  – Awarded to Teri Ammons

36. The Dailey and Minnie Walker Memorial Scholarship – $500 each   (2 scholarships) – Awarded to De’Marious Douglas and Khadejah Hodge

37. The Meux Family Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Calandria Reid

38. Mark Conway Memorial Scholarship – $1,000 each – (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Elizabeth Campbell and Taylor Killen

39. Willie James Memorial Scholarships – $1,000 each (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Ca’Trecia Bell and Taylor Jones

40. Memrie H. Butler and Ben Butler Memorial Scholarships – $1,000 – Awarded to Rashad Mann

41. Willow Grove Church Scholarships – $500 each (3 scholarships) – Awarded to Quintavious Caldwell, Darius Pirtle, and Jamari Johnson

42. Brownsville Exchange Club Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Blake Porch

43. INSOUTH Bank Leadership Class Scholarship – $150 each – (12 scholarships) – Awarded to Rashad Mann, Katora Holmes,  Jamari Johnson, Chris Parker, Rebecca Pearson, Tressa Perez, Molly McAdams, Morgan Marlar, Mary Drake Owen, Amy Davis, Sarah Lewis, and Hannah Roberts

44. Haywood County Leadership 2013 Scholarship – $500 – Awarded to Brianna Green

45. The Coburn Scholarships – (Given in Memory of Mr. E. B. Coburn) – $3,000 each (4 scholarships) Awarded to Morgan Marlar, Rebecca Pearson, Kaayla Cunningham, and Hannah Roberts

46. The Joe and Evelyn Naylor Memorial Scholarship – $750 each – (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Sarah Lewis and Erin Dennis

47. The Molly Williamson Memorial Scholarship – $750 – Awarded to Jamari Johnson

48. Marla Angotti Memorial Scholarship – $750 – Awarded to Amy Davis

49. Margaret Ann Welch Memorial Scholarship – $750 – Awarded to Sarah Lewis

50. Hickory Grove M. B. Church Scholarship – $750 each (3 scholarships) – Awarded to Brandy Alexander Jones, Joshua O’Neal Harris, and D’Undrea Chavez Jarrett

51. Friendship Baptist Church Scholarships – $100 Awarded to Derick Ragland – $500 each      (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Thaddeus Matthews and Rashad Mann

52. Dunbar/Haywood County Training/Carver High School – Alumni Association, Nashville Chapter, Scholarship – $500 – Awarded to De’Marious Douglas

53. Jim Batchelor Memorial Scholarship – $400 – Awarded to Khadejah Hodge

54. Women of Purpose Scholarships – by Ms. Achana Jarrett – $350 each  (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Elise Hudson and Adrevious Rayner

55. First Baptist Church Scholarship – $500 – Awarded to Octavius Lanier

56. Haywood County Chapter, Tennessee School Nutrition Association Scholarship – $250 – Awarded to Brandy Jones

57. Haywood High School Class of 1996 – $150 – Awarded to Ciera Woods

58. GCA Services Scholarship – $2,500 each (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Sabrina Kascheyen and Alvin Williams – [Alvin Williams graduated from the HHS REACH Academy in December.]

After the awards ceremony Friday night, HHS Principal Dr. Jerry Pryon spoke to the seniors, “Graduates, remember, to whom much is given, much is required. Tonight, local individuals and organizations, have come together to give you a great deal of money. All they ask in return is that you work hard to put the money to good use by learning all that you can. If you keep your grades up and remain eligible to renew your college and lottery scholarships for four years, members of the Class of 2013 will leave here tonight with a combined total of $1,915,552 to help further their education over the next 4 years.”