On Friday, May 18, Haywood High School held the Awards/Scholarship Program for the Class of 2018. The Top Ten was recognized, and students who received awards and scholarships were honored for their hard work and for their diligence to complete their high school work, preparing for post high school training or college. If the students keep their grades up and remain eligible to renew their college and lottery scholarships for four years, the Class of 2018 will receive a combined total of $1,534,218 to help further their education over the next 4 years.

Haywood High School Scholarship/Awards Ceremony – May 18, 2018

Top Ten

The following Distinguished Scholar students are the Top Ten in the senior class: 1. Adam Jollo, 2. Kaitlin Leath 3. Amelya Cooper 4. Mikala Leath, 5.Brittain Adams, 6. Alexis Hines, 7. Karoline Hobock, 8. Delmi Ortega, 9. KeShauna Bond, 10. Benjamin Rodriguez.

Valedictorian – Adam Jollo received the Valedictorian Award for having the highest scholastic average in the Distinguished Scholars Program. Adam has maintained a GPA of 99.4545 during his four years in high school.

Salutatorian – Kaitlin Leath received the Salutatorian Award for having the second highest scholastic average in the Distinguished Scholar Program. Kaitlin has maintained a GPA of 98.8889 for her four years in high school.

 Joe T. Naylor Award – Brittain Adams will also receive the Joe T. Naylor Award for having an ACT composite score of 34. This award is given to the boy in the senior class with the highest ACT score.

Ed Thompson Award – Kaitlin Leath will receive the Ed Thompson Award for having an ACT composite score of 32. This award is given to the girl in the senior class with the highest ACT score.

Ed Thompson Award – Kaitlin Leath will receive the Ed Thompson Award for having an ACT composite score of 32. This award is given to the girl in the senior class with the highest ACT score.

Thirty-Plus Club Members – Four of our graduates have score 30 or higher on the ACT and are members of the Thirty-Plus Club: Kaitlin Leath, Mikala Leath, Brittain Adams, and Karoline Hobock.

Career-Technical Student of the Year Awards – Dominic Gaietto and Christian Jones will receive the Career-Technical Student of the Year Awards.

 DAR Good Citizenship Award – Elizabeth Haynes received the DAR Good Citizenship Award.

DAR Award for Outstanding Junior ROTC Cadet – Erin Adkerson, received the ROTC Cadet of the Year Award.

Perfect Attendance Award – Ciji Lovelace received an award for Perfect Attendance. Ciji has not missed a day of school since she started kindergarten.

ACE Award – The National Exchange Club sponsors the Accepting the Challenge of Excellence (ACE) Award which recognizes high school students who have had to overcome great physical, emotional, or social obstacles and who are now eligible for high school graduation. The ACE Award went to Landon Wilson.

Recognition of seniors entering Military Service. The following students plan to join the military after graduation:

• Joining the United States Air Force are Jasmine Reece, Jalon Winters, Deshavette Manns, Albert Richardson, and Chris Kent.
• Joining the Marines are Jordan Brinkley and Nathanael Melo.
• Joining the National Guard are Cameron Spencer and Toniera Sweet.
• Joining the United States Army is Tyler Woolley.

 Career-Technical Concentrators – Career-Technical Concentrators are students who successfully complete a prescribed three-unit course of study in one of the Career-Technical focus areas.

Concentrators in Marketing – Brittain Adams, Erin Adkerson, David Cummins, Joshua Currie, Timothy Fredrick, Dominic Gaietto, Alecia Holloway, Logan Martin, Markel Polk, Terry Rawls, Dequorte Seaberry, Hunter Siler, Lena Smith, Brooklyn Warren, and Noah Young.

Concentrators in Human and Social Services – Jaylen Bledsoe, Lanisha Bynum, Laquita Calloway, Andrea Cheairs, Sujey Gaspar, Raven Harville, Brianna Jones, Jacob Jordan, Dikota Mendoza-Shockey, Antasia Moore, Elesha Peete, Keshaunna Reid, Eboni Rivers, Renae Spivey, and Megan Watson

Concentrators in Health Science – Kedra Benton, Brianna Bond, KeShauna Bond, ZayVania Byrum, Andrea Cantu, Eve Carter, Andrea Cheairs, Ricketa Cunningham, Trevor Cunningham, Bryce Currie, Trever Dancy, Kayla Douglas, Kerrington Doyle, Zoe Ferrell, Porsha Fields, Lazoria Flagg, Marquavious Gause, Elise Stewart Gillespie, Brandi Hammonds, Shimya Harper, Haley Hendrix, Karoline Hobock, Janay Jeter, Joshua Laird, Ciji Lovlace, Emileé Manchester, Destiny McFarland, Nathanael Melo, Andy Navarro, Delmi Ortega, Marian Sagahon, Emily Sensabaugh, Kylan Shaw, Victoria Shelter, Iyania Taylor, Temple Taylor, Seth Thompson, Rashun Tyus, Miesha Walker, Allison Wright, and Lataya Bynum

Concentrators in Advanced Manufacturing – Machining – Jesus Cardenas, Ricky Estrada, Alexis Rodriguez, and Benjamin Rodriguez

Concentrators in Advanced Manufacturing – Welding – Dylan Markowski

Concentrators in Advanced Manufacturing – Electromechanical – Christian Jones, Dylan Markowski, Guillermo Rodriguez-Garcia, Joseph Sanchez, and Cameron Spencer

Concentrators in Information Technology – Coding – Kennedy Blue, Cheyenne Commage, Adam Jollo, and David Warren

Concentrators in Office Management – Cheyenne Comage, David Cummins, Christopher Hafford, Jakayla Halliburton, Andraya Jarrett, Jarrell Parsons, Jesus Cardenas, Nathanael Melo, and Chelsea Shaw

Concentrators in Hospitality and Tourism – Culinary Arts – Emily Adkerson, Alex Ambrose, Alaysia Applewhite, Eve Carter, Essence Douglas, Jamonica Gandberry, Raven Harville, Isaiah Hill, Eriel Jones, Jahquaylen Jones, Tia Jones, Christopher Kent, Ciyona Mann, Deshavette Manns, Tazia McClellan, Destiny McFarland, Kevon Middlebrook, Seaona Muex, Phelp Pearson, Enrique Ponce, Diamond Powell, Kiyana Singleton, Cayla Talley, Hillary Walker, Darius Watkings, Quandarius White, Sha’Daysha Witherspoon, and Lajerica Young

Concentrators in Criminal Justice – Kaeylyn Bond, Alexis Hines, and Nathanael Melo

Concentrators in Agriculture – Engineering – Drayton Hawkins, Tyler Martin, Jonathan Tillman McRae, Brent Moore, Enrique Ponce, and Matthew Waddell

Concentrators in Agriculture – Veterinary and Animal Science – Christopher Conaster, Grace Glaser, Haley Hendrix, Samantha Sanders, Hunter Waddell, and Logan Wilburn

Concentrators in Agriculture – Agriculture Business – Austin Garrett, and William Voss

Tennessee Scholars – The Tennessee Scholars 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. Additionally, they must meet other criteria including at least 80 hours of community service. It speaks well of Haywood High School and of our senior class that 20 of our graduates meet all the requirements for Tennessee Scholar status, and that they collectively have performed more than 1,500 hours of community service during the past four years: Brittain Adams, KeShauna Bond, Andrea Cantu, Amelya Cooper, Bryce Currie, Elizabeth Haynes, Alexis Hines, Tia Jones, Kaitlin Leath, Mikala Leath, Tyler Martin, Tyler Morton, Alexis Rodriguez, Benjamin Rodriguez, Brierra Starks, Temple Taylor, Logan Wilburn, Dylan Wilson, and Landon Wilson

REDI College Access Awards          Total for 2 Years = $20,000
Scholarships in the amount of $400 each semester will be given to these students to attend post-secondary institutions for the 2018-2019 academic year. These scholarships are renewable for the 2019-2020 term.

Robert Christopher Jones (Jackson State Community College)
Dillan Dancy (University of Memphis)
Jasmine Reece (Jackson State Community College)
Jamirah Shutes (University of Memphis)
Logan Wilburn (University of Tennessee, Martin)
Megan Watson (Jackson State Community College)
LeJerica Young (Southwest Community College)
Enrique Ponce (Jackson State Community College)
Brandon Evans (University of Memphis)
Kylan Shaw (Jackson State Community College)
Tristan Taylor (University of Memphis)
Drayton Hawkins, Jr., (Jackson State Community College)
Marissa Sanderlin (Tennessee College of Applied Technology)
Timothy Frederick (Jackson State Community College)
Tyler Martin (Tennessee College of Applied Technology)
Dedrick Pugh (Jackson State Community College)
William Voss (Jackson State Community College)
Tazia McClellan (University of Memphis
Brierra Starks (Dyersburg State Community College)
Tyler Morton (University of Memphis)
Alexis Hines (Jackson State Community College)
Chelsea Shaw (Southwest Community College)
ZayVania Byrum (Jackson State Community College)
Christina Berry (Jackson State Community College)
Candace Berry (Jackson State Community College)

College and University Scholarships — $580,368 (4 years)

The following students have received scholarships from colleges and universities:

Brierra Starks – Dyersburg State Community College – Athletic Scholarship – Soccer – $1,000 per year for 2 years = $2,000
Elizabeth Porter – Dyersburg State Community College – Athletic Scholarship – Soccer – $1,000 per year for 2 years = $2,000
Tyler Morton – The CME Church Lay Department, Jackson – Leadership Scholarship – $750 per year for 4 years = $3,000
Logan Wilburn – University of Tennessee, Martin – Excellence Academic Scholarship – $1,000 per year for 4 years = $4,000
Alexis Rodriguez – Tennessee Technological University – Golden Opportunity Academic Scholarship – $1,500 per year for 4 years = $6,000
Andrea Cantu – East Tennessee State University – ETSU Diversity Scholarship – $1,905 per year for 4 years = $7,620
Tyler Morton – University of Memphis – Academic Scholarship – $2,000 per year for 4 years = $8,000
Mikala Leath – University of Tennessee, Knoxville – UT Volunteer Scholarship – $3,000 per year for 4 years = $12,000
Seth Thompson – University of Memphis, Lambuth Campus – Ayers Academic Scholarship, $1,200 per year for 4 years = $4,800, Dean’s Scholarship – $3,000 per year for 4 years = $12,000 – Total = $16,800
Hunter Siler – Union University – Dean’s Academic Scholarship – $5,000 per year for 4 years = $20,000
Xavier Walker – Lane College – Presidential Scholarship – $5,000 per year for 4 years = $20,000
Karoline Hobock – University of Tennessee, Knoxville – UT Volunteer Scholarship – $5,000 per year for 4 years = $20,000
Kaitlin Leath – University of Tennessee, Knoxville – UT Volunteer Scholarship – $5,000 per year for 4 years = $20,000 – Distinguished Tennessean Award – $1,500 per year for 4 years = $6,000 – Total = $26,000
Erin Adkerson – University of Memphis – Dean’s Scholarship – $7,000 per year for 4 years = $28,000
Kylan Shaw – Williams Baptist College – Athletic Scholarship – Baseball – $8,500 per year for 4 years = $34,000
Amelya Cooper – Freed-Hardeman University – Academic Scholarship – $10,000 per year for 4 years = $40,000
Victoria Shetler – Bethel University – NAIA Athletic Scholarship – Cheerleading – $10,300 per year for 4 years = $41,200
Landon Wilson – Mississippi State University – Academic Scholarship – $12,500 per year for 4 years = $50,000
Brittain Adams – Mississippi State University – Colvard Future Leader Scholarship – $2,500 per year for 4 years = $10,000 – Engineering Excellence Scholarship – $4,500 per year for 4 years = $18,000 – Freshman Academic Excellence Scholarship – $6,000 per year for 4 years = $24,000 – Total = $52,000
Delmi Ortega – Christian Brothers University – Presidential Scholarship – $15,000 per year for 4 years = $60,000 – The Dream US National Scholarship – $8,250 per year for 4 years = $33,000 – Total = $93,000
Jamirah Shutes – University of Memphis – Athletic Scholarship – Women’s Basketball – $23,687 per year for 4 years = $94,748

HOPE Scholarships – a possible $847,500 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 107 seniors meet those academic criteria and are eligible for scholarships ranging from $3,000 to $6,000 per year, pending approval from the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation. Other students may qualify as their application process is completed.

Emily Adkerson, Erin Adkerson, Alex Ambrose, Alaysia Applewhite, Kedra Benton, Candace Berry, Christina Berry, Kennedy Blue, Brianna Bond, Christian Bond, KeShauna Bond, Jamal Bunch, Lanisha Bynum, ZayVania Byrum, Laquita Callaway, Andrea Cantu, Jesus Cardenas, Andreá Cheairs, Christopher Conaster, Amelya Cooper, Jake Cummins, Ricketa Cunningham, Trevor Cunningham, Adam Currie, Bryce Currie, Joshua Currie, Dillan Dancy, Cardaysia Douglas, Essence Douglas, Kayla Douglas, Brandon Evans, Zoe Ferrell, Porscha Fields, Timothy Frederick, Dominic Gaietto, Sujey Gaspar, Stewart Gillespie, Grace Glaser, Jakayla Halliburton, Brandi Hammonds, Shimya Harper, Raven Harville, Elizabeth Haynes, Haley Hendrix, Alexis Hines, Karoline Hobock, Alicia Holloway, Emmanuel Howse,, Janay Jeter, Adam Jollo, Brianna Jones, Christian Jones, Tia Jones, Robert Jones, Jacob Jordan, Jonathan Lara, Kaitlin Leath, Mikala Leath, Ciji Lovelace, Logan Martin, Tyler Martin, Tazia McClellan, Destiny McFarland, Tillman McRae, Dikota Mendoza-Shockey, Brent Moore, Tyler Morton, Seona Muex, Andy Navarro, Jarrell Parsons, Markel Polk, Enrique Ponce, Elizabeth Porter, Jasmine Reece, Zarriah Rivers, Alexis Rodriguez, Benjamin Rodriguez, Marian Sagahon, Marissa Sanderlin, Samantha Sanders, Emily Sensabaugh, Kylan Shaw, Jamirah Shutes, Hunter Siler, Lena Smith, Brierra Starks, Tyeasha Starks,, Temple Taylor, Tritan Taylor, Seth Thompson, Rashun Tyus, Abimael Vasquez, William Voss, Hunter Waddell, Matthew Waddell, Miesha Walker, Xavier Walker, David Warren, Aja Watkins, Megan Watson, Quandarius White, Logan Wilburn, Dylan Wilson, Jalen Winters, Allison Wright, LeJerica Young, and Noah Young

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. Three of our graduates – Kaitlin Leath, Mikala Leath, and Karoline Hobock – meet these qualifications and will receive General Assembly Merit Scholarship, pending approval from the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation.

 Local Scholarships — $86,350 awarded

The Brownsville Rotary Club Scholarship – $4,000 – Awarded to Adam Jollo 

Mark Conway Memorial Scholarship – $750 each (3 scholarships) – Awarded to Allison Wright, Elizabeth Haynes, and Landon Wilson

Dunbar – Haywood County Training School / Carver High School Alumni Association, Haywood County Chapter Scholarship – $500 each (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Robert C. Jones and Miesha Walker

The C. A. Rawls Memorial Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Christian Bond

Sixteenth Review Club Scholarship – $250 each (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Allison Wright and Brianna Jones

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 Shimya Hopper and Brianna Jones

 The Dr. Jack G. Pettigrew Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Delmi Ortega

The Mann Scholarships – $2,000 each (4 scholarships payable over 2 years) – Awarded to Mikala Leath, Kaitlin Leath, Elizabeth Haynes, and Landon Wilson

 The Mary C. Ragland Memorial Music Scholarship (Given by The Wednesday Morning Musicale) $750 – Awarded to Adam Currie

Mrs. Willie Mae Shaw Memorial Scholarship – $500 – Awarded to Kylan Shaw

Brownsville-Haywood County Arts Council Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Dylan Wilson

 The Elizabeth R. Norris Memorial Scholarship – $1,500 – Awarded to Amelya Cooper

Shelby Youth Sports Scholarship – $500 – Awarded to Robert Christopher Jones

 The Reverend Clay Evans Scholarships – $1,000 each (2 scholarships) Awarded to Victoria Shetler and Tazia McClellan

 The American Legion Post 114 Scholarships – $500 each (3 scholarships) Awarded to Logan Wilburn, Jasmine Reece, and Jonathan Lara

Bradley Jones Foundation Scholarship – $300 – Awarded to Tristan Taylor

First United Methodist Church – James Sumner Sharpe Memorial Scholarship – $500 each  (9 scholarships) Awarded to Adam Currie, Stewart Gillespie, Elizabeth Haynes, Tyler Morton, Logan Wilburn, Landon Wilson, Allison Wright, Delmi Ortega, and Will Voss

 Malcolm C. Wright Post 4838, Veterans of Foreign Wars Scholarships – $1,000 – Awarded to Erin Adkerson – $500 each (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Stewart Gillespie and Emily Sensabaugh

Boys’ and Girls’ Club Scholarship – $500 each (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Temple Taylor and Faith Peeler Jones

Tenth Review Club Scholarship – $400 – Awarded to Logan Wilburn

Farmer Chapel – Maude E. Rawls / Joe L. Taylor Scholarships – 1,000 each -(2 scholarships) – Awarded to Robert Christopher Jones and Kayla Douglas

University of Tennessee Haywood Alumni Scholarship $1,000 – Awarded to Adam Jollo

Dailey and Minnie Walker Memorial Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Dylan Wilson

St. John Baptist Church Scholarship – $500 each (3 scholarships), Awarded to JaKayla Halliburton, Christian Bond, and Alex Ambrose

Sidney Sternberger Memorial Scholarship – $400 – Awarded to Brianna Bond

The Haywood County Education Association Scholarship – $500 – Awarded to Robert Jones

The Mike English Memorial Scholar / Athlete Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Tristan Taylor

 Gladys Evans Jones Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Zarriah Rivers

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

Awarded to Benjamin Rodriguez, Ricketa Cunningham, KeShauna Bond, Brittain Adams, Kedra Benton, and Tyeasha Starks

Nola Walker-Bond Scholarships – $700 each – (2 scholarships) Awarded to Jesus Cardenas and Drayton Hawkins, Jr.

Robert E. Allison Humanitarian Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Terry Rawls

 Dunbar-Haywood County Training School / Carver High School Alumni Association, National Chapter, Scholarship, $2,000 over two years each (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Tyler Morton and Brierra Starks

 The Tracey Lynn Sikes Dream Scholarship – $500 – Awarded to Amelya Cooper

 The Meux Family Scholarship – $1,000 each (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Kaitlin Leath and Mikala Leath

 Willie James Memorial Scholarship – $750 – Awarded to Kedra Rena Benton

Memrie H. Butler and Ben Butler Memorial Scholarships – $500 each (2 scholarships) Awarded to Landon Wilson and Delmi Ortega

Brownsville Exchange Club Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Landon Wilson

 Tennessee State Trooper John Gregory Mann Memorial Scholarship – $500 Awarded to Ciji Lovelace

The Coburn Scholarships – (Given in Memory of Mr. E. B. Coburn) – $2,000 each (2 scholarships) – Awarded to Alexis Rodriguez and Karoline Hobock

 The Haywood High School Class of 1996 Scholarships – $200 each (3 scholarships) – Awarded to Tyler Morton, Matthew Waddell, and LeJerica Young

The Joe and Evelyn Naylor Memorial Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Temple Taylor

 The Dunbar-Haywood County Training / Carver High School Alumni Association, Nashville Chapter Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Dylan Wilson

 The Molly Williamson Memorial Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Dominic Gaietto

 Marla Angotti Memorial Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Brandon Evans

Margaret Ann Welch Memorial Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Delmi Ortega

 Jim Batchelor Memorial Scholarship – $400 – Awarded to Ciji Lovelace

 Marie Hafford-Browning Foundation Scholarship – $500 Awarded to Christian Bond

 Tennessee State University Alumni Association Scholarship – $500 Awarded to Ciji Lovelace

Friendship Baptist Church / Rev. Martin L. Bowers Scholarship – $500 each (3 scholarships) – Awarded to Hillary Walker, Joshua Laird, and Jamal Bunch

 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Xi Lambda Omega Chapter Scholarship – $300 Beautillion Program Scholarship – Awarded to Markel Polk

$300 Beautillion Program Scholarship and $500 General Scholarship – Awarded to Dylan Wilson

$1,000 Beautillion Program Scholarship – Awarded to Drayton Hawkins, Jr.

$1,000 Beautillion Program Scholarship and $500 Legacy Scholarship – Awarded to Kylan Shaw

 Tennessee Academy Foundation Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Brandon Evans

 Tekarian “T-Mac” Maclin Memorial Scholarship – $500 – Awarded to Joshua Currie

 The American Legion Tyrone Wagner Austin Post 282 Scholarship – $500 – Awarded to Jasmine Reece

Tabernacle CME Church / Susie Ashworth Memorial Scholarship – $1,000 – Awarded to Tyler Morton