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Only Half of HHS Seniors Receive ScholarshipsBy Harrison Keely, Editor
Only half of the Hayesville High School class of 2008 appeared at the awards program Monday, May 19. The half that was there collected a total of more than $517,000. The half that wasn’t didn’t get a dime.
The 43 students there were awarded 112 scholarships. Of the 43 seniors, 33 received one to three scholarships. eight seniors received four to five scholarships and two seniors received six and seven scholarships each.
Chase Phillips was awarded the most scholarships, seven, followed by Joshua Holloway who collected six.
Had every Class of 2008 senior received his or her share of the total, each would have at least collected $6,010. Forty-three percent of seniors received less than that sum at the awards night.
Sarah McAuliffe received the most money ($83,500 or 14 percent of all scholarship funds) followed by Ian McLamb (over $50,500) and Matt Butler ($40,500).
Principal Matt Rogers said that the senior class was very deserving of the scholarships it earned. Superintendent Scott Penland credited parents and the local community for the success of the Class of 2008.
The senior class chose Andrew McClure as the winner of the Daughters of the American Revolution award. The Wendy’s Heisman nominees were Ginger Buchanan and Trevor Staton.
The Principal’s Leadership Award went to John Kindy while the Good Citizenship award was given to McClure and Ana Hadas.
PROGRAM AWARDS
McLamb collected the awards for the math and science departments. The allied health science award went to Kindy while the foreign language award went to Hadas and the English department award was won by Sarah McAuliffe.
The art department award was won by Tiffani Lyvers. John Anderson won the automotive technology award. Colton Williams won the business technology award. Billy Lagrange won the construction technology award and Devin Tant won the drafting award. The family consumer science award went to Cassandra Victoria and the social studies award went to Butler.
HONOR GRADUATES
McLamb was honored for having the highest grade point average (4.444), followed by Kindy (4.441), Meredith Hughes (4.376), Walters (4.341) and Butler (4.299).
Other honor graduates included: Sarah Adams, Buchanan, Alex Cox, Hadas, McClure, McAuliffe, Alex Morgan, JG Moss, Cassidy Newell, Emma Parker, Derek Patton, Alison Rivenbark, Jonathan Shively, Terry Smith, Trevor Staton, Tant, Williams and Tiffany Woods.
North Carolina Academic Scholars (A students) were as follows: Adams, Butler, Hadas, Hughes, Kindy, McAuliffe, McClure, McLamb, Morgan, Moss, Newell, Parker, Patton, Rivenbark, Shively, Smith, Staton, Tant, Walters, Williams and Woods.
The President’s Education Awards were given to Adams, Butler, Hughes, Kindy, McAuliffe, McLamb, Morgan, Parker, Tant and Walters.
NOTABLE SCHOLARSHIPS
“This class… has made a lot of positive differences, a lot of positive impact,” NCSU scholarship awarder Kent Hester told the room full of seniors and their parents. “My challenge to you is never stop.”
Hester presented McLamb with one of the only ten Centennial Scholarships NCSU gives every year.
Hayesville High School is the only high school to have a student receive the Charles E. Cathey Scholarship two years in a row, presenter James Hyde told the crowd at the awards ceremony. He said that only eight of the $1,000 scholarships are given every year. Tant won for 2008.
Ellis Parker, who presented the Chief Parker Scholarship to Kevin McCreary, advised seniors to “trust in God” and “listen to mom and dad.” Regina Moore, who awarded the Rachelle Edwards Scholarship also encouraged seniors to “put God first, that’s the most important thing.”
HHS Guidance Counselor Karen Nicholson called the abundance of new scholarships at the ceremony this year “a testament to this community.” There were eight new scholarships and one newly participating scholarship.
The Arfinn Sveen Scholarship, the Barrett and Associates Insurance Work Ethic Scholarship, the Century 21 in the Mountains Scholarship, the Brent Worley Memorial Scholarship, the Tough on Trash Coalition Scholarship, the Buck Carney Scholarship, the Friends of Moss Memorial Library Scholarship and the Clay County Tractor Club Scholarship made their debut at the ceremony.
Garland Hogsed, founder of the Tractor Club Scholarship, told the crowd that only one of the three scholarships he had set up was awarded this year and that he desired o see future seniors pursuing agriculture to win in years to come.
HHS Principal Matt Rogers awarded the $500 Buck Carney scholarship, named for the school’s teacher, track coach and cross country coach who died in March, to athlete Alison Rivenbark.
The London Scholarship was new to the ceremony this year, Nicholson said, noting that she first thought the $7,500 scholarship was “too good to be true.” It was given to Alex Walters.
Principal Rogers told students that the Ferebee Scholarship helped him get through college, as he awarded it to three seniors.
Former HHS Principal Dr. Gail Criss presented Butler with the $40,000 Beal Scholarship. Butler was the only student to receive a standing ovation from the audience for a scholarship, to which Ron Beal replied, “That was a pretty popular choice.”
“I’m very proud of the entire Class of 2008,” Dr. Criss concluded.
BY THE NUMBERS
83,500 -Most scholarship dollars to one senior, Sarah McAuliffe 112 -Scholarships presented 60 -Photos available online 43 -Seniors who received scholarships 43 -Seniors who did not receive a scholarship 10 -Number of seniors with more than three scholarships 7 -Most scholarships to a single senior, Chase Phillips
*Totals include renewable scholarships. Financial amount of some scholarships not made public. Only publicly announced funds recorded and calculated. Class size based on 2008 HHS senior list. Not scientifically calculated, numbers may be estimates.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Adams: Community Service, Coca-Cola Anderson: Football Alumni Beni: YHC Brown: Civitan, Bubble Gum Buchanan: Ms. Mac, Rachelle Edwards, Bob Reffit, Black and Gold, Howell Butler: Student Council, Beal Coker: Civitan, Football Alumni, Make ‘Em Fumble Cox: Reece Penland, Southern Auction Realty, Nathan Hogsed Gonyea: YHC, Black and Gold Hadas: Justin Nichols, Arfinn Sveen, Bob Reffit, Wal-Mart, Community Foundation Holloway: The Class of 1961, YHC, Justin Nichols, Todd Phillips, Ingles, Football Alumni Hughes: John Allen Moore, Melinda Stewart, Beal Hyatt: Justin Nichols Jones: UCB, Football Alumni Keling: (College) Kelly: Work Ethic, Worley, Moss Memorial, Lions Club Kindy: WCU, MMC, Rotary, Byrd, Ferebee Lagrange: Tractor Club, Beal Lents: YHC McAuliffe: (College), Tri-M, Beal McClure: HHS Alumni, TCCC, Civitan, Lions Club McCreary: YHC, Chief Parker, Bank of Hiawassee McLamb: NCSU, Thurman, Beal Miller: Football Alumni Morgan: John Allen Moore, Chamber of Commerce, Bank of Hiawassee Moss: Century 21 Parker: Shooting Creek, Good Shephard Patton: Todd Phillips, Tina Cooper, Ferebee Phillips: Farm Bureau, Skinner Memorial, UCB, Diamond, Student Council, Black and Gold, Tina Cooper Rivenbark: Todd Phillips, Chamber of Commerce, Board of Realtors, Buck Carney Robinson: YHC Rogers: Farm Bureau, UCB, Football Alumni Scolaro: Nantahala Bank, Football Alumni Shaheen: Black and Gold Shively: Bob Alwine, Football Alumni, Paul Maliska, Howell Smith: WCU Snow: Tough on Trash Staton: Quarterback Club, Football Alumni, Varisty Basketball, Black and Gold, Ferebee Struchko: Football Alumni Tant: Charles Cathey, Beal Walsh: SECU, Rotary, Howell Walters: MMC, London Scholars Wood: YHC
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