More than one million dollars in scholarships were awarded to members of the Class of 2016 at DeKalb County High School during Monday night’s annual Senior Awards program.
Representatives of colleges, universities, branches of the armed services, businesses, civic groups, and other organizations made the presentations.
Max Pafford, Class Salutatorian, and Ashli Chew, Class Valedictorian, received the two largest total scholarship award amounts. Pafford was awarded a total of $133,900 in scholarships including $103,800 from the University of Alabama and $24,000 from the University of Memphis along with a General Assembly Merit Scholarship for $4,000, the Jolly Angels/Brandon Elder Memorial Scholarship of $2,000, and a $100 Smithville Rotary Club Math award.
Chew received an award of $31,440 per year from Bryan College for 4 years for a total of $125,760. She also received the Provost Scholarship from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for $12,000. In addition, Chew was on the list for the National Society of High School Scholars.
Meanwhile, Hayden Plymel was recognized for earning his Associates Degree from Motlow State Community College through the dual enrollment program at DCHS. He will receive his high school diploma Friday night.
Scholarship recipients listed in alphabetical order according to last names and their award amounts and other honors are as follows:
*Kelly Armour:
Smithville Women’s Club- $500
*Troy Bain:
Smithville Rotary Vocational Award-$100
*Briana Bandy:
DeKalb PTO-$200
*Kerra Blackwell:
MTSU-$8,000
*Jailyn Bolding:
Kyle & Kenny Robinson Memorial-$1,000
Nell Haas Driver Scholarship-$1,000
Southern Landscape Supply Scholarship-$500
National Society of High School Scholars
*Chase Bryant:
Tennessee Tech University-$4,000
Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000
*Noah Byford:
Lucille Stewart Memorial: $2,000
*Ashli Chew:
Bryan College-$125,760
UT Chattanooga Provost Scholarship-$3,000
National Society of High School Scholars
*Leah Clark:
Scottish Rite-$1,000
*Ana Cuellar:
Cumberland University & Equal Chance for Education-$65,000
*Miranda Dyer:
DCHS English IV Award
*Kaylene Ferguson:
Lucille Stewart Memorial-$2,000
*Aspen Flarity:
Mentors Association Scholarship-$5,000
*Joan Gopar:
Cumberland University & Equal Chance for Education-$65,000
*Tyra Graham:
Cumberland University-$56,000
*Katelyn Hall:
U.S. Army Scholar Athlete Award
*Joshua Hembree:
U.S. Marine Enlistment
*Elijah Hendrixson:
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home-$500
*Caitlin Jacobs:
Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000
*Hannah James:
Daughters of the American Revolution-Good Citizen Award- $50
Leadership DeKalb Award
*Delaney Johnson:
DCHS English IV Award
*Garrett Johnson:
Jolly Angels/Brandon Elder Memorial- $1,000
*Harley Johnson:
DCHS English IV Award
*Isabella Johnson:
Jolly Angels/Brandon Elder Memorial- $1,000
*Bruno Ramirez Juarez:
Cumberland University & Equal Chance for Education- $65,000
*MacKenzie Keaton:
Allen Hooper Memorial- $500
Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000
DeKalb Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Association-$500
DeKalb Soil Conservation District-$500
Jolly Angels/Brandon Elder Memorial- $1,000
MTSU-$8,000
*Hannah Lasser:
Dailey & Vincent Scholarship-$2,000
David Wayne Alexander Memorial-$1,500
DCHS Class of 1966-$500
UT-Chattanooga-$15,000
*Mariah Lynch:
Advance Placement (AP) Scholar
Jolly Angels/Brandon Elder Memorial- $2,000
Liberty State Bank-$500
Tennessee Tech University-$12,000
U.S. Marines Scholar Award
*Anna Malone:
American Legion Auxiliary Girls State- $350
Comcast Award
Jolly Angels/Brandon Elder Memorial- $1,000
Tennessee Tech University-$4,000
Tennessee Tech University W. Doyle and Melford Smith Award-$3,000
Upper Cumberland Association of Realtors-$250
U.S. Marines Athlete Award
*Roberto Mata:
U.S. Marines Athlete Award
*Amber Montgomery:
Caney Fork Electric-2014 Essay Contest Second Place-$100
*Joseph Moon:
U.S. Navy Enlistment-$80,000
*Alexis Nokes:
Smithville Business & Professional Women’s Club-$500
St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital-$500
*Eli Oliver:
DeKalb Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Association-$500
DeKalb Soil Conservation District-$500
General Assembly Merit Scholarship-$4,000
Tennessee Governor’s School for Agricultural Sciences
UT-Knoxville-$24,000
*Stefany Ortega
Cumberland University & Equal Chance for Education-$65,000
*Maxwell Pafford:
University of Alabama-$103,800
University of Memphis-$24,000
Advance Placement (AP) Scholar
DCHS Honors English IV Award
General Assembly Merit Scholarship-$4,000
Jolly Angels/Brandon Elder Memorial- $2,000
Smithville Rotary Math Award-$100
Tennessee Governor’s School for International Studies
Woodman of the World Award-$50
*Noah Parsley:
Dailey & Vincent Scholarship-$2,000
Mentors Association Scholarship-$5,000
Southern Landscape Supply Scholarship-$500
U.S. Army Athlete Award
*Nicklas Patterson:
American Legion Boys State-$350
Caney Fork Electric-2014 Essay Contest Washington Youth Tour Winner
U.S. Marines Semper Fidelis Award
*Hayden Plymel:
Motlow State Community College Associates Degree
*Braxton Pugh:
FBLA Dr. Bill Radcliff Scholarship-$500
Smithville Rotary Club-$750
FBLA Superior Volunteer Award
*Maribel Quintero:
Caney Fork Electric-2014 Essay Contest Third Place-$75
*Miguel Celya Ramirez:
Cumberland University & Equal Chance for Education- $65,000
*Alex Rhody:
Union University-$64,000
*Mason Robinson:
David Wayne Alexander Memorial-$1,500
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home-$500
*Emily Romo:
Caney Fork Electric-2014 Essay Contest Fourth Place-$50
*Kyra Slager
DCHS Beta Club-$500
Tennessee Tech University-$12,000
National Society of High School Scholars
*Kirkland Smallwood:
General Assembly Merit Scholarship-$4,000
Tennessee Tech University-$20,000
*Angeles Soto:
Cumberland University & Equal Chance for Education- $65,000
*Caitlin Turner:
American Legion Auxiliary Girls State-$350
Belmont University-$24,000
DCHS Beta Club Scholarship-$500
Dual Enrollment Math-College Algebra/Pre-Calculus
Jolly Angels/Brandon Elder Memorial- $2,000
*Yosadara Vicente:
Cumberland University & Equal Chance for Education- $65,000
DeKalb Retired Teachers-$1,000
*Morgan Vickers:
American Legion Auxiliary Girls State-$350
Cattlemen’s Association: $500
DeKalb Retired Teachers-$1,000
DTC McAllen Foutch Memorial-$8,000
Eddie Crips Memorial-$1,000
FCCLA-$250
Jolly Angels/Brandon Elder Memorial- $4,000
Leadership DeKalb Award
RunDown Scholarship-$250
National Society of High School Scholars
*Hailey Walker:
American Legion Auxiliary Girls State-$350
FBLA Business Award
Smithville Rotary Club-$750
*Hannah Walker:
Smithville Rotary Club-$750
*Carlee White:
First Bank-$250
*Chloe White:
DCHS Student Council-$250
Dual Enrollment Math- College Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus
First Bank-$250
St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital Doctors-$500
*Matthew Wright:
MTSU Elzie & Nell McBride Memorial-$500
*Seth Wright:
Anthony Duane Trapp Memorial-$1,000
Kyle & Kenny Robinson Memorial-$1,000
Smithville Rotary Club-$750
Tennessee Tech-$6,000
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