Fannin County graduates receive scholarships

  • Shown are, front row, from left, Rachel Bruce, Rachael Jessen, Hannah McSwain, Sydney McGill, Taylor Poland, Payton Roath, Haylee Newton, Dalton Bailey and Kaleb Couch; Second row, from left, Avery Martin, Kathryn Young, Kenna Verner, Jacklyn Harris, Kaylie Kendall, Becca Ledford, Kinsley Sullivan, Coy Mealer and Jonathan Page. Third row, from left, Heidi Ray, Lillian Davis, Erin Gonzales, Lizbeth Acevado-Montoya, Carly Cox, Kailtyn White, Haley Ensley and Riley Davis; back row, from left, Rob Russell, Cate
    Shown are, front row, from left, Rachel Bruce, Rachael Jessen, Hannah McSwain, Sydney McGill, Taylor Poland, Payton Roath, Haylee Newton, Dalton Bailey and Kaleb Couch; Second row, from left, Avery Martin, Kathryn Young, Kenna Verner, Jacklyn Harris, Kaylie Kendall, Becca Ledford, Kinsley Sullivan, Coy Mealer and Jonathan Page. Third row, from left, Heidi Ray, Lillian Davis, Erin Gonzales, Lizbeth Acevado-Montoya, Carly Cox, Kailtyn White, Haley Ensley and Riley Davis; back row, from left, Rob Russell, Cate
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    Members of the Fannin County High School Class of 2022 received over a million-and-a-half dollars worth of scholarships during the presentation of a variety of awards Tuesday, May 17, in the Performing Arts Center on the FCHS Campus.

    The potential of those scholarships is over two million dollars.

    FCHS Principal Dr. Scott Ramsey, at the beginning and end of the program, told those present, “We are very blessed here in Fannin County.” He cited the quality of the students and also the community. He gave “a huge thank you to our community for continuing to support our students.”
    For the next two hours, one graduate after another would walk about the stage to be recognized and receive the scholarship he or she was awarded.

    Students and the scholarships they received were:

    •Lizbeth Acevedo-Montoyo, ETC, Fannin Regional Auxiliary, United Community Bank (UCB) Junior Board of Directors, Appalachian Mountain Regional Campus (AMRC)/Bonnie Higdon Reaves, and Vera Jackson;

    •Richardo Arelianes, REACH;

    •Dalton Bailey, Parade of Homes;

    •Aubree Beavers, REACH;

    •Aidan Bonn, ETC;

    •Rachel Bruce, Fannin County Scholarship Foundation (FCSF)-Hudson, Kiwanis, and Fannin County Sports Hall of Fame;

    •Ashlyn Burger, FCSF- Hudson, Young Harris College Miller, Tri-State EMC, Fannin County Republican Party, AMRC/Bonnie Higdon Reaves, and Georgia Beta Upsilon;

    •Kaleb Couch, Feed Fannin, Fannin Farm Bureau, North Georgia Master Gardener, Fannin County Young Farmers, Fannin County Agricultural Association, and Fannin FFA Alumni;

    •Anthony Covey, ETC, Empty Stocking, and Lake Blue Ridge Civic Association;

    •Carly Cox, FCSF-Hudson, Empty Stocking, and Feed Fannin;

    •Cassidy Culpepper, ETC;

    •Lillian Davis, Cone-Georgia Southern, and Women in Charge;

    •Riley Davis, FCSF, AMRC/Bonnie Higdon Reaves, and Tru Mountain Realty/Inez Mull Davis;

    •Issac Davis, Parade of Homes;

    •Hunter DeMar, FCSF Hudson, and REACH;

    •Kaitlyn (Z) DeYoung, Sandy Lane and FCHS Band/Tony Kitchens Memorial;

    •Chloe Duefeldt, Mercier Family, Empty Stocking, and AMRC/Bonnie Higdon Reaves;

    •Haley Ensley, FCSF, Leila Morrison Memorial, UCB Junior Board, AMRC/Bonnie Higdon Reaves, and Kiwanis-renewable/2 years;

    •Chris Gaitanoglou, North Georgia Technical College (NGTC)-Ivester and Parade of Homes;

    •Dawson Galloway, Empty Stocking, Kenneth Lee Stuart Memorial, and Imagine America;

    •Angel Garcia-Palomo, Empty Stocking/Tommy Dowdy Memorial, Tri-State EMC Roundup, and Parade of Homes;

    •Tempest Giet, FCSF- Hudson, Empty Stocking/Tommy Dowdy Memorial, Charleston Southern University/Jairy C. Hunter Jr., Fannin Christian Learning Center/William Cross Memorial, and Kerri Kiker Memorial;

    •Mazie Goble, ETC and UCB Junior Board;

    •Erin Gonzales, FCSF- Hudson, Kiwanis-renewable/4 years, Marilyn McFarland Memorial, and Shop With A Cop;

    •Aaliyah Green, Eaton Memorial, REACH, and Shop With A Cop;

    •David Hamby, ETC, AMRC/Bonnie Higdon Reaves, and Shop With A Cop;

    •Jacklyn harris, FCSF- Hudson, Southern Drug Company, Kerri Kiker Memorial;

    •Corbin Head, Empty Stocking and Woodmen Life;

    •Kirsten Holloway, ETC, Hugh Robert (Bob) Seay Memorial,  and Tri-State EMC;

    •Sarah Holton, ETC, Empty Stocking, and D. Patton/M. Akin Memorial;

    •Rachael Jessen, ETC and AMRC/Bonnie Higdon Reaves;

    •Carter Johnson, ETC;

    •Ethan Jones, ETC and Empty Stocking;

    •Makayla Jones, Dr. and Mrs. William Campbell Memorial;

    •Kaylie Kendall, Woodmen Life;

    •Rebecca Ledford, University of West Georgia Basektball/full athletic;

    •Riley Lindstrom, ETC;

    •Alexis Long, Sandra Mercier Memorial and Woodmen Life;

    •Ethan Long, Parade of Homes:

    •Hayden Lynch, Tru Mountain Realty/Clara Lee Hooper;

    •Carter Mann, Woodmen Life;

    •Avery Martin, FCSF, University of North Georgia (UNG) Leadership, Army ROTC,  and AMRC/Bonnie Higdon Reaves;

    •Hannah Mashburn, ETC;

    •Megan McDaniel, Learning Tree Academy-renewable;

    •Cameron McDaris, Sandra Mercier Memorial, Lake Blue Ridge Civic Association, Woodmen Life, and Kiwanis-renewable, 2 year;

    •Sydney McGill, FCSF- Hudson, Dr. Jack Roof Memorial, and Copperhill First United Methodist Church;

    •Hannah McSwain, ETC, Empty Stocking, Sandra Mercier Memorial, and AMRC/Bonnie Higdon Reaves;

    •Coy Mealer, Empty Stocking and D. Patton/M. Akin Memroial;

    •Sawyer Moreland, ETC, Lake Blue Ridge Civic Association, Fannin County Republican Party, Parade of Homes, and Fannin County Sports Hall of Fame;

    •Haylee Newton, Fannin County  Homemakers and Christina Pless Memorial;

    •Jonathan Page, Young Harris College (YHC)-Sharp;

    •Jason Pearson, ETC, Sandra Mercier Memorial, UCB, Oglethorpe University-Lanier, and Fannin County Sports Hall of Fame;

    •Taylon Plummer, Hannah’s Helping Hand;

    •Taylor Poland, YHC-Sharp, and YHC Soccer;

    •Leah Pope, Copper Basin Federal Credit Union and Kiwanis-renewable/2 year;

    •Raven Porter, ETC, Lake Blue Ridge Civic Association, Fannin County Republican Party, AMRC/Bonnie Higdon Reaves, and Woodmen Life:

    •Adaelyn Ray, FCSF Hudson, Riley Patterson Memorial, AMRC/Bonnie Hidgon Reaves, Fannin County Republican Party, Steve Roath Memorial, Vera Jackson, Shop With A Cop, Fannin Christian Learning Center/William Cross Memorial, and Petrillo Home;

    •Heidi Ray, Sandra Mercier Memorial and Williamstown United Methodist Church;

    •Seth Reece, United State Military Academy at West Point;

    •Mary Rice, YHC-Sharp;

    •Christalee Rios-Espinoza, FCSF Hudson and Empty Stocking;

    •Payton Roath, Life University Soccer;

    •Rob Russell, Parade of Homes;

    •Austin Smith, Feed Fannin, Fannin Farm Bureau, North Georgia Master Gardener, Fannin County Young Farmers and Fannin FFA Alumni;

    •Chance Stacy, Woodmen Life, Parade of Homes, and Kiwanis-renewable/2 years;

    •Kinsley Sullivan, Woodmen Life;

    •Emily Turner, Woodmen Life;

    •Hailee Turner, Woodmen Life;

    •Kenna Verner, North Georgia Master Gardener, and Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association;

    •William Watkins, FCHS Band/Lonnie Jones Memorial and Reinhardt University-Academic;

    •Kaitlyn White, FCSF Hudson, Sandra Mercier Memorial, and AMRC/Bonnie Higdon Reaves;

    •Reagan York, Fannin County Republican Party, Piedmont University-Trustee, Woodmen Life, and Shop With A Cop;

    •Jenna Young, ETC, Prather Memorial, Woodmen Life, and Fannin County Sports Hall of Fame; and,

    • Kathryn Young, ETC, and Williamstown United Methodist Church.

    The total amount of these scholarships was $1,523,880 with a potential total award of $2,016,264.

     

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    Fannin County High School held the annual scholarship night Tuesday, May 17. wShown are, front row, from left, Rachel Bruce, Rachael Jessen, Hannah McSwain, Sydney McGill, Taylor Poland, Payton Roath, Haylee Newton, Dalton Bailey and Kaleb Couch; Second row, from left, Avery Martin, Kathryn Young, Kenna Verner, Jacklyn Harris, Kaylie Kendall, Becca Ledford, Kinsley Sullivan, Coy Mealer and Jonathan Page. Third row, from left, Heidi Ray, Lillian Davis, Erin Gonzales, Lizbeth Acevado-Montoya, Carly Cox, Kailtyn White, Haley Ensley and Riley Davis; back row, from left, Rob Russell, Cater Johnson, Chris Gaitanoglou, Issac Davis, Jason Pearson, Tanner Hamby, Ethan Jones, Corbin Head and Chance Stacey.