The Shadow
Over $701,000 in scholarships were awarded to seniors at Alleghany High School May 16 during the annual awards program held in Hodnett Hall at the school.
Principal Fred Vaughan began the program by welcoming students, parents and family members to the 6 p. m. event.
A reception followed the awarding of scholarships in the school gymnasium catered by A&B Bakery.
Awards
Early College Scholarship awards are given to seniors who have earned at least 15 college credits, maintain a B average and pursue an Advanced Studies diploma:
Brian Bess, James Boothe, Sierra Knick Bradberry, Seth Bradley Emily Burdette, Kayla Caldwell, Sara Church, Katlyn Crissman, Ethan Dew, Jeremy Evans, Tabitha Green.
Morgan Herr, Hunter Herwald, Krista Humphries, Haden Kincaid, Tyler Linkenhoker, Will Mason, Chris Mays, Rebecca Mays, Evan Nicely, Zach Nicely, Laura Peterson.
Derek Ratliff, Damon Rey-nolds, Jacob Rosenzweig, Dakota Scott, Eric Sites, Michael Tyree, Rebecca Vaughan, Craig Walton, Kaylyn Walton Tyler West, Spencer Wilhelm.
DAR Good Citizen: Lacy Meyer.
AHS Department Awards: English, Dakota Scott; Math, Brian Bess; Science, Shannon Allen; Social Studies, Tabitha Green; Foreign Language, Kaylyn Walton; Choral Music, Samantha Lockhart; Career Technical, Hayden Kincaid; Band, Sarah Marshall; Physical Education, Seth Bradley.
Blue Ridge District All Academic/Athletic Team: Brian Bess, Eric Sites, Erin Durham, Ethan Smith, Christopher Ethan Dew.
American Legion: Brian Bess and Erin Durham.
Scholarships
Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Educational Foundation:
Tim Backels Scholarship, Katelyn Hinebaugh; Carter Scholarships: Kayla Buchanan, Kayla Caldwell, Maddie Duff; George N. Chucker and Edith Raab-Chucker Scholar-ship, Cortnie Walton; Elizabeth Cook Memorial, Casey Smith; Covington-Hot Springs Rotary Club, Hannah Taylor; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Davis Memorial, Tiffany Osborne; DSLCC Memorial, Hannah Taylor; DSLCC 50th Anniversary Alumni, Jordan Carroll; DSLCC Educational Foundation Board of Directors, Aubrey Batten.
Helen F. Dickson Scholarship, Ashley Harris; Julia Edmonds Scholarship, Callie Hale; Colin P. Ferguson Honorary, Katelyn Hinebaugh; Ferguson-Profit Nursing, Cortnie Walton; First National Bank, Casey Smith; GAMI, Tiffany Osborne; Highlands Community Bank, Stephen Hosey; Master Trooper Jerry L. Hines, Kaitlin Tallman; Mark W. Lockart Memorial, Callie Hale.
Marion and Cecil May Scholarship, Roxanna De-Priest; MeadWestvaco Scholarship, Jordan Carroll; MeadWestvaco Commonwealth Legacy, Tyler Linkenhoker; Carolyn B. Nettleton Scholarships for Business: Katie Hepler, Amber Bess, Jared Wallace; Ntelos Communications, Erich Mann; Josh Patterson Forestry Scholarship, Aubrey Batten; Merle Weaver Reid Scholarship, Zachary Ailstock; Curtis A. Smith VFW Post 1033, Cortnie Walton; Jesse A. Wright Memorial, Ashley Meadows.
The DSLCC Foundation Scholarships totaled $30,850.
Virginia Tech Pamplin Leader Award, Brian Bess, $7,500.
Davis and Elkins Academic Merit Scholarship, Sarah Marshall, $64,000.
Bridgewater College: Austin Price, $20,700/82,800; Sara Church, $20,700/82,000; Evan Nicely, $20,700/82,000; Chase Reed, $9,900/36,000.
Southern Virginia University, Dustin Via, $12,000.
Eastern Mennonite University, Chelsea Harshbarger, $11,000/24,000.
BETA Club, Tyler Linkenhoker, $100.
David Edward Rhea Memorial, Kaylyn Walton, $800.
First Lt. Joshua Charles Hurley Memorial, Dakota Scott, $500.
Sgt. Shawn M. Dunkin Memorial, Zachary Ailstock, $500.
Joey Gilbert-Michael Thompson Memorial, Craig Walton, $500.
AHS Varsity Club, Erin Durham, $250; Dakota Scott, $250.
Delta Kappa Gamma, Lacy Meyer, $300.
Jason Gaines Memorial, Ben Vess, $500.
LaRue Armstrong Tech Scholarship, Craig Walton, $1,500.
Bonnie Dodd Rice Memorial, Seth Bradley, $350.
Amber Sims Memorial: Brian Bess, $500; Tyler Linkenhoker, $500; Jared Wallace, $500.
Alleghany Highlands Chapter, Virginia Tech Alumni: Brian Bess, $1,500; James Boothe, $1,000; Ethan Dew, $1,000; Hunter Herwald, $1,000.
Margaret S. Van Horn and Katherine Perrett/Horace Perrett-Gentil Memorial: Erin Durham, $500; Lacy Meyer, $1,200.
Virginia Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel, Craig Walton, $500.
Frances Parker Rupert Memorial Fund for Music and the Performing Arts, Krista Humphries, $2,100.
American Red Cross, Tiffany Dame, $500.
Janet Burrowes-Williams and Robert Burrows Memorial, Katelyn Hinebuagh, $800.
Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative Educational Foundation, Brian Bess, $1,000.
Mountaineer Athletic Club: Paige Bazzrea, $500; Seth Bradley, $500.
Alleghany Highlands Kiwanis, Lynn Graham Memorial, Don F. Gross Memorial, Key Club Service: Erin Durham, $700; Brian Bess, $700; Sara Church, $550; Amber Guth, $550; Rebecca Vaughan, $550.
Amy Vess Crizer Memorial, Zachary Nicely, $1,000.
Boiling Spring Elementary Alumni, Brian Bess, $500.
Virginia Shay Southall Memorial, Seth Bradley, $1,000.
Alleghany Highlands Chapter of the Christian Educators Association Inter-national, Seth Bradley, $400.
Covington Woman’s Club, Connor Simpson, $400.
Burger King, Casey Smith, $1,000.
Jefferson School Alumni, Jared Wallace, $500.
Alleghany Retired Teachers Association, Zachary Nicely, $500.
The Rev. Dr. Henry A. and Susie Townes Scholarship, KaTura Cosby, $750.
Alleghany High School Pep Club: Kayla Buchanan, $125; Hannah Taylor, 125.
Jeans For Teens: Brian Bess, $300; Seth Bradley, $300; Kayla Buchanan, $300; Chelsea Harshbarger, $300; Lacy Meyer, $300; Bentle Schiff, $300.
Covington Junior Woman’s Club, Sara Church, $500.
Preceptor Gamma Rho, Cortnie Walton, $250.
Falling Spring Ruritan, Erin Durham, $1,000.
Cowpasture River Preservation Association, Sara Church, $500,
Clifton Forge Civic Music Club, Michael Tyree, $1,000.
Helen F. Dickson Scholarship: Jeremy Evan, $2,000; Krista Humphries, $2,000.
Clifton Forge High School Alumni Scholarship, Leon Whitmer Athletic, Connor Simpson, $500.
Clifton Forge High School Alumni Association Academic: Jordan Carroll, $300; Jared Wallace, $300.
Clifton Forge High School Green, Gold Athletic, Seth Bradley, $500.
Almeda Scott Hill Memorial: Chelsea Harshbarger, $250; Morgan Herr, $250; Kaylyn Walton, $250; Spencer Wilhelm, $250.
Lewis Gale-Alleghany Teen Volunteer, Jared Wallace, $1,000.
WECCU Marvin Brown Scholarship, Eric Sties, $500.
WECCU Bill Earehart Memorial, Kaylyn Walton, $500.
AHS LIFT: Shannon Allen, $200; Kayla Buchanan, $200.
Athletic Director’s Fellowship: Ethan Dew, $250; Erin Durham, $250.
Assistant Principal’s Mountaineer Fellowships: Seth Bradley, $250; Rebecca Vaughan, $250; Brian Bess, $250; Sally Johnson, $250.
Principal’s Mountaineer Fellowship: Craig Walton, $500; Jeremy Evans, $500.
Grubbs Scholarship, $3,000 for 4 years: Brian Bess, Jeremy Evans, Dakota Scott, Eric Sites, Craig Walton, Kaylyn Walton, total of $72,000.
Glencarin Scholarship, $6,000 for 4 years: Emily Burdette, Krista Humphries, Lacy Meyer, Will Mason, Zach Nicely, Derek Ratliff, total of $144,000.
