For the first time in a couple of years DeKalb County High School hosted a live awards ceremony for its senior class, which included more than $1.2 million dollars in scholarships to this year’s graduating class. On Tuesday, May 10, friends, family and faculty gathered in the gym where the awards were announced.
Those members of the Class of 2022 receiving awards and scholarships were as follows:
Jenna Cantrell received the DeKalb County Cattlemen’s Association $500, Clyde Thomas Family Trust $1,000, DeKalb County Soil Conservation District $500, Jo Ellen Huffman & Ron Rogers Memorial 4-H Scholarship $500, DeKalb County Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers $500, Caney Fork Electric Youth Leadership Summit $250, Tennessee Tech University Agriculture Foundation $1,000, Tennessee Tech University W. Doyle and Melford Smith Scholarship $3,000, and the 3.21 Run for Down Syndrome Awareness Scholarship $250.
Summer Crook received the DeKalb County Cattlemen’s Association $500, and the American Red Cross $250.
Matthew Keaton received the DeKalb County Cattlemen’s Association $500, First Bank $500, and the Clyde Thomas Family Trust $1,000.
Jasmine Bilbrey received the Austin Peay State University Presidential $24,000, East Tennessee State University Honors $16,000, SUNY Binghampton University Provost $40,000, University of Alabama Crimson Legends $24,000, Middle Tennessee State University Presidential $18,000, Tennessee Tech University Presidential $16,000, DeKalb County Board of Education Members Scholarship $700, UT Knoxville Volunteer Scholarship $12,000, and the Motlow State Community College Associate Degree.
Faith Betancourt was awarded the Lee University Dean’s Scholarship $20,000, Dailey & Vincent Helping Hands $2,000, Middle Tennessee State University True Blue $8,000, Tennessee Tech University Presidential $12,000, and the 3.21 Run for Down Syndrome Awareness $250.
Hannah Hall was awarded the Morehead State University $59,200.
Sophia Angeletti received the Sullivan University $26,000 and the Clyde Thomas Family Trust $1,000.
Dawson Bandy received the Joe Hearn Memorial Career and Technical Education Scholarship Alexandria Lions Club $1,000 and a Motlow State Community College Scholarship $2,000.
Isaiah Harrington was presented the Clay Edwards Memorial Tiger Pride Scholarship $500, and a Middle Tennessee State University Presidential Scholarship $18,000.
Kennedy Agee was presented the Coach Jerry Foster Memorial $500, and a Tennessee Tech University Presidential $16,000.
Kadee Ferrell was awarded the Coach Jerry Foster Memorial $500, Southern Landscape Supply/Diamond 9 Sports Student Athlete Scholarship $500, Bryan College Basketball Scholarship $44,000, and the Bryan College Presidential Merit Academic Scholarship $20,000.
Jacey Hatfield was presented a Cumberland University Athletic Scholarship $100,000, Salutatorian, 2022 Cohn High School Alumni Association Scholarship $6,000, 2022 Tennessee School Plant Management Association Scholarship $4,000, and a U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award.
Patrick Cantrell received a Freed Hardeman University baseball scholarship, First Bank $500, and Clyde Thomas Family Trust $1,000.
Rainey Tiner was presented a Southwest Tennessee Community College Soccer Scholarship.
Isabella France was awarded First Bank $500, Valedictorian, Arkansas State University Merit and Housing Scholarship $28,000, Tennessee Tech University Upper Cumberland $10,000, UT Chattanooga MOCs Scholarship $12,000, UT Knoxville Beacon Scholarship $20,000, and Love-Cantrell Funeral Home $500.
Allison Wilbur was presented with a Waynesburg University A.B. Miller & State Soccer Scholarship $76,000.
Silas Cross was awarded the Officer Joe Bowen Memorial Scholarship $1,250, and Love-Cantrell Funeral Home $500.
Dexton Emberton was presented with the Officer Joe Bowen Memorial Scholarship $1,250, Clyde Thomas Family Trust $1,000, and a Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship $16,000.
Kirsten Robinson received the Officer Joe Bowen Memorial Scholarship $1,250.
Nathaniel Crook was awarded the Kyle & Kenny Robinson Memorial $1,000, Clyde Thomas Family Trust $1,000, Middle Tennessee State University Future Alumni Scholarship $4,000, and a Tennessee Tech University Presidential $12,000.
Elizabeth Seber received a Kyle & Kenny Robinson Memorial $1,000, Clyde Thomas Family Trust $1,000, Tennessee Tech University Golden Opportunity, and Bryan College $8,000.
Isaac Knowles was presented the Lynn Leland Johnson Memorial FFA Agricultural $250, DeKalb Soil Conservation District $500, Tennessee Tech University Football, Alan Hooper Memorial $500, Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship $12,000 and the U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award.
Tori Hensley was presented a Clyde Thomas Family Trust $1,000.
Haylee Merriman was awarded a Clyde Thomas Family Trust $1,000, and a University of Mobile Dean’s Merit Scholarship $40,000.
Madelyn Ray received a Clyde Thomas Family Trust $1,000.
Olivia Taylor was given a Clyde Thomas Family Trust $1,000, DeKalb Fishing Team $500, DeKalb Retired Teachers $300, Upper Cumberland Association of Realtors $250, and the Tennessee Tech University Odom Family Prospective Student Scholarship $8,000.
Jamison Trapp was presented a Middle Tennessee State University True Blue Scholarship $8,000, Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship $12,000, and a Clyde Thomas Family Trust $1,000.
Aidan Whitman was awarded a Clyde Thomas Family Trust $1,000, Jean Harney Memorial Scholarship for high achieving math student $500, Southern Landscape Supply/Diamond 9 Sports Student Athlete Scholarship $500, Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship $16,000, and a Love-Cantrell Funeral Home $500.
Jordan Young received a Clyde Thomas Family Trust $1,000, Tennessee Tech University Golden Opportunity, and a Love-Cantrell Funeral Home $500.
Hagen Waggoner was given a DeKalb Fishing Team $500, and a Middle Tennessee State University Presidential Scholarship $18,000.
Amarious Shaw received the Dailey & Vincent Helping Hands Scholarship $2,000, and American Legion Boys State.
Grayson Hendrix was awarded the DCHS Class of 1966 $500, and a Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship $12,000.
Nancy Silva was presented a DeKalb Retired Teachers $300, and Smithville Business & Professional Women’s Club $500.
Kaia Howard was given the Lucille Stewart Educational Award $2,000.
Ian Paladino received the Lucille Stewart Educational Award $2,000, DeKalb Board of Education Members Scholarship $700, Columbia International University $40,000, and American Legion Boys State.
Marissa Clark was awarded the Jo Ellen Huffman & Ron Rogers Memorial 4-H Scholarship $500.
Tylan Panker was presented the State Trooper FOP Lodge #44 Scholarship $500, Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship $16,000, and a UT Knoxville Volunteer Scholarship $20,000.
Shanti Liu was given a Belmont University Academic Scholarship $36,000, Middle Tennessee State University Presidential Scholarship $18,000, and a UT Knoxville Volunteer Scholarship $12,000.
Logan O’Conner was named the Caney Fork Electric Essay Contest 2nd Place Winner.
Rebecca Lawrence was named Caney Fork Electric Essay Contest 1st Place Scholarship Winner, and received a DeKalb Board of Education Members Scholarship $700.
Maggie Felton was named Caney Fork Electric Essay Contest 3rd Place Winner.
Hannah Finan was named Caney Fork Electric Essay Contest 4th Place Winner.
Allison Eastes received a Caney Fork Electric Model Student Award 2021, Daughters of the American Revolution-Good Citizen Award $50, Foundation for Rural Service Youth Tour Essay Winner 2020 $250, Foundation for Rural Service Youth Tour Essay Winner 2021 $250, and Liberty State Bank $500.
Jathan Willoughby was awarded a Caney Fork Electric Youth Leadership Summit $250, Middle Tennessee State University True Blue Scholarship $8,000, American Legion Boys State, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home $500, and a Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship $12,000.
Sadie West was presented a Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raider Scholarship $1,000, Scottish Rite $1,000, American Legion Auxiliary Girls State, Eddie Crips Memorial $1,000, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home $500.
Madison Lack was given a Middle Tennessee State University Presidential Scholarship $18,000.
Erykah Duverne was awarded a Middle Tennessee State University True Blue Scholarship $8,000, Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship $12,000, and a DTC Communications Audio/Visual Scholarship for Excellence $1,000.
Natalie Snipes was presented a Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship $16,000, and a Motlow State Community College Associate Degree.
Kiley Speaks was given a Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship $12,000.
Dylan Trapp was presented a Tennessee Tech University Golden Opportunity.
Richard David Martinez was awarded a Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship $16,000.
Katie Colwell was given a American Legion Auxiliary Girls State, Trevecca Nazarene University Academic Scholarship $24,000, Trevecca Nazarene University Endowment Scholarship $30,800, Trevecca Nazarene Advantage Scholarship $8,000, and a Trevecca Nazarene University Pastor’s Kid Scholarship $32,000.
Brayden Tubbs received American Legion Boys State.
Ellie Webb received a UT Chattanooga Achieve Scholarship $1,000.
Brayden Antoniak was awarded a UT Knoxville Distinguished Tennessean $53,056 and a UT Knoxville Tickle College of Engineering $6,000.
Kennedy Polk received a U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award.
Savanna Warren received a U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence.
Mackenzie Sprague received a Motlow State Community College Associate Degree.
Kaydence Thompson was given a Woodmen Life U.S. History Award $50.
