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$1 million-plus in scholarships presented
DCHS awards benefit 69 students
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Chelsea Crutcher has to give up her gum before accepting her scholarship from the U.S. Army. - photo by Photo by: Reed Vanderpool

Members of the DCHS Class of 2012 received more than $1 million in scholarships at the annual Senior Awards Day program Thursday.
University, military, business and civic groups representatives presented 69 students with aid for college.
Salutatorian Heather Vidal took home more than $108,000 in scholarship money, including an $84,820 scholarship from Union University and the $24,000 Ned McWherter scholarship.
Adam James, the 2012 Valedictorian,  was awarded a $40,000 scholarship to Belmont University, and received an award for perfect attendance during the 2011-12 school year.
Other scholarships awarded include:
*Lela Ambrose, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, $30,600;
*Joseph Angaran, Anthony Duane Trapp Memorial, $1,000;
*Christian Atnip, Smithville Women's Club, $350;
*Jessica Ball, DTC Communications McAllen Foutch Memorial, $8,000;
*Thomas Beltz, U.S. Marines Enlistment;
*Dustin Brown, DeKalb County Children's Service Council, $500;
*Chelsea Cantrell, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, $500;
*Megan Cantrell, DeKalb Fire Fighters, $500;
*Tiffany Cantrell, DeKalb Funeral Chapel, $500;
*Michael W. Caldwell, Jolly Angels, $1,000; DeKalb County Scottish Rite, $1,000;
*Yesenia Cintron, U.S. Marines Music Award;
*Erin Colwell, David Wayne Alexander Memorial, $1,000, DeKalb Funeral Chapel, $500, Smithville Rotary Club, $750;
*Jakob Craven, Dailey & Vincent Scholarship, $1,000;
*Alex Cripps, U.S. Navy Enlistment, $85,000;
*Chelsea Crutcher, U.S. Army Enlistment, $71,500;
*Jonathan Edwards, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, $23,200; CIC Foundation, $10,000; Jolly Angels, $1,000; DCHS Beta Club Scholarship, $500;
*Matthew Elliott, U.S. Marines Enlistment;
*Katy England, Class of 1966, $500;
*Whitney England, Tennessee Tech University, $16,000; Love-Cantrell Funeral Home Allen D. Hooper Memorial Award, $500; Jolly Angels, $1,000; DCHS Beta Club Scholarship, $500;
*Jeremie Ferdelman, U.S. Navy Enlistment, $85,000;
*Sloane Garrett, Jeff Garrett Memorial, $500; AmVets Auxiliary, $250; Jolly Angels, $1,000;
*Jessica Garrison, Tennessee Tech University, $10,000; Liberty State Bank, $1,000; Leadership DeKalb;
*Zachary Goldstein, Universal Technical Institute Imagine America Foundation, $1,000;
*Katelyn Goodwin, First Bank, $500; Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, $500;
*Todd Hasty, Mentors Association Scholarship, $5,000;
*Tiffini Hendrixson, Covenant College, $12,000; U.S. Marines Athlete Award;
*Johnna Hensley, Dailey & Vincent Scholarship, $1,000; DeKalb Community Hospital, $500; FCCLA: $200;
*Heather Hughes, Mentors Association Scholarship, $5,000;
*Brooke Hutchings, Covenant College, $12,000; DeKalb Funeral Chapel, $500;
*Sarah Jones, Tennessee Tech University, $3,000; DeKalb County Soil Conservation District, $500; Doyle & Melford Smith Scholarship, $1,000;
*Stephanie Jones, Martin Methodist, $25,000;
*Ally Judkins, Kyle & Kenny Robinson Memorial, $1,000;
*Danielle Knowles, DeKalb PTO, $300; Smithville Rotary Math Award, $100;
*Monse Leon, Martin Methodist, $41,600;
*Tammy Li, Liberty State Bank, $1,000; DCHS Student Council, $500; Elzie & Nell McBride Memorial, $500;
*Allison Little, Tennessee Tech University, $4,000;
*Sarah Lomas, Dailey & Vincent Scholarship, $1,000;
*Laura Martinez, Tennessee Tech University, $10,000; U.S. Marines Scholar Award;
*Alex Meadows, Lucille Stewart Memorial, $2,000; U.S. Army Athlete Award;
*Mason Merriman, Kyle & Kenny Robinson Memorial, $1,000; Smithville Rotary Club, $750;
*Dustin Netherton, U.S. Marines Enlistment;
*Tevin Owens, Agee Oil Scholarship, $1,500; DeKalb Firefighters, $500;
*Jacob Odom, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, $30,600; U.S. Army Athlete Award;
*Laura Pafford, Mentors Association Scholarship, $5,000; Tennessee Tech University, $4,000;
*Hailey Perry, DeKalb Republican Women: $500;
*Sebastian Phillips, Clay Edwards Memorial Tiger Pride Scholarship, $500; AmVets, $250; U.S. Marines Athlete Award;
*Chris Powell, U.S. Navy Enlistment, $85,000;
*Kidman Puckett, DeKalb Funeral Chapel, $500;
*Stephanie Rackley, Smithville Rotary Club, $750; Smithville Business & Professional Women's Club, $500;
*Cora Beth Rhody, Smithville Women's Club, $350;
*Louis Richards, Smithville Rotary Vocational Award, $100; Nashville Auto Diesel College;
*Martin Riley, U.S. Army Enlistment, $71,500;
*Yazmin Rivera, Martin Methodist, $41,600;
*Sydney Robinson, First Bank, $500; Leadership DeKalb;
*Johnna Roller, Tennessee Tech University Cheerleading;
*Elizabeth Sanders, Eddie Crips Memorial, $1,000; DeKalb Funeral Chapel, $500; Leadership DeKalb;
*Russell Storey, U.S. Navy Enlistment, $85,000;
*Laura Sullivan, Motlow State Community College, $4,000; DeKalb Retired Teachers, $750;
*Victoria Tatrow, Tennessee Tech University, $10,000; Jolly Angels, $1,000;
*Zach Thompson, MTSU, $16,000;
*Briana Vidal, Cedarville University, $42,000; Comcast, $1,000;
*Krystal White, MTSU, $16,000;
*Ashlee Whitehead, Smithville Business & Professional Women's Club, $500;
*Jacob Williams, U.S. Marines Enlistment;
*Austin Wilmore, Tennessee Tech University, $4,000;
*Alyssa Young, Dailey & Vincent Scholarship, $1,000; Smithville Rotary Club, $750;
*Riley Young, Tennessee Tech University, $3,000.