DCHS seniors received more than a million dollars in scholarships at the annual Senior Awards Monday evening.
Salutatorian Max Pafford and Valedictorian Ashli Chew took in the two largest total scholarship hauls for the class of 2016. Pafford took home a total of $133,900 in scholarships, including a $103,800 endowment from the University of Alabama, $24,000 from the University of Memphis, a $4,000 General Assembly Merit Scholarship, the Jolly Angels/Brandon Elder Memorial Scholarship ($2,000), and a Smithville Rotary Club Math award ($100). He was also named an Advance Placement (AP) Scholar, was named to the Tennessee Governor’s School for International Studies, and received the DCHS Honors English IV Award and the Woodmen of the World Award.
Chew was awarded a $31,440 per year scholarship from Bryan College for a four-year total $125,760, the Provost Scholarship from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ($12,000). Chew was also named to the National Society of High School Scholars.
Hayden Plymel, who will graduate high school with the class of 2016 Friday night, was recognized for having already earned an associate’s degree from Motlow State Community College through the dual enrollment program.
The following DCHS seniors also received scholarships and awards:
•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
•Chase Bryant; Tennessee Tech University-$4,000, Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000
•Noah Byford; Lucille Stewart Memorial: $2,000
•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, 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, 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
•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, Caney Fork Electric-2014 Essay Contest Washington Youth Tour Winner, U.S. Marines Semper Fidelis Award
•Braxton Pugh; FBLA Dr. Bill Radcliff Scholarship-$500, Smithville Rotary Club-$750
•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
•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, 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, 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
•Hailey Walker; American Legion Auxiliary Girls State, 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
Graduation is set for Friday night at 7.p.m., Vanhooser Stadium.
