The DCHS class of 2015 took home more than $560,000 in scholarships during last week’s Senior Awards program.
Charlie Young received the largest single scholarship award with $66,176 from Western Kentucky University.
Others receiving scholarships recipients were:
• Shara Adcock: UT Martin-Rodeo $22,096; UT Martin-Academic $6,000; American Quarter Horse Association-Horse of the Year $250; DeKalb Funeral Chapel $500; Class of 1966- $500; DeKalb County Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Association- $500; DeKalb Firefighters- $500; DeKalb Soil Conservation District-$500; National High School Rodeo-$500
•Rayanna Baker: DeKalb Funeral Chapel $1,000
•Lance Ball: Tennessee Tech University $4,000; W. Doyle & Melford Smith Scholarship $3,000; Dual Enrollment Math-College Algebra/Pre-Calculus
•Lane Ball: Tennessee Tech University $6,000
•Katherine Blair: UT Chattanooga $6,000; DeKalb County PTO $250; First Bank $500;
•Luke Boss: DeKalb Fire Fighters $500;
•Austin Brown: DeKalb County Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Association $500; DeKalb Soil Conservation District $500;
•Leah Burchfield: MTSU $12,000; FCCLA $125; Jolly Angels-2 year $2,000
•Michael Caplinger: Brandon Elder Scholarship 2 year $2,000; Dailey & Vincent Scholarship $2,000; UT Chattanooga $6,000;
•Wendy Cassinera: Brandon Elder Scholarship 4 year $4,000; Scottish Rite $1,000;
•Brandon Chapman: Smithville Rotary Vocational Award $100
•Franco Clavel: DCHS Honors English IV Award
•Loren Cripps: A.F. Bridges $1,000; Alan Hooper Memorial $500
•Savannah Driver: UT Knoxville $24,000; Jolly Angels 1 year $1,000
•Austin Ellis: Tennessee College of Applied Technology $1,000; and DCHS English IV Award
•Taylor Ellis: William Snodgrass Scholarship- Association of Government Accountants $2,000; Liberty State Bank $1,000
•Michael Ferguson: American Legion Boys State;
•Corey Ferrell: U.S. Marines Scholar Award
•Matthew Foutch: Tennessee Tech University $6,000; Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship $1,000; Caney Fork Electric-2014 Essay Contest Washington Youth Tour Winner
•Kelley Goodwin: DCHS Visual Art Award
•Dustin Griffith: U.S. Navy Enlistment
•Haley Hale: DeKalb Funeral Chapel $500
•Jacob Hale: DCHS English IV Award
•Bailey Hayes: Tennessee Tech University $20,000
•Kelsey Hedge: Lipscomb University $44,000; Jolly Angels 2 year $2,000; Katherine Conger Memorial $500; DCHS Beta Scholarship $500; DCHS Literature Club $500; American Legion Auxiliary Girls State;
•Rachel Holcomb: DeKalb Funeral Chapel $500; HOSA $100; DCHS Literature Club $500
•Nichole Hunt: Caney Fork Electric-2014 Essay Contest Second Place $100
•Chelsea Johnson: FCCLA $125; DCHS English IV Award
•Brandon Leiser: U.S. Marines Athlete Award
•Julia Little: Tennessee Tech University $20,000; General Assembly Merit Scholarship: $4,000; Jolly Angels 4 year $4,000; American Legion Auxiliary Girls State; Daughters of the American Revolution-Good Citizen Award
•Destiney McCardell: Southern Landscape Supply Scholarship $500; HOSA $100; U.S. Marines Scholar Award
•Ale Maciel: Martin Methodist College $44,000; HOSA $100; Leadership DeKalb $500
•Ana May: DCHS English IV Award
•Michael May: U.S. Air Force Enlistment
•Micah Merriman: Elzie & Nell McBride Memorial $500; Mentors Association Scholarship $5,000; Dailey & Vincent Scholarship $2,000; Smithville Rotary Club $750; U.S. Army Athlete Award; Presidents Volunteer Service Award
•Kenzie Morris: Lucille Stewart Memorial $2,000
•Jonathan Munoz: Martin Methodist College $36,000
•Kalob O'Neal: DCHS Visual Art Award
•Cason Oakley: Carson Newman University $40,000; American Legion Boys State
•Jacquelyn Overby: DTC McAllen Foutch Memorial $8,000; U.S. Army Athlete Award
•Nicholas Parsley: Southern Landscape Supply Scholarship: $500
•Aaron Patterson: Cumberland University Baseball Scholarship; Lucille Stewart Memorial $2,000; Anthony Duane Trapp Memorial $1,000; Love-Cantrell Funeral Home $500;
•Shayla Pedigo: Tennessee Tech University $14,000; DCHS Visual Art Award
•Bethany Poss: Motlow State Community College $2,000; Daily & Vincent Scholarship $2,000; Smithville Rotary Club $750; DeKalb Firefighters $500; DeKalb Funeral Chapel $500
•William Puckett: Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship $1,000
•Makayla Redmon: Nell Haas Driver Scholarship $1,000
•Brooke Reffue: David Wayne Alexander Memorial: $1,500; DeKalb Retired Teachers $750;
•Zachary Roberts: Mentors Association Scholarship $5,000; Eddie Crips Memorial $1,000;
•Brooke Roller: HOSA $100; Caney Fork Electric- 2014 Essay Contest Fourth Place $50
•Makalee Ruch: UT Knoxville $24,000; Brandon Elder Scholarship 4 year $4,000; General Assembly Merit Scholarship $4,000; Smithville Rotary Math Award $100; Tennessee Governor's School for the Sciences; Woodman of the World $50
•Harlli Silcox: Tennessee Tech University $4,000; Kyle & Kenny Robinson Memorial $1,000; AmVets $250; AmVets Auxiliary $250
•Makayla Starnes: HOSA $100;
•Emilee Stephens: Smithville Rotary Club $750; DeKalb Community Hospital $500
•Hunter Stone: Clay Edwards Memorial Tiger Pride Scholarship $500
•Charles Tramel: U.S. Marine Enlistment
•Lydia Trail: Lee University Dean's Scholarship $28,000; Lee University Letitie Pate Whitehead Scholarship $2,500; Comcast $1,000; DCHS Beta Scholarship $500; Dual Enrollment Math- College Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus; Leadership DeKalb $500; U.S. Marines Athlete Award
•Darrian Turner: Smithville Women's Club $250
•Amanda Vincent: U.S. Army Enlistment
•Jacob Washer: David Wayne Alexander Memorial $1,500; Brandon Elder Scholarship 1 year $1,000; Kyle & Kenny Robinson Memorial $1,000; DeKalb Community Hospital in Honor of Dr. Melvin Blevins $500; Love-Cantrell Funeral Home $500
•Katie Willoughby: Sullivan University $3,750; Smithville Rotary Club $750; Caney Fork Electric-2014 Essay Contest Third Place $75
•Bruce Wilson: Tennessee Tech University $20,000; General Assembly Merit Scholarship $4,000; DCHS Honors English IV Award
•Charlie Young: Western Kentucky $46,176; Western Kentucky $20,000; DCHS Honors English IV Award
The 2015 DCHS Tennessee Scholars were also named during the program.
The Tennessee Scholars program encourages students to take a more rigorous and challenging course of study in high school. Students graduating as Tennessee Scholars have to maintain good academic, disciplinary, and attendance standards, as well as volunteer in the community. Tennessee Scholars also choose to take rigorous courses beyond what is required to graduate. Janney & Associates CPAs generously provided the Tennessee Scholars Medals.
Associate Vice President of Education and Workforce Development for the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry/Tennessee Manufacturing Association Ruth Woodall helped make the presentations.
The following students have met all requirements for the Tennessee Scholars Program:
•ADCOCK, RACHEL
•ADCOCK, SHARA
•BENSHOOF, REBECCA
•BLAIR, KATHRYN
•BONE, JUSTIN
•BROWN, AUSTIN
•BURCHFIELD, LEAH
•ELLIS, TAYLOR
•HAYES, BAILEY
•HEDGE, KELSEY
•KANIPE, KARA
•LEISER, BRAND
•LITTLE, JULIA
•MCCARDELL,DESTINEY
•MERRIMAN, MICAH
•MORRIS, KENZIE
•OAKLEY, CASON
•OVERBY, JACQUELYN
•POSS, BETHANY
•REFFUE, BROOKE
•ROBERTS, ZACHARY
•RUCH, MAKALEE
•SCOTT, HEATHER
•STEPHENS, EMILY
•TRAIL, LYDIA
•WASHER, JACOB
•WILLOUGHBY, KATIE
