TUPPERS PLAINS — Students of the Eastern High School Class of 2013 received numerous scholarships and awards during the annual Senior Awards Ceremony held on Thursday morning in the Eastern High School Gymnasium.
The Class of 2013 will graduate at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Eastern High School.
Principal Shawn Bush recognized the Top 10 of the class, presenting each with a medal. The Top 10 students are Victoria Goble, valedictorian; Larissa Riddle, salutatorian; Rachael Markworth, Alex Amos, Alexandria Hendrix, Timothy Minear, Kiana Osborne, Marshall Aanestad, Rebecca Chadwell and Mallory Nicodemus.
Receiving Honors Diplomas will be Marshall Aanestad, Alex Amos, Rebecca Chadwell, Victoria Goble, Kayla Hawthorne, Alexandria Hendrix, Mallory Nicodemus, Kiana Osborne, Larissa Riddle, Maria Sharp, and Joshua Shook.
Awards of Merit were presented to Marshall Aanestad, Alex Amos, Rebecca Chadwell, Timothy Elam, Victoria Goble, Kayla Hawthorne, Alexandria Hendrix, Rachael Markworth, Mallory Nicodemus, Kiana Osborne, Larissa Riddle, Maria Sharp, and Joshua Shook.
Outstanding Senior Awards were given to Kayla Hawthorne and Maria Sharp, Chemistry 2; Victoria Goble, Physics; Alexandria Hendrix, Chemistry 1; Alexandria Hendrix, Trigonometry; Victoria Goble, Calculus; Jason Kelley, Writing; Marshall Aanestad, Alex Amos, Kiana Osborne, and Rachael Markworth, Spanish academic prestige; Mallory Nicodemus, Spanish cultural knowledge; Alex Amos, Alexandria Hendrix, and Victoria Goble, Anatomy and Physiology; Alexandria Hendrix, Psychology; Marshall Aanestad and Randal Davis, Economics; Victoria Goble, JOGS student.
Students completing calculus were Victoria Goble, Larissa Riddle, Rachael Markworth and Marshall Aanestad.
Music awards were given to the following students, Larrisa Cunningham and Troy Gantt, Choir Director’s Award; Randal Davis, Most Improved Handbell Award; Marshall Aanestad, Handbell Director’s Award; Nicole Gilbride, O’Ryan Award for dedication to performance; and Rachael Markworth, John Philip Sousa Award.
Senior members of the National Honor Society are Timothy Minear, President; Joshua Shook, Vice President; Alexandria Hendrix, Secretary; Kiana Osborne, Treasurer; Marshall Aanestad, Historian; Alex Amos; Rebecca Chadwell; Victoria Goble; Rachael Markworth; Mallory Nicodemus; Larissa Riddle; Maria Sharp.
Senior Student Council members are Victoria Goble, President; Alex Amos, Vice President; Rebecca Chadwell, Treasurer; Alexandria Hendrix; Maxwell Carnahan; Gabrielle Hendrix; and Ethan Nottingham.
Red cords — representing those who have donated three pints of blood at the American Red Cross Blood Drives — were presented to Marshall Aanestad, Rebecca Chadwell, Devin Dye, Timothy Elam, Nicole Gilbride, Jordan Russell, Alexandria Hendrix, Austin Lute, Rachael Markworth, Timothy Minear, Justin Noce, and Jeremiah Smith.
Victoria Goble was recognized as the WSAZ Best of the Class.
Junior Health Team members recognized were Rebecca Chadwell and Mallory Nicodemus.
Samuel Collins was presented with the Ohio Army National Guard Scholarship which will provide 100 percent tuition paid at any state university in Ohio.
Garrett Ritchie and Justin Noce were recognized for enlisting in the United States Marines.
Alexandria Hendrix will receive the Holzer Science Award.
The U.S. Army Reserve Scholar Athlete awards were presented to Joseph Scowden and Kiana Osborne.
The Don Jackson Award for volleyball and softball was presented to Kiana Osborne.
Victoria Goble and Alex Amos received the OHSAA Scholar Athlete Award.
The Ivan B. Walker Athlete of the Year award was presented to Savannah Speelman-Hawley and Maxwell Carnahan.
The Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award was given to Rachael Markworth and Timothy Minear.
The OHSAA Courageous Student Award was given to Jordan Russell.
The NFHS athletic award was presented to Maria Sharp and Ethan Nottingham.
The U.S. Marine Corp Scholastic Excellence Awards were given to Victoria Goble and Alex Amos.
The U.S. Marine Corp Distinguished Athlete Awards were given to Marshall Aanestad and Alexandria Hendrix.
The U.S. Marine Corp Semper Fidelis Awards for Music Excellence were given to Marshall Aanestad and Larissa Riddle.
Senior Athletic Awards were presented to Victoria Goble, Alexandria Hendrix, Kiana Osborne, Gabrielle Hendrix, Katlin Clark, Maria Sharp, Rachael Markworth, Savannah Hawley, Joseph Scowden, Maxwell Carnahan, Timothy Minear, Alex Amos, Kyle Young, Joshua Shook, Derick Powell, Zakkary Heaton, Ethan Nottingham, Thomas Kirk Pullins, Garrett Rithcie, Randal Davis, Marshall Aanestad, Timothy Elam, and Troy Gantt.
The OHSAA State Award which is presented to an adult who displays sportsmanship, ethics and integrity was awarded to the late Johney Russell.
Underclassman Emily Sinclair was recognized as the only Eastern High School student with perfect attendance for the 2012-13 school year.
Scholarship recipients from the Class of 2013 are as follows (in alphabetical order):
Marshall Stephen Aanestad: Kevin N. Fick Scholarship; Chester Alumni Scholarship, $500.
Alex Burke Amos: Dill Arnold Cutler Scholarship, $472.50.
Maxwell Peat Carnahan: Eichinger Family Scholarship, $1,000; Chester Alumni Scholarship, $500; West Virginia University Parkersburg Participation Scholarship.
Rebecca Louise Chadwell: Eastern Local Board of Education White Scholarship; Eastern Local Education Association scholarship, $500; Junior Health Team scholarship, $250.
Katlin Danielle Clark: Dill Arnold Cutler Scholarship, $472.50.
Samuel Charles Collins: Ohio Army National Guard Scholarship, 100 percent tuition paid at any state university.
Timothy Allen Elam: Kevin N. Fick Scholarship.
Victoria Anne Goble: Eastern Local Board of Education Valedictorian Scholarship; Ohio Valley Electric Corporation scholarship, $350; Maude Sellers Scholarship, $150; Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development, $500.
Bradely Allan Goeglein: George Morris/Class of 1957 Chester Alumni Scholarship, $500.
Garret Andrew Hall: Eastern Local OAPSE Scholarship, $125.
Kayla Marie Hawthorne: William Call Scholarship; Chester Alumni Scholarship, $500; Eastern Local OAPSE Scholarship, $125; Dill Arnold Cutler Scholarship, $472.50.
Breanna Kalynn Hayman: William and Wilma Williams Scholarship $750 (four years); Shade River Lodge F&AM, $250; Dill Arnold Cutler Scholarship, $472.50; Gateway Scholarship, $500.
Alexandria Mary-Elizabeth Hendrix: Olive-Orange Scholarship, $500; Dill Arnold Cutler Scholarship, $472.50.
Jason Theodore Kelley: Eastern Local Education Association scholarship, $500.
Rachael Erin Markworth: Olive-Orange Scholarship, $500.
Timothy James Minear: Eastern Local Board of Education Green Scholarship; Kevin N. Fick Scholarship; Olive-Orange Scholarship, $500; Rio Grande Community College scholarship, two years full tuition; Matilda Saunders Memorial scholarship, housing; Ohio Valley Bank scholarship.
Mallory Paige Nicodemus: Earl B. Hagar Scholarship, $1,000; Junior Health Team scholarship, $250.
Kiana Cheyenne Osborne: Kevin N. Fick Scholarship; Olive-Orange Scholarship, $500; Eastern Local OAPSE Scholarship, $125; University of Rio Grande scholarship.
Derick Alden Powell: William and Wilma Williams Scholarship $750 (four years).
Thomas Kirk Pullins: Eastern Local OAPSE Scholarship, $125.
Larissa Lynn Riddle: Eastern Local Board of Education Salutatorian Scholarship; Shade River Lodge F&AM, $250; Kevin N. Fick Scholarship; Harry B. Crewson Ohio University Credit Union Scholarship, $3,000; Dill Arnold Cutler Scholarship, $472.50.
Joseph Bryan Scowden: Dill Arnold Cutler Scholarship, $472.50.
Maria Christine Sharp: Olive-Orange Scholarship, $500; University of Rio Grande scholarship.
Jennifer Alexis Spencer: Kautz Chester Alumni Scholarship, $500.
Kyle Austin Young: Pepsi and Chester Alumni Scholarship, $500.
NOTE: Several seniors also received scholarship awards from the respective colleges and universities they will be attending. A complete list of those awards is not available at press time.















