Award and scholarship winners are pictured following Thursday’s awards ceremony.
The Top 10 of the Southern High School Class of 2017. (Front, from left) Kamryn Smith, Sara Schenkelberg, Marissa Johnson, Marlee Maynard, (second row) Amanda Cole, Talon Drummer, Sierra Cleland, Katelyn Barton, (back row) Daniel Dunfee and Crenson Rogers.
Larry R. Morrison Female and Male Athlete of the Year ward winners Kamryn Smith and Trey Pickens.
(Clockwise from top left) Marlee Maynard is recognized by Daniel Otto as being most like the late Kathryn Hart. Crenson Rogers receives the Vinas Lee Educational Scholarship from John Bentz. Tammy Hupp presents the FFA Scholarship honoring Howard Ervin Sr. to Tanner Thorla. Marissa Johnson receives the Party in the Park scholarship from Tara Rose. Haley Musser receives the University of Rio Grande Jake Bapst Scholarship.
RACINE — Graduates in the Southern High School Class of 2017 received scholarships and awards on Thursday morning during the annual senior awards day.
The Top 10 of the Class of 2017 are Daniel Dunfee (valedictorian), Sierra Cleland (salutatorian), Sara Schenkelberg, Marlee Maynard, Amanda Cole, Kamryn Smith, Marissa Johnson, Katelyn Barton, Talon Drummer and Crenson Rogers.
Honors diplomas will be presented on Saturday evening to Katelyn Barton, Abbi Carsey, Sierra Cleland, Daniel Dunfee, Marissa Johnson and Marlee Maynard.
More than $25,000 in RACO (Racine Area Community Organization) scholarships were among those presented to the graduates.
Scholarships
John Gray Memorial Scholarship — Kamryn Smith and Crenson Rogers
American Red Cross — Daniel Dunfee and Sierra Cleland
Southern Local Education Association Scholarship — Crysta Davis
Reconnecting Youth Scholarships — Abbi Carsey, Jordan Fisher, Larissa Petrie
Chase Roush Memorial Scholarships — Clayton Wood, Marlee Maynard, Talon Drummer and Tanner Thorla
Robert E. Evans Scholarship — Daniel Dunfee
Cruisin’ Saturday Night Car Show — Haley Musser, Clayton Wood, Tanner Thorla, Talon Drummer, David Dunfee
RACO Scholarships — Marlee Maynard, Marissa Johnson, Sara Schenkelberg, Sierra Cleland, Lucas Hunter, Crenson ROgers, Katelyn Barton, Eli Hunter and Kamryn Smith
Edison and Mabel Brace Memorial Scholarship — Trey Pickens, Clayton Boso, Tanner Thorla, Jordan Fisher
Anderson and Eleanor Owens Educational Scholarship — Talon Drummer
Jim Adams Memorial Scholarship — Kamryn Smith
Clarence and Ruth Bradford Memorial Scholarship — Kamryn Smith
Racine Enginuity Scholarship — Lucas Hunter
Jean Alkire Memorial Scholarship — Talon Drummer and Sara Schenkelberg
Carl B. Weese Memorial Scholarships — Eli Hunter, Marlee Maynard, Sara Schenkelberg, Faith Teaford, Macie Michael and Lucas Hunter
Barney and Maxine Shain Memorial Scholarship — Daniel Dunfee
Kathryn Hart Scholarships — Trey Pickens, Lucas Hunter, Jordan Fisher, Eli Hunter, and Crenson Rogers
Frank Cleland Memorial Scholarship — Marlee Maynard
Vinas Lee Educational Scholarships — Marissa Johnson and Crenson Rogers
Rio Grande Community College Jake Bapst Scholarship (two year tuition) — Haley Musser
Rio Grande Bernard Fultz Scholarship — Haley Musser
Rio Grande Raymond E. Mason Appalachian Scholarship — Tammarra Sayre
Racine Party in the Park — Marissa Johnson
Ohio River Producers — Tanner Thorla and Brody Richards
FFA Scholarship honoring 1949 graduate Howard R. Ervin Sr. — Tanner Thorla
Howard R. Ervin Sr. Alumni Scholarship — Crenson Rogers
Arthur Hill Memorial Scholarship — Clayton Boso and Kody Greene
Cedarville University Excellence Scholarship — Marlee Maynard
University of Akron Honors Scholarship and Underrepresented Student Scholarship — Sara Schenkelberg
Washington Scholars Award (Washington State Community College) — Crenson Rogers
Washington Scholars Award (Washington State Community College) — Eli Hunter
Presidential Scholarship (Washington State Community College) — Jordan Fisher
John Glenn Scholarship from Muskingum University — Kamryn Smith
Ohio University Signature Award — Katelyn Barton, Daniel Dunfee and Marissa Johnson
Ohio University Creed Janes Scholarship — Marissa Johnson
Dill Arnold Cutler Scholarship — Macie Michael
Fraternal Order of the Eagles Pomeroy 2171 Scholarship — Clayton Wood
Wilmington Scholars — Faith Teaford
Racine-Southern Scholarship Association Scholarships:
- Helen Coast Hayes Memorial Scholarship — Daniel Dunfee
- Wayne Roush Memorial Scholarship — Sara Schenkelberg
- George M. Sayre Memorial Scholarship — Trey Pickens
- Dave Diles Memorial Scholarship — Talon Drummer
- Maude Sellers Scholarship — Marissa Johnson
- Edith Jividen Memorial Scholarship — Sierra Cleland and Katelyn Barton
- Hilton “Fooze” Wolfe Jr. Scholarship — Crenson Rogers
- AMP Ohio Scholarship — Kamryn Smith
- Shelly R. Thorla Scholarship — Marlee Maynard
Racine-Southern Alumni Scholarship will be announced during Saturday’s alumni banquet
Awards (by student)
Clayton Boso — Agriculture Key, 3-plus agriculture course award
Wes Clark — 3-plus agriculture course award
Sierra Cleland — WSAZ Best of the Class, Holzer Science Award, Activities Key, OHSAA Scholar Athlete Award
Crysta Davis — Home Economics Key
Daniel Dunfee — Holzer Science Award, WSAZ Best of the Class, Science Key, Mathematics Key, Spanish Key, Social Studies Key, OVEC/IKEC for highest GPA, Citizenship Key
Gage Hensley — 3-plus agriculture course award
Connor Jarrell — Work Study Key
Michaela Holter — 3-plus agriculture course award, outstanding ag senior
Eli Hunter — English Key
Marlee Maynard — OHSAA Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award
Cy McMillan — Quiz Bowl Key
Trey Pickens — Larry R. Morrison Male Athlete Award, OHSAA Scholar Athlete Award
Brody Richards — 3-plus agriculture course award
Nick Roush — Band Key, John Philip Sousa Award
Trent Rossitier — Work Study Key
Tammara Sayre — Red Cross cord for recruiting five first time donors
Sara Schenkelberg — NFHS Award of Excellence
Kamryn Smith — Larry R. Morrison Female Athlete Award, Citizenship Key
Tanner Thorla — FFA Scholastic Award
Awards (by award)
U.S. Army Reserve Scholar Athlete Award — Trey Pickens and Sierra Cleland
Agribusiness Productions Systems Concentrators — Michaela Holter, Gage Hensley, Garret Wolfe, Brandon Johnson, Garrett Jones, Jordan Knotts and Dominique Wehrung.
Marine Corps. recruit — Jacob Weddle
