By Nicole Thomas
Congratulations to the Class of 2014! SHS celebrated the Class of 2014’s accomplishments during the annual awards program, honoring students for outstanding achievement in academics, arts, athletics and activism.
SHS named Will Klein as Valedictorian and Kelley Mazzola as Salutatorian. Will and Kelley will lead SHS’s graduation program on Friday, May 23, which will be held at Humphrey Coliseum.
SHS also honored Emily Turner as STAR student and Andrew Lark as STAR teacher. Turner, who scored a 33 on the ACT, selected Mr. Lark as the teacher who had most impacted her high school career.
Class of 2014 by the numbers:
12 seniors will graduate with highest honors, earning a 4.0 grade point average throughout their high school career.
Congratulations to Kelson Bohna, Sancia Borganelli, Jeremy Burt, Allison Crow, Sara Lacey Graham, William Klein, Alexandria Mazzola, Kelly Mazzola, Daniel Montgomery, Matthew Reynolds, Emily Turner, and Abigail Upperman
41 seniors will graduate with honors, earning a 3.5 grade point average throughout their high school career.
Congratulations to Noah Ansel, Vivian Barksdale, Richard Bryant III, Skyler Buford, Stanford Bush, Steve Buza, Reilley Calder, Robyn Depena, Joshua Franz, Mary Kate Guest, Noa Katherine Hardin, Jordan Harmon, Kennedy Harris, Charles Henderson Jr., Regan Hunt, Hannah Knox, Briana Lawrence, Carolina Lugo, Matthew Misna, Megan Moorhead, Mary Bess Nicholson, Haley Palmertree, Erica Ratliff, Zeb Rice Jr., Erica Riddick, Nathan Roberts, Andrew Rogers, Alex Ross, Jadee Sexton, Dylan Shannon, Akash Shaunak, Samantha Shurden, Sasha Shurden, Kately Swiderski, Abdul Thiam, Britton Walker, Alexandria Ward-Knight, Stuart Woomer, Cheng Ye and Tu Zhang
20 students selected as Seniors of Distinction for their outstanding talents in the areas of academics, arts, athletics and activism.
Congratulations to Vivian Barksdale, Kelson Bohna, Jeremy Burt, Alicia Carter, Jamie Coleman, Joshua Franz, Noa Katherine Hardin, Charles Henderson, William Klein, Alexandra Mazzola, Kelley Mazzola, Matthew Reynolds, Zeb Rice, Erica Riddick, Andrew Rogers, Blair Schaefer, Emily Turner, Britton Walker, and Stuart Woomer.
21 seniors were honored as Superintendent’s Distinguished Seniors, an award program established to recognize seniors who have earned highest individual honors at the state and national level of competition in achievement and service. The list includes nine Eagle Scouts, three state champions, silver and gold medalists in national competitions, visual and performing artists, civic leaders, a National Merit Finalist, and a United States Naval Academy Appointment.
Congratulations to Noah Ansel, Kelson Bohna, Robert Bowden, Jeremy Burt, Ethan Follett, Josh Franz, Joe Hayes, Will Klein, Andrew Rogers, Breland Anderson, Charlie Henderson, Stephen Jones, Kelly Mazzola, Matthew Reynolds, Alex Ross, Blair Schaefer, Britton Walker, Abigail Upperman, Mitchell Young, Emily Turner, and Stuart Woomer.
71 Mississippi Scholars
Congratulations to Breland Anderson, Zundria Badral, Vivian Barksdale, Shuntia Bell, Kelson Bohna, Robert Bowden, Alliyah Bradford, Charity Brand, Skylar Buford, Jeremy Burt, Brett Bush, Stanford Bush, Steve Buza, Brianna Bynum, Reilley Calder, Courtney Chesnut, Jamie Coleman, Tyria Coleman, Allison Crow, Shaniqua Dancer, Jaylon Davis, Shalya Evans, Laura Evins, Josh Franz, Takira Guy, Noa Hardin, Jordan Harmon, Donnisha Harris, Bria Hathorn, Donnasha Hubbard, Teanna Jefferson, Treanna Jefferson, Jaylon Jones, Yolanda Kelly, William Klein, Brianna Lawrence, Brendon Le, Yvonna Macon, Alexandra Mazzola, Kelly Mazzola, Audriana McClain, Shaukassia McMullen, Ja’Shon Moore, Brittany Mosley, Mary Bess Nicholson, Lexus Noland, Kaehla Outlaw, Elijah Pamertree, Yasmine Randle, Erica Ratliff, Matthew Reynolds, Zeb Rice, Shaquanza Riley, Andrew Rogers, Darian Safford, Akash Shaunak, Alfred Stokes, Arbanie Sykes, Marlexis Tate, Tyler Tate, Destany Taylor, Abdul Thiam, Shaylon Townsend, Caleb Tribble, Emily Turner, Abigail Upperman, Britton Walker, Alex Ward-Knight, Stuart Woomer, and Tu Zhang.
More than $4 million in scholarships awarded to the Class of 2014.
Top earnings for the Class of 2014 Scholarships include United States Naval Academy, $400,000; Mississippi State University Presidential Scholarship, $93,000; Mississippi State University, $714,500; Texas A&M, $148,000; Mississippi College, $50,000; Birmingham Southern, $108,000; Centre College, $76,000; Rhodes College, $90,000; Millsaps College, $188,000; Virginia Tech, $50,000; University of Arkansas, $138,000; Hendrix College, $88,000; Savannah College of Art and Design, $172,000; and Belhaven, $150,000.