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Franklin High School celebrated its seniors
with a Senior Awards Day Friday, May 30. The
following are the awards and their recipients:
Marine Corp Awards
The Marine Corps award recognizes out-
standing performances in academics, athletics,
and music.
All three fields exemplify the qualities that are
inherent to the Marine Corps - smart, tough,
and elite.
Distinguished Athlete Award - Sydney Jami-
son, James Yokel
Scholastic Excellence Award - Margaret
McAllister
Semper Fidelis Musical Excellence Award
- Christen Wilt
Academics
English - Kelton Bailey
French - Madi Coulter
Library Science - Danielle Keener
Mathematics - Margaret McAllister
Science - Jordan Burrell, Daylan Tippett
Social Studies - Kaitlyn Carver, Margaret
McAllister
Spanish - Kelton Baily, Madison Bueck,
Kaitlyn Carver
Athletics
Baseball - Michael Mathis, Joe Templeton,
Hayden Volk
Womens Basketball - Sydney Jamison
Mens Basketball - Zane Fox, Jeremy Jor-
dan
BFS (Bigger, Faster, Stronger) Womens -
Annette Jiglau, Jessica Matthews, Paige
Robinson
BFS Mens - Tristan Ammons
Cheerleading - Madison Bueck
Cross Country Womens - Madi Coulter
Cross Country Mens - Kelton Bailey, Coul-
ter Hall, Shawn Marcie, Jimmy Yokel
Diving - Danielle Brown, Hayden Volk
Football - Clell Ashe, Jeremy Brendle,
Michael Mathis
Golf Womens - Erin Campbell
Golf Mens - Tyler Stoudemire
Indoor Track Womens - Danielle Brown
Indoor Track Mens - Shawn Marcie, Em-
manuel Williams
Soccer Womens - Christy Barton, Shannon
Esterwood, Maddie Gibbs, Hannah Hylton,
Rachel Mathis
Soccer Mens - Matt Pruitt
Softball - Kaitlin Bishop, Erin Campbell,
Kendra Duvall, Kayla Stanley
Special Olympics - Kyle Brooks, Matthew
Jenkins, Jeremy Ross
Swimming - Matthew Bishop, Shannon Es-
terwood, Nathan Jowers
Tennis Womens - Ivone Rios
Tennis Mens - Andrew Karcher, Chris
Richards
Track Womens - Jordan Burrell
Track Mens - Coulter Hall
Volleyball - Jordan Burrell, Kailin Carpen-
ter, Alex Clark, Hannah Hylton, Rachel
Mathis
Wrestling - James Watson
Extra Curricular
FCA - Madi Coulter, Hunter Scott
FBLA - Matt Sadagursky
FFA - Sierra Peppers, Enrique Sanchez
French Quiz Bowl - Luz Jimenez
Senior Class President - Laura Norton
Spanish Competition - Emilee Curtis
Student Council - Jordan Burrell
SWAG (Students With Awesome Goals) -
Margaret McAllister, Daniel Anderson
Cultural Arts
Art - Kayla McLane, Jordan Hatton
Band Jazz Leah Sitterson
Band Marching Brent Shepard
Band Percussion- Chris Wilt
Band Symphonic- Dalton Cromwell
Band Leadership - Deaven Golding
Chorus - B-Naturals - Molly Haithcock,
Haylie Prottsman, JT Vinson
Chamber Singers - Maddi Coulter, Andrew
Baldwin
Concert Choir - Grace Nolan, Maranda
Russell
Color Guard - Kayla Woods
Drama - Nick Reece, Jimmy Yokel
Pottery - Luz Jimenez, Jayson Massung
Red Online - Madison Bueck, Nick Reece
Yearbook - Alex Rice, Ivonne Rios, Taylor
Rostallon
Vocational Education
Accounting - Matt Sadagursky
Agriculture - Kyler Fitch
Architectural Drafting - Lucas Dodge
Automotive Service Technology - Jacob
Brown, Michael Gerra
Biotechnology - Matt Pruit
Business - Emanuel Williams
Carpentry - Joe Templeton
Family and Consumer Science - Emily
Crunkelton
Forensics - Josh Holland
Nursing Fundamentals - Kaya Bazemore,
Erin Campbell, Daniel Medlock, Kaitlyn
Wolak
Skills USA - Josh Sprinkle
Welding - Jeremy Brendle
Service Awards
12-year Perfect Attendance - Hannah Hyl-
ton and Zane Fox
School Spirit Award - Kaitlin Bishop and
Chris Richards
The School Spirit Award is one of Franklin
High Schools most prestigious awards. It is
given to the young man and woman who best
exemplify and promote pride in their school.
With no regard to personal gain or recogni-
tion, these students enthusiastically give of
themselves to not only generate interest in
various activities, but also to elicit student
body support for fellow students involved in
extracurricular activities. The students who
are given the School Spirit Award are to be
applauded for the enthusiasm and energy that
they bring to Franklin High School.
Citizenship Award - Jordan Burrell and An-
drew Baldwin
The Citizenship Award is the highest honor
that a student can receive. The young man
and woman selected to receive the Citizen-
ship Award continually exhibit honesty, in-
tegrity, and a willingness to assume
responsibility. Not only do these students
demonstrate pride in their school and commu-
nity through their involvement in various ac-
tivities, but they exhibit genuine concern for
broader issues affecting society as a whole.
FHS presents 2013-14 Senior Awards
Franklin High School held its annual Schol-
arship Night Thursday, May 29. Representa-
tives from various committees presented the
scholarships.
A.B. Slagle Memorial Scholarship -
Alexandra Foley
Adelaide L. Brewer Memorial Scholarship
- Haley Williams
Agricultural Memorial Sam W. Mendenahll
Scholarship - Kaitlynn Roper
Angela Dawn Shope Memorial Scholarship
- Margaret McAllister
Beta Sigma Phi Scholarship - Paige Robin-
son
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Scholarships - Madison Bueck, Jordan Burrell
Charles O. Frazier Scholarship - Madison
Bueck
Coach Dale Hough Memorial Scholarship -
Kaley Cross
Cornerstone Patricia B. Scott Scholarship
- Andrew Baldwin
Covenant College Trustee's Scholars
Award and Presidential Scholarship - Christy
Barton
Darrin Taylor Memorial Scholarship - Je-
remy Brendle
David Dillard Memorial Scholarship -
Andrew Baldwin
Elaine Pyle Memorial Scholarships -
Andrew Baldwin, Lucas Dodge
FFA Alumni Tex Corbin Vocational Scholar-
ship - Kaitlynn Roper
Franklin Board of Realtors Foundation
Scholarships Nina Astling, Kaitlin Bishop,
James Yokel
Franklin Garden Club Scholarship - Sierra
Peppers
Franklin High School Class of '61 Scholar-
ships - Katrina Harris, Paige Robinson
Franklin Lions Club Scholarship - Kaley
Cross
Franklin Young Professionals Scholarship -
Emily Crunkleton
Frederick L. Siler Scholarships - Nina
Astling, Shawn Marcie
Furman University The Bell Tower Merit
Scholarship - Jordan Burrell
Gene and Lee Meyer Scholarship - Jessie
Palmer
Golden LEAF Scholarship - Alexandra
Foley
Grayson Hall Memorial Scholarship - Madi-
son Coulter
Guy Taylor Memorial Scholarship - Kaitlin
Bishop
Ingles Scholarships -
Tristan Ammons, Katrina Harris
JMS Cattleman's Association Scholarships -
Kaitlynn Roper, Haley Williams
Junaluskee Foundation Barrett-Bateman
Scholarships - Katrina Harris, Kaitlynn Roper
Lenoir Rhyne University LR Scholars Pro-
gram - Sarah Henson
Louisburg College Scholarship - James
Yokel
Macon County Farm Bureau Scholarships -
Denver Elliot, Landry Millsaps, Haylie Protts-
man, Kaitlynn Roper, Hayley Williams
Marna Peck Memorial Scholarship - Emilee
Curtis
NC Scholarship for Children of War Veter-
ans - Seth Pruitt
New Century Scholars Above and Beyond
Awards - Brendan Karcher, Austin Powers
Rotary Club of Franklin Scholarships -
Christy Barton, Katrina Harris, Margaret
McAllister, Jessie Palmer , Hayley Williams
Slagle Memorial Building Scholarship -
Andrew Baldwin
State Employee's Credit Union People
Helping People Scholarship - Jeremy Jordan
The Journey Scholarship - Katrina Harris
Toccoa Falls College Future Scholars Award
- Madison Coulter
Two Gails Scholarship - Kaley Cross
United Community Bank Scholarship -
Emilee Curtis
UNC Chapel Hill The Johnston Scholars
Award - Margaret McAllister
UNC Greensboro The Everett and Trudy
Suddreth Scholarship of Excellence - Katrina
Harris
University of South Carolina McKissick
Scholars Award - Matthew Bishop
Vi Dunley Memorial Scholarship - Madison
Coulter
Vietnam Veterans of America Scholarships -
Andrew Baldwin, Mary Elizabeth Haithcock,
Katrina Harris
Wayne Proffitt Memorial Scholarships -
Sierra Peppers, Kaitlynn Roper
William V. Mason Junaluskee Lodge Schol-
arships - Kaley Cross, Katrina Harris, Margaret
McAllister
WNC Regional Scholarships (Clyde and
Mildred Wright, Williams Forster, Jr. and
Nancy Forster Stevens, Lucius Lanier, and
Nelle Crowell Fletcher and G.L. Crowell
Scholarship Program) - Katrina Harris
Rick Norton, VVA president, presented three, $1,000 Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 994
scholarships to seniors Andrew Baldwin, Mary Elizabeth Haithcock and Katrina Harris.
Scholarships handed out to college-bound Franklin High School seniors
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FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
Class of 2014
Tristian Alexander Steffanie Ammons Tristan Ammons Daniel Anderson Nathaniel Antes Robert Armstrong Clell Ashe Nina Astling
Nathan Aydelotte
Kelton Bailey Andrew Baldwin Christy Barton Matthew Bates Kaya Bazemore Adrienne Bell Nicholas Bellavance
Rachele Birolin Kaitlin Bishop Matthew Bishop Joshua Blanton Leela Boatright MaryClaire Branson Jeremy Brendle James Briggs
Bradley Brinkman Katelynn Brooks Kyle Brooks Danielle Brown Dolly Brown William Brown Trey Bryson Madison Bueck
Jaylan Burns Jordan Burrell Erin Campbell Kailin Carpenter Sarah Carpenter Kaitlyn Carver Christopher Casto Steven Chapman
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Dalton Cromwell Kaley Cross Emily Crunkleton Gustavo Cuevas-velasco William Cunningham Emilee Curtis Amy Dale Chelsea Daniels
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Jenni Edwards Tony Graham Edwards Denver Elliott Shannon Esterwood Andrew Estes Kyler Fitch Alexandra Foley Zane Fox
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Hannah Hylton Sydney Jamison Eric Jenkins Matthew Jenkins Anette Jiglau Luz Jimenez Villapando Luis Jimenez-Aquillon Brooke Jones
James Jones Kenneth Jones Mackenzie Jones Jeremy Jordan Nathan Jowers Andrew Karcher Brendan Karcher Luke Keener
Tracey Keener Rachel Kelly John Kimbrough Brandon Kirkland Tyler Stoudemire William Lamb Kaitlyn Lattin Sara Ledbetter
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
Austin Lee Ingrid Licona Joshua Lindley Bryan Lopez Katrina Lugo-Langlois Ethan Mace Marquel Manning Shawn Marcie
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Landry Millsaps MariselaMorgadoSalazar Morgan Nelson Brianna Newland Grace Nolan Laura Norton Logan Orr Chris Ortega
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MACON EARLY COLLEGE
Dainelle Beaumier Kristen Cope Westley Cotter Elsie DeLeon Lexie Edwards Zaira Gonzalez Jesse Hull Aryn Jenkins
Preston Mashburn
Andrew Mershimer Nathan Miles John Mullins Robert Nolan Lindsay Owenby Amelia Owens Daniel Reategui
Jessica Robbins Chantelle Rondel Emily Ritter Isaac Roots Robert Salmonson Nicholas Sprinkle Luke Templeton Kory Vance
Dustin Woods Amber Wice
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College with their Associates in Arts degree at the Burrell Center in Jackson County. These stu-
dents, in their 4th or 5th year at MEC, completed requirements for both a high school diploma and
a two-year degree in their time at MEC. Most of these students will continue their education at a
four-year university, and enter as juniors, at colleges such as NC State, UNC-Asheville, Georgia
Tech, Western Carolina University, and UNC-Chapel Hill, among others. MECs high school grad-
uation will take place on Sunday, June 1st at 2:00 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Perform-
ing Arts. Pictured (front row, L-R) Isaac Roots, Preston Mashburn, Bob Nolan, Mannon Salmonson
(second row, L-R) Angie Noland-College Liason, Jessica Robbins, Zaira Gonzalez, Elsie Deleon,
Danielle Beaumier, Amelia Owens, Dr. Fairley Pollock- Student Services Coordinator; (third row,
L-R) Amber Wice, Aryn Jenkins, Nathan Miles, Danny Reategui, Andrew Mershimer; (back row, L-
R) Kristen Cope, Chantelle Rondel, Nick Sprinkle, Luke Templeton, Emily Ritter and Lexie Ed-
wards.
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