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ROANOKE RAPIDS — The Roanoke Rapids High School class of 2009 was celebrated Friday during the school’s annual Senior Awards Ceremony, highlighting the class’ achievements and future goals as they count down to graduation day.
Thirty-six students took the stage in the school’s auditorium to accept scholarship awards. Brandon Carlisle accepted the prestigious Park Scholarship worth $75,000, the Robert Byrd Scholarship, John Howard Scholarship, Spanish Merit Award, RRHS Best All Around (male), Rotary Math Award and Rightmyer Award. He also walked away with Valedictorian of Class 2009.
Salutatorian Emily Monds received the RJ Reynolds, State Employees, Robert Byrd and Georgia-Pacific Wood Products scholarships as well as sharing the RRHS Best All-Around Award with Carlisle.
During one of the morning’s most emotional moments, Rebecca Byrum was given the Cameron Clark Memorial Scholarship, awarded in the memory of the 19-year-old Roanoke Rapids Marine who lost his life during a motorcycle wreck in May 2009.
On June 12, approximately 185 students will graduate from RRHS. Seven of those students have already completed their requirements for graduation. Block scheduling of classes, implemented this year, afforded students more options for course selection and opportunities to graduate early or take a wider variety of course work.
During a recent survey, more than 86 percent (157) of the seniors indicated they are planning to continue their education at a college, community college or technical institute. Eight students plan to enter the Armed Forces and 8-students plan to move directly into a job. Of the students continuing their education, 36 received financial scholarships totaling more than $480,000. Nine students received full scholarships. The students who were awarded scholarships, followed by the school’s they will be attending, are listed as follows:
1. Megan Baker, Rural Health Care, UNCG 2. Blake Bolt, Alumni Scholarship, Chowan 3. Alisya Bradley, Women’s Soccer Scholarship and Robbins Methodist Grant, Louisburg 4.Trevor Brennan, PackPromise, NCSU 5. Heather Brown, ECU Bookstore Scholarship and accepted into the MD in seven years at ECU, ECU 6. Rebecca Byrum, Cameron Clark Memorial Scholarship, ECU 7. Brandon Carlisle, Park Scholarship, Robert Byrd Scholarship, John Howard Scholarship, Spanish Merit Award, RRHS Best All Around (male), Rotary Math Award, Rightmyer Award, Valedictorian of Class 2009, NCSU 8. Zachery Cieslinski, Scott-Ellis Scholarship, Campbell University. 9.Tyler Deloach, Athletic Scholarship, UNC Wilmington 10. Brittany Dixon, Meredith Scholarship, Meredith 11. Abigail Eisele, Ricci Anselmi Art and Carolyn Britt Twiddy Creative Writing Award, UNC Asheville 12. Edward Gardner, Pack Promise, Embarq, Key Club Scholarship, RRHS Service Award, NCSU 13. Kelly Griffin, Academic Award, Meredith Leadership, Alpha Delta Kappa, Roanoke Valley Junior Miss, Meredith 14. Jeri Gums, Junior Miss First Runner Up, Halifax Community College 15. Nicole Harvey, Spanish Honor Society Scholarship, ECSU 16. Katlin Howard, Ethel Crawley, UNC-Chapel Hill 17. Britteny Hux, Aimee Erwin Scholarship, HCC 18. Kyle Kincaid, Roanoke Valley USBC and Rural Health Care, ECU 19. Jamie Lawson, Junior Miss Winner, NCSU 20. Chelsy Lynch, Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, Nash CC 21. Vanessa Miller, Junior Miss, ECU 22. Emily Monds, RJ Reynolds, State Employees, Robert Byrd, Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, Class or 1929 Academic Honor, Salutatorian of Class 2009, UNC-Chapel Hill 23. Caroline Morriss, Charles T. Patton Scholarship, UNCG 24. Ben Patterson, Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, NCSU 25. Eric Pierce, Medlin Charitable Trust Fund and Expository Writing Award, NCSU 26.Julya Powell, Medlin Charitable Trust Fund, HCC 27. Brittany Richardson, Presidential Scholarship, Chowan 28. Anne Rodgers, Academic, Barry University Miami 29. Thommy Saunders, Hoyle Optimist, Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, academic honors from UNCG School, NCSU 30. Jordan Sawyer, Hoyle Optimist, Wake Forest University 31. Jennifer Tart, Ricci Anselmi Art Scholarship, Randolph CC 32. Ashleigh Walls, Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, HCC 33. Emma Wesner, Ricci Anselmi Art Scholarship, HCC 34. Makenna Wesner, Cincinnati Bible College Scholarship, Cincinnati Christian College 35. Lauren Williams, Junior Miss Second Runner Up, Cape Fear CC 36. Randall Wilson, Academy of Art Institute and Ricci Anselmi Art Scholarships, National Choral, Senior Drama, Orion Band Awards, Academy of Art in San Francisco.
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