Emerald Celebrates Student Achievements Through Academic Awards Night
Emerald High School celebrated the academic achievements of its students during their academic awards program. The following is a list of awardees:
SCHOLARSHIPS
● SOUTH CAROLINA PALMETTO FELLOWS EARLY RECIPIENT SCHOLARSHIP: Award amount is up to $7,500 annually. Recipients are: Amber Crosby, Brayden Hall, Maggie Jones, William Lazur, Abhi Patel, Samuel Quan, McKayla Rogers, Jacob Roskowski
● DAVIS AND FLOYD HIGHEST AVERAGE IN MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS ($200): Samuel Quan
● INTERACT CLUB KENDRIC B. CHILDS SCHOLARSHIP ($500): William Shaw
● AIR FORCE ACADEMY FULL SCHOLARSHIP: Amelia Patterson
● CERRA TEACHING FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP: Taylin Hall
● DELTA SIGMA THETA SCHOLARSHIP: ($1000) Kendra Thomason
ACADEMIC BRONZE MEDALIST AWARDS
Academic Bronze Medalist Awards are presented to those students who were on the honor roll all three nine week grading periods for this academic year. They are:
Jeanette Alford, Joseph Allen, Ryan Balser, Joseph Barcenas, Hayden Bell, Caleb Benson, Brianna Booker, Donald Bouharoun, Peyton Burnett, Valasha Byrd, Zadie Caprell, Colton Carawan, Katelyn Cathey, Katelyn Cline, Margaret Findley, Payton Findley, Fernando Flores-Gonzalez, Jaylen Foster, Mariaha Freeman, Daniela Garcia Orozco, Natalia Garcia Orozco, Kyle Gheen, Patrick Haynes, James Henderson, Julissa Hernandez-Duarte, Braxton Hill, Jeffery Howard, Osric Irvin, Austin Johnson, Jayda Johnson, Arionnah Kelley, Selah Lawrence, Landon Lewis, Christopher Lowe, Jonathan Lowe, Kimberly Martinez-Cruz, Devin McCombs, Bryston Mitchell, Scout Morrow, Tamiah Nance, Hannah Nation, Amelia Patterson, Ava Pendley, Esmeralda Perez, Angel Perez Gonzalez, Chance Pettus, William Quan, Jeziah Rapp, Kamil Rapp, Anthony Rodriguez, McKayla Rogers, Carolina Rosales Estrada, Kailyn Schleicher. William Shaw, Edward Smith, James Strong, Mattison Swartzentruber, Mathew Todd,
Christina Warren, Jacob Weeks, Jade Williams, Jakob Williams, Cannon Wooten, Corbin Wright, Zion Wright, Cameron Yobby
ACADEMIC SILVER MEDALIST AWARDS
Academic Silver Medalist Awards were given to those students who were on the all “A” honor roll two of the three nine week grading periods and on the “AB” honor roll for one of the three grading periods. They were:
Keaisa Adams, Tishaunda Adams, Robert Bowker, Amaris Branyon, Ethan Bridges, Tshari Brown, Meagan Canfield, Hailey Chiles, Cameron Clifton, Miles Conyers, Nauria Crawford, Paul Crosby, Kalel Dodd, Jenifer Duran Ibarra, Zachary Durant, Christopher Fazio, Emily Fuller, Eric Garcia Roque, Alexander Garland, Brenda Gonzalez, Justin Goode, Kenley Gordon, Derrion Greene, Kenderrius Hackett, Michael Hernandez, Zachary Higginbotham, Cole Ison, Christopher Jacques, Dakota Lawton, Haley Lindley, Chelsea Lowie, Mikia Martin, Thomas McCollum, Jesica Mendoza Perez, William Meredith, Marquise Morton, Rafael Ojeda-Sanchez, Ashlyn Parris, Aliyah Pedroza Gonzalez, James Pilgrim, Shazera PriceAdriana Rodriguez, Zachary Schleicher, Abigail Schultz, Malaki Thomas, Karlie Turner,
Sydnei Williams
ACADEMIC GOLD MEDALIST AWARDS
Academic Gold Medalist Awards were given to those students who were on the all “A” Honor Rolls the first three nine week grading periods for this academic year. They are:
Joshua Albon, Elizabeth Brewer, Jackson Broome, Thomas Brounkowski, Clara Brown, Leah Burdette, Seth Carroll, Michaela Carter, Mileigha Carter, Luis Corona Moran, Julia Creswell, John Deal, Max Divilbiss, Ashley Fajardo, Lucas Fox, Cierra Friez, Shirley Gardner, Brittan Gordy, Selah Hill, Andrew Hodges, Austin Horne, Abby Johnson, Maggie Jones, Tereza Karademitros, Summer Karle, Lucas Kirby, Abram Klein, William Lazur, Mahagony Lites, Malik Lomax, Kylie Mars, Marquarius Mathias-Wright, Jackson McCoy, Patricia Mendoza-Perez, Lauren Minter, Ethan
Myers, Jayson Nicolas Martinez, Emily Nguyen, Chloe Ortega, John Paguntalan, Abhi Patel, Cassie Peterson, Enrique Pineda, Za’Kira Price, Adam Prince, Lily Prince, Samuel Quan, Zacchaeus Quarles,Ana Ramos, Ronny Reyes Gomez, Brooklyn Riddle, William Riddle, Jacob Roskowski, Levi Sharpe, Bailey Shaw, Hannah Sosby, Madeleine Strong, George Stroud, Gavin Sweezy, Brooklyn Teasley, Tiyonia Tennant, Catherine Todd, Patrick Torgerson, Lauren Walker, Reginald Walker, Cathryn Warner, Morgan Westberry, Caroline Whitt, Olivia Whitfield, Zayquan Williams, Anna Wiseman, James Witt, Savannah Wright
DEPARTMENTAL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Academic honors were bestowed upon those students who earned the highest average in their respective academic departments.
● Air Force Junior ROTC Distinguished Cadet Award: Michaela Carter
● English Award: Emily Nguyen
● Fine Arts Award: Zachary Durant
● Mathematics Award: William Lazur
● Science Award: Samuel Quan
● Social Studies Award: Jacob Roskowski
● Physical Education: Ryan Balser
● World Language- Jacob Roskowski
● Computer Science- William Lazur
JUNIOR SCHOLARS
● COLUMBIA COLLEGE JUNIOR SCHOLAR: Jaden Adams, Kaedia Hodge,
Sophia Reyes, Morgan Westberry
● CONVERSE COLLEGE JUNIOR SCHOLAR: Carson Ables, Jennifer Aguilar-
Cabrera, Leah Burdette, Peyton Burnett, Kaedia Hodge, Jackson McCoy,
Hannah Nation, Sophia Reyes, Grayson Reynolds, Jonathan Rude
● ERSKINE COLLEGE JUNIOR SCHOLAR: George Corment, Cierra Friez,
Nicholas Hyduke, Jackson McCoy, Lauren Robinson, Jonathan Rude, Anna
Wiseman
● LANDER UNIVERSITY: Julia Creswell, Cierra Friez, Andrew Hodges, Adam
Prince, Karlie Turner
● PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE: Julia Creswell, Cierra Friez, Andrew Hodges,
Jackson McCoy, Adam Prince, Lauren Robinson, Karlie Turner, Anna Wiseman
● USC AIKEN: Leah Burdette, Michaela Carter, Paul Crosby, Margaret Findley, Brenda Gonzalez, Rachel Helgenberger, Tereza Karademitros, Haley Lindley,
Sophia Reyes, Corbin Wright
SCHOOL, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY AWARDS
● ACT AWARDS: Lauren Mac Robinson, 27 Riley Crawford, 29
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● AFJROTC COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Gabrielle Booraem
● AMERICAN LEGION PALMETTO BOYS STATE: Kenderrius Hackett, Gavin
Sweezy
● AMERICAN LEGION PALMETTO GIRLS STATE: Julia Creswell
● AVID TOP SENIOR: Karen Bowker
● BETA CLUB AWARD: Blake Sweezy
● OUTSTANDING CHORUS AWARD: Aqakjah Johnson
● OUTSTANDING ART AWARD: Ashley Baca-Espinal
● OUTSTANDING BAND AWARD: Abigail Nation
● DELTA KAPPA GAMMA SENIOR HONOR GRADUATES: Ryan Anderson,
Amaris Branyon, Meagan Canfield, Messiah Carter, Miles Conyers, Cheyenne Craig, Riley Crawford, Amber Crosby, John Deal, Zachary Durant, Lucas Fox, Emily F\uller, daniel Gabriel, Alexander Garland, Justin Goode, Braden Hall, Taylin Hall, Zachary Higginbotham, Cole Ison, Abby Johnson, Maggie Jones, Summer Karle, William Lazur, Hunter Maez, Kylie Mars, Abigail Nation, Emily Nguyen, Abhi Patel, Amelia Patterson, Cassie Peterson, Samuel Quan, Zacchaeus Quarles, Amoni Rapp, Brooklyn Riddle, McKayla Rogers, jacob Roskowski, Levi Sharpe, Bailey Shaw, William Shaw, Kenneth Sweezy, Olivia Whitfield, Caroline Whitt, Samantha Williams, Presley Wright
● GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS- Clara Brown
● INTERACT SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD: Lucas Fox
● KIWANIS CLUB STAR STUDENT- Samuel Quan- Highest SAT in the District
● NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD:
McKayla Rogers
● PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE AWARDS: Presley Wright- University
Studies, Randi Allen- University Studies (Dual Enrollment, Amaris Branyon- University Studies (Dual Enrollment, Hunter Cline- Welding (Dual Enrollment
● SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT) AWARD – 1200-1299: Braden Hall, Michaela Carter, Bailey Shaw, George Cormeny, Zachary Higginbotham, Summer Karle, Abhi Patel, James Strong, McKayla Rogers, Julia Creswell
● SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT) AWARD – 1300-1399: Presley Wright, Adam Prince, Gavin Sweezy, Cierra Friez, Amelia Patterson, Levi Sharpe, Karlie Turner
● SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT) AWARD- 1400-1499: Morgan Westberry, Jacob Roskowski
● SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT) AWARD- 1500-1599: Andrew Hodges
● SEAL OF BILITERACY AWARD:
o Bronze: Keren Arce, Brisceyda Granados- Gomez, Jackson Mendez-Mota, Johan Perez-Perez, Adolfa Rojas-Lopez
o Silver: Jennifer Aguilar-Cabrera, Briyani DeLaPaz, Kelly Gomez-Hernandez, Brenda Gonzalez, Maria Perea-Alvarez, Ana Ramos
o Global: Jennifer Aguilar-Cabrera, Keren Arce, Briyani DeLaPaz, Kelly Gomez-Hernandez, Brenda Gonzalez, Briceyda Granados, Jackson Mendez-Mota, Maria Perea Alvarez, Johann Perez Perez, Ana Ramos, Adolfo Rojas-Lopez
● SOUTH CAROLINA SEAL OF DISTINCTION IN WORLD LANGUAGES: 4
Keren Arce, Kelly Gomez-Hernandez, Maria Perea Alvarez, Adolfo
Rojas-Lopez
● STUDENT INTERPRETER PROGRAM: Kelly Gomez-Hernandez, Keren Arce
● SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT HONORS:
Riley Crawford, Amber Crosby, William Lazur, Samuel Quan
● STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION GAVEL AWARD: Cassie Peterson
● UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AWARDS:
o DISTINGUISHED ATHLETE MALE: John Deal
o DISTINGUISHED FEMALE ATHLETE: Tiyonia Tennant o SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE: Maggie Jones
o SEMPER FIDELIS- Abigail Nation
● WEST POINT LEADERSHIP AWARD: Cierra Friez
● VOYAGER YEARBOOK EDITOR IN CHIEF AWARD: Amari Goodman
● VOYAGER YEARBOOK MOST VALUABLE VIKING AWARD- Emily Greenway
● YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP: Ballentine Toyota- Brayden McKellar,
Eaton/Cooper Power- Brooklyn Riddle, Greenwood Genetics, Center- Maggie
Jones, Uldrick Builders- William Riddle, Velux- Braxton Hill
● KAY J SMYTH AWARD: Fernando Florez-Gomez
CHARLES L. GRAVES AWARD. John Deal was announced as the recipient of this award, which was established to honor the first principal of Emerald High School. The recipient is chosen by the faculty based upon qualities of leadership, positive attitude, concern for others, high standards of character, and a true spirit of teamwork.
TEACHER OF THE YEAR. Mr. John Mark Scruggs, Art Teacher, is Emerald High School’s Teacher of the Year for this school year.
