Elk Valley Times Graduation 2024

Elk Valley Times Graduation 2024— 25 Top 10% of the FHS Class of 2024 Isaiah Rene Serrano Isaiah received the President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence. He is a member of the 21-plus Club and Beta Club/4 years. Isaiah was a member of the Tigers football team and served as Captain/All-region/4 years. He plans to attend Tennessee Tech and major in me- chanical engineering. Isaiah graduates FHS with recognition as a Fayetteville City Lifer, Beta Club member, with State Honors by Presiden- tial Scholarship/Tennessee Tech/$4,000, achieving the benchmark scores on the ACT, with School Honors for ranking in the top 10% of the class, with State Distinction by maintaining a B or above average and earning 12 or more hours of postsecondary credit, recognized for completing 3 years of the Project Lead the WayEngineeringprogram, recognized for completing 12-plus post-secondary credit hours through Motlow State Community College and with Kiwanis Academic Ex- cellence Award. Isaiah has been awarded the Pres- idential Scholarship-Tennessee Tech- $4,000/4 year renewable and the Ed Ellis Memorial Scholarship ($250). Scholarships Awarded: $8,000 - TN Promise, TNHOPE-$20,400. Scholarships Offered: Presidential Scholarship-UAH- $3,000/4 year re- newable Scholarship Total: $56,650 Wyatt Daniel Prince Wyatt received the President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence. He is a member of the 21-plus Club, Beta club, Band for 7 years, marching band for 4 years, Boys State Honor Band, First National Bank Student Advisory Board and attended Boys State. He plans to attend Tennessee Technical University and major in mechanical engineering. Wyatt graduates FHS with recognition as a Fayetteville City Lifer, as a Beta Club member, with School Honors for rank- ing in the top 10% of the class, as a TN Scholar, with State Distinction by main- taining a B or above average and earn- ing 12 or more hours of postsecondary credit, recognized for completing 3 years of the Project Lead the Way Engineering program, recognized for completing 12- plus post-secondary credit hours through Motlow State Community College, with Kiwanis Academic Excellence Award and withWork Ethic of Distinction. Scholarships Awarded: $8,000- TN Promise, TN HOPE-$20,400, Golden Opportunity Grant-$2,500/4 renewable, Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church Schol- arship-$500, Saint Anthony’s Catholic ChurchServer’s LegacyScholarship-$500 Scholarship Total: $39,400 Isaac Lee Jones Isaac received the President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence. He is a member of the 21-plus Club and was a member of the Beta Club/4 years and a member of the Tigers football team for 3 years. He plans to attend Tennessee Tech and major in computer science. Isaac graduates FHS as a Beta Club member, with School Honors for ranking in the top 10% of the class and with Kiwa- nis Academic Excellence Award. Scholarship Awarded: $8,000 - TN Promise, TNHOPE- $20,400 Scholarships Total: $28,400 Wyatt Austin Groce Wyatt received the President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence. He is a member of the 21-plus Club, FFA, the Beta club for 3 years, and amember of the basketball team for 4 years. He plans to attend TCAT Shelbyville and study residential electricity. Wyatt is graduating FHS as a member of the Student Gov- ernment, as a Beta Club member, with StateHonors by achieving the benchmark scores on the ACT, with School Honors for ranking in the top 10% of the class, with State Distinction by maintaining a B or above average and earning 12 or more hours of postsecondary credit, as an FFA Ag Completer and with Kiwanis Academic Excellence Award. Scholarship Awarded: $8,000 - TN Promise, TNHOPE - $20,400 Scholarships Total: $28,400 Aniya Keyahn Eddings Aniya received the President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence. She is graduating in the top 10% of her class. Aniyawason theTigers cheer squad and was captain for 2 years, All-Ameri- can 2 years, Disney Performance Cheer- leader/4 years. She was a member of the Beta Club/ 4 years, served as Junior’s House Youth Board President and has completed 519 cosmetology hours. She was a Homecoming attendant her junior year. She plans to attend The University of Tennessee Knoxville where she will major in marketing. Aniya graduates FHS with recognition as a Fayetteville City Lifer, as a member of the Student Government, as a Beta Club member, with School Honors for ranking in the top 10% of the class, as a TN Scholar, with recognition as a Cosme- tology program concentrator, 2024 Most Valuable Cheerleader, with Kiwanis Aca- demic Excellence Award and with Work Ethic of Distinction. Aniya is awarded the Huntsville Hos- pital Lincoln Health Foundation scholar- ship ($500) and Junior’s House scholar- ship ($500). Scholarship Awarded: $8,000- TN Promise, TN HOPE- $20,400, Hunts- ville Hospital Lincoln Health Foundation scholarship-$500 and Junior’s House scholarship-$500. Scholarships Total: $29,400 Top 5% of the FHS Class of 2024 Edsel WilliamMcDonald Edsel received the President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence. He is a member of the 21-plus Club, in the Top 5% of the senior class, and a band member Edsel graduates FHS as a Beta Club member, with State Honors by achieving the benchmark scores on the ACT, with School Honors for rank- ing in the top 5% of the class, with State Distinction by maintaining a B or above average and earning 12 or more hours of postsecondary credit, recognized for completing 12-plus post-secondary credit hours through Motlow State Community College, with Kiwanis Academic Excel- lence Award and recognized as a 4 year band member. Scholarship Awarded: $8,000 - TN Promise, TNHOPE- $20,400 Scholarships Total: $28,400 James Eli Layne Eli received the President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence. He is a member of the 30-plus Club and a Beta Club member for 2 years. Eli also served as an FPU student utility board member. He was a Golf/Regional Qualifier and 5th place District medalist/4 years. Eli plans to attend Motlow for two years while majoring in aerospace engineering then finish his bachelor’s at Tennessee Tech. Eli graduates FHS with recognition as a Fayetteville City Lifer, as a member of the Student Government, as a Beta Club member, with State Honors by achieving the benchmark scores on the ACT, with School Honors for ranking in the top 5% of the class and with Kiwanis Academic Excellence Award. Scholarships Awarded: HOPE + GAMA Supplement-$24,400, $8,000- TN Promise Scholarship Total: $32,400 Kinsley Mae Bryan Kinsley received the President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence. She is a member of the 21-plus Club and the High Honor roll-4 years. She was a member of the soccer/varsity for 2 years where she was all-tournament for 2 years, softball/captain/4 years/ varsity all 4 years/sophomore year all-district/ junior and senior year all-district and all-tournament. Kinsley participated in FFA for 3 years, Beta/3 years/treasurer junior year/ president senior year, Stu- dent Government/4 years/ vice president 3 years and the senior class president. She was a Leo Club member for 4 years/ senior year vice president, was the TSBA Student Award nominee her junior year, Camp Blount Board junior year, Lincoln Leadership board member senior year and attended the SCOPE Conference 4 years. She is also the director of the FHS school-wide blood drive. Kinsley is Miss FHS and the Senior Homecoming Atten- dant. She plans to attend the University of Tennessee Southern andmajor in busi- ness management. Kinsley graduates FHS with recogni- tion as a Fayetteville City Lifer, as a mem- ber of the Student Government, as a Beta Club member, with School Honors for ranking in the top 5% of the class, as a TN Scholar, as an FFA Ag Completer, with Kiwanis Academic Excellence Award, with Work Ethic of Distinction and with recognition for AP Access for All program completion certificate. Scholarships Awarded: HOPE- $20,400,ProvostUTSouthern-$5,000/4 Continues on Page 26