May 10, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
Dozens of seniors at DCHS were rewarded for years of academic and athletic achievements during Tuesday evening’s senior awards night program held in the high school gym.
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Click on the link below to view the senior formals.
The commencement for the Class of 2023 will be Friday night, May 12 at 7 p.m. on the DCHS football field.
The following are the scholarship and award winners listed alphabetically by last name:
Stetson Agee: DeKalb County Cattlemen’s Association -$500; Officer Joe Bowen Memorial-$500; DeKalb County Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers-$500; DeKalb County Soil Conservation District-$350; MTSU True Blue-$14,000; and Motlow State Community College Associates Degree
Amelia Atnip: Salutatorian; MTSU Presidential Scholarship-$18,000 and Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$16,000.
Cameron Bailey: Tennessee Tech University Joe and Anne Eaton Engineering Endowed Scholarship-$5,200
Colby Barnes: Coach Jerry Foster Memorial Scholarship-$500; Officer Joe Bowen Memorial-$500; Clyde Thomas Family Trust-$5,000; Brenda Hooper Memorial presented by DCHS Class of 1975-$300; Jo Ellen Huffman & Ron Rogers Memorial 4-H Scholarship-$500
Alexandrea Beneke: Tennessee Tech University Athletic Scholarship
Cooper Brown: Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$12,000
Isaac Brown: Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$20,000
Serenity Burgess: Cumberland University Band Scholarship-$20,000; Louis Armstrong Award
Jadin Burke: Caney Fork Electric Essay Contest 2nd place winner-$100
Shan-Chih Chen: Joe Hearn Memorial Career and Technical Education Scholarship presented by the Alexandria Lions Club-$1,000; Talmadge Young Automotive Memorial-$300
Fernando Clavel: DeKalb County Soil Conservation District-$350; Lynn Leland Johnson Memorial FFA Agricultural Scholarship-$250
Gavin Conger: John Phillip Sousa Award
Zoe Cripps: Kyle & Kenny Robinson Memorial $1,000; Love-Cantrell Funeral Home-$250; UT-Chattanooga Provost Scholarship-$16,000; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$16,000;
Luke Driver: Gene Haas Scholarship-$2,000; Joe Hearn Memorial Career and Technical Education Scholarship presented by the Alexandria Lions Club-$1,000
Rebecca Eastes: Tennessee College of Applied Technology McMinnville
Noah Evans: MTSU Presidential Scholarship-$18,000; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$16,000
Aniston Farler: Tennessee Tech University Golden Opportunity-$6,000
Katherine Gassaway: 3.21 Run for Down Syndrome Awareness Scholarship-$250; Love-Cantrell Funeral Home-$250; Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000; DCHS Class of 1966-$500; MTSU True Blue-$14,000; UT-Knoxville Orange and White Scholarship-$6,000.
Allison Gay: Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000; Liberty State Bank-$1,000
Malcolm Gora: Caney Fork Electric Essay Contest 1st place winner-$1,000, Caney Fork Electric Essay Contest Regional Winner-$100; Caney Fork Electric Essay Contest State 2nd place winner-$2,000; Woodmen Life US History Award-$50; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$16,000
Aaron Gottlied: Milligan University/ Academic/Athletic Scholarship-$110,000
Nolan Gottlied: Cumberland University/Academic/Athletic Scholarship-$130,000
Alyzandra Griffith: Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000; MTSU Presidential Scholarship-$18,000; Upper Cumberland Association of Realtors- $250; UT-Knoxville Orange and White Scholarship-$6,000; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$16,000
Emma Hancock: UT-Martin Dean Scholarship-$8,000; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$16,000
Christian Hendrixson: Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$12,000
Chandler Johnson: HOSA Blood Assurance Scholarship-$250; Tennessee EMS Education Association Scholarship-$500; DeKalb County Emergency Services Association Scholarship-$500; Motlow State Community College Associates Degree; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$16,000
Emma Johnson: Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000; DeKalb Fishing Team Scholarship-$500; Motlow State Community College Associates Degree; DeKalb County Board of Education Members Scholarship-$700
Ean Jones: Clay Edwards Memorial Tiger Pride Scholarship-$500; Lindsey Wilson College Athletic Scholarship-$72,000
Jacklyn Kleparek: Officer Joe Bowen Memorial Scholarship-$500; DeKalb County Retired Teachers Scholarship-$300; Southern Landscape Supply/Diamond 9 Sports Student Athlete Scholarship-$250; DCHS FCCLA Culinary Scholarship-$250; Jo Ellen Huffman & Ron Rogers Memorial 4-H Scholarship-$500; US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award; Tennessee Tech University Golden Opportunity-$6,000; Tennessee Tech University W. Doyle and Melford Smith Scholarship-$3,000
Hannah Lohorn: Love-Cantrell Funeral Home-$250
Sadreanna Magallanes: Caney Fork Electric Essay Contest 3rd place winner-$75
Emma Martin: American Legion Auxiliary Girls State
Kiley Martin: Caney Fork Electric Essay Contest 4th place winner-$50
Devin Maxwell: US Marine Corps Enlistment
Aleaha Miller: Eddie Crips Memorial Scholarship-$1,000; DeKalb County Retired Teachers-$300; DeKalb County Board of Education Members Scholarship-$700
Cameron Miller: Kyle & Kenny Robinson Memorial-$1,000; Ascension St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital-$400; Auburn University All Orange Scholarship-$12,000; Love-Cantrell Funeral Home-$250; Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000; MTSU Presidential Scholarship-$18,000
Ryder Miller: MTSU True Blue-$14,000; Tyler Vanhoose Memorial-$2,000; Motlow State Community College Associates Degree; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$12,000
Breanna Millsap: MTSU True Blue-$14,000
Samantha Murphy: DeKalb County Cattlemen’s Association-$500; DeKalb County Soil Conservation District-$350
Matthew Nokes: Cumberland University Presidential Award Scholarship; MTSU Presidential Scholarship-$18,000; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$16,000
Sheridan O’Conner: Love-Cantrell Funeral Home-$250; University of Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship-$12,000; US Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award
Jonathan Garcia Ortega: US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award and US Marine Corps Enlistment
Conner Paladino: MTSU Presidential Scholarship-$18,000
Katie Patterson: Love-Cantrell Funeral Home-$250; Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000; Tennessee Tech University Cracker Barrel Endowed Scholarship-$1,500
Alyssa Pugh: Smithville Business & Professional Women’s Club-$500; MTSU Blue Raider Scholarship-$1,000; MTSU Future Alumni Scholarship-$6,000
Elishah Ramos: Bethel University Athletic Scholarship-$36,000
Darrah Ramsey: Love-Cantrell Funeral Home-$250; Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000; MTSU True Blue-$14,000; UT-Knoxville Orange and White Scholarship-$6,000; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$12,000
McKenzie Sanders: Lucille Stewart Educational Award-$2,000; DCHS FCCLA TAP Scholarship-$250; DeKalb County Board of Education Members Scholarship-$700
Brayden Shehane: Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000; UT-Chattanooga Mocs Scholarship-$12,000
Logan Starkey: DeKalb County Junior Pro Basketball-$500; FirstBank-$1,000; Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award & Distinction- MTSU Presidential Scholarship-$18,000; Scottish Rite-$1,000; UT-Knoxville Orange and White Scholarship-$6,000; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$16,000
Hannah Swoape: US Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence
Kenlee Taylor: Officer Joe Bowen Memorial Scholarship-$500
Sharon Bernardo Trejo – Tennessee College of Applied Technology McMinnville
Connor Vance: Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$12,000
Elizabeth Vaughn: MTSU True Blue Scholarship-$14,000; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$12,000
Brett Walker: 3.21 Run for Down Syndrome Awareness Scholarship-$250; MTSU Blue Raider Scholarship-$1,000; MTSU Presidential Scholarship-$18,000; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$16,000
Layla Walker: Motlow State Community College Associates Degree; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$12,000
Morgan Walker: Ascension St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital-$400; Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000
Liam Wallace: Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000; DTC Communications Audio/Visual Scholarship for Excellence-$1,000; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$16,000
Carlee West: DeKalb County Junior Pro Basketball-$500
Robert Wheeler: Valedictorian; Alan Hooper Memorial-$500; Clyde Thomas Family Trust Scholarship-$1,000; University of Mississippi ACT Merit Scholarship-$98,880; University of Mississippi Valedictorian Scholarship-$6,000
Kaleb Wildes: Motlow State Community College Scholarship-$2,000
Jenna Wright: Love-Cantrell Funeral Home-$250; HOSA Blood Assurance Scholarship-$250; Tennessee EMS Education Association Scholarship-$500; Motlow State Community College Scholarship-$3,000; Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$16,000
Kelbi Young: Tennessee Tech University Presidential Scholarship-$16,000; Southern Landscape Supply/Diamond 9 Sports Student Athlete Scholarship-$250; MTSU Presidential Scholarship-$18,000