Lowndes High School’s 40th annual honors program was held May 11 at Whitehead Auditorium.

Honors included:

ACADEMIC

English: Sophomores, Elizabeth A. Graessle, Sharde Cierra Jenkins; Juniors, Doris Marie Campbell, Larry Eugene Turner; Seniors, Jessika L. Knight, Tanvi V. Patel; Advanced Placement Language Arts, Maggie Lurane Sutton; Advanced Placement Literature, Jacob Stalvey O’Neal; Pre Advanced Placement: Sophomore, Clayton Phillip Griffin; Junior, Tara Marie Terrio; Senior, Jaimie Lynn Squardo

Foreign Language: French II, Samantha Heather Gambuti; French III, Joanna Jaijen Huang; Spanish II, Eric Brandon Miller; Spanish III, Tiffany Teaneal Orr; Spanish IV, Hannah Allyn Parker; Advanced Placement Spanish Language, Melissa Pendrey

Mathematics: Geometry, Tiffany Samantha Soma; Algebra II, Maheera Ahmad Farsi; Trigonometry, Tanvi V. Patel; Advanced Placement Calculus, Alison Marie Rowell

Advanced Placement Scholar Award: Joshua Westley Thomas

Science: Biology, Miranda Kelsey Petrie; Chemistry, Katherine Elizabeth Pennington; Physics, Alison Marie Rowell; Anatomy and Physiology, Kelly Noel Galloway

Social Studies: World History/Advanced Placement European History, Ruth Emily Davis; United States History, Joanna Jaijen Huang, Angelica Latrice Moore, Xi Lin; Economics, Kendra Elizabeth Mackinzie; Woodmen of the World, Joanna Jaijen Huang; Advanced Placement United States History, Xi Lin



VOCATIONAL

Business Education: Business Education Student of the Year, Antonio Ferguson; Cooperative Business Education Student of the Year, Cody Michael Henderson;

Family and Consumer Science: Outstanding Students, Cali M. Cribb, Magan Brooke Harris, Tiffany Samantha Soma, Kaitlin Amanda Taylor

Tech Prep Honors Students: Austin Jeffrey Agerter, Patrick Jermaine Berry, Devan Francis Boruff, Saina Alma Braaf, Jesslyn Daley Brantley, Sjordarmie E. Bridges, Amy Leigh Brightwell, David Alan Broyles, Cicely Michelle Burns, Christopher Blair Bussey, Arrica Jean Dallas, Elizabeth Brooke Darby, Shandel Nicole Davies, Brittany Faith Davis, Antonio Kip Ferguson, Toni Michelle Flynn, Erica Lynn Giles, Jon Michael Hamel, Stanley Vincent Hanks, Unessee Hargett, Stephanie Elizabeth Harlan, Mallory Nichole Harris, Chanise Christine Hart, Ashley Deena Herren, Carolyn Renee Higgins, Thomas Matthew Jenkins, Cortni Trust Joseph, Amy Marie Kuczynski, Blair Elizabeth Lambert, Jennifer Marie Lefever, Amanda Carol Leonard, Lymon Viduya Manantan, Chad Edwin O’Neal, Matthew Ryan Parham, Doel Alexander Parrilla, Rickey Patel, Rohan Vijaykumar Patel, Gregory Amper Petty, Lana Alden Pope, Talon Michael Pope, Kayla Ann Rains, Francisco Javier Rodriguez, Charles Eugene Sheffield, Arthur Edmond Smith, James K. Speece, Jennifer Paige Stone, Justin Heath Strickland, Stacie Brooke Studstill, John Taylor Suddarth, Samantha Rhea Swain, Kaitlin Amanda Taylor, Joshua Westley Thomas, Kathryn Ann Thompson, Emily Elaine Touchton, Robert Ryan Townson, Julia Marie Traylor, Alison Caroline Tucker, Kari Elizabeth Tucker, Michael Andrew Van Doren, Kaitlyn Louise Watson, Ashley Ann Williams, Randall Lee Williams, Kristin Marie Wright, Bonnie Sue Yates



OTHER DEPARTMENT AND AREA AWARDS



Agriscience: Outstanding Students, Erica Lynn Giles, Dylan Clinnis Lane, Derrik Alan McLeod, Robert Glen McLeod, Noah J. Sirmans, Jordan Alan Taylor, Justin Edward Whitlock

Air Force Junior ROTC: Outstanding Students, Katie Nicole Falkenhausen, Courtnee Nicole Pettus, Tara Marie Terrio

Art: Outstanding Students, Jennifer Marie Lefever, Jessica Lynn Logan, Denise Emily Peterson, Theresa Marie Tucker

Drama: Outstanding Students, Cortni Trust Joseph, Kathryn Deann Norsworthy, Matthew Ryan Parham; Daisy Wall Award for Contributions in Theatre, Aubrey Nicole Hackler; Dorothy Carter Pearlman Achievement Award in Theatre, Whitney Marie Chappell; Michelle R. B. Everitt Award in Theatre, Lauren E. Zipperer

Journalism: Journalist of the Year, William Ray Barrett; Outstanding Students, Amanda Lynn Ragsdale, Tela Marie Stevens, Patrick Donald Zagorski

Yearbook: Outstanding Students, Devan Francis Boruff, Arrica Jean Dallas, Casey Laine Parker



NATIONAL, STATE,

LOCAL AWARDS

Air Force Association: Tara Marie Terrio

Air National Guard Senior Leadership Award: Jayme Renae Parsons

American Legion, Post 218, Hahira: Boys State, Matthew Stephen Baker, Tyler John Conrey; JROTC Scholastic Award, Michael Andrew Van Doren

American Legion, Post 13, Valdosta: Boys State, Shaun Saejung Byun, Tyler John Conrey, Raymond Lee DeVogt, Matthew Brian Doak, William Thomas Ebert, Aaron David Ruddle, Larry Eugene Turner; Girls State, Auxiliary 13, Alisha Robin Dumey, Kaylane Rachel Fowler, Kendall Megan Fowler, Jocelyn Emma Hall, Amanda N. Stankiewicz

DARE Role Model: Alexandra Noel Beall

Daughters of the American Revolution Award: ROTC, Stephanie Elizabeth Harlan; Good Citizenship, Katie Nicole Falkenhausen

Georgia Governor’s Scholar Award: Kelly Noel Galloway, Jacob Stalvey O’Neal, Alison Marie Rowell

Hugh O’Brien Leadership Award: Daniel Joseph O’Neal

Junior Awards: University of Georgia Certificate of Merit Scholars, Jordan Nicole Ayers, Matthew Stephen Baker, Barrett Allan Bradle Beck, Gemma Emily Buckler, Meshea Elyse-ceri Cook, Rachel Danita Cooper, Christina Michele Cryts, Amber Marie Elam, Maheera Ahmad Farsi, Haley Renee Gay, Ethan Patrick Gillespie, Chadwick Ramsey Hale, Jocelyn Emma Hall, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Hannay, Lacey Jeanine Hansen, Brittany Dawn Holt, Joanna Jaijen Huang, James Robert King, Hailey Marie Lee, Xi Lin, Sara Lynn McCall, Angelica Latrice Moore, Tiffany Teaneal Orr, Alyssa Marie Peacock, Tram Thi B Pham, Lindsey Paige Radcliff, Aaron David Ruddle, Haley Virginia Snyder, Maggie Lurane Sutton, Tara Marie Terrio; Erskine College Fellows, Maheera Ahmad Farsi, Joanna Jaijen Huang; Prebyterian College Junior Fellows, Matthew Stephen Baker, Joanna Jaijen Huang, James Robert King, Maggie Lurane Sutton; Wofford Scholars, Barrett Allan Bradle Beck, Scott Philip Brown, Gemma Emily Buckler, Christina Michele Cryts, Maheera Ahmad Farsi, Ethan Patrick Gillespie, Haley Jewel Hancock, Joanna Jaijen Huang, James Robert King, Rebecca Anne Lindner, Aaron David Ruddle, Maggie Lurane Sutton, Tara Marie Terrio, Theresa Marie Tucker, Kimberly Elizabeth Wright

Literary Awards: Vocal, Megan Kathleen Laffitte; Dramatics, Megan Kathleen Laffitte, Matthew Ryan Parham; Spelling, Devan Elliot Graham, Joanna Jaijen Huang; Essay, Benjamin Levi McKinney, Maggie Lurane Sutton; Extemporaneous, Kayla Danielle Crockett, Daniel Joseph O’Neal

Literary Guild Award: Alison Marie Rowell

National Scholar/Athlete Award (U.S. Army): Chanise Christine Hart, Doel Alexander Parrilla

Order of Daedalian Junior Class Academic and Leadership Award: Shaun Saejung Byun

Order of Daedalian Senior Class Achievement Award: Talon Michael Pope

President’s Education Award: Austin Jeffrey Agerter, Kenneth Robert Bauer, Warren Sheldon Beck, Chelsea Rebecca Blackwell, Lucas Gaylain Brown, Eric D. Broyhill, Chelsea M. Connolly, Sarah Jane Crim, Ashley Nicole Duckett, Kelly Noel Galloway, Jonathan Christopher Gay, Jason Michael Halter, Unessee Hargett, Matthew Williams Harper, Mallory Nichole Harris, Chanise Christine Hart, Anna Dawn Hurley, Sheldon George Hurst, Cortni Trust Joseph, Jennifer Nichole Joy, Blair Elizabeth Lambert, Jennifer Marie Lefever, Amanda Carol Leonard, Colby Wayne Mangels, Benjamin Robert McCullar, Jeffrey Stephen McCullar, Jesse Alan McKinney, Kristin Michelle Morrison, Chad Edwin O’Neal, Jacob Stalvey O’Neal, Matthew Ryan Parham, Rickey Patel, Adam Elijah Phelps, Morten Pieper, Talon Michael Pope, Rebecca Michelle Rogers, Alison Marie Rowell, Jaimie Lynn Squardo, Justin Heath Strickland, Stacie Brooke Studstill, Kaitlin Amanda Taylor, Leah D. Taylor, Joshua Westley Thomas, Emily Elaine Touchton, Alison Caroline Tucker, Michael Andrew Van Doren, Mary Katherine Weldon, Cynthia Lauren Wilkerson, Randall Lee Williams, Kristyn Nicole Mae Woolridge, Patrick Donald Zagorski

Reserve Officer’s Association Award: Matthew Ryan O’Dell

Spanish Honor Society Awards: Camile Ballesteros, Kayla Danielle Crockett, Brandon Edward De Leon, Jonathan Christopher Gay, Jason Michael Halter, Chanise Christine Hart, Anna Dawn Hurley, Tayler Ann Jarvis, Ashleigh Michelle Kenny, Amanda Carol Leonard, Melissa Pendrey, Keeley Marie Taylor, Leah D. Taylor, Julia Marie Traylor; Service Awards, Camile Ballesteros, Brandon Edward De Leon, Amanda Carol Leonard; Honor Award, Melissa Pendrey

United States Marine Corps Awards: Distinguished Athlete Award: Matthew Williams Harper; Scholastic Excellence Award, Jaimie Lynn Squardo; Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence, Tiffany Naomi Todd

United States Senate Youth Program Nominee: Jacob Stalvey O’Neal

University of Alabama Capstone Business Academy: Xi Lin

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1777: Military Excellence, Christopher Ryan Brents

Wendy’s High School Heisman Awards: Arrica Jean Dallas, Joshua Westley Thomas

Writing Fair Awards: Amberle Lea Husbands, Angelica Latrice Moore



SCHOLARSHIPS

Air Force Academy Appointment: Talon Michael Pope

Air Force ROTC Scholarship: Talon Michael Pope, Michael Andrew Van Doren

Alpha Kappa Alpha: Chanise Christine Hart

Alpha Phi Alpha: Unessee Hargett

Amvets, Post 607, Valdosta: Douglas Lee Belk

ARAMARK Scholarship: Cicely Michelle Burns, Brandon Edward De Leon

Azalea City Pinochle Club Scholarship: Unessee Hargett

Charles Bethea Memorial Scholarship: Tiffany Brooke Beckett

Delta Sigma Theta: Tondalaya Aleya Thomas

Douglas Henderson III Memorial Scholarship: Antonio Kip Ferguson

Horatio Alger Scholarship: Tammi Tana Green

Las Banderas Spanish Honor Society Scholarship: Jonathan Christopher Gay

LEIF/Mary Anderson Scholarship: Arrica Jean Dallas

Lowndes-Valdosta Arts Center Scholarship: Jennifer Marie Lefever

Matthew Newell Memorial Scholarship: Lindsey J. Soma

Mercer University Scholarship: Jacob Stalvey O’Neal

Michael Clark Memorial Scholarship:

National Beta Club Scholarship: Jacob Stalvey O’Neal

National Wild Turkey Federation: Noah J. Sirmans

100 Black Men Scholarship: Antonio Kip Ferguson

Ron Brown Scholarship: Tammi Tana Green

United States Navy Scholarships: Roy Andrew Barlow, Stephen Andrew Chester, Eric Russell Harris, Lee Taylor Halsey Robison, Roberta Nicole Sherman, Corey A. Younger

Valdosta Junior Woman’s Club (Ronnie Martin Memorial): Shandel Nicole Davies

Valdosta Lowndes Retired Educator’s Association: Rebecca Michelle Rogers

Valdosta Mortgage Bankers Association: Brandon Edward De Leon

VALIC: Lauren Ashlee Coats, Amanda Grace Lippincott

Viking Touchdown Club: Randall Lee Williams

Wesleyan University Scholarship: Sara Jane Crim



OTHER AWARDS

AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Star Student: Jacob Stalvey O’Neal

Star Teacher: Mrs. Teresa Hall

National Merit Commended Students: Austin Jeffrey Agerter, Kelly Noel Galloway, Jonathan Christopher Gay, Matthew Ryan Parham

National Merit Scholarship Finalists: Jacob Stalvey O’Neal, Alison Marie Rowell

Governor’s Honors Program: Finalists, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Hannay, Joanna Jaijen Huang, Maggie Lurane Sutton, William Layton Tompkins, Matthew Lee Welch, Nicholas Jordan Worley; Alternates: Alexandra Noel Beall, Allison Michelle Dobard, Maheera Ahmad Farsi, Clayton Phillip Griffin, Leeanne M. Griffin, Tiffany Teaneal Orr, Hannah Allyn Parker, Lindsey Paige Radcliff, Tara Marie Terrio

Robert C. Byrd Award Nominee: Alison Marie Rowell

Senior Superlatives: Austin Jeffrey Agerter, Douglas Lee Belk, Sarah Jane Crim, Arrica Jean Dallas, Cody Michael Henderson, Ashleigh Michelle Kenny, Jacob Stalvey O’Neal, Talon Michael Pope, Alison Marie Rowell, John Taylor Suddarth, Leah Dianne Taylor, Krystal ShaReece Thomas, Tiffany Naomi Todd, Emily Elaine Touchton, Alison Caroline Tucker

Most Outstanding Senior: Jacob Stalvey O’Neal

Salutatorian: Jacob Stalvey O’Neal

Valedictorian: Alison Marie Rowell

Honor Graduates: Austin Jeffrey Agerter, Kenneth Robert Bauer, Heather Bayman, Warren Sheldon Beck, Chelsea Rebecca Blackwell, Devan Francis Boruff, Saina Alma Braaf, Jesslyn Daley Brantley, Amy Leigh Brightwell, Lucas Gaylain Brown, Eric D. Broyhill, David Alan Broyles, Cicely Michelle Burns, Christopher Blair Bussey, Lauren Ashlee Coats, Chelsea M. Connolly, Katherine Michelle Cox, Sarah Jane Crim, Arrica Jean Dallas, Elizabeth Brooke Darby, Shandel Nicole Davies, Ashley Nicole Duckett, Antonio Kip Ferguson, Toni Michelle Flynn, Jacqueline Chantilly Freeman, Kelly Noel Galloway, Jonathan Christopher Gay, Erica Lynn Giles, Jason Michael Halter, Stanley Vincent Hanks, Unessee Hargett, Matthew Williams Harper, Mallory Nichole Harris, Chanise Christine Hart, Erika Hudson, Anna Dawn Hurley, Zachary Gene Hurley, Sheldon George Hurst, Tayler Ann Jarvis, Thomas Matthew Jenkins, Cortni Trust Joseph, Jennifer Nichole Joy, Rachel Nicole Kelly, Ashleigh Michelle Kenny, Amy Marie Kuczynski, Blair Elizabeth Lambert, Jennifer Marie Lefever, Amanda Carol Leonard, Kendra Elizabeth Mackinzie, Colby Wayne Mangels, Benjamin Robert McCullar, Jeffrey Stephen McCullar, Jesse Alan McKinney, Kristin Michelle Morrison, Chad Edwin O’Neal, Jacob Stalvey O’Neal, Matthew Ryan Parham, Casey Laine Parker, Courtney Hayden Parker, Doel Alexander Parrilla, Rickey Patel, Rohan Vijaykumar Patel, Tanvi V. Patel, Felicia Marie Pellitteri, Adam Elijah Phelps, Morten Pieper, Lana Alden Pope, Talon Michael Pope, Kathryn Elizabeth Powell, Kayla Ann Rains, Rebecca Michelle Rogers, Alison Marie Rowell, John Shannon Salter, Charles Eugene Sheffield, Christopher Ryan Shipman, James K. Speece, Jaimie Lynn Squardo, Justin Heath Strickland, Stacie Brooke Studstill, John Taylor Suddarth, Kaitlin Amanda Taylor, Keeley Marie Taylor, Leah D. Taylor, Joshua Westley Thomas, Krystal ShaReece Thomas, Stephanie Marie Thomas, Kathryn Ann Thompson, Emily Elaine Touchton, Robert Ryan Townson, Julia Marie Traylor, Alison Caroline Tucker, Kari Elizabeth Tucker, Michael Andrew Van Doren, Mary Katherine Weldon, Cynthia Lauren Wilkerson, Randall Lee Williams, Kristyn Nicole Mae Woolridge, Kristin Marie Wright, Patrick Donald Zagorski