Hyksos Temple No. 123 of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Noble Mystic Shrine Inc. presented $500 Rueben Strickland Memorial Scholarships to nine graduating high school seniors. Hyksos Temple has awarded more than $75,000 in scholarship funds over the last 10 years. In the left row, bottom to top are, James Toney, Deputy of Oasis; Kijana Gibbs, Hamilton High; Jerison Qualls, Central High; Raekwon Caslin, Tyner Academy; James Walker, Central High; and John Dodds, scholarship chairman. In the right-hand column, bottom to top, are Lee Mosley, Illustrious Potentate; Jillayne McGuire, Ooltewah High; Breyanna Persy and Taven Spann, both Central High; Charmichael Jefferson, Brainerd High; and Rodney Benford, Central High.Cleveland State Presidential Scholars named
Cleveland State Community College announces its second class of Presidential Honors Scholars. These scholarships assist students with books and other educational expenses, such as non-mandatory fees.
The Presidential Honors Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship for high school graduates who attend Cleveland State. Students must be accepted into the school’s Honors Program and also participate in a Presidential Leadership Program. Eligible students must have a 3.5 grade-point average or higher and a 24 minimum ACT score.
The 10 honored students are Emily Phillips, Seth Bush, Joseph Owens, Sarah Dickey, Sierra Cook, Jasmine Peace, Clay Pankey and Matt Pankey, Kaitlyn Taylor and Brianna Riley.
Kiwanis Club honors school superintendents
The Kiwanis Club of Fort Oglethorpe held its ninth annual Distinguished Service Awards luncheon at the Walker County Civic Center to honor school superintendents Melody Day of Chickamauga City Schools, Damon Raines of Walker County Schools and Denia Reese, Catoosa County Schools.
A silent auction was held with proceeds benefiting charities selected by the honorees. Day selected Love Out Loud, which provides 32 students from Chickamauga Elementary School a weekly opportunity to gather for extracurricular enrichment.
Raines chose Backpack Blessings, which provides nutritious, nonperishable food items to students each Friday to reduce weekend hunger and help them prepare for Monday’s learning in the classroom.
Reese picked Catoosa Children’s Fund, which assists with power bills, rent, glasses, medical care and food for students in need.
A video tribute to each honoree was produced by Partnership 2000 Coordinator Buffy Hemphill; Kiwanis Club President Alice Holsopple served as emcee.
Students inducted into Phi Kappa Phi
Several area residents have been inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Chattanooga students and their respective schools are Amy Bagby, Mercer University; Molly Burns, Northern Arizona University; Kellie Cameron, Hannah Davidson, Ann Potter and Ashley Herring, all of Samford University; Matthew Holt, Auburn University; and Elizabeth MacLennan, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Area students were Stephen Barnes of Sewanee, Tenn., and Susan Brown of McMinnville, Tenn., both at Tennessee Technological University; Carolyn Ware of Georgetown, Tenn., University of Tennessee; Andrew Poe of Dalton, Ga., Georgia College and State University; Matika Thomas of Bridgeport, Ala., and Madeline Tucker of Scottsboro, Ala., both at Auburn University; and Candace Thompson of Fort Payne, Ala., at Jacksonville State University.
Goldbach chosen for Tween Summit
Eva Goldbach, an eighth-grader at Girls Preparatory School, was one of 36 girls chosen to participate in the Discovery Girls Tween Summit, and her picture is on the cover of the April/May issue of Discovery Girls magazine.
She was selected for the summit based on written responses to a 12-question application. The event is “designed to find girls who demonstrate leadership, compassion and determination,” according to the magazine’s editors.
Goldbach, who was accompanied by her father to the week-long event in Monterey, Calif., completed article assignments and photo shoots and contributed design and content to the magazine. She shares the cover of the April/May issue with another summit attendee and is featured in a “Behind the Scenes” article about the making of a mini-magazine.
– Compiled by staff writer Susan Pierce