Butler County High School Awards Night

Wed, 05/27/2015 - 7:56am — Diane Dyer

“It’s a very special night…” The Butler County Senior Class of 2015 held honors night on Thursday, May 21st. “…this is one of my favorite times of the year because we get to honor students [with many] scholarships that will help them…” Butler County School Superintendant Scott Howard continued.

Duane Curry, Dean of Students at the high school, has been tracking the scholarship numbers for the past 6 years. In that time, the classes have gained over a million in scholarship money, and according to Curry: “that’s a feat in itself.” Curry also urged parents to double check their mailboxes, trash cans, as well as email inboxes and trash and spam folders: There could be unrealized scholarship money hidden in the trash, and it won’t hurt to double check.

Almost $400,000 in scholarship money was raised on the evening of the event:
Haley Adkins received three scholarships for $88,000, $44,000, and $500 each.
Kortney Barbier received three scholarships for $1,125, $34,888, and $200 each.
Justin Barks received a scholarship for $22,500.
Ian Cardwell received a scholarship for $1,125.
Lorisha Colon received a scholarship for $500.
Zachary Coy received a scholarship for $24,000.
Callie Dockery received a scholarship for $500.
Drake Embry Received eight scholarships for $100, $64,000, $40,000, $48,000, $20,000, $28,000, $32,000, and $56,000 each.
Matthew Embry received six scholarships for $1,125, $4000, $250, $500, $1,000, and $250 each.
James Fugate received four scholarships for $3,000, $500, $1,000, and $500 each.
Garrison Ashton received two scholarships for $1,125, and $500 each.
Brittney Gruber received two scholarships for $48,888 and $500 each.
Allison Howard received two scholarships for $1,125 and $1,000 each.
Kelsey Hughson received four scholarships, for a total of $100, $1,000, $500, and $600 each.
Bailey Hunt received a scholarship for $500.
Lennon Johnson received three scholarships for $24,000, $40,000 and $500 each.
Brandon Jones received two scholarships, $48,000 and $28,000 each.
Alexis Keown received a scholarship for $1,000.
Allison Kurfiss received three scholarships for $38,000, $1,000, and $500 each.
Abigail Mencl received three scholarships for $12,740, $10,000, and $20,000 each.
Lillian Moore received three scholarships for $500, $1,000, and $1,500 each.
Jacob Mudd received a scholarship for $500.
Keesha Pedigo received three scholarships for $500, $1,000, and $500 each.
Jacob Phelps received a scholarship for $275.
Sierra Powell received two scholarships for $2,000 and $500 each.
Brittany Quall received a scholarship for $34,888.
Sergio Rada received a scholarship for $500.
Caleb Renfrow received a scholarship for $22,500.
Emily Rich received four scholarships for $88,000, $104,000, $70,000, and $53,000 each.
Molly Sanders received a scholarship for $500.
Stephen Vincent received a scholarship for $100.
Shawna West received three scholarships for $44,000, $56,000 and $56,000 each.
Sean Whittinghill received two scholarships for $8,000 and $38,000 each.

Awards were also given in the following categories:
Attendance,
Governor’s Scholars’ Awards,
Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs,
Hugh O’Bryan Youth Leadership Seminar Participants,
WRECC Youth Tour Representatives,
UK Rising Scholar Award.
Class Awards were given for Mathematics, BCATC, Art and Drama, PE, Health, Choir, Arts and Humanities, English/Foreign Language, Ag. Education, Family and Consumer Science,
Business/Tech. Education, NJROTC, Science, and Social Studies.

Students receiving scholarships have the opportunity to study in fields that will benefit them in the future. Kelsey Hughson is a senior expecting to attend WKU. She plans to major in Business, and received several scholarships during the ceremony, including the Morgantown Mission and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary: “I’m leaning towards marketing, but I’m not sure yet. I’m a huge planner and I like to promote things and just talk to people. It seemed like a good career for me. I’m still not real sure, but I know I want to do business, so at least I have that.”