2012 Graduation - Cleburne News

CONGRATULATIONSClass of 2012

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Cleburne County High School

Ranburne High School

Alexandria Marie WilliamsonValedictorian

Erica Elise AdamsSalutatorian

Linda Katherine (Katie) WoodValedictorian

Brianna HunterSalutatorian

2 – Graduation 2012 ~ The Cleburne News, Thursday, May 24, 2012

Cleburne County High School 2012 graduates

Erica Adams Cody Bagby Brittany Bailey Ashley Bain Jeff Baker Jami Bell

Tate Bell Rheannon Bender Trace BiggersJarrett Bentley Todd Bentley Makayla Biggers

Katelyn Blanton Cody Blissitt Shasi Brooks Meagan Brown Tiffany Brown Wendi Buckhannan

DeAndre Bynum Jeremy Capps Noah Cash Samantha Coggins Alyssa Cook Jarrod Cordel

Jordan Crowson Dakota Crumpton Cory Daniel Kati Daniel Roman Davis Blake Denman

Ava Eaves Chris Ervin Vance Fleming Justin Fordham James Franklin Hayley Freeman

Dillon Gay Morgan Geier Chelsea Gentry April Goodson Jessica Gunter Shecori Hailes

Linda Haney Rocky Hayes Marlie Holcombe Madison Hollis Skyler Isaac Michelle Ivey

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Coty Jacobs Chris Jeffers Eduardo Jimenez Britany Johnson Jesse Johnson Dylan Jones

Morgan Kelly Josh Lambert Cody Langley Eric Larsen Abby Ledbetter Cody Ledbetter

Alex Lee Jessica Ligon Kiki Limon Chase Lindsey Dakota Little Cristian Lopez

Alicia Martin Timmy Mayfield Dillon Mays Jessica McCarley Devan McGuire Krista Medders

Chris Mellon Pablo Meza Elaina Miller Paige Moore Carlie Morrison Bridgette Morrow

Paige Munroe Presley Murray Riley Nelson Aaron Norton Matt Norton Robin Norton

Kent Owen Lauren Parker Holly Payne Jacob Payne Kelsey Pennington Antoine Phillips

Brooklyn Punkosday John Robinson Stephanie Robinson Riley RollinsJodee Robinson Katlyn Rogers



Alan Santana Destiny Setzer Ashley Sewell Corey Sexton Jessica Stephens

Chelsey Stutler Matthew Swafford Savannah Taylor Kaitlin Thaxton Haley Thompson Nick Thompson

Steven Truschka Jessica Turley Brittney Turner Taylor Turner Ashley Vaughn Lisa Vescio

Cody Walker Kayla Walker Nick Wallace Brittany Walls April Wheeles

Tyler Willhoite

Hunter White

Catrite Williams Alex Williamson Terrence Wilson Kolton Yancy

CCHS graduation is tomorrow night on L.E. Bell FieldCleburne County High School will hold

graduation ceremonies tomorrow night on L.E. Bell Field in Heflin.

Alexandria Ma-rie Williamson is the valedictorian.

Williamson is the daughter of Brice and Melissa Williamson of Heflin. Her grandpar-ents are John and Jean Williamson of Heflin and Edith Hammond of Heflin and the late Douglas Hammond.

Her activities include placing first in the com-prehensive division and second in the algebra II division of the Southern Union Math Tourna-ment. She is a member of the Beta Club and the Math Club, played volleyball and was chosen “Most Improved Player” . She is also a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church.

Williamson plans to attend Auburn Univer-sity on a Spirit of Auburn Presidential Scholar-ship, the Birdie Tucker Smith Scholarship and

the Auburn University Board of Trustees Schol-arship and plans to major in software engineer-

ing.Salutatorian is Erica

Elise Adams.Adams is the daugh-

ter of Eric and Jenny Adams of Heflin. Her grandparents are the late Penton and Evelyn Adams of Heflin and Tony and Susie Gay of White Plains.

Her activities in-clude: senior vice presi-

dent, was a member of the Geometry, Algebra II and Calculus teams that placed second each year at the Southern Union Math Tournament in their respective years.

She was president of the Student Council an d the Math Club, a member of the Prayer and Bible Club, Students Against Destructive Deci-sions, Beta Club, Youth Leadership Cleburne County, was captain of the Junior Varsity Cheer-leadiing Squad and a Tigerette in the marching

band.Adams plans to attend Jacksonville State

University on a Faculty Scholarship and pursue a degree in secondary mathematics education.

CCHS Honor Graduates2012

1. Alexandria Williamson – Valedictorian

2. Erica Adams – Salutatorian

3. Abby Ledbetter 4. Meagan Brown 5. Marlie Holcombe 6. Ashley Bain 7. Chris Mellon 8. Morgan Kelly 9. Alyssa Cook 10. Jodee Robinson 11. Michelle Ivey 12. Alan Santana 13. Robin Norton

Matt Rutledge

Class of 2012

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CONGRATULATIONSto the Graduating class of 2012

CCHS has 17 scholarship signings

Abby Ledbetter - Southern Union State Commu-nity College - Presidential Scholarship - $15,000.

Savannah Taylor - Southern Union State Com-munity College - Choral Scholarship - $9,000.

Meagan Brown - University of Mo-bile - Academic Scholarship - Presiden-tial - $36,000 & volleyball Scholarship.

Alexandria Williamson - Auburn University - Spirit of Auburn Presidential - 32-36 on ACT - tu-ition, books & fees for 4 yrs., AU Board of Trustees - $1,000 technology stipend, Birdie Tucker Smith Scholarship, College of Engineering - $1,000

Erica Adams - Jacksonville State Univer-sity - Faculty Scholarship - 26-29 on ACT.

Eric Larsen - Jack-sonville State Univer-sity - Faculty Scholar-ship - 26-29 on ACT.

Ashley Bain - Jacksonville State Univer-sity - Faculty Scholarship - 26-29 on ACT.

Alyssa Cook - Jacksonville State Univer-sity - Faculty Scholarship - 26-29 ACT.

Dillon Gay - Jacksonville State Univer-sity - Faculty Scholarship - 26-29 on ACT.

Marlie Holcombe - Jacksonville State Uni-versity - Faculty Scholarship - 26-29 on ACT.

Matt Norton - Central Alabama Communi-ty College - Baseball Scholarship - $12,000.

Robin Norton - Jacksonville State Univer-sity - Faculty Scholarship - 26-29 on ACT.

Morgan Kelly - Gadsden State Community College - Presidential Scholarship - $15,000.

Christopher Mellon - Jacksonville State Uni-versity - Faculty Scholarship - 26-29 on ACT.

Jacob Payne - Jacksonville State Univer-sity - Faculty Scholarship - 26-29 on ACT.

Alex Lee - Central Alabama Community College - Baseball Scholarship - $12,000.

Rocky Hayes - Arkansas State Univer-sity - Football Scholarship - $30,000.


Ranburne High School 2012 graduates

Mary Ayers Daniel Benefield Magen Benefield Kristen Blair Steven Brimer Cassie Brown

Jesse Brown Shelby Brown Savannah Bryant Marcus Butterick Casey Calvert Angela Casey

Krystal Cook Dylan Costley David Dake Cody Daniel Julia Daniel Ciera Dearman

Carmen Dodson Cassidy Estes Cailin Farmer Kendra Fortner Brandon Gilliam Avery Hammonds

Ashley Harris Dylan Harvey Miranda Herron Brianna Hunter Dakota Jackson Eden Jackson

Ellen Jackson Scottie Jarrell Colby Kelley Jake Kelley Jesika Kelley Victoria Kelley

Dakota Kelley Mason Ledbetter Karen Lester Leah Mobley Crystal Moore Mary Katherine Moore

Morgan Britnee Corrie Morris Austin Otwell Sandy Pollard Thomas Prather Tyler Richardson


Ranburne High School 2012 graduates

Nick Roy Kaci Smith Matt Smith Sierra Smith Taylor Smith Heather Spratlin

Lacy Tanksley Jenna Taylor CT Tullis Jeremy Ward Wesley Ward Kaci Warren

Courtney Wiggins AJ Williams Katie Wood Jordan Young

Good Luck Area Graduates

from:

Ryan RobertsonJudge of Probate

Joyce FullerRevenue Commissioner

Jerry Paul OwenCircuit Clerk

Joe JacksSheriff

Judge Glea Sarrell

“All our dreams can come true ... if we have the courage to pursue them.”

Ranburne High School has 65 candidates for graduationRanburne High

School has 65 candi-dates for graduation tonight at 7 p.m. on the Harlan Robinson Football Field.

Valedictorian for this year is Linda Katherine (Katie) Wood.

Wood is the daugh-ter of Roger and Me-linda Wood and her grandparent is Gervyace Preston of Ranburne.

Her activities was being drum major for the marching band and first chair trumpet in the

concert band. She also earned first chair trumpet at the

district level and second chair Red Band All-State Honor Band and has received numerous university honor band awards.

Wood is a member of the Scholars’ Bowl Team, Physics Team, Math Team, Language Arts Team, Beta Club and Spanish Club.

She plans to attend Jacksonville State Uni-versity and major in mathematics and physics.

Brianna Hunter is salutatorian for RHS. Her parents are Rodney and Shanda Hunter

and her grandparents are Betty Hayes of Heflin and Louise Hunter of Heflin.

Her activities include being a member of the Sr. Beta Club, Spanish Club, Math Team, Phys-

ics Team, Scholars Bowl Team, Lan-guage and Fine Arts Team, the Fellowship of Christian Musi-cians, Student Coun-cil, Breakfast Book Club and Prayer and Bible Club, was voted Who’s Who “Most Likely To Succeed”, was co-captain of the

marching band and flute section leader. Hunter plans to attend Auburn University

and pursue a Ph.D in psychology and a career as a clinical/forensic psychologist.

Gadsden State Community College recently held the annual Honor’s Day events in Anniston at the McClellan Center Gadsden and in Gads-den at the Wallace Hall Fine Arts Center and.

The events span two days of recognizing student’s achievements and scholarship presentations. Over 140 students were honored and more than $200,000 was awarded in scholarships. Students who received awards and scholarships are:

History Department Student Service Award - Amanda Kerr, Heflin; Technology Division Outstanding Achievement: Air Conditioning & Refrigeration - Michael Godfrey, Fruithurst; Automotive Manufacturing Technology - Joseph Garrett, Heflin; Electronic Engineering Technology - Jameson Pollard, Heflin; Certificates were presented for Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Col-

leges 2012 at the conclusion of the ceremony - Amanda Kerr, Heflin

GSCC honors local students

The Phi Theta Kappa chapters of Gadsden State Community College recently held an Induction Ceremony at Wallace Hall on the Wallace Drive Campus in Gadsden.

The three chapters are Beta Beta Eta (McClellan Center), Beta Delta Rho (Ayers Campus) and Rho Rho (Gadsden). Phi Theta Kappa is the International Honor Society for two-year colleges. Students must have a 3.5 grade point average to join, and maintain a 3.0 during their membership. Students inducted are:

Fruithurst: Armendie LongHeflin: Brenda Moore, Lauren Smith The National Tech Honor Society induction was also held.The National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) at Gadsden State Community College has added

69 new members. The organization is a leader in providing recognition for excellence in career and technical education, creating significant occupational opportunities for America’s top workforce education students, access to an employment database maintained by the organization and letters of recommendation to gain employment, scholarships and college admission.

NTHS membership is open to students in all technical programs offered at Gadsden State. Students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher for a technical program major, the recommendation of a faculty member, and be active in their community to qualify for membership.

Students inducted are:Fruithurst: Michael GodfreyHeflin: Joseph Garrett

Students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa

Kerr

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RHS Honor graduates announcedRHS Honor Graduates

*Katie Wood*Brianna Leigh Hunter

*Shelby Brown*Nicholas Roy*David Dake*Sierra Smith*Dylan Costley

*Kaci Suzanne Smith*Ashley Elizabeth Harris

*Steven Brimer

*Katie Wood - Daughter of Roger and Melinda Wood, is a drum major for the Ranburne High School Marching Band and is first chair trumpet in the concert band.

She also participated in numerous honor bands throughout the year. She is a mem-ber of the Scholars’ Bowl Team, Physics Team, Math Team and Language Arts Team.

She is also a mem-ber of the Beta Club and the Spanish Club.

Wood plans to at-tend Jacksonville State University and major in math-ematics and physics.

*Brianna Leigh Hunter - Daughter of Ricky and Shanda Hunter, is co-captain of the RHS Marching Band, Flute Section Leader, Senior Beta, Spanish Club, FCM, Student Council, Physics Team, Prayer & Bible Club, Math Team, Scholars Bowl, RHS Break-fast Club, first chair flute in the concert band.

Hunter plans to get a Ph.D in psychology from Au-burn and become a clinical/forensic psychologist.

*Shelby Brown - Daughter of Shad and Con-nie Brown is a member of the Physics Team, Math Team, played the clarinet in the concert band, Senior Beta Club, Spanish Club, Prayer & Bible Club, RHS Breakfast Book Club.

She plans attending Jacksonville State Uni-

versity in the fall.*Nicholas Roy -

Son of Kim and Gary Roy performed in the concert and marching band, jazz band, Beta Club, Scholar’s Bowl Team, Physics Team and Spanish Club.

He said he will at-tend the Universi-ty of Alaama where he plans on major-ing in psychology.

*David Dake - Son of Holly and Bobbie Char participated in varsity football, Senior Beta Club and FCA.

He plans on mak-ing a career with the U.S. Navy.

*Sierra Smith - Daughter of Sherri Wallace and Eddie Smith participated in the Beta Club, Spanish Club, Physics Team, Student Council - VP, Students Against De-structive Decisions and Operation Christ-mas Child Project.

Smith plans to attend Auburn University and earn a degree in chemical engineering.

*Dylan Costley - Son of Whitney and Chuck Yearta partici-pated in the band, Beta Club, Physics Team and Spanish Club.

He is trying to decid-ed between becoming a chemical engineer or game art design

*Kaci Suzanne Smith - Daughter of Jimmy and Teresa Smith, was Senior Beta Club treasurer, Math Team, Language Arts Team, Spanish Club, FC-CLA president, FFA, varsity volleyball, var-

sity softball, Prayer & Bible Club, yearbook editor, student council, Who’s Who “Best All Around”, participated in Rural Health Schol-ars Program at the Uni-versity of Alabama.

She plans on attend-ing Southern Union State Community Col-lege then transfer to the University of West Georgia and pursue a career in nursing.

*Ashley Elizabeth Harris - Daughter of Kathy and the late James Harris, was a feature majorette in the RHS Marching Band, Spanish Club, Prayer & Bible Club, FFA, FCCLA, Fellow-ship of Christian Mu-sicians, Winners’ Club Breakfast, student council senior rep-resentative, Sr. Beta Club secretary, senior class president and editor of the yearbook.

Harris plans to attend Auburn University and major in industrial en-gineering while being involved in the Auburn University Marching Band as a majorette.

*Steven Brimer - Son of Steve Brimer and Judy Gossage was involved in the march-ing band, concert band, jazz band, Beta Club, Physics team, Math Team, Scholars Bowl, Spanish Club and All-State Honor Band.

Brimer plans to attend Jacksonville State University and major in accounting.

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You’ve kept your eyes on the prize and now your day has arrived. As you receive your diploma, know that

everyone here is very proud of you. We look

forward to seeing you accomplish great things in the future.

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Today’s GraduatesTomorrow’s Leaders

Megan, We are unbeliev-

ably proud of you! You are an amazing

young woman. Good luck in col-

lege and the future.We love you,

Daddy, Mommy & Lauren

Austin,We are so proud of

you. Keep doing your best and you will go

far in life.

Love, Daddy, Moma and Damion

If you dream it, you can do it. ~

Walt Disney

We love you Seth and are so very proud

of you.Mom, Dad and

Sawyer!

Congratulations, Mary Ellen Jackson!

We love you!Mama, Daddy,

April, Sabrina, Saman-tha, Lee and all your nieces and nephews.

So proud of you and love you very

much. Always remember

your favorite verse.Phil: 4:13

Love, Grandma & Grandpa

Nicholas Roy Graduating Class

from Ranburne High School

We are so very proud of you! Good

luck at U.F.A. Love Mom and Dad

Lexie Cofield, Parker Lanning, Katie Davidson, Lindsey Datin, James Riley Kent, Brittany Datin, Shiloh Sprayberry, Olivia Zellner, Isaac Pentecost, standing (l to r), Kaleb Williams, Kylee Brown, Peyton Graham, Maggie Thompson, Carter Hughes, Aidan Cochran, Laura Beth Clanton, Ashton Wallace, Gabie Russell, Phisher Perkins, Carter White, Brailey Rollins, Annie Holmes, Tara Fisher, Josie Day, Max Sessions, Ryan Harris, Berkley Perkins and Kenley Da-vidson. Teachers - Shirley Elkins and Windy Williams.The preschool is registering for the summer and fall ages 2, 3 and 4.

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Congratulations: Prayers for great suc-cess to Robin Norton from Grandparents, Ken & Joyce Bishop

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Love, Daddy, Mommy and Brennan

We love our graduates!

The 2012 graduation ceremonies for schools in Cleburne County have been set and are:

*Ranburne High School – tonight – 7 p.m. Harlen Robinson Sta-dium (RHS Gym in case of rain).*Cleburne County High School – Friday night – 7 p.m. LE Bell

Stadium (CCHS Gym in case of rain).*Cleburne County Elementary School Kindergarten – May 29 – 8

a.m. CCMS Gym.*CCES Fourth Grade – May 29 – 11 a.m. CCMS Gym.*Ranburne Elementary School – May 29 – 5 p.m. RES Gym.*Fruithurst Elementary School Kindergarten – May 29 – 5 p.m.

FES Gym.*Fruithurst Elementary Eighth Grade – May 29 – 7 p.m. FES

Gym.*Pleasant Grove Elementary School Kindergarten – May 29

– 9:30 a.m. the Rhema Center at Hollis Crossroads.*PGES Sixth Grade – May 29 – 6 p.m. TRC at Hollis Crossroads.

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