The Edmonton-Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce recently hosted the 22nd Annual Senior Celebrity Banquet. This project was instigated to honor outstanding Metcalfe County High School Seniors in the categories of art, band, athletics, aviation, drama, FFA, STLP, 4-H, and academics. The recipient of the Chamber of Commerce $500 Scholarship is also included in the program. This program would not be possible without our generous sponsors, A T & T, Farmers RECC, Tri County Electric, and Edmonton State Bank. Bill & Tammy Prather, Carolyn Pennington, and Tony Wells were present representing Farmers RECC. Farmers RECC offers $1000 scholarships to Metcalfe County Students and the recipients of those will be announced at their annual meeting. Freeda …show more content…
The students, with the exception of 4-H and the Memorial Scholarship Recipient, are selected by the staff at the high school and are encouraged to invite their parents and a teacher who has been most influential in their lives to this banquet. Those honored receive extensive newspaper coverage and their photographs are prominently displayed in the Chamber of Commerce office for one year. Also honored were the 17th Annual Metcalfe County Educator of the Year and the 11th Metcalfe County Educator Idol. This year’s Educator of the Year is Kelly Shaw who teaches at Metcalfe County High School. Mrs. Ruby Shirley, who taught 4th grade at Edmonton Elementary for 28 years, is the 2018 Metcalfe County Educator Idol recipient. Other special guests included Metcalfe County Superintendent Dr Benny Lile, Metcalfe County Board of Education Member John Caffee, Metcalfe County High School Principal Kelly Bell and Jamie Howard, District Preschool/Elementary Professional Development Coordinator. Chamber Board/Officers/Committee members present included, Jamie Parke, Chris Lagermann, Becky Tucker, Erica Hensley, Kenny Scott, Torrie Osbon, Jackie Parker, and student representative Brilee …show more content…
After completing her bachelor’s degree, she plans to attend University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy to obtain a doctrine of Pharmacy Degree. Ellie had as her guests her parents Derrick and Donna Caffee and her most influential educator Josh Hurt. The male Athlete Award for 2018 is Ryan Clemmons. Ryan is on the football and baseball teams. He is also a part of the bass fishing team. Ryan is a part of the National Honors Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Ryan has been selected as a member of the 1st team All-PAC and 2nd Team all- Sky linebacker for football. He plans to attend Campbellsville University on a football scholarship and major in Exceptional Education and minor in Physical Education. Ryan’s parents, David and Tera Clemmons and his favorite educator Kelly Shaw were his guests. Madison Gillentine was selected as the HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) Award winner this year. Madison is a member of HOSA, Beta, and the National Honor Society. In HOSA, she served as historian for 2 years, co-president for 1 year, and is currently serving as president. She played volleyball for 4 years, cheered for 3 years, played basketball for 1 year and ran track for 1 year. She has participated in the Gifted and Talented Program for 4 years. During her junior year, she completed the nurse aide program and is now a Certified Nurse Aide. She is currently completing the Pharmacy
She led the team to a Conference championship and a State Championship. As a Senior she was the #1 player in the nation, averaged a triple double with 31 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. For the second consecutive year in history, she led the team to a state championship and led the nation in scoring. All four years in high school she was selected to be on the all-state team, all-region team, and all-conference team. During the summers of her High School years she would continue practicing and playing for an AAU team.
received hundreds of letters of the best Division 1 schools in the country. She was a major
Have you ever had someone that you look up to? There is somebody that lots of students at West Delaware look up to that teaches a lot of things. This hero has taught everybody in general many things involving, school, sports, and to be a good person in general. Brett Mather, my hero, is a coach and a teacher at West Delaware High School. Coaches strive to make students and athletes better people on, and off the court. Mather does an amazing job with that.
to San Jose State University and earned her B.A, she earn a double major in English
As a public high school teacher, I have seen hundreds of students walk in and out of my classroom over the last 12 years, and Alejandra is in the top 1% of students who have had a positive impact on me. I cannot say enough about her character and integrity. She is resilient and has been an encouragement to me and countless other students and teachers—on and off campus. We will miss her positive presence next year.
I have met the goals outlined because of my continuous diligence and exceptional performance throughout the year. I have, in my humble opinion, exceeded the substantial qualifications for teaching, service and research as set forth by my Faculty Assignment Document. I am pleased to be part of the West Virginia University Extension Service and was honored to receive the 2013 WVSE4-HA and NAE4-HA North East awards for Urban Programming for an individual. As 2013 comes to a close, I am proud of my excellent accomplishments and quality contributions to 4-H and look forward to creating additional programming for youth in West Virginia.
2. Over the next few summers, she accomplished a second Master’s Degree from Columbia University in special education.
was finally able to achieve a nursing assistant title. For the next 15 years, Mary worked hard at
Marks graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelors of Nursing in 1985. With over 31 years of experience in pediatric nursing ranging
Amos Kendall should be remembered for his love for the students. Edward Galaudet – from the age of 20 – dedicated himself to the school and its students.
Class of 2012, as we sit here this evening, I would like you to take a look at the classmates sitting around you. Many students have given countless hours of time, energy, and passion to worthy cuases that they have been a part of throughout high school. However, those aren't the only students deserving of recognition this evening. We have students here tonight, who have taken a stand for what they believe in, not even hesitating to compromise their reputations.
The McDonogh community gathered for the annual convocation ceremony to kick off McDonogh’s 144th school year. Starting with a procession down Chapel Hill, the class of 2018 led the class of 2029 to Child’s Memorial Terrace. Miss Bridget Collins opened the ceremony with an invocation that was followed by an opening from Headmaster Charlie Britton. Britton challenged students to not fear failure because “great people fail and fail and fail and fail.” Senior Class President Cormac Callanan also took a turn at the podium and encouraged his peers to listen carefully and make an effort to understand one another while he closed his speech with song lyrics from Vanilla Ice. Kibber Elias, a member of the 8th grade and class of 2022, advised her peers
“Time to Shine”: The 15th Anniversary Hats Off Luncheon It was an afternoon filled with class, style and elegance and most importantly it was a time for Miami’s “honey bugs” to “shine” their brightest. With the striking décor and ambiance of the Loew’s Miami Beach Hotel, mixed with the 1920’s themed attire; the 15th Annual “Hats Off” luncheon proved to be one of Miami’s premiere fundraisers of the season. Emceed by WPLG‘s local News 10 anchor; Neki Mohan and hosted by Tracy Wilson Mourning and Honey Shine, Inc., the luncheon celebrated the 15 year anniversary of community outreach and the mentor program for underprivileged girls of South Florida. The program which has also recently expanded to Los Angeles and Dallas has been on a mission to “balance
She attended Pasadena College where she majored in nursing and received a Baccalaureate of Arts degree in 1964. She continued with her education and received a master’s degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing (UCSF) in 1970 and a doctor of philosophy
In 1996, my mother graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a baccalaureate in Nursing. Although it took her five years, we are still proud of her and all that she has accomplished. Today my mom is still working as an RN. Although she just quit her job at Berea Hospital, where she had been for four years, she is beginning a new style of nursing.