Over $2 million in scholarships awarded

Class of 2022 cleans up at banquet

Twenty Robbinsville High School seniors were awarded the Cody Family Scholarship at May 26's academic banquet. All names are listed from left. Front row: Sarah Gibby, Klancy Stevens, Brynn Harn, Patience Frapp, Dana Adams, Dirk Cody, Carson White, Cheyenne Rowland, Jacob Hall and Aidan Farley. Back row: Halee Anderson, Baylee Parham, Yeika Jimenez, Kelsey Waldroup, Reagan Ditmore, Haize Moore, Ivy Odom, Keylie Jordan, Cody Cline, Jaret Panama and Montana Buchanan. Not pictured is Marco Beltran.

Robbinsville – It was a night that yielded the largest amount of scholarships ever awarded to a graduating class at Robbinsville High School.

And with a few scholarships still trickling in after the fact, the school confirmed to The Graham Star on Tuesday that just over $2 million has been afforded to seniors – much of which came at May 26’s academic banquet.

The top recipient was Dartmouth-bound Cheyenne Makinsey Rowland, who picked up a cool, estimated $345,904 from six different scholarships (several of the scholarships awarded to seniors are on a 4-year, renewable cycle).

Below is an alphabetized list of students that received scholarships, with the inclusion of which institution the graduate will be attending.

The list does not include scholarships that students declined:

* Destiny Rane Aldridge (N.C. Agriculture & Technology): N.C. Agriculture & Technology Merit and N.C. Association of Educators scholarships;

* Marco Antonio Beltran (N.C. State University): N.C. State Pack Promise and Cody Family scholarships;

* Ally Reece Ayers (Western Carolina University): Honors College Distinguished Achievement Award, Honors College Premier Pathway Award and Western Carolina University FIT Grant scholarships;

* Halee Rae Anderson (University of Tennessee): Beacon and Cody Family scholarships;

* Sarah Elizabeth Brooks (Southwestern Community College): Laura Phillips, Dr. Patrick Kelley and Wendy Anderson Sellers scholarships;

* Montana LaRae Buchanan (Western Carolina University): Hagan, Graham County Sheriff’s Office and Cody Family scholarships;

* Chloe Shea Burchfield (University of Alabama): Wendy Anderson Sellers Scholarship;

* Cody Alexander Cline (valedictorian, University of North Alabama): George and Frances London, Valedictorian – University of North Alabama, Leadership, Academic Housing, Honors Program, Academic Achievement, Percy B. Ferebee, VFW and Cody Family scholarships;

* Yeikamarie Jimenez Diaz (Tennessee Wesleyan): Church Mouse, Cody Family and Tennessee Wesleyan Athletic scholarships;

* Reagan Elizabeth Ditmore (Western Carolina University): Ray Phillips Memorial, Joyce Perkins Memorial and Cody Family scholarships;

* Madisyn Elizabeth Ellington (Southwestern Community College): Shirley Oswalt Memorial Scholarship;

* Aidan Gaidge Farley (Western Carolina University): Eastern Star and Cody Family scholarships;

* Kyle Brendan Fink (Western Carolina University): Percy B. Ferebee Scholarship;

* Patience Darcia Renee Frapp (University of North Carolina-Charlotte): University of North Carolina-Charlotte Tuition Grant, Ed Jackson Memorial and Cody Family scholarships;

* Sarah Spring Gibby (salutatorian, Western Carolina University): Brinson Honors College Premier Pathway, Brinson Honors College Distinguished, Western North Carolina Regional, Shawn Blanton Memorial, Mountain Lakes Board of Realtors, State Farm Extra Mile, Gene Lee Myer, Laura Phillips, Percy B. Ferebee, Moody, Robbinsville High School HOSA, J. Smith Howell and Cody Family scholarships;

* Dasan Camen Gross (Mars Hill University): Mars Hall Presidential Scholarship;

* Jacob Preston Hall (Lincoln Tech): Lincoln Tech Academic, Diane Buchanan and Cody Family scholarships;

* Brynn Taylor Harn (University of Tennessee): Beacon and Cody Family scholarships;

* Adela Leigh Hernandez (Tri-County Community College): Shirley Oswalt Memorial Scholarship;

* Kamdyn Blayd Jordan (Mars Hill University): Bailey Academic and Mars Hill Institutional scholarships;

* Keylie Breeze Jordan (Appalachian State University): Appalachian State Academic Excellence, N.C. Education Lottery, Appalachian College
Opportunity Grant and Cody Family scholarships;

* Zane Charleston Lucksavage (Colby Community College): Colby Community College Scholarship;

* Caylin Lashay Lunsford (N.C. State University): N.C. State Pack Promise, Titmus Foundation Inc. Agriculture, Fred and Shirley Burt Agriculture, JT Owen and Mountain Lakes Board of Realtors scholarships;

* Brandon Jordan McLucas (Appalachian State University): Appalachian State Access and Appalachian College Opportunity Grant scholarships;

* Katelyn Haize Moore (University of Tennessee): LLC, Beacon, Hope, Percy B. Ferebee, Red Cross, United Community Bank, Wendy Anderson Sellers and Cody Family scholarships;

* Ainslee Highlan-Brisen Munro (East Carolina University): Scholarships covered by the U.S. Military;

* Jayden Michael Nowell (Western Carolina University): Moody Scholarship;

* Ivy Paige Odom (Western Carolina University): Mountain Lakes Board of Realtors, Elda C. Penny, Western Carolina University Giving Tuesday, Laura Phillips, State Employees Credit Union, Ray Phillips, Percy B. Ferebee, Robbinsville Women’s Club, Graham County Farm Bureau, State Employee’s Association of N.C. District 1, Western Carolina University PATH, Western Carolina University Brinson Honors, Moody, Western Carolina University FIT Grant, Oliver, Shawn Blanton Memorial, Wendy Anderson Sellers, J. Smith Howell and Cody Family scholarships;

* Jaret Juarez Panama (Western Carolina University): Oliver Family and Cody Family scholarships;

* Baylee Yvette Parham (University of North Carolina-Charlotte): Western Carolina University Bridge, Sarah Campbell, HOSA, Church Mouse, Carson Conservation, Percy B. Ferebee, Moody, Chancellor’s – UNC-Charlotte, Charlie Laub, St. Andrews-HOSA, J. Smith Howell and Cody Family scholarships;

* Cheyenne Makinsey Rowland (Dartmouth): Hagen, Willie Zakroski Memorial, Church Mouse, Percy B. Ferebee, Dartmouth Academic and Cody Family scholarships;

* Klancy Briann Stevens (Western Carolina University): Mountain Lakes, Methodist Men, Percy B. Ferebee, Graham County Farm Bureau, Agriculture First Farm Credit (Ag-Youth), Town of Lake Santeetlah, J. Smith Howell and Cody Family scholarships;

* Sullivan Patrick Shanahan (Appalachian State University): Chapter 35, N.C. Department of Military & Veterans Affairs, College Opportunity Grant, Appalachian State Collegiate Grant and American Legion scholarships;

* Brooklyn Paige Turpin (Southwestern Community College): Victor E. Bell, Church Mouse, Diane Buchanan, Ingles and Wendy Anderson Sellers scholarships;

* Benjamin James Wachacha (University of Mount Olive): University of Mount Olive Grant Scholarship;

* Kelsey Leigh Waldroup (Western Carolina University): Percy B. Ferebee, Moody, St. Andrews-HOSA, Wendy Anderson Sellers, Town of Lake Santeetlah, Cody Family, J. Smith Howell, Binson Honors College Premier Pathway and Chancellor’s Achievement scholarships;

* Carlos Mendez Wesley (Lincoln Memorial University): Lincoln Memorial Academic, Lincoln Memorial Athletic, Ed Jackson Memorial and Graham County Sheriff’s Office scholarships;

* Carson Lance White (Middle Georgia State University): Church Mouse, Nightmares, Sarah Campbell, Oliver Family and Cody Family scholarships;

* Jason Yan (Southwestern Community College): Diane Buchanan, Moody and Percy B. Ferebee scholarships;

* Kelby Renea York (Tri-County Community College): Laura Phillips Scholarship.

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