Richland One’s PIE Foundation honors 156 Academic All-Stars at gala

Richland On e’s Partners In Education Foundation honored 156 high-school seniors who attained Academic All-Star status at a gala held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on April 19.

To qualify as Richland One All-Stars, students must be ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school’s senior class and have at least a 3.5 grade-point average (GPA). Students who also meet the High School Scholars requirements qualify as Academic All-Stars.     Students who are ranked in the top 10 percent of their senior class but do not have at least a 3.5 GPA are ineligible. Students also must have no grade lower than C in any subject completed for high-school credit. Selection is made based upon a student’s academic standing at the end of the first semester of the senior year.

The 2005 honorees are:

              Columbia High: Shakia Bouknight; Donvie’r LaBrew, Christopher Lewis, Nakita Medlock, Ashlie Outing and Julia Peay.

              Dreher High: Kristin Abbott, Teague Allston, Kevin Archie, Ian Baird, Sophia Benner, George Black, Margaret Bouknight, Nina-Serena Burkett, James Carlisle, Caitlin Carroll, Bryana Close, Emmett Dalton, Andrew Dixon, Lauren Felkel, Jessica Fields, George Gadow, Frances Glenn, Georgiaree Godfrey, Laura Golson, Taylor Hudson, Samuel Lattimore, Robert Lewis,  Rachel Love, Sarah Martin, Samuel McDermott, Alice McMahon and Kathryn Metzger,

Kari Morrison, Dequena Niles, Brianna O’Neal, Stephanie Poole, Mary Powell, Lockey Powers, Kaitlyn Pruitt, Chad Rainwater, Alice  Robinson, Courtney Rodgers, Davis Rossi, Elizabeth Sawyer, Michael Schwartz, Elizabeth Sharpe, Richard Simons, Bennett Smith, Andrea Spencer, Kittipong Srisuwan, Todd Stoudemire, Kaitlin Van Zee, David Wang, Mary Ward, Charles Wentworth, Richard Werts, Ashley Williams, Elizabeth Williams, Laretia Williams and Kevin Yeh.

              Eau Claire High: Indya Chisholm, Rashad Crum, Johnny Dotson, Timmy Friday, Frances Hilton, Lakendra Keller, Nikholas Martin and Kia Miller.

              A.C. Flora High: Purvi Amin, Callie Baxley, Katherine Buckingham, Lucy Bullock, Patricia Cakora, Benjamin Carlson, Khushbu Desai, Sara Faulkenberry, James Fowles, Aimee Ginter, James Godfrey, Dashawn Hickman, Amanda Jernigan, Rebecca Jones, Nancy Kana, Kathryn Keenan, Michelle Knoll, William Lambert,  Claire Marsh and Robert Meggs, Margaret Moorhead, Meagen Moreland, Jason O’Quinn, Nicholas Papadea, Mayson Pearson,  Sara Player, Blanche Price, Claudia Reyner, Paul Rodgers, Katherine Rook, David Rosansky, Karen Sease,  Molly Smith, Branden Stepehnson, Molly Stevens, Kathryn Stinnette, Stephen Taylor, Daniel Tompkins, Addison Walker and Margaret Ward.

              C.A. Johnson Preparatory Academy: Leah Byrd, Brittany Clifton, Deirdre Edmond, Rhine Gourrier, Jarryd McKie, Hernico Norris, Beatrice Pate, Brittany Payne and Demetria Johnson.

              W.J. Keenan High: Sarah Berry, Brittney Brown, Lisa Frierson, Tevelyn Gaither, Madison Hutto, Charlton Jacobs, Stephen Mitnaul, Marcus Nelums, Charles Outen, Jonathan Rice, Kenya Savage, Bernadra Scott, Henry Scott, Travis Sligh and Matthew Thompson.

              Lower Richland High: Lateshia Beachum, Quinn Brown, Rodni Bryant, Mahogany Collins, Kevin Daniels, Melissa Deberry, La’netria Green, Austin Harms, Ebony Higgins, Raelyn Jackson, Artis Johnson, Lisa McCleeary, Ebony Prioleau, Tawsha Prioleau, Jessica Rsses, Brandon Sanders, Kevin Seery, Aubrey Sloan, Renee Stuart, Steven Sweat, Patrick Tysinger, Ramon Valentin and Jennie-rose Vanderveer.

Academic All-Stars received a Richland One Academic All-Star medallion and a plaque. High School Scholars received the traditional stoles to be worn over their graduation robes and will receive all other recognition awarded to High School Scholars through the established program.