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JROTC cadets attend Marines graduation
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Chandler Abbuhl, a 2011 graduate of Bryan County High School, is shown with members of the BCHS JROTC during their recent field trip to graduation ceremonies at the Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot in South Carolina. Chandler and BCHS classmate Jordan Norfleet were among the graduates. - photo by Photo provided.
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Updated: Oct 3, 2011, 4:49 PM
Published: Oct 3, 2011, 4:51 PM

Bryan County High School Army JROTC members attended graduation ceremonies September at the Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot in South Carolina.
They were accompanied by instructors Maj. Charles Mercer and Sgt. 1st Class Donald Curry. 
JROTC is a career exploration class. Curry said the field trip allowed the students to witness another branch of the military and see how drill and ceremony is done correctly.
The cadets watched the graduation ceremony and witnessed the graduates receiving honors after 13 weeks of working and learning a new career.
The graduation ceremony included two recent graduates of BCHS, Chandler Abbuhl and Jordan Norfleet.
Besides touring the barracks, rifles ranges and base, the students from BCHS were able to talk with graduates about their experiences and witness firsthand the respect and professionalism of the new recruits.

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Groups hand out scholarships
RH theater scholarship
Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer shows her Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. With her are Tom Harris, Ashlee Farris, Brett Berry and Kim Diebold. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016. - photo by Photo provided.
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Updated: May 17, 2018, 8:11 PM
Published: May 17, 2018, 8:37 PM

Three reports recently presented scholarships

Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer received the Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016.

Garden Club

The Richmond Hill Garden Club recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Katherine Wood and a $500 scholarship to Carly Vargas, both seniors graduating from Richmond Hill High School.

The awards were presented May 8 during Honors Night at RHHS.

Wood plans to attend Green Mountain College in Vermont and major in environmental studies.

Vargas plans to attend Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, to pursue a degree in either environmental studies or biology.

The garden club awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to a local high school senior who plans to major in a field related to environmental concerns, plants and/or gardening.

This year, due to having two exceptional candidates, the garden club awarded an additional $500 scholarship.

Exchange Club

The Exchange Club of Richmond Hill recently named Caroline Odom as its student of the year.

The club each month during the school year names a student of the month, and the student of the year is chosen from among those winners.

Awards are based on academic performance, community involvement and leadership.

Monthly winners receive $100, with the annual winner getting a $1,000 scholarship.

The Exchange Club has been recognizing students for more than 30 years.

Odom will go on to compete in the Georgia District Exchange Club against students from across the state.

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