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Medal of Honor winner visits RHMS students
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Medal of Honor winner retired Marine Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston, a Vietnam-era veteran, stands with RHMS students. - photo by Photo provided.
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Updated: Mar 17, 2016, 11:30 PM
Published: Mar 17, 2016, 2:15 PM

Retired Marine Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston, a Medal of Honor recipient, was welcomed by the social-studies department at Richmond Hill Middle School on Monday.

Livingston, one of 78 living Medal of Honor recipients, met with students to talk about his life in the military and his various posts.

A native of Telfair County, according to cmohs.org, Livingston received his honor after his actions during the Vietnam War in May 1968 in Dai Do, Republic of Vietnam. Livingston, then commanding officer of Company E, led his troops in helping driving enemy troops from Dai Do while assisting a Marine company that had been isolated there. He also guided his company in joining forces with a third company during a battle at the nearby village of Dinh To. Livingston was wounded three times during the events, but refused medical treatment after initially sustaining injuries from grenade fragments and allowed himself to be evacuated only once the safety of his men was assured, according to cmohs.org.

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Groups hand out scholarships
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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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