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Ornaments for the needy
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Richmond Hill High School student Emily Stephens shows some of the ornaments that are sold at RHHS to help provide gifts for local kids.
Staff
Updated: Dec 22, 2007, 10:00 AM
Published: Dec 7, 2007, 10:35 PM

RHHS prides itself in taking an interest in its community, and with events like the annual Ornament Sale it’s easy to see that the student body truly cares.

For the last two holiday seasons now the RHHS Student has been selling Christmas tree ornaments and using the profits buys Christmas gifts for foster kids in Bryan County who would otherwise not be receiving any Christmas presents this holiday.

Last season Student Council was able to provide Christmas gifts for roughly 20 children.

The kids usually get around three presents a piece, and the gifts range from dolls to cd players. This year some of the items on the children’s wish list include cd’s, dolls, and clothes.

RHHS students can buy ornaments for one dollar at any lunch starting last Friday, the 7th, and ending Dec. 19th. Buyers can write there own messages on their ornaments, which will be hung on the school Christmas tree in the front lobby.

Giving is what the holidays are all about, and it makes me extremely proud to be able to give to those who need it the most without ever leaving the halls of RHHS.

- Stephen Hundley

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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.
Staff Report
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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