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Richmond Hill High students racked up plenty of scholarship offers in 2006-07
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Richmond Hill High School Students were offered more than $3 million in scholarships this year. Here's a list of the students, including the college they'll attend if provided.

Sara Baker: Milligan College Scholarship, $48,000.

Caroline Benjamin: Auburn University Scholarship, $41,792; Auburn Alumni Scholarship, $5,256; Presbyterian College Scholarship, $91,400; Coastal Cooperative Foundation Scholarship, $1,000. Benjamin will attend Auburn.

Robert Bennett: Mercer University Scholarship, $80,000.

Joshua Biering: United States Military Academy Scholarship, $250,000. Biering earned an appointment to West Point.

Elizabeth Chesnut: Mercer University Scholarship, $40,000.

Cassie Connelly: Brenau University Scholarship, $52,000; Mercer University Scholarship, $48,000.

Katherine Cunningham: Mercer University Scholarship, $44,000; Georgia Souhern President’s Scholarship, $2,000.

Rachel Dixon: FSU 21st Century Scholarship, $8,000; FSU Service Scholarship, $96,000. She will attend UNC-Wilmington.

Katelyn Dixon: Richmond Hill Lion’s Club Scholarship, $1,000. She will attend Georgia Tech.

Hilary Diebold: Armstrong Atlantic University Scholarship, $1,00; Richmond Hill Spirit Scholarship, $500; Long Scholarship, $1,000. Diebold will attend Georgia Southern.

Damien Doser: Air Force ROTC Scholarship. He will attend the University of Georgia.

Mitchell Doud: GSWU Wheatley Scholarship, $2,000; Mercer University Scholarship, $44,000. He will attend Georgia South Western University.

Jordan East: Wingate University Scholarship, $57,600. East will attend Wingate.

Allison Edenfield: Richmond Hill Cheerleading Scholarship, $500. She will attend Georgia Southern.

Gina Florio: Emory University Scholarship, $88,740; Vanderbilt University Scholarship, $114,940; Susan and Fred Breidenbach Scholarship, $16,000; Kiwanis Scholarship, $1,000. Florio will attend Emory.

Virginia Freeman: Richmond Hill Coca-Cola Scholarship, $500; Katie Brookshire Scholarship, $1,000. Freeman will attend Georgia College and State University.

Josh Futch: Goldie Glenn Scholarship, $8,000. Futch will attend Georgia College and State University.

Anthony Foresi: Army ROTC Scholarship, $86,610. Foresi will attend Georgia Military College.

Candice Giles: Georgia Tech Alumni Scholarship, $1,500; Richmond Hill Historical Society Scholarship, $1,000. Giles will attend Georgia Tech.

Marcos Gonzalez: Army ROTC Scholarship, $82,610. Giles will attend North Georgia.

Lauren Guither: Mercer University Scholarship, $40,000; Washington Youth Tour Alternate, $500. She will attend the University of Georgia.

Jordann Hall: Mercer University Scholarship, $72,000.

Melissa Hill: Memorial Hospital Employee Dependent Scholarship, $500.

Samaantha Holesovsky: Richmond Hill Coca-Cola Scholarship, $500.

Brittni Johnson: Georgia Southern President’s Scholarship, $4,000; Paine College Presidential Scholarship, $60,000: Comcast Leaders Scholarship, $1,000; Randolph Macon President’s Scholarship, $38,000; Agnes Scott Frances Winshap Walters Scholarship, $40,000: FAMU Distinguished Scholars Scholarship, $66,656; Mercer University Scholarship, $40,000: University of Florida Presidential Scholarship, $20,000. Johnson will attend Georgia Southern.

Thaddous Kelly: Army ROTC Scholarship, $82,600.

Tami King: Richmond Hill Coca-Cola Scholarship, $500. Long Scholarship, $2,000.

Kate Macedo: Coastal Electric Youth Tour Scholarship, $1,000. She will attend the Uniersity of Georgia.

Boris Makhinson: Mercer University Scholarship, $54,000.

Joshua Marion: Army ROTC Scholarship, $10,400. He will attend North Georgia.

Bryan Morice: Mercer University Scholarship, $58,000; Kettering University Scholarship, $54,000.

Laura Nunnery: North Georgia State University Scholarship, $20,000. She will attend North Georgia.

Sarah Parker: Long Scholarship, $1,000.

Mackenzie Qua: Brenau Scholarship, $58,000. She will attend Brenau University.

Lorrin Quinn: LeTourneau Presidential Scholarship, $24,000; Fort Stewart Military Family Scholarship, $1,000; Richmond Hill Coca-Cola Scholarship, $500. Quinn will attend LeTourneau University.

Krysta Rhode: U.S. Coast Guard Academy Scholarship, $300,000; Rhode Island Centennial Scholarship, $48,000. She will attend the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Paul Rhyne: Mercer University Scholarship, $44,000. Rhyne will attend Kennesaw State University.

Cynda Schneider: Mercer University Scholarship, $48,000. She will attend Georgia State University.

Samantha Scofield: Milligan College Scholarship, $20,000; Mercer University Scholarship, $32,000. She will attend Milligan College.

Kyle Shinfield: Eastern Connecticut State University Scholarship, $3,662. He will attend Eastern Connecticut.

Brian Simonson: Georgia Southern Band Scholarship, $450. He will attend Georgia Southern.

Anastasia Smith: Richmond Hill Coca-Cola Scholarship, $500; Mercer University Scholarship, $48,000. She will attend Mercer.

Allison Snider: LaGrange College Founders Scholarship, $36,000; Methodist Scholarship, $4,000; Berry College University Scholarship, $36,000; Charleston Southern University Scholarship, $34,000. She will attend LaGrange.

Alex Squires: Emory Liberal Arts Scholarship, $56,000; Case Western Reerve Scholarship, $107,200; Rensselaer Math/Science Scholarship, $62,200; University of Alabama Scholarship, $84,376; Middle Tennessee State University Scholarship, $24,000; Arizona State University Scholarship, $86,000; Elks Club Scholarship (local) $600; Elks Club Scholarship (regional) $750; Lions Club STAR Student Award, $500; University of Georgia Foundation Fellowship, $81,000; University of Florida Scholarship, $92,720; University of Oklahoma Scholarship, $78,500; University of Texas at Dallas Scholarship, $89,200; Washington University Scholarship, $67,600; Exchange Club Student of the Year, $1,500; Heritage Bank, $500; Governor’s Scholarship, $3,600; National Merit-General Dynamics, $2,500; West Point Society of Savannah, $500; Community Foundation of the Low Country, $16,000. Squires will attend Georgia.

Madeline Spinks: Savannah College of Arts and Design Scholarship, $40,000; University of South Carolina Scholarship, $59,000; Richmond Hill Spirit Scholarship, $500. Spinks will attend SCAD.

William Strickland: Augusta University Scholarship, $14,000. He will attend Augusta University.

Jason Tomlinson: Charleston Southern University Scholarship, $56,000; LaGrange College Scholarship, $24,000.

Joshua Wells: Long Scholarship, $1,000. He will attend Armstrong Atlantic State University.

Michael Young; Army ROTC Scholarship, $90,610. He will attend North Georgia University.

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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.

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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