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Richmond Hill residents graduate from college
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Limestone College: Limestone College presented Richmond Hill resident Alexander Murrell with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration/management during Spring 2012 commencement exercises held in the College’s Fullerton Auditorium May 10-12. Limestone College is a four-year, liberal arts institution with its main campus in Gaffney, S.C.

Berry College: Ben Auger of Richmond Hill graduated from Berry College on May 5 with a bachelor’s degree in history and sociology. The spring commencement ceremony saw 286 students graduate. Streaming video of the graduation ceremonies is available online at berry.edu/webcast.

Brewton-Parker College: Stefanie Meghan Ortiz of Richmond Hill graduated from Brewton-Parker College in Mount Vernon following the May 2012 term, announced Dr. Chris Jones, interim provost. Ortiz earned an Associate of Arts degree.

Dean's list

Reinhardt University: Sarah Hewett of Richmond Hill was among the 385 students named to the Reinhardt University dean’s list for spring semester 2012. A Reinhardt Dean’s List student must maintain a 3.5 grade-point average based on successful completion of a minimum of 12 semester credits with no grade less than a B.

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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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