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Soldiers set example at Kessler
0318 Soldiers at school
Spc. Kyle T. McArdle, a fire support specialist with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, talks to children March 9 at Kessler Elementary as part of his battalions school partnership program. - photo by Photo provided.

Instead of firing at the range or running drills, some soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, spent March 9 with children at Kessler Elementary on Fort Stewart.
The soldiers helped present certificates at an awards ceremony, marched in a parade celebrating the National Education Association’s Read Across America program and assisted children with art projects in classrooms.
The soldiers volunteered at the school as part of their battalion’s monthly visit with its partner school.
“The kids are … our future generation, and it feels really good to come out and set an example as soldiers,” said Spc. Jake L. Taylor, an infantryman with Company D, 3rd Bn., 15th Inf. Regt.
“My favorite part is getting to read to the kids because you can tell just by the way they act that they really look up to us and they really like it when we read to them,” the Tyler, Texas, native added.
In one classroom, soldiers assisted the students with drawing themselves as members of the profession in which they’d eventually like to work.
Spc. John E. Randall, an infantryman with Company D, 3rd Bn., 15th Inf. Regt., accepted a challenge from the children to prove he could draw, too.
“It’s pretty fun hanging out with all the kids,” the Umatilla, Fla., native said. “A lot of them are awesome — (there are) a lot of young, great minds.”

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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.

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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