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Students graduate from Armstrong
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The following local students graduated from Armstrong Atlantic State University on Dec. 7:
Ellabell
• Robin Hess earned an Associate of Arts with a major in English-communications
• Kristin Williams earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing
• Linda Bunton earned a Bachelor of Science in education with a major in early childhood education with certificate
• Timothy Spears earned a Bachelor of Health Science
• Katherine Kilbourne earned a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Spanish

Pembroke
• Mandy Smith earned a Master of Arts in teaching with a major in early childhood education

Richmond Hill
• Kathleen Platt earned a Master of Education with a major in adult education
• Laura Lowe earned a Graduate Certificate with a major in adult education-instructional tech
• Kathleen Platt earned a Graduate Certificate with a major in adult education
• Rosalyn Hinely earned a Master of Education with a major in early childhood education
• Melissa Matias earned a Master of Arts in teaching with a major in early childhood education
• Stefanie Parker earned a Bachelor of Science with a major in biology
• Joel Kersten earned a Bachelor of Science with a major in biology
• Lauren Trivitayakhun earned a Bachelor of Science with a major in biology
• Logan Wolfe earned a Bachelor of Science with a major in biology
• Tiffany Boulanger earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing
• Jane Adair Robertson earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing
• Jean Romeo earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing
• Kimberly Holesovsky earned a Bachelor of Science with a major in chemistry
• Craig Bossard earned a Bachelor of Arts with a major in economics general
• Jennifer Cox, earned a Bachelor of Science in education with a major in early childhood education with certificate
• Amber McKenzie earned a Bachelor of Science in education with a major in early childhood education with certificate
• Sinjin Hilaski earned a Bachelor of Arts with a major in English
• Thomas Fanning earned a Bachelor of Liberal Studies
• Hanna Volen earned a Bachelor of Liberal Studies
• Kalah Walker earned a Bachelor of Liberal Studies
• Dara Benes earned a Bachelor of Science with a major in math with teacher certificate
• Jordan Balke earned a Bachelor of Science with a major in mathematical sciences
• Jeffrey Bolling earned a Bachelor of Arts with a major in music
• Stacy Benbrooks earned a Bachelor of Arts with a major in psychology
• Judy Boykin earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing.

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Groups hand out scholarships
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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