The Butner-Creedmoor News from Creedmoor, North Carolina (2024)

June 11, 2020

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The Butner-Creedmoor Newsi

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Creedmoor, North Carolina

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Thursday, June 11, 2020

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5

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South ihvv Vt) Thursday June 11 2020 BUTNEfREEDMOOR NEWS butnercreedmoornewscom IB Schools Butner Creedmoor News wwwbutnercreedmoornewscom Camila Cordova celebrates receiving her diploma Amanda Dixon Butner Creedmoor News lilih Christopher Murry center looks back at the audience Murry the senior class and spoke of how the later received the Christopher Williams Scholarship Award graduates persevered through challenging Amanda Dixon Butner Creedmoor News times Amanda Dixon Butner Creedmoor News KaMKaMBIwt'a flHw Co valedictorian Steven Kearney addressed amilies watch from cars as alls Lake seniors graduate By Amanda Dixon amandata butnercreedmoornewscom CREEDMOOR A cer emony for the 2020 graduates of alls Lake Academy on Sat urday came off without a hitch although it looked quite dif ferent than graduations in past years The 53 candidates for gradu ation proudly walked across the stage to receive their diplo ma while family and friends watched from cars in the park ing lot The C0V1D 19 pandemic has created havoc with gradua tions all across the nation and the alls Lake Academy com mencement was no exception The senior advisors Jennifer rederick and Elizabeth Doer fler along with countless oth ers created a celebratory atmo sphere for the graduates even if they had to sit 6 feet apart The candidates for gradua tion slowly filled the seats in front of the outdoor stage on a muggy graduation day Many candidates turned to look for their families and offered a wave while others sat in deep thought before the ceremony began John A Watkins IV class president left the graduates with a thought: you do in life give up ailure will make you stronger It will help you better yourself and make you better prepared for the Salutatorian Gabrielle Griffin shared that alls Lake Academy had given her more support and acceptance than ir" A 4444 Rebecca Locke Johnson donned a mask during graduation and left it on to take her photo as she received her diploma Amanda Dixon Butner Creedmoor News she ever could have expected She encouraged everyone not just the graduates to face their obstacles head on al lowing them to appreciate the good things and people around them even more are leaving behind what is comfortable We are leav ing behind a routine and the people that we care for and at times it is going to Grif fin said have to embrace that hurt because it will make you Neilie Whitt III direc tor of alls Lake Academy High School presented the Awards to Heather James Jonathan Powell and Ariana Glenn The first Christopher Wil liams scholarship was awarded to Christopher Murray The award honors former cus todian the late Christopher Williams and recognizes the qualities of a solid work ethic have a pride in work de veloping positive relationships and finding joy in life as Williams did Steven Kearney Jr co valedictorian spoke of his friendly academic competi tions with fellow co valedicto rian Sara Vaught light of the coronavirus high school is a lot like toilet paper: You only miss it when it is Kearney said the past few months we have all connected with this quote in one way or learned how to perse Kearney added persevered through the bad grades and tough losses We persevered through the stress ful days and the days we need ed to go cry We persevered through our senior projects Parents placed signs on their cars in support of graduates Amanda Dixon Butner Creedmoor News John Andrew Watkins IV senior class president addressed the class of 2020 Amanda Dixon Butner Creedmoor News We even persevered through a pandemic to be here Kearney thanked the alls Lake faculty and staff for guid ing them and helping shape their future have put their heart and soul into developing our Kearney said Kearney concluded by speaking of the memories that the graduates made best memories were made by just being together We will always be he said Afterward Vaught spoke of the good and bad times at alls Lake Academy from mak ing great friends to having to complete lengthy homework assignments of these things have made us stronger Vaught said class of 2020 has never been one to back down from a challenge We have always managed to Vaught told the senior class: diem Seize the day everyone Make your lives ex traordinary get arrested forget where you came from and go have fun you have earned The graduates took center stage received their diplomas and a resounding honk on the car horns from family and friends With the turning of the tas sels the class of 2020 was the second class to graduate from alls Lake Academy SOUTH GRANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL HONORS South Granville High School graduates are listed with their academic honors and post high school plans AIDAN MCCOIG: National Honor Soci ety cord National Technical Honor Soci ety cord Appalachian State University ALEX SIMMONS: Asheboro cord Vance Granville Community College ALEXANDRIA UNTON: National Tech nical Honor Society cord Vance Granville Community College ALEXIS MEYER: Asheboro cord Stu dent Council cord Viking Award Vance Granville Community College ALICIA RZESZUTEK: Academic Award (business) full time employment ALLEN GARCIA: National Technical Honor Society cord ALLY GOSS: Student Council cord Lenoir Rhyne University ALYSSA KING: National Honor Society cord National Technical Honor Society cord Vance Granville Community Col lege ASHLEY PARRA: DECA cord military ASHLY RIVAS RAMIREZ: Viking Award Wake Technical Community College ASHLYN BURNS: Journalism 2 Honors cord Student Council cord National Honor Society cord Academic Award (journalism) Viking Award NC State University AZ1 ARIA HICKS: National Honor Soci ety cord National Technical Honor Soci ety cord DECA cord UNC Greensboro BARRETT BRITT: National Honor Society cord National Technical Honor Society cord Student Council cord Nurs ing undamentals Honors cord Davidson College combination of scholarships and grants ($56408) Viking Award David son College BILLY SALMONS: Academic Award (physical education) Aurora University BRENLEIGH RIGSBEE: Nursing unda mentals Honors cord Asheboro cord Na tional Honor Society cord National Tech nical Honor Society cord Student Council cord AA Vet NC State University BRIANNA PERDUE: Viking Award Academic Award (visual arts) Vance Granville Community College' BRYANNA WALLACE: National Techni cal Honor Society cord Vance Granville Community College BRYSON MCCALL Viking Award Lou isburg College CAILYN HUNT: Asheboro cord Nation al Technical Honor Society cord National Honor Society cord UNC Greensboro CALEB SHUMATE: American Legion Post 166 Award ROTC cord Western Carolina University CAMRYN WILKERSON: Viking Award undecided CESAR BADILLO: National Technical Honor Society cord trade school CHASE BRANTLEY: US Army Coin ROTC cord trade school CJ CLARK: Viking Award Virginia State University COLEY CAMPBELL CSM Hester Coin Award Vance Granville Community Col lege COURTNEY AISON: National Techni cal Honor Society cord Vance Granville Community College DOMINIC DELOATCH: Viking Award Livingstone College DREW SHAMER: National Technical Honor Society cord National Honor Soci ety cord Appalachian State University ELYSE OSBORNE: National Technical Honor Society cord Academic Award (social studies) UNC Charlotte ERIC DUKE: US Army Coin ROTC cord GENESIS HARRILL Student Council cord Asheboro cord National Honor So ciety cord East Carolina University GISELLE LOPEZ GARCIA: Nursing undamentals Honors cord DECA cord National Honor Society cord National Technical Honor Society cord Academic Award (agriculture) NC State Univer sity GRACE CALUS: Student Council cord National Technical Honor Society cord National Honor Society cord Carolina Credit Unions Scholarship und ($1000) Guilford College HANNAH BLACKWELDER: Nursing undamentals Honors cord Academic Award (VE) Viking Award Wake Tech nical Community College pre nursing program JACOB WELBORN: Student Council cord National Technical Honor Society cord National Honor Society cord Viking Award Vance Granville Community Col lege JARROD PETTIS: Academic Award (outstanding IT achievement) unde cided JENNIER PEREZ GOMEZ: Nursing undamentals Honors cord Student Council cord Vance Granville Community College JERIEL CANALES PEREZ: National Technical Honor Society cord Academic Award (science and drafting) UNC Pem broke Deans ellowship Award and enters in the honors students program UNC Pembroke JOSH RICH: American Legion Post No 166 Award ROTC cord military JOURDAN PULLIAM: GC Hawley National Alumni Association ($500) Winston Salem State University JUSTIN BYRD: Academic Award (Eng lish) military KAT PENDERGRASS: Nursing unda mentals Honors cord Student Council cord Academic Award (health occupa tions) errum College KARLETON BATES: US Army Coin ROTC cord Vance Granville Community College KAYLA WILKERSON: Asheboro cord Viking Award UNC Greensboro KEVIN MARTINEZ: Viking Award Wake Technical Community College KOBE JONES: Viking Award Wake Technical Community College LEIGHA BOYD: Student Council cord Asheboro cord National Technical Honor Society cord Meredith College MADELYNE KIRKSEY: National Tech nical Honor Society cord National Honor Society cord Appalachian Excellence Scholarship ($2000) Academic Award (band) Appalachian State University MAKAYLA EASON: Journalism 2 Hon ors cord National Honor Society cord undecided MARCI BROWN: Nursing undamen tals Honors cord Student Council cord East Carolina University MARCUS WINTERS: Viking Award MARIA PEREZ RUIZ: National Honor Society cord DECA cord National Tech nical Honor Society cord UNC Chapel Hill Carolina Covenant Scholarship ($15 293) NC State Phillip Jackson Memo rial Scholarship in Engineering orest Resources ($3500) UNC Chapel Hill MCKENZIE LYNCH: Viking Award Vance Granville Community College MICHL MAXWELL National Technical Honor Society cord NICK ITZGERALD: National Technical Honor Society cord UNC Greensboro NICK WHITE: Student Council cord National Honor Society cord Appala chian State University NOAH SWANSON: Student Council cord Asheboro cord National Honor Society cord National Technical Honor Society cord Viking Award Academic Award (choral arts) UNC Wilmington RASHELL ROJANO: National Technical Honor Society cord DECA cord National Honor Society cord NC State University RENEE BOONE: Nursing undamentals Honors cord Asheboro cord National Honor Society cord National Technical Honor Society cord Student Council cord BC Student Impact Scholarship ($500) Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship ($1000) Golden Leaf Scholarship up to 4 years) Viking Award Academic award (mathematics) Award East Carolina University RYAN HANNIGAN: CSM Hester Coin Award ROTC cord Vance Granville Com munity College SARAH HOYLE: Nursing undamentals Honors cord National Technical Honor Society cord Lees McRae College SELINA BANKS: Student Council cord Asheboro cord National Honor Society cord National Technical Honor Society cord Viking Award East Carolina Uni versity SETH STRANG: Army ROTC Scholar ship (full tuition fees military stipend) ROTC cord Academic Award (ROTC) AMVET Award Appalachian State Uni versity military SEYDI CASTRO: National Honor Society cord Student Council cord undecided SIERRA GREGORY: Student Council cord Journalism 2 Honors cord BCA Impact Scholarship ($500) UNC Greens boro Spartan Award ($1500) UNC Greensboro SIERRA SMITH: Academic Award (Spanish) Central Carolina Community College TANEISHA PERSON: Student Council cord Asheboro cord DECA cord Nation al Honor Society cord National Technical Honor Society cord GC Hawley High School Alumni Association ($500) UNC Wilmington THOMAS LAGOIS: National Technical Honor Society cord Appalachian State University TORI RIGGS: Nursing undamentals Honors cord Vance Granville Community College TYSHAUN DARGBEH: ROTC cord CSM Hester Award and the Vietnam Veteran Award Viking Award Shaw University TQUAN NEWMAN: SAI Coin ROTC cord Viking Award Vance Granville Community College XAVIER HARRIS: Academic Award (occupational program) undecided YAMILETT JIMENEZ ESPARZA: Na tional Honor Society cord East Carolina University.

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