Graduation Activities for the Watauga High School Class of 2014
Please contact Candis Walker, Senior Counselor for more information. (828) 264-2407, x10245 or walkerc@watauga.k12.nc.us
Capping Ceremony/School Based Awards
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 – Lentz/Eggers Gym
The Ceremony begins at 4:30 p.m. – Exterior/front gym doors open to families at 4:10 p.m. The Capping Ceremony marks the beginning of the graduation season. Once the Seniors are dressed in their ceremonial attire, the faculty/staff have the honor of recognizing outstanding Seniors from all areas and departments in the School-Based Awards Program, which immediately follows the Capping Ceremony. Family members will want to have cameras ready for this sentimental moment!
Baccalaureate/Blessing Service
Sunday, June 8 at 5:00 PM at Boone United Methodist Church
Senior volunteers, under the supervision of Tracy Lentz-Markland, faculty advisor of the Life Club, will host the voluntary spiritual event for the class of 2014. All members of the Class of 2014 are invited to attend with their parents and friends.
Graduation Ceremony
Saturday, June 14, 2013, 10:00 a.m. at ASU Holmes Convocation Center.
The Senior Scholarship Ceremony was held Monday, May 26 at 5:00 PM in the WHS Auditorium. The 2014 Graduating Class has earned nearly $3 million in scholarships this spring.
SCHOLARSHIP RECOGNITIONS
The following awards were presented on May 26.
The Dr. N.A. Miller Award for Significant Contribution to WHS
- Presenter: Marshall Gasperson
- Recipient: Anna Jensen
Principal’s Award
- Presenter: Marshall Gasperson
- Recipient: John LeBlanc
NC State University Park Scholarship
- Presenter: Meredith Mason
- Recipient: Spencer Schlenker
Wade Edwards Foundation Short Fiction Scholarship
- Presenter: Betsey McFarland
- Recipient: Sarah Holtkamp
Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarships
- Presenter: Alison Garrett
- Recipients: Luis Nunez, Olivia Watson
American Red Cross Scholarships
- Presenter: Candis Walker
- Recipients: Emily Brewer, Dakota Cornett, Courtney Edwards, Nicole Krontz, Erika Walker
Annie Clawson Sharpton Memorial Nursing Scholarship
- Presenter: Preston Clarke
- Recipient: Erika Walker
Appalachian State University Scholarships
- Presenters: Diana Wilcox; Kevin Patterson
- New River Light and Power Scholarships: Jacob Chasteen, Trevor Eggers, Ian Norman, Ava Reck, Amie Sigmann, Rose Wheeler
- Barbara Poovey Burgin Scholarship: Conner Brodt
- Ron Rankins Memorial Scholarship, Appalachian Student Memorial Scholarship, Jeanne
- McChesney Scholarship, Staff Senate Scholarship: Elizabeth Dollar
- Lavola & Mary Carender Scholarship & ASU Staff Senate Scholarship: Olivia Watson
Attorneys of Watauga County Scholarships
- Presenter: Alison Meade
- Recipient: Emma Deuitch
Blowing Rock Community Foundation Scholarships
- Presenters: Janice Burns; Sandy Miller
- Recipients: Jacob Chasteen, Andrea Foster, Logan Shaut, Benjamin Tang, Kylie Winkelmann
- Wolfe Scholarship Recipient: Cameron Linnville
Blowing Rock Rotary Club Scholarships
- Presenter: Chuck Canady
- Recipients: Silas Keeter, Hanna Reeves
Blowing Rock Women’s Club Scholarships
- Presenters: Rita White
- Recipients: Tammy Rich, Patrick Williamson
The John and Ruth Blue Scholarship
- Presenter: Brian Crutchfield
- Recipient: Silas Keeter
Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation Scholarships
- Presenter: Susan Jones
- Recipients: Shauna Caldwell, Courtney Edwards
Boone Civitan (Carl Fiddler) Club Scholarship
- Presenter: Colyn Cornell
- Recipient: Gabe Irwin
Boone Kiwanis Club and Kiwanis Foundation Scholarship Program (In memory of Evelyn Johnson)
- Presenters: Susan Jones
- Recipients: Serena Carroll, Madison Casey, Hanna Reeves
Boone Optimist Club Scholarships
- Presenters: Gene Swift; Terri Reynolds
- JOOI Club Optimism Scholarship: Kristen Jones
- JOOI Club Optimist Volunteer Scholarship: Jullia Beers, Amie Sigmann
- JOOI Club Leadership Scholarship: Cheyenne Hayler
- Cosmetology Scholarship: Krystal Reese, Veronica Gomez-Aguilar
- Tool Scholarship for Auto Mechanics: Justin Pope, Tim Everhart
Boone Rotary Club Scholarships
- Presenter: Charlie Fox
- Recipients: Community College Scholarship: Kristen Jones
- Rotary Student of the Year: Stephen Shirley
Boone Roundball Classic Athletic Scholarship
- Presenter: Scott Prewitt
- Recipients: Trevor Eggers, Kaelin McNeill
Boone Service League Scholarships
- Presenter: Stephanie Allen
- Recipients: Sidney Wiswell, Hanna Reeves
Boone Sunrise Rotary Club Scholarships
- Presenter: Brian Crutchfield
- Recipient: Maia Yarborough
Caldwell Community College DREAM Scholarships
- Presenter: David Sanders
- Recipients: Jenna Greene, Matthew Greene, Netaya Hartley, Ashley Hicks, Timothy McMeans, Kelsey McQueen, Hope Perry, Tammy Rich, Benjamin Tang
Chad Hartley Memorial Scholarship
- Presenter: Preston Clarke
- Recipient: Patrick Williamson
Clyde Kilby Memorial Cosmetology Scholarship
- Presenter: Piper Woodring
- Recipient: Veronica Gomez-Aguilar
Coach Carter Lentz Memorial Scholarship
- Sponsored by Snow Masonic Lodge 363
- Presenter: George Winkler and members of the Lentz Family
- Recipient: Carrie Pennell
Dale L. Greene Scholarship
- Presenter: Labaron Hollar
- Recipients: Megan Critcher, Victoria Derrick, Tyler Winkler
Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award
- Presenter: Lynda Miller
- Recipient: Andrew Harrelson
Deep Gap Ruritan Scholarship Program
- Presenter: Preston Clark
- Recipients: Tori Derrick, Kaelin McNeill, Alison Seramur, Olivia Watson
Erin Elizabeth Johnston Memorial Scholarship
- Presenter: Candis Walker
- Recipient: Sarah Mize
FAST (Future Automotive Service Technician) Scholarship
- Presenter: Larry Jones
- Recipient: Hope Perry
Frank L. James Skyline Telephone Scholarship
- Presenter: Joe McNeil
- Recipients: Rachel Greene, Courtney Edwards
Golden Leaf Scholarship Program
- Presenter: Preston Clarke
- Recipients: Elizabeth Dollar, Paige Miller
Gregory Newton Norris Memorial Scholarship
- Presenter: Preston Clarke
- Recipient: Maia Yarborough
Harold Dean Beach Vietnam Memorial Scholarship
- Presenter: April Brown
- Recipients: Hope LaPointe
High Country Association of Realtors Scholarships
- Presenter: Chad Vincent
- Recipients: Emma Deuitch, Kayla Sutton
Hunters Helping Kids
- Presenter: Kelia Caudill
- Recipients: Nicole Fox
James and Grace Beach Elementary Education Scholarship
- Presenter: Candis Walker
- Recipient: Luis Nunez
Kate Swift Reese Scholarship (Watauga Education Foundation)
- Presenter: Margaret Moore
- Recipient: Rachel Greene
Katrina Michele Winsor Memorial Scholarship
- Presenter: Candis Walker
- Recipient: Sidney Ginn
Kohler Company College Scholarship
- Presenter: Wade Yount
- Recipient: Logan Shaut
Lan O’Loughlin Personal Achievement Award
- Presenter: Randy McDonough
- Recipient: Alison Seramur, Savanna Wood
Lees-McRae Scholarships
- Presenter: Candace Silver
- Pinnacle Scholarship Recipients: Jenelle Boisvert, Consuella Bower, Brittany Stanton
Leigh Anne Cable Memorial Scholarship
- Presenter: Candis Walker
- Recipient: Dakota Cornett
Leigh Cooper Wallace Memorial Scholarship
- Presenter: Chris Wallace
- Recipient: Zakary Horine
Life Store Bank Scholarships
- Presenter: Judy Current
- Recipients: (Employee): Bryan Phipps
- (Merit): Heather McCurry
Mabel School Scholarship
- Presenter: Preston Clarke
- Recipient: Carson Isaacs
Meat Camp Baptist Church Scholarships
- Presenter: Larry Osborne
- Recipient: Chelsea Jackson, Caleb Presnell
Military Officers Association of America
- Presenter: Gerald Harper
- Recipient: Joseph Stout
National Merit Scholarship Program
- Presenter: Preston Clarke
- Letter of Commendation: Gabriel Irwin
- Certificate of Merit: Sidney Wiswell
Pat Baker “DARE” Memorial Scholarship
- Presenter: Sherriff L. D. Hagaman
- Recipient: Maia Yarborough
Retired School Personnel of Watauga County Scholarship
- Presenter: Bill Winkler
- Recipient: Olivia Watson
State Employees Credit Union “People Helping People” Scholarship
- Presenter: Richard Parrott
- Recipient: Zakary Horine
Watauga-Ashe-Wilkes Scholarship
- Presenter: Preston Clarke
- Recipients: Caleb Presnell, Tristan Rodriguez
Watauga County Association of Educations (WCAE) Scholarships
- Presenter: Jennifer Lacy
- Recipients: Rebecca Hayes
William Mast Memorial Scholarship
- Presenters: William Gilliam, Charles Gilliam, Gary Harmon
- Recipient: Tyler Winkler