Southside High School honored the members of the Class of 2010 at the Senior Awards Night Program on June 1.

Aleshia Little, senior class secretary/treasurer, gave the invocation after which Mr. Rick Anderson, SHS principal, welcomed family, friends, and special guests.

Will Barr, senior class reporter, presented Mr. Anderson with the class gift to the school.

Marshals Sara Brame (chief), Jessica Bennett, Nathan Burns, Timoteo Diaz, Bailey Hobbs, Harriett Hooker, Adam Lopez, Katherine Mayo, Jesse Powers, Christina Stanley, Evelyn Vargas, Stephanie Echeverria (alternate), and Kyle White (alternate) received medals for their academic accomplishments.

Awards were presented to the following members of the Class of 2010:

Departmental Awards:

• Agriculture-Katlyn Moore
• Allied Health Sciences-Kirsten Godley
• Visual Art-Lauren Rumer
• Band-John Edwards
• Business-Mallory Cox
• Science-Georgia Agbodjan
• Social Studies-Katlyn Moore
• Chorus-Denicia Hamilton
• Construction-Corey Guy
• Physical Education/Health-Sam Jarman
• Welding-Tyler Crisp
• English-John Edwards
• Math-John Edwards
• Family and Consumer Science-Shalonda Moore
• Foreign Language-John Edwards
• Mechanical Drafting-Malcolm Wright
• Career Focus-Shantara Stilley

Academic Awards:

o       Wendy’s High School Heisman Award-Courtney Avery, Sam Jarman

o       Woodmen of the World Award-John Edwards

o       U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete-Kayla Jones, Sam Jarman

o       U.S. Marine Corps-John Edwards (Scholastic Excellence Award), Kendrick Reddick and Tamisha Cradle (Distinguished Athlete Award), John Edwards (Semper Fidelis Award) 

o       President’s Education Award (3.5 grade point average through fall semester)-Georgia Agbodjan, Courtney Avery, Kristen Ayers, Will Barr, Caitlin Bogart, Mallory Cox, John Edwards, Lillian Danielle Edwards, D’Anna Ferrell, Kirsten Godley, Ashley Hall, Kayla Haywood, Hayden Huggins, Sam Jarman, Danyelle Jedlicka, Michael LoRe, Houston Main, Katlyn Moore, Rebecca Poole, Lauren Rumer, Joshua Sheppard, Erikka Stokes, Jessica Taylor, Larry Quidley III

Scholarships were presented to the following graduating seniors:

o       King-Bonner Trailblazer Award-Jessica Ramey

o       Claudia Smith Incentive Award-Milton Stilley

o       Claudia Smith Incentive Award-Malcolm Wright

o       Betty A. Polite Spirit Award-Alishia Harrell

o       Noon Rotary Service Above Self Award, Doris F. Keyes Service Award-Shalonda Moore

o       Math Club Scholarship-Will Barr

o       Tarrick C. Cox Academic Excellence Award, J.T. Hodges/ECU Scholarship-Danyelle Jedlicka

o       Pamlico Albemarle Medical Society-Georgia Agbodjan

o       Neal Titus Scholarship (CPS)-Courtney Avery

o       S.W. Snowden Alumni Association Scholarship, Albert Lee Williams, Jr. Scholarship-Naya Moore

o       Alpha Omega Chapter-Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship, BSA Classic-Rewarding Academic Excellence Scholarship-Mallory Cox

o       Nepolia M. Fields Memorial Home Economics Scholarship-Cecilia Claudio

o       S.W. Snowden Alumni Association Scholarship, Sylvia P. Anderson Leadership Award, Aurora Women’s Club Scholarship, Noon Rotary Scholarship-Aleshia Little

o       Sue Hollowell Scholarship (Ron Clark), John J. Harper Scholarship-Atiyah Sanders

o       Jim Henderson Scholarship (CMS), Mid-Atlantic Christian University Christian Character and Leadership Scholarship-Aaron Stokes

o       Teresa Hicks Participation Award, St. Augustine’s College Grant, N.C. Legislative Tuition Grant, N.C. State Contractual Grant-Lonniesha Williams

o       King-Bonner Trailblazer Award, Math Club Scholarship, St. Augustine’s College Grant, N.C. Legislative Tuition Grant, N.C. State Contractual Grant-Fiona Watson

o       Academic Competitiveness Grant, Whitehead Scholarship, N.C. Legislative Grant, N.C. State Contractual Grant, Women’s Volleyball Scholarship, Louisburg Grant-Kristen Ayers

o       PotashCorp Aurora Divisional Award, UNC Campus Scholarship, NCSU Grants, Academic Competitiveness Grant, Academic Enhancement Grant-Katlyn Moore

o       Math Club Scholarship, Tideland Electric Care Trust Scholarship, N.C. Education Lottery Grant, NCSU Grants, SECU Scholarship, Pulp and Paper Foundation Scholarship, Goodnight Scholarship-John Edwards

o       Campbell University Administrative Scholarship, J.A. Campbell Circle of Distinguished Scholars, N.C. State Contractual Scholarship, N.C. Legislative Grant, Campbell University Presidential Scholarship-Houston Main

Mr. Rick Anderson, principal of Southside High School, presented the following special awards:

• Seahawk Award (given to a senior who represents Southside High School as selected by the faculty and staff and who possesses characteristics such as citizenship, academic achievement, school spirit, dedication, and supportiveness)-Sam Jarman
• Principal’s Leadership Award (given to a senior who has demonstrated exemplary leadership in school and community activities)-Becky Poole
• Principal’s Academic Award (given to a senior who has demonstrated academic excellence in school and community activities)-John Edwards