Henderson County Public Schools Recognizes 66 Top Scholars

Henderson County Public Schools Recognizes 66 Top Scholars

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (May 30, 2019) — Sixty-six of Henderson County Public Schools’ highest-achieving graduating seniors were honored May 30 during the 2018-19 Top Scholars Banquet at Blue Ridge Community College. Held annually for 15 years, the Top Scholars ceremony recognizes the academic and athletic successes and strong leadership of seniors at the top of their classes.

This year, the top three students from Henderson County Career Academy and Henderson County Early College, and the top 15 students from Hendersonville High, West Henderson High, North Henderson High, and East Henderson High were recognized by parents, principals, senior counselors, School Board members, HCPS Administration and keynote speaker Joel Benson (Owner of Chick-Fil-A of Hendersonville) during the banquet.

As a group, this year’s cohort of Top Scholars received a total of $3,074,675 in college scholarships, had an average 4.59 GPA and 28 ACT score, and volunteered at more than 75 organizations and nonprofits in Western North Carolina, the Upstate, and beyond. Forty of the 66 Top Scholars are originally from North Carolina, and 41 are attending colleges and universities in the state.

Henderson County Career Academy
Justin Bush
Aubri Laird
Ariela Ruiz

Henderson County Early College
Ryan Good
Jonathan Robert (JR) Gregoire
McKenzie Trantham

East Henderson High

Christiaan Ballard
Keegan Edge
Sarah Erwin
Adelaide Haack
Elias Hord
Judy Laughter
Sierra Lindsey
Natalie Mann
Deanna McCrary
Elizabeth Morgan
Ryan Osteen
Tyler Pace
Sonali Patel
Emma Pope
Kayla Ramey

Hendersonville High

Sage Albert
Benjamin Beeker
Erika Collado
Caitlin Conroy
Alexa Goble
Michaela Kolarova
Parker Newman
Hunter Pierson
Cecilia Rasco
Samuel Ray-Alverson
Mia Salvaggio
Justin Schedivy
Caroline Shealy
Jacqueline Siverly
Christopher Tavernier

North Henderson High
Emily Baird
Annaliese Baldwin
Haley Bullman
Taylor Calloway
Tyler Crawford
Jared Ellis
Annette Gregoire
Gerrit Hansen
Mariana Jimenez
Jaret Jystad
Hillary Kim
Marco Rojas
Ashton Tan
Hunter White
Emily Williams

West Henderson High

Kennedy-Claire Boline
Bryn Bowen
Casey Brown
Jordan Chambliss
Timothy Dorn
Moriah Fender
Darby Fisher
Sianna Gordon
Kathryn King
Benjamin Olinger
Julia Perrotta
Ryan Santiago
Claire Shrader
Ashley Smith
Bartel Van Oostendorp

For more information, contact:
Molly McGowan Gorsuch
Public Information Officer for Henderson County Public Schools
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