To date, 66 out of 282 seniors have been offered 146 scholarships totaling $8,375,800. A total of 58 different colleges and universities from 16 different states and the District of Columbia contributed to this year’s class total. Presently, this outstanding class has accepted music, military and merit-based offers. This does not include the HOPE scholarship, which is calculated separately. The class total also includes 45 local scholarships donated through 34 different organizations totaling over $186,000.
Students who were offered three or more scholarships include: Kevyn Agudo, Anderico Bailey, Natalia Barreto, Mollie Cronan, Pearson Cunningham, Michael Green, Joel Griswell, Courtney Jackson, James Johnson, Evan Jones, Kayla Jones, Jowanna Malone, Caroline Meadors, Aaron Ogletree, Meghann Timmins, Ariel VanLeuven, Karl Williams, Justin Wray and Leaha Wynn.
Kevyn Agudo had the highest scholarship total with over $1,000,000 in offers. He accepted a scholarship to Furman University. Jowanna Malone and Leaha Wynn each received close to $1,000,000 in scholarship offers. Jowanna received offers from prestigious schools such as Georgetown University, Yale University and Princeton University. She also received a scholarship offer to Harvard University, where she plans to enroll. Leaha Wynn, valedictorian and STAR student of Eastside’s class of 2009, also plans to attend Harvard University. In addition to Harvard University, she was offered scholarships from the University of Notre Dame, Tulane University, Stanford University and the University of Chicago, among others. James Johnson received over $700,000 in scholarship offers. He plans to attend the College of William & Mary. Meghann Timmins accepted the prestigious Martin Luther King Scholarship from Oxford College of Emory University. This local scholarship provides her with full tuition for two years at Oxford College and two years at Emory University. Salutatorian Ariel VanLeuven received three local scholarships. She plans to enroll at the University of Georgia this fall.
These outstanding seniors, along with many others, were honored Tuesday, May 19, at Eastside High School’s Honors Night program.
The following are a list of scholarships accepted by EHS students.
Kevyn Agudo: Furman University
Broderick Alexander: University of Akron
Autumn Atwood: Bethlehem Baptist Church
Anderico Bailey: Presbyterian College
Natalia Barreto: Mercer University
Ryan Boston: Army
Cody Caho: Linda Hardy Memorial
Jesse Cannon: Army
Mollie Cronan: Georgia Southern University, Kaye Phillips Memorial and Susan White Memorial
Pearson Cunningham: B.C. Crowell, Edgar Wood Memorial and Newton County Homebuilders
Shelby David: NMC Auxiliary
Teresa Dicarlo: University of Dayton
Jason Digby: Covington Fireman’s Memorial
Andrew Ellwanger: Gardner-Webb University (athletic) and Gardner-Webb University (academic)
Adrian Freshour: Marines
Jose Gomez: Army
Michael Green: Green Financial Wrestling, Mercer University (athletic) and Mercer University (academic)
John Greene: National Guard
Joel Griswell: Dave Young Music and Reinhardt College
Hannah Hanson: Dr. Johnny Maloney Dental Careers
Kelsey Head: Covenant College
Sarah Dawn Henderson: Cindy Savage Education/Music
Brittney Herring: Chase Cain Memorial and Toccoa Falls College
Courtney Jackson: EHS Band Boosters and Homer Sharp
James Johnson: College of William & Mary, Johnson & Freeman and Phabien Jackson Football
Kayla Jones: Dr. Johnny Maloney Dental Careers, Young Harris College (athletic) and Young Harris College (academic)
Darwin Kellogg: Reinhardt College
Shantelle Lewis: Kiwanis Club
Craig Lynch: Air Force
Jowanna Malone: Harvard University and SSEMC J.E. Robinson Memorial
Marqedric Manuel: Nashville Auto-Diesel College
Caroline Meadors: Metro PCS Community Scholar
Hannah Meyer: Young Harris College
Kaitlynn Mockett: Berry College
J’Quyra Moncur-Blue: Fresno State University
Quayle Montoute: National Guard
Thao Nguyen: Georgia State University and NMC Auxiliary
Christopher Noel: National Guard
Jessica Norrington: Dr. Johnny Maloney Dental Careers
Amanda Oduah: Savannah College of Art and Design
Aaron Ogletree: Berry College, Newton County Homebuilders and Rotary Academic
Jonathan Palmer: Mercer University
James Patrick: DeVry University
Shoshanna Robinson: Zelma Hillman Stewart Health Careers
DeMia Rogers: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Diana Sanchez: Brigham Young University
Kayla Shope: Otis Spillers Rotary Vocational
Matthew Silvers: Marines
Joel Stafford: Liberty University
Antarius Terrell: Presbyterian College
Ashley Thacker: Air Force
Meghann Timmins: Covington Junior Women’s Club and Oxford College of Emory University
Sean Trammel: Marines
Rachel Treadwell: Newton County Homebuilders and NMC Health Careers
Ariel VanLeuven: American Trim, East Metro Board of Realtors and GSCA Probe
Jodi Walden: Alpha Delta Kappa Teaching and Arts Association YAP
Kaylie Waters: Maxx Computers
Dustin Whitten: Army
Karl Williams: Georgia State University
Thomas Williams: Green Financial Wrestling
Kelsey Williams: EHS Band Boosters
Sam Wolaver: Young Harris College
Justin Wray: Appalachian State University
Leaha Wynn: Harvard University, Kiwanis Club, National Achievement Scholarship and Women’s Council of Realtors
Issac Yates: Marines Reserve
