Gentry seniors receive scholarships at special ceremonies last week

GENTRY -- Gentry High School seniors were awarded scholarships at a Scholarship Awards ceremony on Monday, April 28. The approximate total of all scholarships awarded was $805,000.00

The Gentry High School scholarship fund awarded scholarships to the following students: Mason Beck, James Boston, Brandon Brigance, Haylee Brigance, Cindy Coronado, Jarod Cousins, Aspen Cripps, Joshua Cypert, Remmy Dalrymple, Cheyenne Dodson, Nacona Dunlap, Rebecca Evans, Kristen Flesner, Justin Hazard, Lindsey Holt, Katie Howard, Jacelyn Hundley, Katalina Hurt, Ashley Jackson, Alexander Lor, Brittnee McKeown, Erin Montgomery, Karoline Page, JJ Perez-Bejar, Curtis Philpott, Chance Silvey, Haylee Smith, Sierra Smith, Celsey Swinney, Hannah Sykes, Rebecca Tisdale, Emily Yang.

Other scholarships recognized were:

American Legion Auxiliary -- Lindsey Holt, Ashley Jackson

Arvest Bank -- Katalina Hurt

Wayne Shields Memorial -- Sierra Smith

Ervin Cripps Memorial -- Aspen Cripps

Browers and Associates -- Sophia Asencio-Porter

Gentry Masonic Lodge #222 -- Aspen Cripps, Jacelyn Hundley, Jarod Cousins

Centennial Bank -- Celsey Swinney

Gentry Intermediate School PTO -- Curtis Philpott

Gentry Middle School Boosters -- Brandon Brigance, Emily Yang, Justin Hazard

Gentry Eastern Star #359 -- Katalina Hurt

Gentry High School FBLA -- Kristen Flesner, Chance Silvey

Christi Lois Hickman Coleman Memorial -- Hannah Sykes

Mabel Jordan Memorial -- Rebecca Tisdale, Aspen Cripps, Kristen Flesner, Jacelyn Hundley, Karoline Page.

Gentry High School Cheerleaders -- Kristen Flesner, Lindsey Holt, Sophia Asencio-Porter

Arkansas Cheer Coaches Association -- Kristen Flesner

Dr. Lamb Medical Arts -- Christian Vang

M.H. "Bill" Simmons Memorial -- Dusty Haag

Ruby Hall Memorial -- Ashley Jackson

AEPSWEPCO -- Zhaj Yang, Curtis Philpott

Gentry Alumni -- Rebecca Tisdale, Kristen Flesner

4-H Foundation Scholarships -- Ashley Jackson

Extension Homemakers -- Ashley Jackson

Carroll Electric -- Hannah Sykes

Athletic Booster Club -- Dusty Haag, Aspen Cripps

Gates Corporation -- Nacona Dunlap, Dusty Haag

Bridgette Millsap Memorial -- Kristen Flesner

Live on Stage-NWA -- Kristen Flesner

CASA/Kit Murphy Memorial -- Hannah Sykes

Walter David Millsap Memorial -- Chance Silvey

Military Officers of America Association-Bella Vista -- Lindsey Holt

Twice But Nice Shop -- Alec Nelson

Gentry Bank -- Kristen Flesner

Gentry Lion's Club -- Tucker Willett

The following colleges, universities and vocational schools have offered scholarships to the following students:

University of Arkansas Fayetteville -- Cheyenne Dodson, Mason Beck, Ashley Jackson, Katie Howard, Kristen Flesner, Chance Slivey, Justin Hazard.

University of Arkansas Fort Smith -- Kristen Flesner, Justin Hazard, Sierra Smith, Emily Yang, Katalina Hurt, Erin Montgomery, Jarod Cousins, Rebecca Tisdale, Katie Howard.

University of Central Arkansas -- Katie Howard, Chance Silvey, Emily Yang

Northwest Technical Institute -- Nacona Dunlap

Arkansas Tech University -- Jacelyn Hundley, Brittnee McKeown, Katie Howard, Hannah Sykes

University of the Ozarks -- Chance Silvey

Harding University -- Kristen Flesner

Arkansas State University -- Haylee Brigance, Cole Ellison, Ashley Jackson, Brittnee McKeown, Kassaundra Hammond

John Brown University -- Lindsey Holt

Recognition Awards were given to the following students:

Northwest Arkansas Community College Early College Experience Rising Scholars -- Mason Beck, Joshua Cypert, Lindsey Holt, Ashley Jackson, Hannah Sykes

Governor's Award for Musical Excellence -- Justin Hazard

U.S. Marines Scholastic Excellence Award -- Cindy Coronado, Chance Silvey

Campus King and Queen -- Mason Beck and Kristen Flesner

General News on 05/07/2014