GRAVETTE -- Forty-two seniors at Gravette High School received scholarships this year to help further their post-high school education. Since seniors in the Class of 2020 were not able to assemble for their traditional scholarship night event, Taos Jones, assistant principal at GHS, and Melinda Griffin, GHS counselor, prepared a recording announcing the scholarships and their recipients which was shared with all class members in late May.
GHS seniors and their scholarship amounts include the following:
Caitlyn Bass, Meade Family, $2,500; Kathy Wine scholarship, $1,500; Grand Savings Scholarship, $500
Gracie Berger, Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500
Alexandria Betts, Bank of Gravette, John Meade, $500; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $2,000; Gravette American Legion, $500
Caleb Brown, Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500; Athletic Booster Club, $1,000; Hendrix College, $154,524; John Brown University, $15,000
Tabitha Crawley, Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500; Brooks Family Foundation, $1,000; Benton County 4-H Foundation, $750; State Recordbook, $1,000; State Fair Premium, $750; Bloomfield 4-H, $100; John Brown University, $56,000
Mason Dagley, Bank of Gravette, John Meade, $500; University of Arkansas -- Fort Smith, athletic scholarship -- baseball, $1,000
Emma Davis, Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500; Benton County 4-H Foundation, $500; Bloomfield 4-H, $100; Arkansas Tech University, $32,000
Joshua Dodge, Kathy Wine Scholarship, $2,000; Tasseltime Scholarship, $100
Brittney Easley, Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500
Bailey Elmore, OBU athletic scholarship -- softball
Addison Fitts, UCA, $24,000; Arkansas Tech, $32,000; University of Arkansas, $32,000
Lacy Franks, GHS PTO, $500
Cody Funk, Kathy Wine Scholarship, $2,000
Kaleb Furlow, GDE PTO Scholarship, $500; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $2,000
Alexis Gerner, Bank of Gravette, John Meade, $500; UCA, $14,000; Southern Illinois University, $16,000; Arkansas State University, $24,000; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500; Athletic Booster Club, $1,000; Casey Russell HOSA Memorial, $1,000
Hannah Harris, Dunagin Family Memorial, $1,000; Care and Share, $3,000; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500; Brooks Family Foundation, $1,000; Town & Country 4-H, $500; Gravette American Legion, $500
Hayden Harris, Care and Share, $3,000; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500; Brooks Family Foundation, $1,000; Town & Country 4-H, $500
Alexia Heaton, Ouachita Baptist University, $46,000; Henderson State University, $2,500; Calvary University -- academic, $1,000; Calvary University athletic scholarship -- volleyball; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500
Dakota Heaton, Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500; Brooks Family Foundation, $1,000
Alexandria Hesse, Jack and Joann Skillett Scholarship, $500
Cally Kildow, Athletic Booster Club, $1,000; University of Arkansas athletic scholarship -- softball, $61,000
Annabelle Lucas, Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500
Abby Marquez-Olvera, Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,000; Sulphur Springs Special Events, $500
Austin Matney, John Brown University, $11,250
Julia Matteson, Cory Mosier, $1,000; Bank of Gravette, John Meade, $500; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500
Madison McDaniel, Dunagin Family Memorial, $1,000; UAFS, $19,000; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500
Madison Mitchell, Al Kuettner, $1,000; Order of Eastern Star, $500; Kansas State University, $8,000; Carroll Electric, $500; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $2,000; Benton County 4-H Foundation, $1,000; State Recordbook, $1,000; Sue Marshall State 4-H Foundation Scholarship, $8,000; Benton County EHC, $500; Town & Country 4-H, $500; Razorback Connection Scholarship, $3,000; Grand Savings Scholarship, $500; Greater Gravette Chamber of Commerce, $500; Athletic Booster Club, $1,000
Ashlyn Newton, Meade Family, $2,500; Gravette Public School Foundation (Edward Jones), $1,000; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $2,000; Brooks Family Foundation, $1,000; Greater Gravette Chamber of Commerce, $500
Madelyn Obert, GDE PTO Scholarship, $500; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $2,000; Gravette American Legion, $500; M.H. "Bill" Simmons Memorial Scholarshi; Greater Gravette Chamber of Commerce, $500; Casey Russell Memorial, $1,000
Olivia Perry, Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500; Mid-America Nazarene University athletic scholarship -- volleyball
Brighton Qualls, John Edwards Memorial, $1,000; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500
Kyle Rachel, Governor's Scholarship, $40,000; Arkansas Tech, $52,000; John Brown University, $65,000; Tulsa University, $96,000; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500
Valry Rodine, Arkansas Tech, $20,000
Kerri Rollo, Kathy Wine Scholarship, $2,000; Brooks Family Foundation, $1,000
Austyn Russell, Bank of Gravette, John Meade, $500; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $2,000; University of Arkansas -- Fort Smith, $18,000; Athletic Booster Club, $1,000
Kylie Rutledge, Brooks Family Foundation, $1,000
Gabbi Scott, University of Central Arkansas athletic scholarship -- softball, $40,000
Alex Sumrall, Hendrix College, $112,756; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500; Arvest, $750; Baylor University, $72,000; OU, $35,000; University of Mississippi, $26,000
Kasandra Tajchman, Jason Bertschy Memorial, $500; NW Arkansas Cattleman's Association, $750
Caleb Wallace, MBS/Marathon Metal Scholarship, $750
Tiffany Wheeler, Gravette Kiwanis Service, $1,000; Earl Collins Kiwanis International, $1,000; Kathy Wine Scholarship, $1,500; GHS PTO, $500; Greater Gravette Chamber of Commerce, $500
Nathan Worley, University of Kansas, $57,380; University of Arkansas, $5,000