Thursday - May 27: The Class of 2010 appeared in their caps & gowns for the first time this past Thursday. The annual Class Day awards ceremony was held for the graduating seniors. In all there were over 40 different awards and scholarships given out.
In a village the size of Wellsville it is surprising the amounts given in scholarships and book grants. The WHS Alumni Association Scholarship Committee was established in 1989 and to date they have given $319,250 to 181 students. The Ralph Thorne Black Memorial Scholarship has given $364,260 over the years since it was established. The Beacom Memorial Scholarship has given $217,000 for scholarships since it started in 1951. Those are just to name a few of the many generous donars that lend a hand to the students with their post secondary education.
With the final grading period completed the Class of 2010 Top Ten students were announced. Coming in first is Class Valedictorian Taylor Buzzard with a 4.0 GPA. Salutatorian Emmalee McIntosh is second with a 3.9245 GPA. Third is Zachary Koopman with a 3.9057 GPA. Fourth is Rachel Vallera with a 3.887 GPA. Fifth is Marcus Allison with a 3.755 GPA and sixth is Robert Barringer with 3.709 GPA. Seventh & eighth went to Maleia Roach with a 3.679 GPA & Zoe Delilo with a 3.655 GPA. In ninth place is Seth Holt with a 3.575 GPA and at number 10 is Jessica Albaneso with a 3.551 GPA.
The 2010 Tiger Tales Yearbook was dedicated to Donna Crawford, Bonnie Dourham, and Toni Sawyer. The G.W. McMillan Citizens Award was given to wkmxlive. com. The award was accepted by announcer Mayor Joe Surace.
Academic Awards of Merit was presented to 17 seniors and 10 students were given Recognition of Honor Students/Honor Diplomas and 11 seniors were presented Presidential Awards of Excellence.
Following is a list of the other awards, scholarships and book grants passed out: The OHSAA Scholar/Athlete Awards to Rachel Vallera & Marcus Allison, the Wellsville Athletic Assoc. Sportmanship Awards to Sarah Drysdale & Ron Morrell and the WHS Alumni Assoc. Lifetime Membership went to Jeremy Carter. The Lions Club Rodger Crawford Memorial Scholarships went to Sarah Drysdale, Robert Barringer & Josiah Hull and the Southern Ruritan Scholarship went to Emmalee McIntosh. Emmalee plans to attend The Ohio State and present Lew McIntosh gave her an OSU ball cap with a rousing Go Buckeyes!
The Vincent R. Corbisello Memorial Scholarship went to Marcus Allison. The Rainbow Counseling Center Loren D.A. Brown Scholarship went to Jackie Thrasher. Past President of the East Liverpool Quota Club, Judge Melissa Byers-Emmerling presented Emmalee McIntosh with a scholarship honoring Ms. Luella Thompson. Rachel Vallera, Maleia Roach, Zoe Delilo, Jessica Albaneso, Emmalee McIntosh and Zack Balser were presented with Recognition of College Scholarships.
The Jerome Gitscher Memorial Scholarship went to Nick Broughton and the WHS Hall of Fame Scholarship went to Sarah Drysdale. Nick Broughton won the Mathugh Johnston Memorial Scholarship & Emmalee McIntosh received the Mathugh Johnston Service Scholarship. Presenter Tim Long announced that next October's Dash for Mat will be didicated to the memory of Lindsey Salisberry.
The Lindsey Salisberry book award went to Chelsea Lingenthaler and the WHS Touchdown Club book awards went to Marcus Allison, Nick Broughton & Brandon LaClair. The Wellsville Area Chamber-of-Commerce Scholarship went to Seth Holt and the Roberts Funeral Home Memorial Scholarships went to Joshia Hull, Rachel Vallera, Sarah Drysdale, Emmalee MeIntosh and Taylor Buzzard. The VFW Scholarships were won by Rachel Vallera & Matthew Gibbs and the Science Club Scholarships sponsored by Mrs. Toni Sawyer went to Robert Barringer & Taylor Buzzard.
The Kenny Carr Memorial Basketball Award was won by Jeremy Carter, the Buck Powell Memorial Male All-Sports Award to James "Bubba" Dowling and the Jenny Calhoun Memorial Female All-Sports Award went to Sarah Drysdale. American Legion Post 70 awarded scholarships to Robert Barringer & Britne Thomas.
The WHS Alumni Assoc. Scholarship Committee consists of 14 groups that form the committee. Here are the scholarships awarded by that committee. The Luella Thompson Memorial was won by Matt Gibbs. The C. H. Chuckie Williamson Memorial book grant was was also presented to Gibbs. The first Becky Dysert Watson Memorial Trustee Scholarship went to Sarah Drysdale and the two Alumni Assoc. scholarships went to Christina Pullie and Zoe Delilo. The Marianne Cataldo Dillon Memorial Scholarship went to Maliea Roach and he C.T. "Red" Cartwright Elks 1040 Memorial Scholarship to Seth Holt. The WHS Class of 1949 Scholarship went to Josiah Hull & the USW Local 1212 of Midland went to Celeste Hensleman. The Ruth Irwin Memorial Scholarship wnt to Marcus Allison and the Hazel, J.F. & James King Memorial Scholarship went to Jessica Albaneso. The Lauva Family Memorial Scholarship was won by Nick Broughton and the Henry R. Salter Memorial Scholarship went to Taylor Buzzard. The Julia Jenkins Gurganus Memorial Scholarship was present to Chelsea Lengenthaler and the Nova Heakin Memorial Scholarships went to Taylor Buzzard, Emmalee McIntosh, Zack Koopman, Rachel Vallera, Chelsea Lengenthaler, Seth Holt & Robert Barringer. The Ralph Thorne Black Memorial Scholarships went to Taylor Buzzard, Emmalee McIntosh, Rachel Vallera, Robert Barringer & Zack Koopman. The Ed Pugh Memorial Scholarship went to Jessica Albaneso and the G.W. McMillan Scholarship was won by Maliea Roach. The final scholarship was the Beacom Memorial that was given to Class Valedictorian Taylor Buzzard.
Congratulations to all the winners and a special congratulations to all the graduates. Today is Sunday. By the end of this day you will all officially be Wellsville High School Alumni. Best of luck to each and everyone of you.
Pictured above under the aerial shot of the class is the winners of Ralph Thorne Black Memorial Scholarship. From the left is Robert Barringer, Taylor Buzzard, Zack Koopman, Rachel Vallera and Emmalee McIntosh.
By nightfall Mr. B will be able to say to you all "school is over" with adding the "almost"...
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