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GRADUATION 2021 The Courier=Times
Your Connection to Roxboro and Person County!
Special Section
www.personcountylife.com
Congratulations, Class of 2021
Dear Graduates, Paddle your own canoe
As you read this, many of you are still coming down off the high of hearing
your name called by an administrator at your school, walking across a stage I would love to say that this was an original thought, but I need to credit
and accepting your diploma signifying that you are a graduate. comic Nick Offerman, the actor who played Ron Swanson in Parks and Recre-
Congratulations. ation, for this one.
As your school and your family send you off into the world of work, college In a standup show, he listed several life lessons he learned and this was one
or the military, I want to give you a couple of pieces of advice. These little of the last, and in my opinion, the most important — paddle your own canoe.
nuggets are forged from a lifetime of mistakes, mixed in with a couple of To sum it up, don’t follow the path of anyone just because someone else
successes here and there. thinks you should.
Allow yourself a moment to celebrate If you know in your heart that you’re not ready to go off to a four-year
college, take some time off or make the financially prudent decision and get a
I know this may sound a little silly, but often we spend so much time look- quality education at a local community college.
ing ahead at the next great mountain that needs climbing that we fail to live If you’re being pushed into a career path that doesn’t fit you, choose your
in the now. own direction.
I was, and still am at times, guilty of this. In short, you only get one life — make sure it’s the one that you want and
What you just accomplished, whether it be graduating high school or paddle your own canoe.
college, is not something that occurred simply because you showed up. There Class of 2021, you have persevered through an incredibly difficult past year
were hundreds of little detours on the road, and one misstep, one bad deci- and a half and you’ve made it through the other side with a story to tell your
sion, and your outcome could have been different. Instead, you showed up, children and grandchildren.
put in the work and left your school with something that no one will ever be Good luck and continue to make the homefolks proud — get to paddling!
able to take away from you — a diploma or a degree. You have taken a major
step towards having a fruitful life. Kelly Snow
Enjoy that success and celebrate your accomplishment. Publisher/Editor
The Courier-Times
Always be at least five minutes early
I get it.
This is basic, boring, grown-up advice, but it’s true and it’s all about re-
spect. Showing up early, whether it be for class, work or just to hang out with
your friends, shows that you’re a serious person who respects and values
others’ time. As a side note, always value and respect your own time. It’s one
commodity that you can never get back once it’s gone.
Surround yourself with winners
I had to learn this lesson the hard way. It is exceptionally important that
you are selective in who can enter your inner circle. Those people who
demand all of your time and energy and do nothing to help you grow and suc-
ceed will drag you down. In his many best-selling books, Jon Gordon refers
to people like that as “energy vampires”, and they should be avoided at all
cost. If you surround yourself with winners, they’ll help lift you up in those
challenging moments. The energy vampires will drag you down.
Find a passion
Whether it be in a career or in what you do after you clock out of work,
find something you have a true passion for and get after it. For many, who
thrive to be helpers in their community, they do volunteer work, go into the
medical field or another vocation where they can make a positive impact in
their locale. For others, it’s a hobby like woodworking, car repair or reading
or writing.
Whatever it is, find something you love and figure out how to spend as
much time as you can doing it.
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Person High School
Hunter Adams Kaleigh Adams Christopher Montre Jennifer Amador Jesus Bryan Arrowood Natae Bailey
Albright Allen-Torain Anaya-Flores
Paul Bailey Owen Baltes Alisha Barden Daniel Barker Preston Barker Brendan Bass Lauren Bennett Kenzie Betts
Jaylen Black Richard Makiya Bowie Quintrell Melonie Boyd Nell Boyd Jordan Bradsher Grayson Brann
Blackwell Bowman
Amiya Brown Dashaun Brown Taija Brown Rebecca Bryan Robert Bumpass Anthony Burgess Devin Butler Brandon Carden
Graduation is a time
for reflection
on the labors of the PAST
the accomplishments
of the PRESENT & the
possibilities of the FUTURE
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Person High School
Justin Carden Preston Carr Christian Cash Justin Ceballos Ruben Ceballos Martina Logan Chandler Roxanna
Chambers Christian
Isaac Clarke Fredrick Clauden Phillip Clay Alec Clayton Grant Clayton Noah Clayton Ridge Clayton Caleb Compton
Nicholas Cooke Juan Cortes Karoline Cox Alexis Crawley Marcus Crawley Christopher Kameryn Kinley Davis
Crudup Cunningham
McKenzie Davis Robert Davis Shawn Davis Karen Day Anthony Daye Haileigh Scott Deyo Jesus Diaz
De La Fuente
Kelli DiMaggio Nicholas Dixon Hannah Duke Emma Duncan
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Person High School Logan Duncan Madison Dunkley Aiden Edwards Shamya Elliott Karson Evans Charles Feren Jobie Fie Cody Fisher Avery Fitzgerald Brady Fitzgerald Lauren Foushee Michael Frazier Keri Furrow Haley Gabriel Kay Garcia Perez Neya Garcia 6 | Graduation 2021
Person High School
Ashanti Garland Abigail Gentry John Gentry Blake Gillie Alejandra Gomez Anika Graves Mario Graves Freddrick Greene
Tyler Grinstead Arielle Guy Landon Hagood Ben Hairston Zachary Hamlett Tommica Nolea Hatchett Destiny
Hairston Henderson
Steven Hogan Maggie Holeman Jewel Holloway Kentrayle Leslie Hooker Derek Hysell Oliver Tyler Irby
Holloway Ignacio Silverio
Meariam Issacs Reginald Jackson James Jacobs Alexis James Domonique Diego Jimenez Aejai Aaliyah Jones
Jeffreys Johnson-Rush
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Person High School
Gabrielle Jones Michelle Kearney Aaliyah King Dedre King Jacob Land Aricka Lappin Zakery Lieske Mayce Long
Daniel Lopez Brianna Lunsford Jordyn Lynch Pyper Lynch Ashantee Connor Martin Kelsey Martin Tiffany
Lyons-Best Matthews
Jesica McAdoo Armonie McCain William Natalie Megan Meachum Ariel Medlin Asheton Medlin Matthew Medlin
McMahan McMannen
Christian Walker Mishue Austin Moore Adrian Nikolas Neal Alexandra Nelson Zion Norwood Tristin O’Briant
Milligan Morales-Powell
Cody Oakley Deshawn Oakley Savannah Oakley Axel
Osnaya-Bautista
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Person High School
Noah Paith Brian Parker Skylah Parker Jakeya Paylor
Joseph Ambyr Philips Kevin Poole Dezarae Porter
Pennington
Brooklyn Abigail Powell Peyton Price A_ishah Pulliam
Porterfield
Nadia Queen Brianna Ramsey Cheyenne Reaves Nathan Reed
Shantel Reese Michelle Romero Jacob Rose Cade Sanford
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Person High School
Nicholas Scruggs Hunter Seals Elmer Emily Shively Loren Shull Savanah Jailin Smith Tyler Spivey
Serrano-Sanchez Shumaker
Cannon Stacey Arissa Stewart Makyh Stewart Camille Stone C. J. Suitt Taylor Sullivan Mahogany Jihad Taylor
Tabron
CONGRATULATIONS
10 | Graduation 2021Person High School
Aquowne Terrell Raven Terrell Erin Thaxton Markel Thaxton Dawson Luke Wesley Toone Bryceson Tuck
Thibodeau Throckmorton
Cameron Tuck David Tuck Matthew Tuck Said Vasquez Coleson Vaughn Steven Aaron Ward Ethan Warren
Victoriano
Class of 2021
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Samantha Watts Justin Weaver Jonathan West Jedd Whitfield Iverson Nicholas Wilkins Skyler Wilkins Jeremy Williams
Wilkerson
Person High School
Scholarships and Awards
President’s Karoline Cox Hagan
Madison Nicholas Dynasty Wilson Nathan Young Educational Nicholas Dixon Scholarship
Williams Williams Lauren Foushee
Excellence Blake Gillie ($48,000)
Award Maggie Holeman
Jordan Lynch Kay Lisa Garcia
top-5 percent after the Erin Thaxton Perez
first semester
Grayson Brann
Ridge Clayton Semper Fidelis People Helping
Karson Evans
Lauren Foushee
Award from the People
Neya Garcia Marine Corps Scholarship from
Abigail Gentry State Employees
Maggie Holeman diligence musical
Asheton Medlin excellence
Credit Union
Noah Paith Jesus Diaz ($10,000)
Nicholas Scruggs Brianna Lunsford
Cannon Stacey Jonathan Wesley
Toone
Scholastic
President’s Excellence
Academic Golden Leaf
Award from the
Achievement Foundation
Marine Corps
Award Scholarship
Asheton Medlin ($3,000 per
Educational growth
and improvement
year)
Ruben Ceballos Distinguished Jordan Bradsher
Kay Lisa Garcia
Athlete Award Perez
Outstanding from the Marine
Senior Award Corps
Jordan Bradsher Emma Duncan
See PHS, Page 13
12 | Graduation 2021PHS Scholarship ($1,000) Nolea Hatchett-McGhee Foundation
Anonymous Donors
Endowment
($1,075)
Continued from Page 12 Cannon Stacey
Merle S. Solomon Scholarship ($1,000) Madison Dunkley
Rotary Club and Jean H. Solomon
Scholarship Victoria Jalissa Nicholas Cooke Ruth Martin Owen
Scholarship ($1,500) Brianna Lunsford
($2,000) Bradsher Daniel Nicholas Wilkins
Memorial
Memorial Christopher Albright Scholarship
Noah Paith Scholarship ($500) Oliver Ignacio Silverio Endowment
Grayson Brann Person County ($1,030)
Nicholas Dixon
Education
Zeke and Pam Smith Jordan Lynch
Lewis “Eddie” Foundation
Wolves Forever
Winstead Memorial Sanford Sandy Anonymous Donors
Scholarship ($1,000) Ella and Casper
Foundation ($1,000) Barcliff Moore Scholarship
Scholarship ($500) Noah Paith ($3,000) Timberlake
Natae Bailey Scholarship
Brianna Lunsford Nicholas Scruggs Matthew Medlin Endowment ($880)
Nadia Queen Zeke and Pam Smith
Alexandra Stone
Pirates Forever
Oak Lane Former Dr. Williamson B.
“Why I’m Ready” Scholarship ($1,000)
Students Strum and Faye
Scholarship ($500) Stovall Family
Scholarship ($1,000) Tyler Grinstead Young Strum
Scholarship
Jonathan West Scholarship
Marcus Crawley Endowment ($755)
($10,000)
Person County
Rebecca Gentry Education Jordan Bradsher Loren Shull
Person High School Wilson “Rise Up” Foundation
Leadership Scholarship ($500) Anonymous Donors Dave and Ann Hodge Wells Fargo
Scholarship
Bobbie Clayton
Scholarship ($500) Access Scholarship Endowment at
Grayson Brann Asheton Medlin ($20,000) Piedmont
A’ishah Pulliam Cannon Stacey Community College
Rev. L.G. and Rosa Jonathan Wesley Toone
($715)
Harris Elliott
Stories Creek Person County Aejai Johnson Rush
Scholarship ($100) Fred and Frances
Former Students Education
Barwick Scholarship See PHS, Page 14
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Community
Roxboro Kiwanis
Club Scholarship
Roxboro
Woman’s Club:
Kaleigh Adams Michelle Kearney
Continued from Page 13
College Alumni ($1,000) Sandra Scott Person County Enlisting in the
Partnership Bradsher Fine Chapter of the U.S. Marine
Asheton Medlin
Bartlett-Ellis Scholarship Grayson Brann
Arts Award for School Nutrition Corps
Scholarship ($1,000) Maggie Holeman Visual Arts Association of
Brianna Lunsford Dawson Thibodeau
Endowment Lauren Foushee Noah Paith Skyler Wilkins
North Carolina Allan Vega
($730) Scholarship
($500)
Nicholas Wilkins N.C. A&T William Roxboro Roxboro Institutional
Alexandra Camille
Tuck Academic LaSertoma Club Woman’s Club: Stone
Merit
Piedmont Scholarship Scholarship Sandra Scott Scholarship
Community ($500) Bradsher Fine
Brianna Lunsford
Arts Award for American Legion Natae Bailey
College Alumni Jordan Bradsher Brianna Lunsford Nicholas Cooke
Dance Post 138 School
Partnership Christian Cash Kameryn
Award Cunningham
Endowment
Roxboro Moose Alexandra Camile Nicholas Dixon
($625) Person County Stone Ruben Ceballos Emma Duncan
Family Center Neya Garcia
Owen Baltes
Winston-Salem Scholarship Alejandra Gomez
State University ($500) Roxboro American Legion Maggie Holeman
Alumni Woman’s Club: Post 138 Kentrayle Holloway
Catherine Scholarship Grayson Brann Peyton Price
Sandra Scott Scholastic A’ishah Pulliam
Rogers Jernigan ($600) Bradsher Fine Excellence Nicholas Scruggs
Scholarship Roxboro Cannon Stacey
Arts Award for Award
Endowment Ashantee Lyons-Best
Optimist Club Erin Thaxton
Vocal Music Alisha Barden Justin Weaver
($625) Scholarship
Jonathan West Person High ($1,000) Nicholas Dixon
School PTSO American Legion
Maggie Holeman
Scholarship Post 138
Pacer Promise Roxboro
Military
Program Woman’s Club:
Nolea Landon Bradsher Excellence
Scholarship Hatchett-McGhee Sandra Scott
Memorial Award
Noah Paith Bradsher Fine
Pyper Lynch Scholarship from Karson Evans
Arts Award for
Leslie Hooker Roxboro Baptist
Ruben Ceballos Roxboro Elks Instrumental
Church
Lodge William C. Music Enlisting in the
Cannon Stacey
Bullock U.S. Army
Piedmont Jennifer Amador
Community Memorial Alec Clayton
Scholarship Roxboro Jacob Johnson
College Trustee Roxboro Destiny Henderson
($1,000 for four Woman’s Club:
Scholarship Woman’s Club: Alisha Barden
years) Sallie Southall Bradlee Thompson
($1,500) Sandra Scott
Cotton
Nolea Asheton Medlin
Scholarship Bradsher Fine
Hatchett-McGhee
Arts Award for Enlisting in the
Maggie Holeman
Theater U.S. Navy
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Person High School celebrates graduation day twice
By KELLY SNOW The graduation speakers de- classmates to follow the advice her “Time ticked as we found a
kellysnow@roxboro-courier.com livered their addresses in each father gave her throughout her life, thriving community that supported
ceremony and were introduced by including during her days compet- each other,” Cook said. “Maybe you
Person High School honored the salutatorian Maggie Holeman. ing on the Rockets’ golf, soccer and found that in band class or athlet-
hundreds of members of the grad- Speaker Kayleigh Adams re- volleyball teams --- be epic. ics or maybe a group of friends of
uating class of 2021 with a pair of flected on her time as a student at “When I think of the world ‘epic’, no more than three, but somewhere
commencement ceremonies Thurs- Person High School and mentioned I think of legendary,” Brann said. you found a community that helped
day inside the school’s gym. how much the support of her “That reminds me to to strive for support and elevate your growth.”
Graduation was split into morn- classmates and her parents helped greatness in everything I do to Valedictorian Asheton Medlin
ing and evening events to accom- her during the past few years in the reach my full potential. To the reflected on the past few years and
modate social distancing guide- time of COVID. Class of 2021, I challenge you to celebrated the accomplishments
lines. The graduates were divided “We were the first to take on a take these words of wisdom and of her fellow classmates during
alphabetically and attended their year and a half of an abnormal take them with your towards all the challenging time of attending
specific graduation, with a few lifestyle and graduate and now the milestones you are about to school in the middle of a pandemic.
exceptions. we have paved the way for future face.” “I am honored to stand before
Commencement was originally generations,” Adams said. “How Graduating senior Nicholas Cook you as the valedictorian of a grad-
scheduled to take place at the foot- was surviving this possible? With- delivered an impassioned speech uating class of 2021,” Medlin said.
ball stadium but was moved inside out the help of others, graduating where he focused on the passing “A class symbolized for its strength
because of the threat of rainy would have been difficult.” of time during his four years at and perseverance during times of
weather Thursday. Grayson Adams challenged her Person. uncertainty and change.”
Graduation 2021 | 21Left to Right: Preston Barker, Sara Whitt; Cade Dunn, Madison Dunkley; Ariel Evans, Ashton Carr; Jeremy Williams, Erin Thaxton; Abby Gentry, Preston Carr; Davina Hoang, Grayson Brann; Neya Garcia, Maggie Holeman, Jessica Holeman, Peyton Price, Caleb Cook, Asheton Medlin 22 | Graduation 2021
Left to Right: Jewel Holloway,
Brianna Ramsey; Julia Mon-
tague, Haleigh Jeffries; Dawson
Thibodeau, Kaitlyn Irvin; Pey-
ton Poole and Justin Weaver;
Morgan Winstead, Grant Clay-
ton; Camille Stone, Matthew
Chorosevic; Taylor Sullivan,
Ethan Hill
Graduation 2021 | 23Roxboro Community School
Madison Adams Mariana Alcaraz Kailie Azbill Memphis Baker Franklin Bell Noah Blick Jacob Bobbitt Juan
Bojoy Salvador
Tristan Bradsher Grier Briggs Austin Butler Ashton Carr Hannah Carroll Carolyn Edgar Castillo Braden Chalk
Cartwright
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Mary Chambers Trinity-Jai Cheek Tyler Childress Kaylie Clack Mackenzie Tanner Clayton Bethany Savannah Collie
Clayton Coleman
Ella Contrada Gavin Cook Brianna Crute Caylee Ellis Brannon Erdner Ryan Eubanks Ariel Evans Ashton Evans
Cassidy Gentry Kayleigh Gentry Joshua Green Samuel Hall
Hunter Lee Grace Hawkins Carson Hester Nicholas Hester
Harris
Aaliyah Horton Lyndon Jacobs Kristian Jones Hannah Keizer
Graduation 2021 | 25Roxboro Community School
Adam Langford Paras Lavoie Chloe Long Amelia Cody Martin Michaela Martin Grant Meiggs Maci Mitchell
Lovenguth
Logan Moore Lynette Moore Abigail Natalie Norstrud Hunter Parrott Cameron Anna Clair Peyton Poole
Moorefield Partridge Pleasant
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Class of 2021
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Roxboro Community School
Kenneth Pridgen Seth Pryor Hayden Robinson Lucas Rountree Zoe Russell Keyrie Sanchez Maverick Nicholas Searce
Schukraft
Lindsey Stone Emily Taylor Emma Thompson Karys Vanek Hunter Vaughan Katherine Waldo Ashlyn Walker William Walker
Graduation 2021 | 35Roxboro Community School
Daniel Welch Sara Whitt Britney Wilborn Samuel Williams Kathleen Brenna Winstead Morgan Zernaldo Yellock
Windham Winstead
‘The day we’ve always hoped for’
Roxboro Community School celebrates its graduation
By KELLY SNOW 90 graduates and their families and inside the gym on the school’s cam- the ceremony, forced it to be moved
kellysnow@roxboro-courier.com friends, it sure was memorable. pus during Friday’s commencement inside.
And in the time of COVID when ceremony. Friends and family watched the
It may not have been the com- changing plans became a way of life, The original plan was for the grad- graduates receive their diplomas
mencement ceremony that the it just fit. uation to take place on the athletic either in the gym or livestreamed in
Roxboro Community School Class The graduates received their field, but the threat of bad weather
of 2021 expected, but for the nearly diplomas and turned their tassels that came to fruition shortly before See RCS, Page 37
36 | Graduation 2021RCS would be “flying the plane as
they build it.”
greatly,” Bryant said. “Even
though our plans of an
ient class to ever come out
of Roxboro Community
grade year.
“I know very many of you
Continued from Page 36 Despite the location outdoor graduation did not School.” have been looking forward to
change, the school was come to pass. It’s awesome “I wish all of you fantastic this moment since the first
the school’s multi-purpose thrilled to be able to have a to offer a face-to-face grad- and long lives and that you day of ninth grade,” Clayton
room. live commencement after uation. If you’re a student got as much enjoyment out said. “Speaking for myself,
RCS high school principal expecting to have to hold a seated here with this grad- me as I got out of you,” Prid- when I started ninth grade,
Darkarai Bryant got an early virtual ceremony to honor uation class, you have truly gen said. I thought senior year and
laugh after several graduates its seniors. weathered a storm.” Class salutatorian Mack- graduation were so far away
struggled to find their seat “The opportunity to Graduation speaker enzie Clayton spoke about and that we would have all
when he mentioned that change gears and have a Kenneth Pridgen described her time as a student at the time in the world be-
practice took place in “mul- face-to-face graduation was his fellow graduates as the Roxboro Community School
tiple locations” and they a change that we welcomed “most flexible and resil- dating back to her sixth- See RCS, Page 38
Graduation 2021 | 37RCS Continued from Page 37 tween then and now. That was a lie. The days may have gone by slow, but the years went by so fast. We may not have realized it at the time, or even now, but these past four years have been some for the history books.” Valedictorian Anna Clair Pleasant began her speech by thanking mem- bers of her class and those in atten- dance for the well wishes and prayers in recent weeks following a near fatal car accident last month. Pleasant was presented her diploma and, later in the ceremony, her associates degree from Piedmont Community College from President Dr. Pamela Senegal. “This was the day we were worried we wouldn’t be able to have because of COVID-19,” Pleasant said. “This is the day that we’ll look back as the most free we’ve ever felt. Today is the day that we ditch the dress code for a cap and gown and a few cords. Today is the day we’ve always hoped for. 38 | Graduation 2021
Roxboro Community School
Scholarships and Awards
Valedictorian Madison Adams Hannah Carroll
AP Academy Mackenzie Clayton
Landon C.
Anna Claire Pleasant Hunter Vaughan Peyton Poole Graduates Emily Taylor Bradsher
Mary Chambers Memorial
Cum Laude Madison Adams Franklin Bell
Scholarship
Salutatorian Graduates Noah Blick Hannah Carroll Roxboro
Michaela Martin Mariana Alcaraz Katie Waldo
Mackenzie Clayton Zoe Russell Daniel Welch Tyler Childress
Optimist Club
Peyton Poole Hannah Kizer Mackenzie Clayton ($1,000)
Morgan Winstead Zoe Russell Emma Thompson Roxboro
Summa Cum Hannah Kizer Morgan Winstead Emily Taylor Tanner Clayton
Women’s Club
Katie Waldo Tanner Clayton Cameron Partridge
Laude Graduates Tanner Clayton Cameron Partridge Hunter Vaughan Sandra Scott
Anna Claire Pleasant Cameron Partridge Trinity Cheek American Legion Bradsher Fine
Mackenzie Clayton Jacob Bobbitt Paras Lavoie
Post 138 Award Arts Awards
Mariana Alcaraz Gavin Cook Hunter Vaughan Lacy Winstead
Aaliyah Horton ($250) Hayden Robinson
Memorial
Franklin Bell North Carolina
Emily Taylor Global Language Scholarship Anna Clair Pleasant See Awards, Page 40
Kathleen Windham
Academic
Emma Thompson Scholars Endorsement
Hannah Carroll Recipients
Ashton Evans Franklin Bell
Tyler Childress Braden Chalk Mariana Alcaraz
Mackenzie Clayton Franklin Bell
Aaliyah Horton Hannah Carroll
Magna Cum Anna Claire Pleasant Mary Chambers
Emily Taylor Tyler Childress
Laude Graduates Emma Thompson Mackenzie Clayton
Noah Blick Kathleen Windham Keyrie Sanchez
Samuel Williams Ashton Evans Emily Taylor
Mary Chambers Samuel Williams Emma Thompson
Braden Chalk Mariana Alcaraz Katie Waldo
Brenna Winstead Tyler Childress
Plumbing, Heating & Air
Graduation 2021 | 39AWARDS Person County
Education
Mariana Alcaraz Stories Creek
Former Student
Peyton Poole
Hannah Carroll
Recipients
Continued from Page 39 Emily Taylor
Foundation Dr. Thomas D. Scholarship
Spirit and Lela C. Long ($1,000) BETA Club
(visual arts)
Scholarship Awards Interact Club
Aaliyah Horton Scholarship Mariana Alcaraz
($500) Service Pin
(dance) ($4,000) Mariana Alcaraz
Tanner Clayton Franklin Bell Recipients
(band) Emma Thompson Mackenzie Clayton Piedmont Hannah Carroll
Mary Elizabeth Mackenzie Clayton Mackenzie Clayton
Chambers (vocal mu-
Community Tanner Clayton Emily Taylor
sic) David and Dr. Roxboro Kiwanis College Earl E. Gavin Cook
Lynette Moore (the-
Vicki Trimble Club Scholarship Bradsher Aaliyah Horton
ater arts)
Scholarship Cameron Partridge Interact Club
Bethany Coleman Scholarship ($1,000) Anna Clair Pleasant
Endowment Service
(technical theater) ($500) Zoe Russell
Peyton Poole ($645) Emily Taylor Medallion
Madison Adams Zoe Russell Emma Thompson Recipients
Emily Taylor Hunter Harris Kathleen Windham
Carson Hester Emily Taylor
Roxboro Neb King Inc.
Women’s Club Scholarship Piedmont BETA Medallion
Academic Community Piedmont Recipients Interact Club
($500)
Scholarship College Pathway Community Franklin Bell
Scholarship
Emily Taylor Emily Taylor Completer and College Trustees Aaliyah Horton ($1,300)
Brightstar Scholarship Anna Clair Pleasant
Emma Thompson Emily Taylor
Awards ($1,500)
Lewis “Eddie” “Why I’m
Tyler Childress
Winstead Ready” Kathleen Windham Interact Club Social Studies
Memorial Scholarship
Teal Cord Scholar Award
Scholarship ($1,000) Newborn Riders
Piedmont Recipients Emily Taylor
($1,000) Peyton Poole
Scholarship Emma Thompson
Mariana Alcaraz
Community Zoe Russell Aaliyah Horton Franklin Bell
Zoe Russell College Mackenzie Clayton
“Why I’m Brightstar
Ready” Awards PTSO
Kacie Scholarship Interact Club See Awards, Page 41
Scholarship Anna Claire Pleasant
Chamberlain ($500) Officer Cord
($500)
Memorial
Scholarship Mariana Alcaraz Thomas Person
($1,000) Chapter of the
Ashton Evans Person County Daughters of the
Education American
Foundation Revolution Good
Roxboro Moose
Anonymous Citizenship
Family Center
Donors Scholarship
Scholarship
($500) Scholarship Emily Taylor
($1,000)
Zoe Russell
40 | Graduation 2021AWARDS Tri-M Music
Honors Society
Jacob Bobbitt
Continued from Page 40
Tanner Clayton Girls’ Soccer
Carson Hester
Outstanding Peyton Poole
Senior
Math Students Recognition
Award
Cross Country Mariana Alcaraz
Aaliyah Horton Emily Taylor
Franklin Bell
Senior Emma Thompson
Recognition Aaliyah Horton
Achievement in Jacob Bobbitt
English Award Emily Taylor Softball Senior
Kole Walker
Peyton Poole Daniel Welch
Recognition
Braden Chalk Madison Adams
Ashton Evans
Volleyball Senior Grace Hawkins
Achievement in Recognition Zoe Russell
AP English Grier Briggs
Award Ashton Evans Boys’ Tennis
Kayleigh Gentry
Tyler Childress Grace Hawkins
Senior
Morgan Winstead Recognition
Brenna Winstead
Senior Speech Franklin Bell
Kenny Pridgen
Award
Boys Basketball
Hayden Robinson
Senior
Kenny Pridgen Boys’ Golf Senior
Recognition
Recognition
Excellence in Franklin Bell Sam Hall
Jacob Bobbitt
Spanish Ryan Eubanks
Language Baseball Senior
Awards Recognition
Lacrosse Senior
Franklin Bell Sam Hall
Aaliyah Horton
Recognition Grant Meiggs
Emma Thompson Braden Chalk
Charles Sims
Kole Walker Bulldog Three-
Outstanding Sport Athlete
Achievement in
Boys’ Soccer Jacob Bobbitt
Science Franklin Bell
Senior
Franklin Bell Recognition
Franklin Bell
Congratulations Class of 2021
Graduation 2021 | 41Person Early College for Innovation and Leadership
Gloria Leah Anderson Justis Ash Jeremy Casey Blalock Ethan Bowman Briana Bradsher Jalear Brogdon
Ale Beltran Blackwell
Rochelle Burgess Isaiah Chambers Taylor Clayton John Conway Cecilia Domingo Robert Elrod Jackson Evans Chloe Farmer
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Jacob Farmer Charlotte Kharon Ghrael Benjamin Jourdyn Harris Jonathan Hill Sara Long Coleman Masten
Fitzgerald Gregory
Brandon Mejia Caleb Mize Gavin Mohring Haleigh Norton Mikalia Pervis Kymya Powell Sierra Pyles Sean Reaves
Corey Reed Tori Reed Gereka Raul Rodriguez
Richmond
Damon Sprinkle Caitlin Stanton Joshua Taborn Noah Tingen
Tyler Womack Cedric Wood Colton Yancey
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‘PECIL’s first finish line’
School celebrates its first graduation
By KELLY SNOW history said in her speech to the grad- grit, you even had the challenge of a convicted felon who had 176 tigers
kellysnow@roxboro-courier.com uates. “Thank you for taking a chance pandemic while trying to get to this and two husbands”.
on something different. For being a finish line.” “We are the class that, today, is re-
A collection of 45 Mavericks just Maverick. Mavericks achieve things Members of the graduating class siliently crossing the finish line — PE-
made a little history. that are not always achieved by oth- served as the speakers during the CIL’s first finish line,” Fitzgerald said.
The inaugural graduating class in ers. It has been amazing to be able to ceremony, starting with PECIL’s “The struggles of virtual courses
the history of Person Early College take a vision and bring it to life. You first-ever valedictorian, Jackson couldn’t stop us. Precalculus couldn’t
for Innovation and Leadership cele- helped bring Person Early College for Evans. Much of Evans’ message to his stop us. And anything that ever went
brated its commencement ceremony Innovation and Leadership to life.” class members centered around the down in the E-building couldn’t stop
in front of friends and family at the Johnson credited this first class for uniqueness they all shared. us. Like Macklemore once sang,’the
Kirby Theater Saturday morning. helping to build the foundation of the “Our situation was not just differ- ceiling can’t hold us.’”
Nearly all of the PECIL graduates new school, one that she and others ent from the traditional high school Graduation speaker Kenli Whitlow
will leave high school with college during the commencement said was experience, but different from any focused on the relationships formed
credits and many earned associates built upon its core values of respect, high school that has existed in Person at the school and spoke about who she
degrees and were presented those by pride, scholarship, integrity and County before now,” Evans said. “We described as her greatest inspiration
Piedmont Community College Presi- responsibility. did this because we are Mavericks; — her mother.
dent Dr. Pamela Senegal. “Together, you and I and the PECIL those who are unbranded; those with- “My fellow graduates, I believe that
According to PECIL principal faculty and staff, and your parents out limitations and boundaries; and being intentional in your relation-
Shirlonda Johnson, the members of built a wonderfully unique school those who are independent, choosing ships with others is one of the most
the inaugural graduating class have community,” Johnson said. “You to follow different paths from the important things that you can do,
been awarded more than $500,000 in helped build the reputation and the majority.” not only in college or in a workplace,
scholarships combined. brand, you recruited other students, Salutatorian Charlotte Fitzgerald but for the rest of your life,” Whitlow
“I was worried the night before you showed up in your leadership at- echoed Evans’ message of how special said. “Sometimes, even something
that no students would show up that tire whenever we asked, you learned this class is and mixed in a little hu- as simple as smiling at someone
first day...but you did,” Johnson, the about service to others, character mor, mentioning how they all “made introduces you to your next greatest
school’s only principal in its brief leadership, self-advocacy and PECIL it through a documentary about a adventure.”
Person Early College for Innovation and
Leadership Scholarships and Awards
Gloria Ale North Carolina Johnson Family PECIL GRIT Award Person Educational
Scholar Rising Eagles Student of Integrity Foundation
Beltran Leah Anderson Golden Maverick Scholarship ($500) Award Anonymous
Margaret Bradsher Award Perseverence Award Cum Laude Scholarship ($1,000)
Leadership Scholarship Lenoir-Rhyne Summa Cum Laude North Carolina
($225) University scholarship Scholar
UNC-Charlotte offered ($106,000 over Casey Blalock Summa Cum Laude
Scholarship ($6,300) four years Justis Ash Jeremy
North Carolina Barton College Future Business
Scholar scholarship offered PECIL GRIT Award Blackwell Leader Award Brianna
Golden Maverick ($56,000 over four years)
Award Liberty University Person County
Bradsher
Magna Cum Laude ($22,000 over four years) Caleb Baker Scholar Ethan Bowman See PECIL, Page 47
46 | Graduation 2021PECIL Summa Cum Laude Chancellor’s
Scholarship ($1,500)
Carolina Covenant
Scholarship ($14,939)
Scholarship ($2,000)
Person County
Sara Long
Continued from Page 46 Spartan Scholarship North Carolina Education Foundation Outstanding
John Conway ($1,500) Scholar Anonymous ($1,000) Improvement Award
Maverick Educator North Carolina Golden Maverick North Carolina
Award Person County Scholar Award Scholar
Scholars Golden Maverick PCC Excellence in Golden Maverick Cole Masten
PECIL GRIT Award Award STEM Award Award
Jalear Brogdon Summa Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude PECIL GRIT Award
Golden Leaf Cecilia Domingo Jourdyn Harris
Scholarship ($3,000 over Jacob Farmer Kharon Ghrael Austin Mathews
four years) Person County Person County
Johnson Family Scholars University Scholars Johnson Family Scholar Outstanding
Scholarship ($500) Cum Laude at North Carolina Rising Eagles Cum Laude Improvement Award
The Golden Leaf Central University Scholarship ($500)
Internship Scholarship Soaring Eagles offered Perseverence Award
($8,400 over four years) Annie Elliott ($7,500 over four years) Jonathan Hill Haleigh Norton
Person County Merit Scholarship at
Scholar Outstanding North Carolina A&T Ben Gregory Margaret Bradsher Blue and Gold Merit
Magna Cum Laude Improvement Award State University offered Leadership Scholarship Scholarship ($1,000)
($28,000 over four years) Roxboro Moose ($225) Chancelor’s
Cheatham White Lodge Scholarship Landon C. Bradsher Scholarship ($1,200)
Rochelle Burgess Jackson Evans Scholarship (full ($500) Scholarship ($7,000) UNCG Spartan
scholarship valued at SECU People Helping Person County Scholarship ($1,500)
Presidential Margaret Bradsher $95,600) People Scholarship Scholar Person County
Scholarship ($84,000 for Leadership Scholarship North Carolina ($10,000) Cum Laude
Drake University) ($225) Scholar UNC-Charlotte See PECIL, Page 48
Perseverence Award Zeke and Pam Golden Maverick
Smith Wolves Forever Award
Scholarship ($1,000) Summa Cum Laude
Isaiah Chambers Clarence M. Smith
Scholarship ($5,000)
Person County North Carolina Charlotte
Scholars Scholar
Cum Laude Golden Maverick
Fitzgerald
Award Distinguished Young
Summa Cum Laude Women ($2,200)
Taylor Clayton W.O. Humphries
Family Scholarship
North Carolina Chloe Farmer ($1,000)
Scholar UNC-Chapel Hill
Graduation 2021 | 47PECIL Cum Laude Scholarship ($1,500)
Person County
Caitlin Staton Scholar
PECIL GRIT Award
Award
Summa Cum Laude
Continued from Page 47 Aubrey Ray Scholar Eugene Thompson Magna Cum Laude
PCC Golden Laurel Scholarship ($20,000)
Perseverence Award Award Old Dominion Jasmine Vaughn Tyler Womack
Scholar Golden Maverick University ($6,000
Magna Cum Laude Award merit-based Excellent Effort Person County
Sean Reaves Summa Cum Laude scholarship) Award Scholar
Person County Magna Cum Laude
Mikalia Pervis North Carolina Scholar
Scholar Paul Rodriguez Golden Maverick Mason Whitfield
Chancellor’s Summa Cum Laude Award Colton Yancey
Scholarship ($1,200) Person County Cum Laude Outstanding
UNCG Spartan Scholar Improvement Award Perseverence Award
Scholarship ($1,500) Tori Reed Golden Maverick
Golden Maverick Award Josh Taborn
Award Person County Cum Laude Kenli Whitlow Robert Elrod
Scholar PECIL Grit Award
Magna Cum Laude Future Business Daughters of the North Carolina
KyMya Powell Damon Sprinkle Leader Award American Revolution Scholar
Cum Laude ($75) Golden Maverick
Merit Scholarship Gereka Person County Merit Scholarship Award
($5,000 over four years) Scholar from UNC-Wilmington Patriotism Award
Richmond
Person County PECIL GRIT Award Austin Vargo Honors College Summa Cum Laude
Scholar Chancellor’s Magna Cum Laude Scholarship from UNC-
Golden Maverick Scholarship ($1,500) Chancellor’s Wilmington ($1,250,
Award UNC-Charlotte Scholarship ($750) $2,500) Noah Tingen
UNCG Spartan North Carolina
Scholarship ($750) Scholar PECIL GRIT Award
Person County Golden Maverick
2021
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Graduation 2021 | 49PCC’s 50th Commencement includes inaugural
Early College graduates
There was excitement in the air as Trustee Chair, Tanya Evans, along Following the Drive-Thru, a virtual the last year.
2021 Piedmont Community College with Dr. Barbara Buchanan, Vice ceremony was broadcast and nearly “What a journey you have experi-
(PCC) graduates were applauded President, Instruction/Chief Aca- 250 degrees, diploma, and certificates enced, Graduates. Not just one of ac-
by faculty, staff, Trustee members, demic Officer. Those being celebrated were officially awarded. ademia but also of varying emotions
and family during the Drive-Thru were then photographed with PCC The first graduates from the Per- and likely your own personal ups
celebration of the College’s 50th President, Dr. Pamela G. Senegal. son Early College for Innovation and and downs. Through it all you have
Anniversary Commencement. During this personal moment, Sen- Leadership (PECIL) program were demonstrated determination and
The route was sprinkled with egal expressed her enthusiasm for recognized during this event. Thir- tenacity, and for that, I am proud!”
cheering faculty and staff, show- the student’s individual success and ty-nine early college students earned Senegal went on to ask grads to
casing the Pacer Pride felt for each future goals. a degree, diploma, or certificate, share their future good news as they
successful student driving by with Before departing, a “Proud Gradu- many graduating with honors. A continue to expand their talents
family and friends. “There was a lot ate of PCC” yard sign and an Alumni formal PECIL graduation ceremony and skills. “Our pride in you doesn’t
of energy during the event and some Partnership portfolio, were given to was held May 22 at the Kirby Cultur- end as you begin your journey away
of us had the opportunity to person- each graduate from the PCC Founda- al Arts Complex theater. from the College. In fact, we hope
ally congratulate the graduates as tion and Alumni Partnership. Pruitt, During the virtual presentation, you will stay in touch and share your
they went by,” shared staff member along with Trustee members Tony President Senegal not only congrat- many future successes with the PCC
Martha Pruitt. Foster, Connee White, Joel Adler, ulated the graduates, but she also Family.”
Participating graduates received and Maggie Whitt, shared heartfelt thanked family members for being
their degree from PCC Board of words of wisdom to each graduate. strong supporters, especially over See PCC, Page 51
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Continued from Page 50 pace. I believe that you
will achieve [your goals]
Encouraging students because you are a Pacer.”
to do great things, Senegal “I believe in you. Why?
PARADE
mentioned the potential Because I was exactly
of becoming a future where you were.” She went
Alumnus of the Year, like on to say that a PCC fac-
the 2020 award recipient ulty member shared their
Selena Thornton. belief in her and she would
A 2006 graduate, Thorn- like to pass the baton on
ton’s commitment to her to the 2021 graduates.
community is visible “Everything you need is
through her involvement inside of you. All you have
with the Caswell County to do is believe in yourself.
Chamber of Commerce, I know that you will make
Piedmont Progressive an impact in this world.”
Farmers Group, and PCC This virtual ceremony
Alumni Partnership. can be view at YouTube.
Thornton addressed com/piedmontcc. In
PCC’s 2021 graduates, addition, a Facebook
motivating them to pace Live presentation of the
themselves for success, Drive-Thru celebration
“I want to congratulate can be found at Facebook.
each and every one of you com/piedmontcc.
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