Richland One announces various awards, honors
June 5, 2016
Three Students Named Finalists for Gates Millennium Scholarship
Richland One extends its congratulations to three Class of 2016 graduates who were named as finalists for the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship (GMS): John Cooper (A.C. Flora High School), Zachary Jackson (Richland One Middle College) and Ivi Mitchell (W.J. Keenan High School). They were selected as finalists among the 53,000 applicants nationwide.
John plans to attend Yale University to study music and economics. Ivi aspires to become an environmental specialist and eventually the Secretary of Agriculture. Zachary will be attending North Carolina A&T State University, where he will pursue a degree in bio medical engineering.
The goal of the GMS program is to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for outstanding minority students with significant financial need to pursue a college career by paying all tuition and college fees.
John Cooper, Zachary Jackson, and Ivi Mitchell
Dreher Student Graduates with Perfect Attendance
Calvin Pough, a 2016 graduate of Dreher High School, accomplished something most students never achieve: 12 years of perfect attendance from kindergarten through his senior year. Calvin’s accomplishment was recognized during commencement ceremonies last week.
Lower Richland Graduate Awarded SCATA Scholarship
Ariel Wider (middle below), a 2016 graduate of Lower Richland High School, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the South Carolina Association of Title I Administrators (SCATA) for her academic and extracurricular achievements. Ariel will be attending Clemson University in the fall. Pictured left to right are Deborah Green-Wilson, Title I director; Toyletta Riley, Title I literacy and parental involvement coordinator; Ariel Wider; LaCretia Wider, Ariel’s mother; and Dr. Regina Thompson, chief of teaching and learning.
C.A. Johnson Graduate Named 2016 WLTX Player of the Year
Kaitlin Pickens, a 2016 graduate of C.A. Johnson High School, has been named the 2016 News 19 Player of the Year for women’s sports. Kaitlin, a senior guard who has committed to play basketball next year at Coker College, was chosen from among 29 other student-athletes selected as News 19 Players of the Week throughout the school year. Kaitlin helped lead her team to an appearance in the Class 3A state championship finals. The award, which recognizes students who excel on and off the playing field, includes a $1,000 scholarship.
Dreher Graduate Wins Second Gatorade South Carolina Girls Soccer Player of the Year Award
For the second straight year, Kasey Parker has been named the Gatorade South Carolina Girls Soccer Player of the Year, the first repeat winner since 2012. Kasey, a 2016 graduate of Dreher High School, helped her team win the Class 3A state championship last year, and she made some impressive plays in the quarterfinals this year despite being plagued with injuries. Kasey has signed to play at the University of North Carolina this fall. The Gatorade Player of the Year program recognizes the nation’s most outstanding high school athletes for their athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character.
