Emanuel County Institute Honors Night

The Senior Scholarship and Honors Night Program for Emanuel County Institute was held Monday, May 9, 2024, at 6 p.m. in the school auditorium. At that time, Seniors were recognized for their academic achievements, leadership, and scholarships awarded during the 2023-2024 school year.

The program began with a welcome and recognition of special guests by Mrs. Elizabeth Kraus, and Dhahami Salgado and a rendition of the National Anthem by Emma Lawrence. The program began with special presentations given out by Mrs. Elizabeth Kraus, the school counselor, and guest presenters. Among the guest presenters were Taryn Jackson representing East Georgia State College, Daphne Scott representing Southeastern Technical College, Betsy Johnson representing Adam Brinson Historical Society, Inc., Brandon Jones representing the Twin City Lions Club and the Cowart Family, Pam Carr representing Family Connection, Wanda Parrish with the Mary Edwards Jackson Scholarship from the Black Women of Profession, Dr. Denise Warnock with the Yeomans and the Missouri Dudley Canady families, Leslie Johnson representing ECI BETA, Wade Johnson with Durden Banking, Richard Claxton presenting the American Legion Award. Giving memorial scholarships were Randy and Robin Canady for the Candace Canady Scholarship, Mrs. Riner for the Taylor Hooks Scholarship, Jeremy and Angel Oliver for the Braxton Oliver Memorial Scholarship, Jessica Smith and Malaina’s family for the Malaina Nasworthy Memorial Scholarship, and Dr. Shannon Lawrence with Young Farmers giving the Randall Tanner Scholarship.

Following the presentations of awards by special guests and ECI faculty, Anetria Edenfield, principal, Brooke Frye, assistant principal, Sondra Cowart, intervention specialist, and Mrs. Elizabeth Kraus, counselor, presented Academic E’s and honor graduates with their honor stoles, certificates, and pins. Principal Anetria Edenfield congratulated the award and scholarship recipients and expressed thanks to all who attended the ceremony. Will Sasser gave closing remarks.

Awards and presentations were as follows:

Special Recognitions

ECI Star Student William Sasser

ECI Star Teacher Dorene Holmes

Exchange Club Youth of the Year Ansley Moxley

Exchange Club Youth of the Year William Sasser

DAR Good Citizen Nicholas Newkirt

American Legion School Award Jarei Oglesby

Coca-Cola Academic Achievement Award Dhahami Salgado and William Sasser

East Georgia Leadership Scholarship Brailey Radford

Adam Brinson Historical Society, Inc. Scholarship William Sasser

Lions Club Scholarship Jarei Oglesby and Hunter Spears

Mary Edwards Jackson Scholarship Jarei Oglesby

Cowart Family Scholarship Cola Akridge and Ethan Cowart

Family Connection Scholarship Dhahami Salgado

Candace Canady Memorial Scholarship Brailey Radford

Braxton Oliver Memorial Scholarship Dhahami Salgado and Ethan Cowart

Malaina Nasworthy Memorial Scholarship Ansley Moxley

Peter Marsh Foundation Scholarship Wallee Kersey

Taylor Hooks Memorial Scholarship Ansley Moxley

Yeomans Family Scholarship Brailey Radford

Missouri Canady Dudley Scholarship Ansley Moxley

Family Connection Scholarship Dhahami Salgado

Johnson Coca-Cola Scholarship Cola Akridge, Jarei Oglesby and Brailey Radford

Beta Sigma Phi Scholarship Brailey Radford

Zell Miller Scholarship Dhahami Salgado and William Sasser

REACH Scholarship Asia Gibbons

College Scholarships

Georgia Tech Val-Sal Scholarship William Sasser

Georgia Southern University Presidential Scholar Dhahami Salgado

Georgia Southern University Eagle Scholar Haley Patel

Georgia Southern Crider Engineering Scholarship Conner Merier

ECI Beta Scholarships Jarei Oglesby – Highest GPA and Cola Akridge – Most Beta Points Earned

Randall Tanner Memorial Scholarship presented by Young Farmers Ethan Cowart

Durden Banking Company Scholarship Dhahami Salgado

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Georgia Future Educators Signing Day Recognition Cola Akridge, Allison Avilez, Malayshia R Daughtry, Brailey Radford and Alynnza Hughes

Citizens Bank Student Advisory Board Asia Gibbons, Wallee Kersey, Blake Librizzi, Ansley Moxley, Jarei Oglesby, Haley Patel, Brailey Radford, Charlie Rehberg, Dhahami Salgado, William Sasser and Jack Walden

Dual Enrollment Participants for East Georgia State College Jasper Baker, Alaina Conley, Asia Gibbons, James Kersey, Blake Librizzi, Conner Merrier, Ansley Moxley, Jarei Oglesby, Brycen Purvis, Brailey Radford, Charlie Rehberg, Dhahami Salgado, William Sasser and Jack Walden

Dual Enrollment Participants for Georgia Southern University Hunter Spears

Dual Enrollment Participants for Southeastern Technical College Cola Akridge, Johnny Baird, Amber Harden, Jaida Harrell, Jackelyn Hebert, Aliya McCoy, Haley Patel, William Snellgrove, La’tyra Stone and Gage Wilcher

Young Georgia Authors Gabrielle Collins

Senior Beta Club Members Receiving Cords Cola Akridge, Elizabeth Allen, Asia Gibbons, Alynnza Hughes, Wallee Kersey, Ansley Moxley, Jarei Oglesby, Brailey Radford and Zach Rowe

United States Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award Cola Akridge

United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award Charlie Rehberg and Jarei Oglesby

Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence Wallee Kersey

United States Army Reserve National Scholar Award Jack Walden and Asia Gibbons

Department Awards

Visual Arts/Comprehensive IV Sloan Murphy

Visual Arts Pathway Cords Allison Avilez, Nariah Carlyle, Shelia Carlyle, Logan Creamer, Nathaen Culbreth, Shaquila Evans-Ray, Malik Franklin, Gavin Gay, Selena Hamrick, Angel Guest, Alynnza Hughes, Sloan Murphy, Cameron Walker, Abby Wright and Jaden Handsom

High School Band IV Blake Librizzi

Band Pathway Cords Jackelyn Hebert, Conner Merier and O’Zion Reese

JROTC Army Leadership Education IV Asia Gibbons

JROTC Cords Asia Gibbons

JROTC Stoles Asia Gibbons and Nicholas Newkirt

Subject Area Awards

British Literature Anna Hayslip

College Readiness Jasper Baker

Pre-Calculus Jaida Harrell

Economics Alynnza Hughes

Anatomy/Physiology: Jaida Harrell

Work-Based Learning Zachary Rowe

General Horticulture Elizabeth Allen

Pathway Cords

All students are strongly encouraged to complete a CTAE pathway (3 classes) in either business, family and consumer sciences, agriculture, or engineering. This year, students that have completed a pathway and passed the credentialing examination are receiving honor cords for their efforts. These students have passed real-world industry-recognized exams to earn this distinction.

Elizabeth Allen, Logan Anderson, Jacin Baltazar-Zamora, Andrew Chalkley, Gabrielle Collins, Alaina Conley, Ethan Cowart, Charles Creamer, Malayshia Daughtry, Heath Davis, Evan Donaldson, Shaquila Evans-Ray, Malik Franklin, Michado Franklin, Gavin Gay, Angel Guest, Salena Hamrick, Anna Hayslip, , Alynnza Hughes, Wallee Kersey, Blake Librizzi, Addilyn Marsh, Aliya McCoy, Conner Merier, Sloane Murphy, Jarei Oglesby, O’Zion Reese, Zachary Rowe, Dhahami Salgado, Oliver Sherrod, Hunter Spears and Cameron Walker

21st Century Leaders Cords

Jarei Oglesby, Asia Gibbons, Cola Akridge, Dhahami Salgado, Elizabeth Allen and William Sasser

Academic E Award

Student must have been on Honor or Star Honor Roll for first three grading periods and must have an overall average of 93 or higher.

Elizabeth Allen, Jasper Baker, Jaida Harrell, Anna Hayslip, , Alynnza Hughes, Conner Merier, Charles Rehberg, Zachary Rowe, Dhahami Salgado, William Sasser and Jack Walden

President’s Award for Educational Excellence

Dhahami Salgado, William Sasser and Jarei Oglesby

Honor Graduates

Cola Marie Akridge, Elizabeth Cheyenne Allen, Jasper Timothy Baker, Andrew Gerard Chalkley, Alaina Madison Conley, Charles Logan Creamer, Asia Tamera Gibbons, Jaida McKenzie Harrell, Anna Reese Hayslip, Jackelyn Victoria Hebert, Alynnza Leigh Hughes, James Wallace Lee Kersey, Blake Lee Librizzi, Aliya Paige McCoy, Aden Scott McQuaig, Conner Patrick Merier, Ansley Ruth Moxley, Jarei Selina Oglesby, Haley Rupesh Patel, Brailey Hunter Radford, Charles William Rehberg, Anna Beth Riner, Zachary James Rowe, Valedictorian Arachchige Dhahami Purna Salgado, Salutatorian William Ronald Sasser, Jr., Hunter Rick Spears and William Jack Walden