Ava R-1 Senior Awards

by Michael Boyink

mike@douglascountyherald.com

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the normal year-end Ava R-1 Senior Awards were delivered via a YouTube video, rather than during an all-school assembly. 

The full video can be found at youtu.be/dhQP360DYD4. Below are the award details.

Ava Alumni Thomas Kay Yeoman Memorial Scholarship:

• Emaly Keyes 
• Karcee McFarlin 
• Haley Hererra 
• Grace Roberts
• Olivia Heriford 
• Kayden Myers

Ava Masonic Lodge #26 Undergraduate Scholarship:

• Karcee McFarlin
• Kayden Myers

Ava Industrial Development Corporation Scholarship:

• Eden Little

Captain George Lakey Memorial Scholarship:

• Owen Herrell

Century Bank of the Ozarks Scholarship:

• Eden Little 
• Kayden Myers

Charles Mersereau Family Charitable Scholarship:

• Maranda Davidson 
• Regan Koop
• Camryn Lee
• Eden Little
• Karcee McFarlin
• Kennedy Meyer
• Kayden Myers
• Caiden Palmer 
• Grace Roberts
• Nate Swofford 

Charles Roop Memorial Scholarship:

• Haley Herrera.

The Class of 1981 Memorial Scholarship:

• Caleb Brown
• Karcee McFarlin

Clinkingbeard Funeral Home Scholarship:

• Caleb Brown

Community Teachers’ Association Scholarship:

• Olivia Heriford
• Sydney Snelson
• Grace Roberts

The Donna Cox Memorial Scholarship:

• Olivia Heriford
• Reagan Swatosh

The HomePride Bank Scholarship:

• Claire Fossett
• Reagan Swatosh

Jerry DePoortere Memorial Scholarship:

• Jessica Schneeweis

Ronnie Nash Memorial Scholarship: 

• Samantha Lawson

Johnson Price Memorial Scholarship:

• Eden Little

The Josh Flemming Memorial Scholarship:

• Blake King 
• Dylan King

Law Office of Christopher Swatosh Scholarship:

• Hunter Downs
• Alexander Stevens
• Reagan Swatosh

Lions Club Scholarship:

• Karcee McFarlin

Mandy Hampton Memorial Scholarship:

• Blake King
• Nate Swofford
• Eden Little

Michael Blakey Memorial Scholarship:

• Grace Roberts

The Ministerial Alliance FCA Scholarship:

• Camryn Lee

Ava P.E.O. Chapter IH Scholarship:

• Olivia Heriford
• Karcee McFarlin

National P.E.O. STAR Scholarship

• Reagan Swatosh

Options Pregnancy Center Community Scholarship:

• Haley Herrera
• Emaly Keyes

Pat Souder Henry Scholarship 

• Karcee McFarlin

Ron Orcutt Memorial Scholarship:

• Karcee McFarlin

The Seri Hutchison Memorial Scholarship:

• Olivia Heriford

Shirley Carter Piland Memorial Scholarship:

• Olivia Heriford
• Grace Roberts
• Sydney Snelson

The Claude Bradley Piland Memorial Scholarship:

• Dylan King
• Samantha Lawson

Marilyn Piland Shexsnayder Scholarship:

• Claire Fossett
• Regan Koop
• Eden Little 

Stockmens Bank Scholarship:

• Karcee McFarlin

Town & Country Bank Scholarship:

• Claire Fossett
• Olivia Heriford
• Dylan King
• Grace Roberts

Tri-County Veterans Scholarship:

• Caiden Palmer

The Tracy Murphy Memorial Scholarship:

• Hunter Downs
• Karcee McFarlin

Missouri Bright Flight Eligible:

• Karcee McFarlin
• Alexander Stevens
• Reagan Swatosh

College Preparatory Certificates

These students must have scored a minimum of 21 on their ACT test and have maintained a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.0 plus all other graduation course requirements.  

• Caleb Brown
• Nichole Degase
• Calee Dollarhide
• Claire Fossett
• Haley Herrera
• Jack Johnson
• Sunsarah Johnston
• Emaly Keyes
• Megan Lakey
• Tristin Lapointe
• Eden Little
• Karcee McFarlin
• Makayla Miller
• Brayden Mitchell
• Caiden Palmer
• Grace Roberts
• Clara Sicilia
• Alexander Stevens
• Reagan Swatosh
• Nate Swofford

The Medallion Award for Scholastic Excellence

For seniors who have maintained a grade point average of 3.7 or above for every semester at Ava High School.  Congratulations to the following seniors who have accomplished this award:

• Claire Fossett
• Olivia Heriford
• Haley Herrera
• Emaly Keyes
• Dylan King
• Regan Koop
• Megan Lakey
• Eden Little
• Karcee McFarlin
• Grace Roberts
• Reagan Swatosh
• Nate Swofford

2020 Academic Student of the Year:

• Hunter Downs

 2020 Citizen of the Year:

• Nate Swofford