Brewer High hosts C/T Awards Night
More than 100 career/technical students from Morgan County’s middle and high schools were singled out for special recognition at the 24th Annual Career/-Technical Education Awards Night at Brewer High School on May 9.
The Career Technical Education Advisory Council awarded $21,000 in college scholarship money to 14 graduation candidates. Receiving $1,500 apiece were Tyler Tucker, Heather Smith, Jack Puckett. Seth Pillow and Kathryn Guyse, all from Falkville High School; Haley Cutcher, Jordan Turney and Quinn Roberts, all from Danville High School; Adam Swader, Morgan Sutton, and Kana Adkins, all from Brewer High School; Ashton Newman and Brandi Pena, both from West Morgan High School; and Janesa Terry, Priceville High School.
“We were able to increase the amount from $1,200 to $1,500 because of a flurry of donations that came in at the last minute,” said Chris Blevins, Morgan County director of career/technical education.
Other awards were presented as follows:
Cotaco Junior High – Joseph Thompson, FFA Youth Club Pres.; and James Jeffers and Erin Rogers, Outstanding Students;
Danville High School – Tyler Jolley, DECA Club President; Josh Jones, FFA String Band CDE – National FFA Talent Award and Home and Community Develop-ment Proficiency Award – state finalist; State FFA Degree; Brittany Cash, FFA String Band CDE – National FFA Talent Award; Chris Kelly, FFA String Band – National FFA Talent Award; Gary Templeton, FFA String Band CDE – National FFA Talent Award and Sheep Production Proficiency Award – State Finalist; Garrett Mason, FFA String Band CDE – National FFA Talent Award; Jesse Turney, Equine Science CDE – National Bronze Award; Rylee Gillies, Equine Science CDE – National Bronze Award and State FFA Degree; Kourtney Lindsey, Equine Science CDE – National Bronze Award and Equine Science Proficiency Award – State Finalist; Garrett Smith, Equine Science CDE – National Bronze Award and State FFA Degree; Haley Cutcher, Morgan County C/T Advisory Council Scholarship, State FFA Degree, Chapter FFA President and Morgan County Farmers Federation Scholarship; Jackson Broadfoot, Prepared Public Speaking CDE – District 3rd place; Drew Cooper, FFA Creed Speaking – District 2nd place; Cameron Boyd, Home and Community Development Proficiency Award – State Finalist;
Vance Lawrimore, Specialty Animal Production Proficiency Award – State Finalist; Zach McDaniel, Livestock CDE – National Silver Award and State FFA Degree;
Lilly Oakes, National FFA Chorus – one of 80 students selected across the U.S.; Jordan Turney, Morgan County C/T Advisory Council Scholarship, Livestock CDE – National Silver Award, District FFA Sentinel, FFA Chapter President and Wallace State Presidential Scholarship; Quinn Roberts, Morgan County C/T Advisory Council Scholarship, Livestock CDE – National Silver Award, Chapter FFA President, UNA Academic Scholarship $4,500 per semester, $10,000 Coca–Cola Scholarship, Alabama Cattlemen’s Scholarship and VFW Boys of Democracy Scholarship;
Falkville High School: Katy Guyse, National Forestry CDE Team – 8th place, National Individual Gold Award – Forestry CDE, Individual High Scorer – Morgan County CDE Land – District 2nd place, State FFA Degree, $19,000 Mississippi State Academic Scholarship, MSU $10,000 College of Forestry Resources Scholarship, National FFA Ford Nation $1,000 Scholarship, Morgan County C/T Advisory Council Scholarship and Turf Doctor Biological Lawn Care Scholarship;
Tyler Tucker, District Star Farmer, National Forestry CDE – 8th place, National; Individual Gold Award – Forestry CDE, Individual High Scorer –Morgan County Land CDE, Land CDE Team – District 2nd place, State FFA Degree, FFA Proficiency Award Goat Production – State 1st place, Falkville FFA Alumni AS Scholarship – $500, Morgan County C/T Advisory Council Scholarship, Falkville FFA President, Valley Rubber $500 Scholarship and Ag. Mechanics CDE – District 2nd place;
Travis Blankenship, Morgan County Land CDE – 1st place, North District Land CDE – District 2nd place, FFA Proficiency Award – Home and Community Development – State 3rd place, FFA Proficiency Award – Ag Mechanics – State 3rd place, Individual High Scorer – North District Land CDE; Jack Puckett, FFA Proficiency Award – Agricultural Service – State 1st place, Morgan County C/T Advisory Council Scholarship, Ag Construction CDE- District 3rd;
Heather Smith, Morgan County C/T Advisory Council Scholarship, Land CDE- Morgan County – 1st place, Land CDE – District 2nd place, State FFA Degree, Falkville High Valedictorian, Wallace State Fast Track Scholarship, Joe Wheeler Cooperative Scholarship and Valley Rubber Scholarship; Seth Pillow, FFA Proficiency Award – Diversified Livestock –State 4th place, Morgan County C/T Advisory Council Scholarship, State FFA Degree and Ag Construction CDE – District 3rd place; Zach Garrison, National Forestry CDE Team – 8th place, Individual God Award – National Forestry CDE, State FFA Degree and Ag Mechanics CDE – District 2nd place; Jared Rowe, FFA Proficiency Award – Forage Production – State 1st place; Dallas Mayer, Land CDE – District 2nd place and Ag Mechanics CDE – District 2nd place;
Austin Wilhite, Proficiency Award – Ag Mechanics – State 1st place; Zac Watts, Proficiency Award – Fruit Production – State 1st place; Nate Drinkard; Ag Mechanics CDE – District 1st place; Lucas Townsend, Forestry CDE – District 1st place; Logan Byrd, Forestry CDE – District 1st place; Kaitlyn Boyer, Forestry CDE – District 1st place; Cole Asherbranner, Forestry CDE – District 1st place, Jared Lakey, Wildlife Production- Management Proficiency Award – State 1st place and Tyler Boyer, National FFA Forestry CDE – 8th place and Silver Individual Award – National Forestry CDE; Savannah Garrison, FCCLA Chapter President; Savannah Legg, Outstanding Student; and Adriana Sandlin, Good Citizenship Award;
Priceville High School – Liana Pittman, FCCLA President and Chapter Showcase Manual – State 3rd place; Stratton Miller, Applied Technology – State 3rd place; Bailey Marquette, Applied Technology – State 3rd place; Courtney Wright, Focus on Children – State 2nd place; Janesa Terry, Morgan County C/T Advisory Council Scholarship; Taylor Wright, Focus on Children – State 2nd place; McKenzie Parker, Reading a Story – State 2nd place; Breanna Kasulka, Recycle and Redesign – State 2nd place; Alana Drake, Chapter Showcase Manual – State 1st place;
Union Hill Junior High School – Jose Pesina. FFA Club President; Brittany Stevens, Outstanding Student and Chapter Creed Speaker;
West Morgan High School – Billy Thompson, FFA President; Ashton Newman, Morgan County C/T Advisory Council Scholarship; Brandi Pena, Morgan County C/T Advisory Council Scholarship and Star Events – Promote and Publicize, State 2nd place; Danielle Beall, Star Events – Recycle Redesign – State 2nd place;
Marina Prater, Star Events – Chapter Service Project – State 2nd place; Haley Cheatham, Star Events – Chapter Service Project – State 2nd place; Jade Corum, Star Events – Promote and Publicize – State 2nd place; Katelyn Hayes, Star Events – Chapter Showcase Manual – State 1st place;
Brewer High School – Amanda Hunter, Cosmetology President; Melinda Klounda, Skills USA – Esthetics – 3rd pace; Adam Swader, Morgan County C/T Advisory Council Scholarship Forest Management Career Tech Scholarship; State FFA Degree and Ag Construction Team – District 4th place; Jake Jenkins, Beef Production Efficiency Award – State Top 4, State FFA Degree and Ag Construction Team- District 4th place; Dylan Self, Wallace State Community College Scholarship, State FFA degree and Ag Construction Team – District 4th place; Travis Frey Extemporaneous Public Speaking – Morgan County and North District – 1st place; Josh McCutcheon, Ag Construction – District 4th place; Morgan Sutton, FBLA Club President and Morgan County C/T Advisory Council Scholarship;
Ashlee Chapman, FTA Club President; FCCLA Club President; Kuna Adkins, Morgan County C/T Advisory Council Scholarship; Megan Canterbury, HOSA Club President and Dental Technology – Finalist; Ana Rodriquez, Medical Terminology – Finalist; L Kimberly Pitts, Nurse Assisting – Finalist; Carla Chenault, Medical Reading – Finalist; Caroline Hill, Career Health Display – Finalist;
Taylor Landers, Career Health Display; Sara Lanahan, Human Growth and Development – Finalist; Blain Legg, Wallace State Community College Scholarship; Lucas Graham, Wallace State Community College Scholarship; Matthew Dunn, Wallace State Skills Invitational – District 1st place; Skills USA – Collision Repair – 2nd place; Universal Technical Institute Scholarship; and Wallace State Community College Scholarship; Jacolby Giers, Wallace State Skills Invitational – District 2nd place; Skills USA – Collision Repair – District 2nd place; and Universal Technical Institute Scholarship.
