Lions Club (L-R) Michaela Yoak, Briana Blankenship, Amie Carilli,
Kayla Hixon, Kayla Miller, Sarah Moore and Emily Thomas

Hidden Promise Scholarship (L-R) Loretta 'Nikki' Whytsell,
Hannah Wilson, Kayla Hixon, Stephanie Stacy, Chelsea Ball,
Allison Gumbarevic, Rochelle Gerwig, Kelcey Bourne, Gabriella
Brown, Jacob Jett, Joe Overbaugh, Ethan Collins & Eli Dye

Calhoun students have been recognized for their academic accomplishments or special achievements for the school year.

GOLDEN HORSESHOE - Allison Gumbarevic, Jordan Mace

GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE - Jon Collins, Allison Gumbarevic, Elmer Jean Blair, Nathan Cosgrove

Jordan Mace (L) and Nathan Cosgrove

YOUNG WRITERS GRADES 1-2 - 1st Place Caden Hicks, 2nd Echo Richards, 3rd Place Eli Stump

YOUNG WRITERS GRADES 3-4 - 1st Place Cole Ritchie, 2nd Isabella Haverty, 3rd Place Sarah Hough

Caden Hicks (L) and Cole Ritchie

MATHEMATICS FOURTH GRADE - 1st Place Isabelle Haverty, 2nd Aleah Dye 3rd Johnathan Taylor

MATHEMATICS FIFTH GRADE - 1st Place Nathaniel Hipp, 2nd Christopher Goad, 3rd Jarrett Nicholas

MATHEMATICS SIXTH GRADE - 1st Place Logan Moore, 2nd Danielle Richards, 3rd Nicholas Smith

MATHEMATICS SEVENTH GRADE - 1st Place Nick Roberts, 2nd Jared Haught, 3rd Jessica McCumbers, Alternate Ruby Prusack

MATHEMATICS EIGHTH GRADE - 1st Place Jonah Law, 2nd Sarah Lane, 3rd Nathan Cosgrove, Alternate Sam Fulks

MATHEMATICS NINTH GRADE - 1st Place Zach Hanshaw, 2nd Chris Cunningham, 3rd Joe Overbaugh

MATH TEAM GRADES 10-12 - Briana Blankenship, Amie Carilli, Joshua DeWeese, Jeff Goodrich, Melissa Jarvis, Chris Lane, Beth Richards, Elisabeth Vorman, Hannah Wilson

COUNTY MATH FIELD DAY TOP SCORERS - Grades 4-6 Nate Hipp, Grades 7-9 Ruby Prusack, Grades 10-12 Melissa Jarvis

REGION V MATH FIELD DAY TOP SCORER - Grades 4-6 Nate Hipp

SECONDARY AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
Calhoun County High School
Class of 2008 Local Scholarships

Cecil Bell: Michael P. Whipkey II - gift certificate for a tool set

Briana Blankenship - Promise*, McKelvey Foundation $3000 per year, A Michael Perry Freshman Scholarship $750 per year, MU Department of Music Tuition Waiver, Governor's Honor Academy $500 per year, Governor's School for the Arts $1000 per year, American Baptist Women $800 per year, Calhoun Banks $750, Lions Club $300, Calhoun County Band $200

Amie Carilli - Promise*, McKelvey Foundation $3,000 per year, Mountaineer Parents Club $1000, WVU Mountaineer $1,500 per year, Traders Bank $500, Calhoun Banks $375, Lions Club $300, W.P. Black $1000, Carl Morris $1000, Danny and Luke Hickman $500

Kenneth Carpenter - Melissa Oshoway $1000, Class of '55 $750, WVU Achievement $1000, Calhoun Gilmer Career Center $100

Jocelyn Cunningham - Drexell Ice $500

Miranda Cunningham J&B Memorial $500, Cunningham Wilson $500 per year

Sierra Dawson - B.F. Goodrich $350

Joshua Deweese - Alumni Association $500, WVU Tech

Jeffrey Goodrich - Promise*, Randy Brannon Memorial $500, Danny and Luke Hickman $500, J&B Memorial $500

Kayla Hixon - Hidden Promise $1000, Lions Club $300, GSC Cross Country Scholarship (room waiver), Mu Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma Recruitment Grant $150

Matthew Houchin - Promise*, Calhoun United Methodist Parish $500

Melissa Jarvis - Leggett Reeg $1500 per semester, Claudia Kelly Hays Memorial $1100

Sabrina King - Asa Andrew Stemple $1400, Eula Houchin Hall Kerns $1000, Calhoun Gilmer Career Center $100

Hayli McKinstry - Promise*, McKelvey Foundation $3,000 per year, WVU Mountaineer $1500 per year

Amber Miller - W.P. Black $1000, Glenville State College Tuition Assistance, Brooksville Baptist Church ( purchase of textbooks), George A. Johnson Memorial $500, McKelvey Foundation $3,000 per year

Kayla Miller - Promise*, GSC General Meritorious $1300, Leonard & Gladys Marshall $300, Lions Club $300, HSTA (tuition and fee waiver entire college career)

Sarah Moore - Promise*, Lions Club $300, W.P. Black $1000, WVU Achievement $1000, HSTA (tuition and fee waiver entire college career)

Cassie Mullins - McKelvey Foundation $3,000 per year

Jessica Pauley - Calhoun County Committee on Aging $250

Beth Richards - Promise, McKelvey Foundation $3000 per year, Les and Verna Evans $1000, WVU Opportunity Scholar $3000 per year, HSTA (tuition and fee waiver entire college career), Calhoun Band $200, RAZE $1000

Stephanie Stacy - Randy Brannon Memorial $500

Emily Thomas - Promise*, WV Wesleyan Academic Presidential $14,000 per year, Lions Club $300, W.P. Black $1000, Calhoun Band $200

Kayla Wilson - Dariy Products $400, Cunningham/Wilson $300

Zachary Yeager - B.F. Goodrich $350

Michaela Yoak - HSTA (tuition and fee waiver entire college career),WVU Achievement $1000, Lions Club $300, United Methodist Parish $250, Olin Hill $300

* Promise Scholarship maximum $4,098 per year for 4 years

HIDDEN PROMISE SCHOLARSHIPS

Megan Ackley, Chelsey Ball, Kelcey Bourne, Gabriella Brown, Ethan Collins, Eli Dye, Tiffany Freed, Rochelle Gerwig, Allison Gumbarevic, Autumn Harkins, Kayla Hixon, Jacob Jett, Eric Johnson, Sarah Lane, Niki Liles, Kaitlin Mefford, Austin Moore Justin Morris, Joe Overbaugh, William Richards, Michael Skaggs, Stephanie Stacy, Brooklyn Talley, Lyndsay Turner, Peter Vassilopoulus, Loretta Whytsell, Nick Whytsell, Hannah Wilson, Amara Yoak

PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP

Briana Blankenship, Amie Carilli, Jeffrey Goodrich, Matthew Houchin, Hayli McKinstry, Kayla Miller, Sarah Moore, Beth Richards, Emily Thomas

BAND-MUSIC AWARDS - Briana Blankenship - WVU 2008 High School Honor Band, 2008 WV All-State Band, Performance in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, National Trumpet Competition

GOVERNOR'S HONOR ACADEMY- Anna Sampson

HOBY - Sarah Simmons, Alternate Nekka Pinson

HSTA - Kayla Miller, Sarah Moore, Beth Richards, Michaela Yoak

RHODODENDRON GIRLS' STATE - Nicolette Liles

BOYS' STATE - Ethan Collins

TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN AWARD - Amie Carilli, Hayli McKinstry

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD-United States Marine Corp - Amie Carilli

SEMPER FIDELIS AWARD FOR MUSICAL EXCELLENCE-United States Marine Corp - Briana Blankenship

DISTINGUISHED ATHLETE AWARD-United States Marine Corp - Jeffrey Goodrich, Melissa Jarvis

PRESIDENT'S EDUCATION AWARD-OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE - Briana Blankenship, Amie Carilli, Hayli McKinstry

BEST OF THE CLASS 2008-WSAZ CHANNEL 3 Briana Blankenship

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY - Briana Blankenship

HONOR GRADUATES - Sarah Moore, Michaela Yoak

HIGH HONOR GRADUATES - Briana Blankenship, Amie Carilli, Kenneth Carpenter, Matthew Houchin, Melissa Jarvis, Hayli McKinstry, Kayla Miller, Cassie Mullins, Jessica Pauley, Beth Richards, Emily Thomas

MC KELVEY SCHOLARSHIP - Briana Blankenship, Amie Carilli, Hayli McKinstry, Kayla Miller, Cassie Mullins, Beth Richards