The Class of 2010

The purple draped seniors of Port St. Joe High School revved themselves up on Monday night with a round of applause worthy of a pep rally.

On Saturday, the red robed seniors of Wewahitchka High School entered the school gymnasium to a phalanx of photographers worthy of a movie premiere red carpet.

The weekend was a time of closing one chapter and beginning a new one for more than 140 county high school seniors as graduation exercises were held at both ends of the county.

Gyms were filled to capacity – the newly painted walls and new bleachers at Wewahitchka seeming to brighten the entire night – and smiles, hugs and a few tears were in abundance as the seniors grabbed their sheepskins and left high school behind.

The mood at both schools was giddy, which seemed only appropriate as one senior noted as he donned his robe on Monday night.

“I’m feeling pretty good,” said Port St. Joe graduate Krystian Paul Churchill Kelley. “On a day like today, that’s the only way to feel, right?”

More apt words are elusive as we tick off the honor roll of graduates, including those who finished with honors or high honors, and scholarships handed out on two nights of celebration.

Port St. Joe High School

High Honor Graduates

Rebecca Lynn Furr, Forest Trebor Aekokula Halualani, Adrian Elton Hubbard, Brittany Lee Hypes, Kayla Danielle Parker, Kasie Renee Thompson, Chelsey Margaret Walker, Sara Elizabeth Ward and Lilly Heaven Wright.

Honor Graduates

Cody Susannah Clark, Cynthia Dianne Floyd, Alexandra Megan Gentry, Sara Michelle Hoffman, Mallorie Elise Jones, Khrysten La’kia Keys, Ashley Elizabeth Lacour, James Austin McCulley, Dillin Richard McGhee, Chellsey Lynne O’Neill, Melanie Michelle Raffield and Autumn Cheyenne Yoakum.

Graduates

Avias Kwarmaine Bailey, Kodi Danielle Blackwell, Ann Elizabeth Bowen, Robert Evan Branch, Amanda Brooke Byrd, Robyn Amelia Carroll, Timothy Edward Caswell, Jenna BreAnn Catrett, Raheem Jarell Clemons, Christopher Lloyd Cochran, Jacob Cy Combs, Simone Louise Davis, Chelsea Jane Dimitrijevich, Kenneth Allen Dykes, Jr., Alan Wade Eddy;

Jonathan Lee Endres, Keasha Rashe Fenn, Latoya Nicole Fenn, Allissa Corrinne Fink, Chelsea Marie Flanagan, Jaylen Marquis Gant, Tyelle Doryei Hamilton, Raven Nycole Harris, Trubias Dontrez Hill, Thomas Allen Humphrey III, Mariah Shanika Johnson, Krystian Paul Churchill Kelley, Jenifer Ann Kennington, Cody Justin Kimbler, William Shannon Knox;

Zackkeuis Dewayne LaRue, Ashleigh Nicole Lewis, Christian De’Vante Littles, Maria Juliana Lopez, Sidney Tristen Tobias Love, Calder Thomas Mahan, Kristine Anne Mathes, Jesse Colton McCroan, Marques Terell Myricks, Kathrine Danielle Newsome, Katie Lynn Odom, Mariah Nichole Parkerson, Vasili Patriotis, Mathew Jacob Peek, Jordon Brooke Plair;

Jasey Dewayne Powell, Willie Elijah Quinn, Victor Garcia Quintanilla, Jr., Nicole Rene Ramsay, Zachary Parker Rapack, Kayle Noel Rhodes, Matthew Levi Richter, Austin Grant Rish, Cody Lane Robinson, Matthew Charles Rogers, Tyler Ryan Ropelis, Sara Elizabeth Rupp, Melissa Nicole Shaw, Gerald Cliffton Shearer, Brett Thomas Signman, Thomas Sims III, Darrell Terrell Smith;

Zachary Haden Smith, Katherine Dory Steiger, Savannah Judy Steiger, Joshua Craig Thompson, Darcy Lin Trauger, James Hugh Vickers, Niecha Renee Walker, Asa Raschaud Watson, Deshauna Nicole Williams, Jonathan Deon Williams and William Thomas Woleslagle.

Scholarships

Linda Lewis Wright Teacher Scholarship ($500): Brittany Hypes; Kiwanis Academic ($100): Brittany Hypes (English), Sara Ward (Math), Lilly Wright (Social Studies) and Forest Halualani (Science); Kiwanis-Haney ($500): Austin McCulley; Kiwanis Academic GCCC ($600): Cynthia Floyd; Marilyn Witten Scholarship ($1,000): Sara Hoffman and Marquis Myricks; Shelly Coldeway Scholarship ($500): Sara Ward; Tom Coldeway Scholarship ($500): Adrian Hubbard;

Gold Card Award ($250): Melanie Raffield; George Tapper Scholarship ($1,000): Sara Ward; Billy Tapper Local 1564 ($390): Thomas Sims; Billy Tapper Local 1713 ($390): Timothy Caswell; Gibson Rotary ($1,000 a year up to four years): Sara Hoffman; Walter Wilder Scholarship ($1,000 a year up to two years): Kasie Thompson; Jimmy and Susan Wilder Scholarship ($1,200): Rebecca Furr, Jacob Combs, Katie Odom and Trubias Hill; GCCC Foundation (two years tuition): Lilly Wright;

Forgotten Coast Builders ($1,000): Sara Hoffman; Zedoc Baxter Scholarship ($500): Adrian Hubbard; Oliver and Laura Taylor Scholarship ($500): Chelsea Flanagan; Methodist Care Closet ($1,000): Raven Harris; White City Fire Dept. ($150): Dani Newsome and Austin McCulley; Junior Beta Club ($250): Sara Ward and Chelsey Walker; Dixie Youth Softball ($250): Krysten Keys; C. Leonard Belin Lions Club ($600): Kasie Thompson; Citywide Missionary Society ($500): Kayla Parker;

J. Lamar Faison Scholarship ($500): Nicky Ramsay; Duren’s Piggly-Wiggly NJROTC ($1,000): Autumn Yoakum; VFW Post 10069 NJKROTC Leadership ($500): Cody Clark; VFW Post 10069 Ladies Auxiliary ($500): Autumn Yoakum; Bill Holman ROTC ($2,000): Cody Clark; CFES (two years tuition and book stipend at GCCC, worth $3,020): Dani Newsome; Benjamin Roy Gibson Family ($1,200): Chelsey Walker;

The Star ($200): Chellsey O’Neill; Delta Kappa Gamma ($500): Savannah Steiger; Port St. Joe Masonic Lodge 111 ($500): Rebecca Furr and Megan Gentry; A Challenge Scholarship: Sidney Love ($500), Mallorie Jones ($750), Jesse McCroan ($500); Sam Cox Memorial ($1,500): Sara Hoffman and Forest Halualani; Herman Dean ($500): Cody Clark; Band Boosters ($500): Cody Clark; WASWA ($1,250): Kayla Parker; Pepper’s Spanish Award ($100): Cynthia Floyd; Poarch Band of Creek Indians ($1,000): Dillin McGhee;

R. Marion “Coach” Craig ($500): Ashley Lacour; Bryce Nelson Memorial ($500): Chellsey O’Neill; Pecola and Joe Smiley Scholarship ($250): Trubias Hill; Franklin/Gulf Retired Teachers ($500): Kasie Thompson; Special Achievement Award ($500): Brittany Hypes; PACE 379 ($600): Jesse McCroan and Cynthia Floyd.  

Wewahitchka High School

High Honor Graduates

Candance Mae Griffin, Ariel Nicole Kemp, Kaitlyn Marie Kerrigan, Santana Marie Majors, Laurel Emily Manor, Benjamin Patrick Smith, Zachary Patrick Smith, Remington Lindsay Wade, Justin Ryan Walding and Tabitha Gayle Ward.

Honor Graduates

Hellana Leann Johnson, Stuart Tyler Lanter, Matthew Clay Pridgeon, Victoria Nicole Rouse, Brittney Lynn Shipman, Robyn Leigh Turner and Cody Harold Wade.

Graduates

Dakota Floyd Ake, Courtney Marie Bailey, Lacey Nicole Brownell, Sarah Elizabeth Cammarata, Tony Anthony Elia, Kenneth Fisher, Thomas Jay Eli Flynn, Monica Marvel Grant, Mindy Lachey Green, Michelle Rene Hendricks, Christopher Mikel Hoover, Marquis Perry Hurley, Kayla Marchelle Hysmith, Matthew Zane Irwin, Jacob Edward Jones, Chance Edward Knowles;

Elizabeth Nicole Marshall, Cody Glen Massey, Michael Alan Mayo, Tamber Marie McLemore, Damon Shaw McMillion, Ronald Dewayne Mohr, Preston Scott Morris, Jathan Lamar Nunery, Jessica Nicole Parcher, Billy Owen Peak, Christopher Kyle Peak, Austin Slay Pitts, Baylen Aubrey Price, Kaleb Storm Price, Anthony James Rouquette, Jared Colby Sasnett, Tiffany Amanda Strickland, Roger Steven Sylvester, Austin James Udell, Rex Aaron Veasey, Jacob Gilberto Villasenor, Laramie William Whitten.

Scholarships

Bateman-Wooten Scholarship ($200): Clay Pridgeon, Ben Smith, Laurel Manor, Santana Majors, Helena Johnson; Stella Tillman ($800): Tabitha Ward; Frank and Violet Graddy Memorial ($500): Tabitha Ward; Fairpoint Communications Scholarship ($1,000): Benjamin Smith; Harold’s Auto Parts Leadership Award ($250): Clay Pridgeon; Star Publications ($200): Kaitlyn Kerrigan.

Gators Boosters ($250): Laurel Manor, Zach Smith; ($100): Marquis Hurley, Tyler Lanter, Chris Peak, Baylen Price, Ben Smith, Cody Wade, Remington Wade and Ryan Walding; NHS ($30): Candance Griffin, Helena Johnson, Ariel Kemp, Katie Kerrigan, Clay Pridgeon, Robyn Turner, Ryan Walding, Tabitha Ward, Remington Wade, Ben Smith, Zach Smith, Tyler Lanter, Santana Majors, Laurel Manor and Cody Wade.

SWAT ($150): Laurel Manor, Clay Pridgeon, Victoria Rouse, Ben Smith, Zach Smith and Tabitha Ward; First Methodist Holloway Scholarship ($1,000): Laurel Manor; Masonic Lodge ($500): Ryan Walding; VFW Auxiliary ($500): Clay Pridgeon; African-American Collegiate Scholarship: Mindy Green ($350), Robyn Turner ($400), Marquis Hurley ($400), Kaleb Price ($400), Monica Grant ($400), Clay Pridgeon ($400), Remington Wade ($450), Helena Johnson ($450), Ariel Kemp ($450), Katie Kerrigan ($450), Cody Wade ($450), Benjamin Smith ($450), Tabitha Ward ($450), Ryan Walding ($450), Laurel Manor ($500) and Monica Grant ($500).

Geraldine Williams Scholarship ($700): Monica Grant; Alfredia Owens Scholarship ($250): Marquis Hurley and Monica Grant; Methodist Care Closet ($1,000): Helena Johnson; Wewahitchka Junior Miss: Laurel Manor ($1,000), Katie Kerrigan ($750), Ariel Kemp ($500), Laurel Manor (four additional scholarships of $150 each), Victoria Rouse ($150); Wewa City Employees Scholarship ($500): Cody Wade and Damon McMillion; Wewa Search and Rescue ($400): Remington Wade, Clay Pridgeon and Cody Wade;

Dixie Youth Baseball ($2,000): Ryan Walding; Forgotten Coast Builders ($1,000): Chris Peak; GCEA Scholarship ($200): Chris Peak, Robyn Turner and Remington Wade.

Bright Futures: Victoria Rouse, Gold Seal Vocational, $12,000; Florida Medallion ($15,000): Candance Griffin, Marquis Hurley, Hellena Johnson, Baylen Price, Stuart Lanter, Santana Majors, Clay Pridgeon, Brittney Shipman, Benjamin Smith, Cody Wade, Ryan Walding and Tabitha Ward; Florida Academic Scholar ($17,000): Laurel Manor;

Take Stock in Children ($16,000): Candance Griffin; Suave Dollar General ($10,000): Kaleb Price; Gulf Coast Community Foundation ($1,500): Baylen Price, Marquis Hurley, Tamber McLemore, Robyn Turner, Kayla Hysmith, Jacob Jones, Victoria Rouse, Clay Pridgeon, Kaleb Price; ($3,000); Ryan Walding; ($2,200): Lacey Brownell; ($3,000): Ariel Kemp.

Jefferson Davis Community College ($6,600): Chris Peak; George Wallace Community College ($7,000): Chance Knowles; University of West Florida Top 5 ($21,000): Remington Wade, Santana Majors and Laurel Manor; UWF Academic Merit ($8,000): Katie Kerrigan; GI Bill, U.S. Navy ($150,000): Victoria Rouse.

See photo galleries from both high school graduations at www.starfl.com