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Area students Merit Scholarship semifinalists

Five students from Northeast Alabama high schools are among 16,000 students nationwide who earned semifinalist status in the 66th annual Merit Scholarship Program.

They are Joel T. Bishop, Cherokee County; Benjamin C. Johnson, Sardis; Arturo Rodriguez Lopez, Fort Payne; Lauren A. Taylor, Westbrook Christian; and Anna C. Tumlin, Gadsden City.

Semifinalists now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered next spring. They must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition.

Wilson earns NAACP scholarship

The Etowah County (Gadsden) Chapter of the NAACP recently awarded its Elaine Harris Spearman, Esq., Academic Character and Service Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to Taurus Levelle Wilson Jr.

Wilson is a graduate of Gadsden City High School and the son of Taurus and Towanna Wilson Sr.

The award was presented to Wilson at Gadsden State Community College, with participation by Dr. Leslie Worthington, Dean of Academic Programs and Services.

Wilson will be attending Gadsden State for two years with plans to transfer to a four-year university to complete his degree. His area of concentration is Business/Public Administration.

The coronavirus pandemic prevented the presentation from being made at the organizations annual Freedom Fund Dinner.

Gadsden State releases honors lists

The Summer Semester 2020 Presidents and Deans Lists at Gadsden State Community College were released by Interim President Gregg Bennett.

Full-time students who earn a semester grade point average of 4.0 (with all As) and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of college-level work are named to the Presidents List. Full-time students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or above but below 4.0 (with all As and Bs) and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of college-level work are named to the Deans List.

PRESIDENTS LIST

ALBERTVILLE: Jasmine Soto, Cheston Sweat

ALEXANDRIA: Jodi Argo, Casey Brooks, Kristin Kilgore, Micah McGuffey, Wayne Reynolds

ANNISTON: Wesley Boyd, Cary Brand, Christian Coggins, Emily Foster, Krymson Grace, Brandon Hawkins, Jewel Henson, Denham Johnson, Shaquille Jones, Jessica Karns, Ana Logan, Joseph McKay, Sierra Nolen, Jessica Rollins, Kaitlyn Sanders, Kyle Spears, Amanda Stallings, Brandy Taylor, Alyssa Tims

ASHLAND: Holland Hardegree, Nathaniel Hill-Magouirk

ASHVILLE: Kennedy Carter, Annaleisha Hardrick, Britany Mcginnis

ATTALLA: Robert Lowery, Conner Morgan, Justin Saxon, Richard Sims

BIRMINGHAM: Kaitlynn Lively

BOAZ: Dylan Montejo, Marty Parker, Juan Piceno, Stephanie Redwine, Leonard Trammell, Marshall West

CENTRE: Christopher Bourne, Brian Brock, Rebekah Hill, Bret James, Jenifer Prater, Jeffrey White

COLLINSVILLE: Trevor Arnold, Haley Looney

CROSSVILLE: Adrian Hernandez Ruiz

DAWSON: Lisa Thompson

DECATUR: Jenna Halbrooks

FORT PAYNE: Jesus Lopez

GADSDEN: Nethania Amangoua, Allyson Britton, Alexis Burton, Charlotte Byers, Gregory Carnes, Jerry Cothran, Angelica Dandridge, Derek Duncan, Cory Dunn, Adam Goodrich, John Grable, Nakia Jelks, Matthew Johnson, Kalyn Jones, Maria Juarez, Ashley Latimer, MiKayla LeCroy, Shannon Ledbetter, Gabriel Lopez, Kimberly Mason, Benito Matias, Jahmal May, Bethany Mullinax, Wesley Nail, Kevin Rigby, Jana Rowell, Brionna Taylor, Angela Townsel, Janice Underwood, Lisa Vaughn, Chris Vickery, Kaycee Warsham, Beverly White, Etrus Williams

GALLANT: Lloyd Pratt

GARDENDALE: Mallory Goode

GAYLESVILLE: Tabitha Landis

GLENCOE: Avery Brown, Jeremy Mitchell

GUNTERSVILLE: Andrew Williams

HARTSELLE: Molly Green

HEFLIN: Jackie Blackburn, Monica Harman, Bailey Howle, Caleb Ivester, Jakson Spurlin, Joseph Stephens, Claire Trotter, Tesla Wheeler

HOKES BLUFF: Timothy Black, Erin Ford

HOOVER: Rowen Akers

JACKSONVILLE: Ashtyn Burbank, Connie Dotson, Jordan Hardy, Levi ODell, Katrice Patterson, Mackenzie Prickett, Elizabeth Shelton, Joshua Womack

LEESBURG: Patricia Long

LINCOLN: Amanda Schlieger, Gabrielle Thomas

MUNFORD: Ashlynn Farmer, Tyler Gallahar, William McGuire

MUSCADINE: Leonard Konvicka

ODENVILLE: Austen Stubbs

OHATCHEE: Logan Chandler, Stephen Martin, Kyle Taylor, Kelsee Thrower

OXFORD: Blaise Adams, Mason Blakeney, Edward Bogan, Michael Boyd, Rebecca Boyd, Kaitlin Carroll, Robert Corker, Kyle Curry, Jennifer Dopson,

Jonathon Gatlin, Jilaine Head, Helenia Hess, Veronica Martinez Cuevas, Matthew Mizzell, Courtney McCormack, MaCaden Timmons, Shila Wheeler

PELL CITY: Domenic Carney

PIEDMONT: Kellye Blanchard, Andrew Conner, Savannah DeVoe, Billy Gaddy, Savannah Rogers, Shayla Swain

RAGLAND: Heather Clark

RAINBOW CITY: Connor Butler, William Leach, Prince Patel, Kaylyn Rozelle, KC Scott, Matthew Smith, Megan Walker

SOUTHSIDE: Stanley Brasher, Lauren Clemons, Shauna Fuhrman, Courtney Garner, Lindsey Griffin, Jason Hendon, Caleb Jacobs, Laney Owens, Michael Pentecost, Hannah Turner

SPRINGVILLE: Dewayne Nolin, Ronnie White

STEELE: Julia Rodgers

VESTAVIA HILLS: Zachary Evetts

WEDOWEE: Daniel Morris

WELLINGTON: Justin Garrard

HONDURAS: Yhasser Eulisses Rodriguez Nunez

DEANS LIST

ALBERTVILLE: Marshall Cofield, Evan Delahoussaye, John Eddings, Anderson Taylor

ALPINE: Savona Garrett, Mylea Gash

ANNISTON: Donna Coley, Landon Curvin, Andrew Gattrell, Sarina Gibson, Alex Hernandez, Dayiell Johnson, Savannah Martin, Greg McBrayer, Sam Shaw,

Darrial Stanford, Xerxes Stanford, Robert Wadsworth

Ashland: Lukas Ferguson

ATTALLA: Eric Anderson, Shaina Ayers, Taylor Bush, Elizabeth Lopez, Cierra Shull, Hunter Steele, Ryan Turner, Tianna Watkins

BOAZ: Nicholas Keeper

CEDAR BLUFF: Savanah Clifton

CENTRE: Brittany Blanks, Corrina Edge, Emma Huffman, Sarrah Hunter

CHELSEA: Taylor Hackett

COLLINSVILLE: Miguel Arellano, Alma Palacios, Zachary Warnken

EASTABOGA: Dustin Chumley, Gabriella Lowery

FOLEY: Ashley Ramsey

FRUITHURST: Olan Pryor, Logan Wright

FORT PAYNE: Thomas Killian

GADSDEN: Jonathan Alexander, Julie Ballenger, Douglas Bohannon, Kayla Brooks, Joel Bunton, Jacqueline Chapman, Aymen Chebbi, Jordan Davidson, Jahvaronze Dillard, Keeley Fletcher, Elena Francisco, Ronaldo Gaspar, Katlyn Glass, Samuel Goldthreate, Dakaesha Greer, Beverly Hardy, David Henry-Oki, Justin Mayfield, Robin McDuffie, Makai Morgan, Julie Street, Darin Westcott, Donovan Wilson, Katherine Yohe

GALLANT: Javin O Barr

GAYLESVILLE: Sarah Landis, Tray McMeekin, Jonathan Smith

GERALDINE: Hayden Young

GLENCOE: James Garmany, Addie Gentry, Payton Hicks, Christian Summers

HEFLIN: Charles Lee, Caden Lines, Eric McClenton, Austin Rollins

HOKES BLUFF: Montrez Mostella, Maria Shew, Madelyn Stinson

HORTON: Tyla Sanders

JACKSONVILLE: Catelynn Alford, Jessica Boling, Truett Cagle, Shelley Johnson, Haleigh Moody, Dalton Payne, Jashayla Wheeler

LEESBURG; Trena Lyles, Ethan Tillery

LINCOLN: Emma Baker, Anna Barnett, Christopher Swain, Matthew Wright

MUNFORD: Shaina Hicks, Jayden Nunn

ODENVILLE: Nathan Speights

OHATCHEE: Kelly Davis, Dexter Headrick

OXFORD: Matthew Dabit, Cobie Grizzard, Jeremy Shierling, Christopher Taylor, Jarrett Webb

PELL CITY: Simon Adkins, James Powell

PIEDMONT: Quineisha Higgins, William Jones, Stephanie Morgan, Waylon Parris, Karen Stewart

PRATVILLE: Nicholas Stokes

RAGLAND: Taylor Seawright

RAINBOW CITY: Cody Aultman, Krystal Aultman, Jamie Bradley, Robert Day, Ayih Edoh, Daniel Loudermilk, Blane Payne, Chris Robinson, Mark Sketoe, Savannah Smith

RAINSVILLE: Paul Griffin

RANBURNE: Devon Chambers

ROANOKE: Riley Jones

SOUTHSIDE: Colby Abernathy, Colen Ellis, Jordan Mabrey, Jeffery Rich, Wesley Speegle, Anna Thomason, Jason Cox

SPRINGVILLE: Sheyanne Butler

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