HONOR ROLL: Glenville State College named Putnam County residents Joshua Gilchrist, Robert Gritt and Rachael Stewart to the Provost's Honor Roll for their academic achievements during the spring 2008 semester.
Hollins University named Sarah Marie Budrus to the school's honor roll for the spring semester. She is the daughter of Wayne and Jeanie Budrus of Huntington. She is a 2007 graduate of Phillips Academy Andover.
ACHIEVEMENT: Huntington High School graduate Erin Amanda Hill has been recognized by the United State Achievement Academy as a student of excellence in journalism. She is the daughter of Sandra Salyers Wilson of Huntington and Charles Hill of Graden City, S.C. Hill also was a member of the National Society of High School Scholars and nominated for the Congressional Youth Leadership Council of West Virginia. She also was editor-in-chief of the Highlander Press.
Spring Valley High school graduate Kristen Keown, has been recognized by the United States Achievement Academy as a student of excellence in band. She is the daughter of Theodore Keown and Becky Smarr of Huntington. She was nominated by the school's band director, Thomas Chaffin.
VOLUNTEERS: The Beverly Hills BETA club volunteered more than 212 hours and 45 minutes to the community this past school year. The club includes: Garrett Adkins, Lindsay Bruce, Samantha Cumpton, Emily Dennison, Molly Dixon, Jacob Jarvis, Tory Konrad, Emma Lafferre and Emily Lively.
MATH LEAGUE: For only the second time in 20 years, Huntington High School has achieved first place in the West Virginia Math League Competition. The competition consists of six exams given at different times during the year. Each exam features six problems covering the subjects of Algebra I to advanced trigonometry. Huntington High has finished in the top three in prior years and won in 2000-2001.
ACCEPTED: Whitney Hicks of Hurricane, who is a student in the master of social work program at West Virginia University, has been selected as part of the Cohort One of the Mountain State Practicum Partnership. The program engages students in customized rotational field placements and specialized coursework and seminars. She is the daughter of Billy Joe Hicks and Joey Mitchell of Hurricane.
SCHOLARSHIPS: Eastern Kentucky students Jacob Chapman, Jessica Danielle Barney and Whitney Jones were awarded the Leon Tackett Memorial Scholarship from People Helping People in the amount of $500. Chapman, a 2008 graduate of Boyd County High School, is the son of Sam and Sharon Chapman of Ashland. He plans to attend Morehead State University and study accounting.
Barney, a 2008 graduate of Greenup County High School, is the daughter of Terry Meadows of Greenup. She plans to attend the University of Kentucky and study chemistry/pre-med.
Jones, a 2008 graduate of East Carter High School, is the daughter of Lisa Adkins of Grayson. She plans to attend Morehead State University and study pre-veterinary medicine.
RELIVING HISTORY: Boy Scout Troop 20 recently relived a part of history when they participated in the overnight camping program aboard the World War II Aircraft Carrier USS Yorktown, located on Charleston Harbor. The overnight campers became shipmates with other youngsters, as they toured the USS Yorktown, World War II submarine Clamagore, World War II destroyer Laffey and World War II Coast Guard cutter Ingham.
Troop 20 is sponsored by Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church in Huntington.
DEAN'S LIST: Emily E. Asbury, daughter of Gerald and Jill Asbury of Barboursville, has been named to the annual Dean's List at Otterbein College for the 2007-08 academic year. Students must carry at least 45 quarter hours during the academic year and earn a 3.6 grade point average or better.
SELECTED: Huntington resident and student Victoria Konrad is spending July 7-16 in Washington, D.C., at the People to People Leadership Summit. Konrad joins a select group of students representing their schools, communities and country as People to People student leaders.
The People to People Leadership Summits bring together outstanding student leaders from around the globe to focus on leadership, team building, community service, college admissions and professional aspirations. Students work on an action plan to make a difference in their communities, develop skills to help them lead tomorrow's world and build their college resumes, while earning academic or service-learning credit.
AWARDED: Cinday Derreberry of Handley, W.Va., was awarded the college/post-secondary gold medal in Pin Design at the SkillsUSA Championships in Kansas City, Mo.
Derreberry, a student at Putnam Career and Technical Center, was one of several hundred from across the nation at the conference competing in 91 hands-on, occupational and leadership contests, including robotics, criminal justice and public speaking.
More than 1,000 business, corporate and trade and union leaders also were at the conference as industry judges. All student winners received medallions, and many also received prizes such as tools of their trades or scholarships to further their careers and education.
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