GRADUATION EDITION – Pickens High School Class of 2021
Pickens Honors and Awards
The following is a list of awards, honors, recognitions and scholarships recently presented to students at Pickens High School, as provided by the School District of Pickens County.
Valedictorian — Griffin Mason
Salutatorian — Emily Parrish
Academic Honors Awards — Sarah Allison, Jackson Crumpton, Gentry Durham, Tessa Ellis, Haiden Ferreira, Griffin Mason, Brady Moody, Emily Parrish, Kristen Smith
National Merit Semifinalists — Griffin Mason and Kristen Smith
National Merit Commended Scholar — Emily Parrish
Principal’s Leadership Award — Carolina Mayer, Jackson Masters, Griffin Mason
Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship — Carolina Mayer
Pickens County Teacher Forum Scholarship — Meg Greathouse
Pickens Rotary Scholarship — Sarah Allison, Drew Campbell, Holly Clayton, Amber Saitta
Beverly M. Smith Junior Assembly Scholarship — Lauren Miller
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Scholarship — Drew Campbell
Rutledge Lyles Memorial Scholarship — Amber Saitta, Drew Campbell
North Greenville University Scholarships — Audrey Garcia, Carolina Mayer and Logan Smith
Southern Wesleyan University Scholarships — Mallorie Doty, Destinee Thetford, Kaylee O’Sullivan, Noah Looper
Tri County Technical College Foundation Scholarships — Luke Dickard, Tyler Williams, Kaylee Scott-Seymore
Army Checks for Future Soldiers — Jeremiah Watson and Chris Colwell
United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award — Amber Saitta, Gage Anthony
United States Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award — Jackson Masters
United States Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence — Anton Fair
Daughters of the American Revolution Award — Carolina Mayer
Beta Club Stoles — Elaina Aldrich, Sarah Allison, Naiseth Antonio-Hernandez, Melissa Billingsley, Drew Campbell, Emily Chappell, Holly Clayton, Brooke Crawford, Jackson Crumpton, Luke Dickard, Mallorie Doty, Tessa Ellis, Anton Fair, Sierra Flynn, Jackson Garrett, Stefani Gillespie, Reilly Gossett, Meg Greathouse, Austin Hall, Audrey Hohn, Braxton LaMance, Caitlyn Lester, James Martinez, Griffin Mason, Jackson Masters, Carolina Mayer, Lauren Miller, Brady Moody, Gracie Owens, Grayson Pace, Kaylee Scott-Seymore, Kristen Smith, Logan Tyler Smith, Mackenly Stepp, Abby Walsh, David White
National Art Honor Society — Griffin Mason, Audrey Hohn, Morgan Eubanks, and Haiden Ferreira
International Thespian Society (Drama Club) — Brandon Lewis, Jesse Grant, Sydney Davis, Katie Merrill, Gracie Owens, Heather Miles Kelley, Lori Powell, Tyteunna Allen, Tessa Ellis, Alexis Hall
National Spanish Honor Society — Naiseth Antonio-Hernandez, Rachael Brown, Mathew Buckley, Brooke Crawford, Jackson Crumpton, Ella Murphy Durham, Anton Fair, Stefani Gillespie, Reilly Gossett, Meg Greathouse, James Cameron Kelley, Evan Marsh, Griffin Mason, Lauren Miller, Brady Moody, Gracie Owens, Emily Parrish, Kristen Smith, Abigail Walsh, Tyler Williams
Palmetto Fellows Award — Griffin Mason, Emily Parrish, Kristen Smith, Gentry Durham, Brooke Crawford, Rachael Brown, Amber Saitta, Jackson Masters, Sarah Allison, Cameron Kelley, Meg Greathouse, Brady Moody, Haiden Ferreria, Tessa Ellis, Mathew Buckley, Jackson Crumpton
Faculty Choice Awards — Naiseth Antonio-Hernandez, Gage Anthony, Drew Campbell, Meg Greathouse, Austin Hall, Griffin Mason, Jackson Masters, Carolina Mayer, Brady Moody, Amber Saitta
Best All Around Seniors — Amber Saitta, Drew Campbell
Most Improved Senior — Zebadiah “Zeb” Lewis Hendrix
College Board National Recognition Programs, Rural and Small Town Scholar, Excellence in Academic Achievement — Emily Parrish and Griffin Mason
Exceptional Student Education Awards, Seniors — Moriah Campbell, Logan Edens, and Dakota Rigdon, Isaac Guin
AP Language Award — Brooke Crawford
English IV CP Award— Heather Miles Kelley and Devin Brazell
English IV Award— Sky Cox and Logan Edens
Electa Pell Excellence in Literature Award — Griffin Mason
Psychology Award — Cassie McConnell and Alexa Hall
AP Psychology Award— Victoria Duncan
Accounting I Award — Tommy Inman
Personal Finance Award — Drew Campbell
Image Editing I Award — Cameron Reed
Foods and Nutrition I Award — Sky Cox
Family and Consumer Sciences I Award — Emma Coker
AP Spanish Award — Griffin Mason, Brady Moody, Abigail Walsh
Spanish III Honors Award — Brooke Crawford and Emily Parrish
French III Award— Sarah Allison
Algebra 3 Award — Carlie Peace
CP Algebra 2 Award — Dawson Arflin
CP Probability and Statistics Award — Lauren Miller
CP Pre-Calculus Award — Kaylee Scott-Seymore
AP Calculus Award — Brooke Crawford
Biology 2 Award — Tyler Williams
Honors Physics Award — Emily Parrish
Marine Science Award — Lori Powell
AP Environmental Award — Brooke Crawford
Art I Award — Murphy Durham
AP Studio Art Drawing Award— Haiden Ferreira
AP 3D Design Award — Griffin Mason
Theatre I Award— Brandon Lewis
Theatre III Honors Award — Tessa Ellis
Theatre IV Honors Award — Katie Merrill
Film Criticism Award — Alexa Hall
Student Council Outstanding Seniors — Sarah Allison, Carolina Mayer, Peyton Bartholomew, Austin Hall, Mackenly Stepp, Lilly Pope
Gavel Award — Carolina Mayer, Mackenly Stepp