GRADUATION EDITION – Easley High School Class of 2021
Easley Honors and Awards
The following is a list of awards, honors, recognitions and scholarships recently presented to students at Easley High School, as provided by the School District of Pickens County.
Valedictorian — Bennett Todd Freeman
Salutatorian — Brooklyn Olivia Marling
Best of the Senior Class, representing top 10 percent of Class of 2021 — Lily Addicott, Abby Allen, Hannah Ballantyne, Zoe Barnes, Charlotte Bostick, Madison Burgess, William Byrd, Kelly Carver, Jobey Faneytte, Bennett Freeman, Rachel Fuller, Kaitlin Fuller, Hannah Ison, Megan Jarisch, Averi Jones, William Kyle, Olivia Lashchenko, Caroline LeCroy, Autumn Liner, Christopher Mann, Brooklyn Marling, Jocelyn Martin, Emily McCollum, Megan Payne, Parker Peeples, Nguyen Phan, Makayla Pittman, Sofia Carolina Ramos-Calleros, Augusta Roach, Grantland Rogers, Breeanna Sewell, Erica Sheriff, Emily Taylor, Sydney Thompson, Janet Wen, Harper Wilson, Mary Elizabeth Wood
Most Improved Senior — Kristopher Blake
Mr. and Miss Green and White — Grantland Rogers and Caroline Lecroy
American Legion Awards — Katherine Graham and Watts Liddle
Youth In Government- Spirit of Democracy Award — Courtney Smith
Terry McCoy Hall of Fame Award — James Nguyen
Student Council Leadership Award — Hannah Ballantyne
D.A.R. Good Citizen Award — Mary Elizabeth Wood
Pendergrass Award — Grantland Rogers
U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award — Kasten Harvey, Lily Addicott
U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Scholastic Excellence Award — Bennett Freeman
U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence — Jobey Faneytte
2021 Rotary Scholars — Charlotte Bostick, William Byrd, Bennett Freeman, William Kyle, Brooklyn Marling, Parker Peeples, Sofia Carolina Ramos-Calleros, Grantland Rogers, Sydney Thompson, Janet Wen
Rotary Scholarship — Bennett Freeman, Sofia Ramos-Calleros
Easley Orchestra Booster Club Scholarships — Sophia Ogawa, Harper Wilson
Xi Chapter’s Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship — Makayla Pittman
The Ethel Waldrop Class of 1956 Award — Amber Hefner
Betty F. Garrison Interact Service Scholarship — Augusta Roach
Captain Kimberly Hampton Scholarship — Lily Addicott
Easley Combined Scholarship — Abby Allen, Bennett Freeman, Casey Bomar, Haleigh Myhand, Ashton Moore
North Greenville University Scholarships — Jordan Bagwell, Emma Arnold
Palmetto Fellows candidates — Lily Addicott, Megan Payne, Charlotte Bostick, Nguyen Phan, William Byrd, Sofia Ramos-Calleros, Jobey Faneytte, Augusta Roach, Bennett Freeman, Grantland Rogers, Rachel Fuller, Breeanna Sewell, William Kyle, Sydney Thompson, Averi Jones, Janet Wen, Christopher Mann, Harper Wilson, Brooklyn Marling, Mary Elizabeth Wood, Parker Peeples
Southern Wesleyan John and Rebecca Newby Presidential Scholarships — Emily Rusher, Ryan Rodriguez, Avery Chapman, Alison Haefner, Anthony Wagner, Makayla Pittman, Mariana Franco-Lucio
Teacher Forum Scholarship — Hannah Ballantyne
Teaching Fellows — Emily Hendon, Grace Wilkie, Mary Wood
Tri-County Technical College Foundation Scholarship — Jarrett Wilson, Lennon Nalley, Kayli Parrington
Tom Oxendine “Mr. O” Memorial Scholarship — Elizabeth Goodwin
Bill Davey Award in Writing — Sofia Ramos-Calleros
Frances S. Bauknight Literature Award — Sofia Ramos-Calleros
Mathematics Award — Bennett Todd Freeman
Outstanding Senior Science Student Award — Bennett Freeman
Social Studies Awards — Marianna Ardian Asencion, Hannah McKinney, Merritt Foster, William Byrd (overall winner)
Business Education Award, Finance Track — Janet Wen
Business Education Award, Computer Track — Catherine Roach
Business Education Award, Marketing Track — Sarah Arblaster
World Language Award, Spanish — Megan Jarisch
World Language Award, French — Gracelyn Lathem
World Language Award, German — Grantland Rogers
Military Cords — Hunter Beasley, Deyton Brummitt, Jessica Campoy-Hernandez, Gabriel Cornette, Thomas Deal, Mariana Franco, Krisjen Harney, Branden Linville