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During a ceremony held on Monday, May 19, at Colonel Richardson High School, members of CRHS’s class of 2025 were presented with scholarships and special recognitions for their outstanding achievements during their high school career.
Around 40 institutions, nonprofits, civic groups, and individuals gave out scholarships during the event, usually awarding money to more than one student. These included Chesapeake College Institutional Scholarships, the Lucas Nagel Memorial Scholarship, Mid-Shore Community Foundation Scholarships, Joseph Harrison Lockerman Scholarships, scholarships from local politicians like Delegate Chris Adams and Johnny Mautz, the Buffalo Soldiers of the Eastern Shore of Maryland Scholarship, and more.
Students Luna Infante Reyes and Alyssa Bradley were awarded the Hagan Scholarship, worth approximately $75,000. The Roberta B. Holt Scholarship from the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, worth over $75,000, went to Kelly Harding.
The additional $100,000 in awards given by the Mid-Shore Community Foundation was dispersed among the following seniors: Adan Alvi, Alyssa Bradley, Tracy Brutus, Cohen Carels, Wilson Clough, Kailey Cummings, Ani’Jah Hammond, Taylor Harper, Hailey Hauf, Luna Infante Reyes, Ryleigh Porter, Kylie Rhinehardt, Takaila Rich, Cameron Todd, Viergna Toussaint, Carly Van Schaik, and Lindsay Wood.
Montana Davis was awarded a scholarship covering full tuition, fees, and books for an entire two years at Chesapeake College. Chesapeake only gives out three of these scholarships to graduating seniors across the five Eastern Shore counties they serve.
Caroline County Public Schools showed support for their own by awarding two CCPS Aspiring Teachers Scholarships. Superintendent Dr. Derek Simmons presented the scholarships, worth $20,000 and future employment with CCPS, to Hailey Hauf and Takaila Rich. Simmons noted that “Caroline County Public Schools recognizes the value of having highly qualified teachers in the classroom… it is the belief of our Board of Education that talent exists within our graduates.”
Students hoping to get a degree in education also received scholarships from the Caroline County Retired Educators Future Teacher Scholarship and the Caroline County Education Association Scholarship. Other awards were specific to students entering career paths in healthcare, the military, or agriculture.
Cohen Carels, Wilson Clough, Yastine Dona, Harrison Pearce, Kylie Rhinehardt, and Cameron Todd won the Zora D. Gruwell Memorial Scholarship for $5,000 each, renewable for all four years of their college tenure.
After a total of over $2.5 million in scholarship money was awarded to the soon-to-be CRHS graduates, many received special accolades for their conduct inside and outside the classroom. A total of 15 students were given the Seal of Biliteracy Award, a nationally recognized award signifying fluency in a language other than English. One student, Stephanie Joseph, was even acknowledged as being tri-literate in English, Spanish, and Haitian-Creole.
The US Marines and US Army recognized those from the class of 2025 who have enlisted thus far: Christopher Rockwell, Jr., Ziy’Aira Hudson, J. Carter Turbitt, Duilio Berduo-Morales, and Nevaeh Anderson for the Marines, and Catherine Casey-Motley, Paris Henry, Jayla Douglas, Zyion Newbill for the Army.
To view more photos from the ceremony, visit: https://drive.google.com/
