1997-1998 School Year
Owensboro, Kentucky
Daviess County High School
End of Year Academic Recognition
Kentucky School Yearbooks by County
Daviess County High School honored its outstanding students at an awards ceremony on Wednesday, May 13, 1998. Seniors were recognized for their outstanding academics, leadership, extracurricular activities and scholarships.
Students accepted 98 scholarships out of 175 scholarships awarded, with a value of more than $2,300,000.
Honor graduate - Kyle Watkins.
Valedictorians - Cristin Boyle, Ankur Shah.
Salutatorians - Sarah Howard, Patrick Riley.
National Merit Finalists - Cristin Boyle, Sarah Howard, Meredith Mattingly, Clay McDaniel, Sarah Poppens, Adam Rinaldi, Ankur Shah.
Daviess County High School graduating senior Kelly Mobley shouts to a friend as the procession line moves into the Sportscenter during graduation ceremonies May 23. Photo by Robert Bruck, M-I
National Merit Commended Students - Meg Harney, Megan Tuck, Nick Vorrasi.
Commonwealth Diplomas - Chris Chacko, Sean Clarke, Ankur Shah, Sarah Howard, Lynn Blakeman, Meg Harney, Cristin Boyle, Patrick Riley, Jacob Riherd, Sarah Poppens, Heather Statton.
Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award - Matt Ogden.
Civitan Good Citizenship Award - Kyle Watkins.
Noon Optimist Good Citizenship Award - Cristin Boyle, Patrick Riley.
Gates Young Outstanding Hewitt Young Merit Award - Ankur Shah.
Younger Women's Club Leadership Award - Lynn Blakeman, Chris Chacko.
Kentucky's Educational Foundation Ambassador to France Summer '98 - Meg Harney.
Servistar Coast to Coast All American Vocational School Student Award - Melissa Millay.
Junior Achievement President of the Year - Melissa Haire.
Junior Achievement Outstanding Young Business Woman of the Year - Shantel Crowe.
Junior Achievement Outstanding Senior Boy - Ankur Shah.
Junior Achievement Four Year Perfect Attendance - Andy Lanham.
Junior Achievement Executive Award Winners - Shantel Crowe, Melissa Haire, Kelly Howard.
The Courier-Journal Academic All-State Second Team - Ankur Shah.
Rotary Club - Larry Hager "Service Above Self" Award - Chris Chacko.
Rotary Club Thomas Laswell Scholarship - Laura Bradley.
Rotary Club Willis Combest Award - Ankur Shah.
Tandy Technology Scholars (top two percent of class) - Cristin Boyle, Ankur Shah, Sarah Howard, Margaret Harney, Chris Chacko, Patrick Riley, Erin Frey, William Clay McDaniel.
Tandy Outstanding Computer/Math/Science Students - Cristin Boyle, Ankur Shah.
Owensboro Breakfast Rotary District Speech Contest Award - Patrick Riley.
P.J. Nave Memorial Scholarship Award - John Wright.
Kiwanis Club Scholarship - Erin Frey.
Army Scholar/Athlete Awards - Jill Bryant, Kyle Watkins.
U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Higgins Leadership Award - Brandon Thompson.
U.S. Marine Scholastic Excellence Award - Sarah Howard.
U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award - Tammy Howe.
U.S. Marine Semper Fidelis Music Award - Stephanie McCarty.
First County High Trust Bank Scholarship - Luke Miller.
Daviess County High Hall of Fame Members - Chris Chacko, Brandon Thompson, Eric Sears, Kyle Watkins, Courtney Sears, Ashley Warren, Tammy Howe, Cristin Boyle, Matt Ogden, Ankur Shah, Pat Riley, Lynn Blakeman.
Messenger-Inquirer Regional All-Star Academic Team Member - Cristin Boyle, Math.
Academic Intern - Tammy Howe, Heather Statton.
Broadcast Journalism - Kyle Watkins.
Business - Courtney Sears, Brooke Boswell, Kyle Martin, Kristin Knott, Melissa Haire, Laura Harris, Rachel Nicole Fischer, Charles Wes Johnson, Jackie Parks.
Choral Music - Alaina Evans, Aaron Lundy, Katie Hancock, Kyle Flener; "Best New Actress," Laura Bradley; Best All-Around Musician, Katie Hancock.
English - Maggie Bertram.
German 5 - Sherry LeForce.
Spanish 5 - Amanda Mull.
Home Economics - Jessica Harrison, Courtney Purgeson, Amanda Belcher, Laura Harris.
Industrial Technology - Mike Bruton, Nick Stallings, Kris Hall, Steven Ray, Darin Graves, David Miles, Michael Castlen.
"Big Red Machine" newspaper - Eric Sears, Seth Woodward, Jackie Hering, Eric Bivens, Zack Hobbs, Ashley Warren.
"Echoes" yearbook - Jennifer Brown, Jenny Daugherty, Tammy Howe, Kelly Mobley, Gretchen Roberts, Kendall Terrett, Brandon Thompson.
Mathematics - Aaron Contratto.
American High School Math Exam Award - Cristin Boyle.
Orchestra - Julie Raymer, Hannah Maddy.
Physical Education - Catherine Smith, Serenity Hulsey, Brad Garrison, Nathaniel Pagan, Kim Peacock, Matt Ogden, Brent Wallace, Alaina Evans.
AP Chemistry Awards - Brandon Thompson, Kristi Knott, Chris Chacko, Heather Statton.
Organic Chemistry Award - Chris Chacko.
AP Physics Award - Heather Statton.
History Award - Meg Harney.
Psychology Award - Sarah Howard.
Government Award - Patrick Riley.
Scholarships
Maggie Bertram - Target Team Member Scholarship, John B. and Brownie Young Scholarship, Ozark Christian College Academic Scholarship.
Lynn Blakeman - Samford University Academic Scholarship.
Cristin Boyle - SuperAmerica Scholarship, Tylenol Scholarship, Washington University School of Engineering Alexander S. Langsdorf Fellowship, National Merit Scholarship, KIRIS Test Scholarship.
Richard W. Burch - U.S. Marine Corps College Fund.
Chris Chacko - University of Louisville Trustees Scholarship, Dollars for Scholars Scholarship.
Dawn Clark - Owensboro Community College/Junior Achievement Scholarship.
Jennifer Clark - University of Miami Florida George Edgar Merrick Scholarship.
Sean Clarke - Transylvania University Dean's Recognition Scholarship.
Aron Contratto - Kentucky Wesleyan College Stanley Reed Leadership Scholarship.
Tara Contratto - John B. and Brownie Young Scholarship.
Shantel Crowe - Junior Achievement Scholarship.
Christopher Ryan Curry - Vocational Rehabilitation Scholarship.
Michael Dashkiewicz - U.S. Marine Corps College Fund.
Anne Denton - Murray State University Clara Eagle Scholarship.
Larry Joe Douglas - Vocational Rehabilitation Scholarship.
Daniel Dubois - Harding University Academic Scholarship.
Alana Duckwall - Kentucky Wesleyan College Dean's Scholarship.
Jennifer Dukes - Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, University of Kentucky Bluegrass Scholarship, University of Kentucky Engineering Scholarship.
Brandon Epison - University of Louisville Woodford R. Porter Scholarship.
Erin Frey - Transylvania University President's Scholarship.
Sarah Gregory - Kentucky Wesleyan College President's Scholarship.
Melissa Haire - Junior Achievement Scholarship.
Ashley Hammers - University of Kentucky Academic Excellence Award.
Katie Hancock - Belmont College Music Scholarship, Belmont College Academic Scholarship.
Margaret Harney - Centre College Faculty Scholarship.
Laura Harris - Dollars For Scholars Scholarship.
Jessica Harrison - Murray State University Honor Scholarship.
Amber Hedges - Murray State University Honor Scholarship.
Kelly Howard - Murray State University Junior Achievement Scholarship.
Sarah Howard - Williams Company National Merit Scholarship, Centre College Faculty Scholarship.
Tammy Howe - Kentucky Wesleyan College Trustee Scholarship, John B. and Brownie Young Scholarship.
Sherry LeForce - Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, John B. and Brownie Young Scholarship.
Meredith Mattingly - Transylvania University Presidential Scholarship, Transylvania National Merit Scholarship.
Jaye McCaghren - University of Kentucky Chancellor Scholarship, KIRIS Scholarship.
Maureen McCarroll - Transylvania University Presidential Scholarship, UPHA (three Top 10 Saddleseat Equitation Scholarships), 1994 Claire Panke Pleasure Equitation National Scholarship .
William Clay McDaniel - Math Counts Scholarship, University of Kentucky National Merit Scholarship.
Mellisa Millay - Murray State University Tim McEnroe Scholarship.
Kelly Moore - Kentucky Wesleyan College Leadership Award, John B and Brownie Young Scholarship.
Amanda Mull - Kentucky Wesleyan College Trustee Scholarship, Breakfast Rotary Scholarship.
Nathaniel W. Pagan - Western Kentucky University Alumni Scholarship.
Elijah Payne - U.S. Marine Corps College Fund.
Sarah Poppens - Agnes Scott College Achievement Scholarship.
Stephanie Ray - John B. and Brownie Young Scholarship, Travelers Protective Agency Scholarship, Daviess County Homemakers Award.
Julia Raymer - Western Kentucky University Vitale String Scholarship, Western Kentucky University College Heights Foundation Scholarship.
Stephanie Raymer - Brescia College Presidential Scholarship, Brescia College Athletic Scholarship.
Kari Retzlaff - Vocational Rehabilitation Scholarship.
Steven Patrick Riley - Vocational Rehabilitation Scholarship, Centre College Presidents Scholarship, Discover Card Tribute Scholarship, National Horace Mann Scholarship, Key Club State Convention Scholarship.
Courtney Sears - Transylvania University Academic Scholarship, Transylvania University Athletic Scholarship.
Eric Sears - St. Louis University Leadership Scholarship, St. Louis University Jesuit Education Scholarship, WFIE/Old National Bank Scholarship.
Ankur Shah - University of Michigan Annual Giving Scholarship, Junior Achievement Scholarship.
Nicholas Stallings - Murray State University John W. Carr Scholarship.
Julia Heather Statton - Kentucky Wesleyan College J. Graham Brown Scholarship.
Lynn Holly Sweat - Eckerd College Honors Scholarship.
Brandon Thompson - Western Kentucky University Athletic Scholarship.
Megan Tuck - Kentucky Baptist Church Grants Campbellsville University Academic Distinction Scholarship John B. and Brownie Young Scholarship.
Nicholas Wade - Murray State University Floyd V. Burt Scholarship, Murray State University John W. Carr Scholarship, Murray State University Music Department Scholarship, Murray State University Honor Scholarship.
Kyle Watkins - Advertising Club of Evansville Scholarship, John B. and Brownie Young.
Jamie Wieder - Daviess County 4-H Scholarship, Ball State University Presidential Scholarship.
Jason Wimsatt - Future Farmers of America Alumni Scholarship.
