1997-1998 School Year
Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro Catholic High School
End of Year Academic Recognition
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Owensboro Catholic High School honored outstanding students in an awards ceremony May 12, 1998. Recognized for academic leadership and extracurricular accomplishments were the following seniors:
Co-valedictorians - Zachary Stuart McCarty, Ashley Kohl Rone.
Commonwealth Diplomas - Kathryn Mary Havelda, Zachary Stuart McCarty, Courtney Renee McNulty, Kevin William O'Bryan, Sheetal Dattatraya Prajapati, Ashley Kohl Rone, Gregory Randall Wells.
Owensboro Catholic High School graduating seniors, family and friends listen to remarks by Principal Harold Staples on May 25 during graduation ceremonies at the Sportscenter. The school awarded diplomas to 164 seniors. Photo by Robert Bruck, M-I
Class of 1998 John J. McRaith Order of Distinguished Graduates - Zachary Stuart McCarty, Ashley Kohl Rone, Kevin William O'Bryan, Sheetal Dattatraya Prajapati, Brian Mitchell Long, Courtney Renee McNulty, Gregory Randall Wells, Lindsey Nicole Abel, Kathryn Mary Havelda, Laura Beth Woodward.
Wendy's High School Heisman Awards - Nanette Howard, Brandon Istre.
Principal's Leadership Awards - Laura Woodward.
Noon Optimist Youth Appreciation Awards - Courtney McNulty, Adam Johnston.
Daughters of the American Revolution Award - Courtney McNulty.
National Merit Semifinalist - Kevin O'Bryan.
National Merit Finalist - Ashley Rone.
Fireside Award - Courtney McNulty.
Catholic Schools Award for Excellence - Monica Stiff.
Owensboro Noon Civitan Good Citizenship Award - Sheetal Prajapati.
Noon Rotary Larry Hagar Award - Kathryn Havelda.
Messenger-Inquirer Regional Academic All-Stars Finalists - Art, Mandy May; English, Ashley Rone; foreign language, math and science, Zachary McCarty; social studies, Jared Ebelhar.
Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Awards - Jennie Coomes, Heath Bittel.
Courier-Journal Academic All-State Nominee - Ashley Rone.
Harold Mischel Award - Adam Johnston.
Younger Women's Club of Owensboro Leadership Awards - Melissa Wimsatt, Bryan Velotta.
Senior Academic Letters - Lindsey Abel, Christina Axley, Rebecca Blair, Jason Blandford, Michelle Blandford, Nathan Booker, Ashley Cain, Beth Castlen, Jennifer Coomes, Chad Dickens, Casey Dunn, Jared Ebelhar, Blaire Edmiston, Lawrence Franey Jr., Stephen Gardner, Kathryn Havelda, Jennifer Hayden, Eva Higdon, Stefani Hodgkins, Matthew Hodskins, Nanette Howard, Brandon Istre, Angela Langdon, Dylan Lauer, Brian Long, William Mattingly, Zachary McCarty, William McCormick, Courtney McNulty, Lisa Minalga, Thomas Montgomery, Sarah Morton, Jason O'Bryan, Kevin O'Bryan, Rita O'Choa, Heather Owen, Kim Peak, Samantha Powers, Sheetal Prajapati, Katee Rhoades, Jennifer Robinson, Ashley Rone, Jeffrey Schartung, Kelsey Seaton, Jason Simmons, Melissa Sisk, Katie Staples, Monica Stiff, Lyndsay Stogsdill, Clay Taylor, Blake Thompson, David Waldeck, Melissa Watson, Gregory Wells, Brandon Williams, Nicholas Williams, Melissa Wimsatt, Laura Woodward.
Art Excellence Award - Mandy May.
Spanish IV AP Award - Zachary McCarty.
Calculus Award - Kevin O'Bryan.
Computer Programming - Rebecca Blair.
American High School Mathematics Exam - Stefani Hodgkins.
Outstanding Math Student - Zachary McCarty.
Math Portfolio Awards - Lindsey Abel, Zachary McCarty, Sheetal Prajapati, Laura Woodward, Ashley Rone.
Business Award - B.J. Buford.
Religion Awards - Kathryn Havelda, Catherine Bell, Adam Johnston, Stefani Hodgkins.
Anatomy and Physiology - Zachary McCarty.
Physics - Thomas Montgomery.
OCHS Senior Science Award - Jared Ebelhar.
National Science Olympiad - Physics, Greg Wells; biology, William Mattingly.Social Studies Awards - Ashley Cain, Jared Ebelhar, Rita O'Choa.
Four Years Perfect Attendance - Matthew Payne.
English IV Honors - Nanette Howard.
English IV AP - Ashley Rone.
Language Arts Olympiad - Jared Ebelhar, Melissa Wimsatt.
Distinguished Writers Awards - Katie Havelda, Nanette Howard, Thomas Montgomery, Kevin O'Bryan, Ashley Rone.
Family and Consumer Sciences Award - Ricky Velotta.
Mock Trial Awards - William Mattingly, Zachary McCarty, David Waldeck, Melissa Wimsatt.
Knowledge Master Open - William Mattingly, Zachary McCarty, Melissa Wimsatt, Jared Ebelhar, David Waldeck.
Scholarships
Lindsey Nicole Abel - John B. and Brownie Young Memorial Scholarship, Metropolitan Evansville Home Builders Association Scholarship, Transylvania University President's Scholarship.
Christina Lynne Axley - Brescia College Dean's Scholarship.
Melissa Ann Bender - Kentucky Wesleyan College Dean's Scholarship.
Bradley Gerard Bickett - Daviess County Pork Producers.
Heath Alan Bittel - John B. and Brownie Young Memorial.
Rebecca Denise Blair - John B. and Brownie Young Memorial.
Mary Michelle Blandford - Brescia College Dean's Scholarship.
Nathan Jay Braden - Navy ROTC Scholarship.
Shelly Renee Cecil - Gene and Carolyn Bowlds Scholarship.
Catherine Gail Dunn - Brescia College President's Scholarship.
Lee Ann Durbin - Owensboro Community College Foundation Scholarship.
Christina Marie Ebelhar - John B. and Brownie Young Memorial, Murray State University Honor Scholarship, MSU John W. Carr.
Jared Courtland Ebelhar - John B. and Brownie Young Memorial, Auburn University Freshman Academic.
Lonnie D'Wayne Gentry - Kentucky Wesleyan College Stanley Reed Leadership Award.
Erin Margaret Greene - Brescia College Dean's Scholarship.
Matthew Thomas Hardesty - John B. and Brownie Young Memorial, Lindsey Wilson Academic, Lindsey Wilson Grant.
Nicolas Joseph Hardesty - John B. and Brownie Young Memorial, Lindsey Wilson Academic, Lindsey Wilson Grant.
Kathryn Mary Havelda - Transylvania University President's Scholarship, WFIE/Citizens State Bank Leadership.
Eva Francelle Higdon - University of Evansville Health Sciences.
Stefani Ann Hodgkins - John B. and Brownie Young Memorial, Western Kentucky University University Scholarship.
Nanette Ann Howard - Brescia College Ursuline Award.
Brandon Charles Istre - Independence Bank Scholarship.
Adam Scott Johnston - John B. and Brownie Young Memorial.
Brian Mitchell Long - John B. and Brownie Young Memorial, Dollars for Scholars, Kentucky Grocers Association, University of Kentucky Bluegrass, UK Engineering.
Ryan Wade Lossie - Western Kentucky University Soccer.
William Carter Mattingly - Bellarmine College Monsignor Horrigan Scholarship.
Mandy Rose May - Dollars for Scholars, Kentucky Wesleyan College Dean's Scholarship.
Zachary Stuart McCarty - Hancock County 4-H, Junior Achievement Awards Fund, Outstanding Young Businessman, Sam Walton Community Leader, Transylvania University William T. Young Scholarship.
William Tony McCormick III - Brescia College Angela Merici Scholarship.
Courtney Renee McNulty - John B. and Brownie Young Memorial, Century Communications Community, Target Citizens Scholarship Foundation of America, Western Kentucky University Award of Excellence, Western Kentucky University Honors Scholarship.
Thomas Alexander Montgomery - John B. and Brownie Young Memorial, Murray State University Art, MSU Honor Scholarship, MSU John W. Carr, MSU Leadership Award.
Sarah Ann Morton - Junior Achievement Awards Fund, Murray State University Honor Scholarship, MSU Leadership Award.
Heather LaChelle Owen - Junior Achievement Awards Fund, Tony Rinaldo Memorial, University of Kentucky William C. Parker Academic Achievement.
Katee Annette Rhoades - W. Hewitt Young Merit Award, Owensboro Community College Foundation.
Jennifer Theresa Robinson - Clemson University Academic.
Ashley Kohl Rone - Transylvania University President's Scholarship, Transylvania University National Merit.
Rachel Carrie Schlachter - Kentuckiana Girl Scout Council, University of Evansville Music Major.
Jason Ray Simmons - Daviess County Pork Producers, U.S. Tobacco Manufacturing Co., Western Kentucky University College Heights Foundation Award.
Jenny Lynn Simmons - Kentucky Wesleyan College Founders.
Katie Marie Staples - Murray State University Honor.
Monica Anne Stiff - Brescia College Catholic Schools Award for Excellence.
Clayton Adam Taylor - Georgetown College Gibbings Award, Georgetown College Soccer Grant, Rotary Club of Owensboro Tom Laswell Scholarship.
David Stuart Waldeck - Florida Institute of Technology Academic Achievement.
Gregory Randall Wells - John B. and Brownie Young Memorial, Air Force ROTC, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Honors.
