Photos by Susan Hardee Steger
May 6, 2014 1:15 a.m.
Future nurses gather after receiving certificates for completing the nursing program.Thomas Jefferson Award for AP Political Science Taylor Kinsley, Lee Southwick, Katy Lawson, and Thomas Monaghan
Band Awards, Kyle Davidson, Katy Lawson, Kimberly Moore, Rene Pittman, Kenzi Porter, and Breanna SchneckerFormer Mayor Charles Albert presents Nassau County Community Development Corporation Scholarship to Deja Webb (Top); Jacksonville University representative presents $60,000 scholarship to Brianna Schenecker. .John and Mary Tom Drew join members of the Fernandina High School Class of 1952 after presenting scholarships to Nicholas Volpitta, Danielle Leeper, and Amelia Johnson. Scholarships are awarded in memory of Grace Juanita Jackson Skipper and Joseph Harden Drew.Take Stock Scholarship Graduates Leighla Leary, Haley DeVol, Colby Clemens, Troy Morris, Nick Volpitta(Top) Amelia Island Runners present scholarships to Katie Sipes, Clay Hewett (Bottom) Katie also won a DAR Scholarship for $1000.Rotary Scholarship were given to Lee Southwick, Sydney Borland, Katy Weaver, and Katy Lawson. (Top) Marines Award for Athletics,Katie Sipes, Riley Hall; Scholastic, Taylor Kinsley and Alec Cutajar; and Musical Excellence, Katy Lawson and Kyle Davidson.English Department winners; Bella Hower, Taylor Kinsley, Grace Ebner, Katy Lawson, Daniele Leeper, Thomas Monaghan, Ashland StricklandKatie Caples Foundation Director Jennifer Cook and David Caples displays award winning Katie Ride design developed by Tiffany Harris. Tiffany also won the Amelia Island Art Association scholarship.Student athletes receive recognition.Sydney Broussard receives “Herff Jones Believe in You” Principal’s Award; Rhett Burford, DAR Good Citizen Award
Four years of A’s! Thomas Monaghan, Erin Joyce, Taylor Kinsley. Not pictured Fabiola VazquezMelissa Caserta and Jesse Alvare receive Friends of Fernandina Aviation ScholarshipJohn Hartrich, FBHS Business Partners presents scholarship awards to Kinzie Porter and Bella Hower. Bella also won the the A.I. Book Festival Christa Powell Walley Scholarship. Michael Pallen stands with winner of Kiwanis Phil Floyd Award winner Wade Hampton SparkmanWyatt Roach receives the Ted Steger Memorial Physics Award; Amelia Johnson receives the J.C. Page Memorial Scholarship.
Editor’s Note: It was a pleasure to spend time at Fernandina Beach High School while many members of the Class of 2014 were recognized for their achievements. We apologize to those award recipients we were unable to photograph. If you wish to have copies of photos we have posted, simply email [email protected] A special thanks to Rob Hicks and Hope Harbin for their help identifying and listing award winners.
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Dave Lott(@dave-l)
9 years ago
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Congratulations to all these young women and men for their accomplishments. Best wishes as you continue your journey.
Deborah Powers (@guest_19193)
9 years ago
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This article (Parts 1 and 2) has to be my favorite Observer posting ever! What a joy to read and see (great pictures, Susan!) and appreciate what these teens have accomplished and earned. Congratulations to all!
Congratulations to all these young women and men for their accomplishments. Best wishes as you continue your journey.
This article (Parts 1 and 2) has to be my favorite Observer posting ever! What a joy to read and see (great pictures, Susan!) and appreciate what these teens have accomplished and earned. Congratulations to all!