Franklin High School held its Senior Awards Day Friday, May 4.
Among the awards handed out were in the categories of Academics, Civic, Athletics, Cultural Arts Vocational and others.
Senior Class president Madison Brown welcomed the assembly of students, family, friends and faculty.
Student body president Eric Phommakisone offered inspirational remarks.
FHS Chamber Singers and the Backwoods Band provided entertainment and Principal Chris Baldwin presented the awards. Rita Esterwood was recognized as Teacher of the Year.
ACADEMICS
*Creative Writing - Breanna Steele
*English - Sloane McDowell
*French - Three, Macey Lewis; Four, Kristen Cabe, Thomas Evans. Eric Olvera, Tanner Piper; Five, Tori Dragoo , Levi Plouse
*Library Science - Sarah Shuler
*Mathematics -Sloane McDowell , Andrea Bell
*North Carolina Scholars Program recognizes those candidates who have pursued a rigorous academic course of study.
Andrea Bell, Tanner Piper, Olivia Boss, Levi Plouse, Kristen Cabe, Chelsie Raby, Mary-Anne Davey, Kaitly Elliott, Andrea Rowland, Emily Esterwood, Carrie Southard, Chanz Fritz, Annissa Steele, Alecia Gerra, Eryn Sueyklang, Jessie Giaquinto, Jordan Talley, Katelyn Hesselbirg, Nicole Valley, Sloane McDowell, Lori Morgan, Lauren Penland
*Science - Breana Steele, Tanner Stamey
*Social Studies - Olivia Boss
*Spanish - James Wilt
ATHLETICS
*Baseball - Tanner Gerber, Chanz Fritz, Austin Gibson
*Basketball-Girls - Lindsay Simpson, Kaitlin Sanders, Nikki Valley , Chyenne Bennett
*Basketball-Boys - Jordan Howell
*BFS - Girls - Lindsay Simpson
*BFS - Boys - Thomas Evans
*Cheerleading - Kaylee Marsengill, Tori Dragoo
*Cross Country - Girls - Emily Esterwood, Alecia Gerra and Yanet Rangel
*Cross Country - Boys - Tanner Stamey, Jake Tallent
*Football - Tyler Rodgers, Eric Olvera, John Marr
*Golf - Girls - Carly Payseur
*Indoor Track - Kyle Brown, Jay Hartbarger
*Soccer - Girls - Kristen Cabe, Maddy Brown
*Softball - Chelsea Stanfield, Lauren Penland, Kaitlin Sanders, Ashley Holland, Anissa Steele
*Special Olympic Athletes - Nash Broyles, Christa Irvin, Bucky Jones, Dillon Ford
*Swimming - Girls - Emily Esterwood
*Swimming - Boys - Tanner Stamey
*Tennis - Girls - Andrea Bell, Savannah Herman
*Tennis - Boys - Anthony Capaforte, Eric Phommakisone
*Track - Girls - Morgan Landgrover, Nikki Valley
Boys - Justin Bohner, Jacob Martin
*Volleyball - Lindsay Simpson, Karey Conner
*Wrestling - Tanner Piper, Jacob Sayer, Justin Bohner
EXTRA CURRICULAR
*FCA - Jordan Wood, Kyle Sizemore
*FFA - Kaitlyn Anderson, Chelsea Passmore, Ashley Moore, Jerry Shepherd, Jonathan Anderson
*French Quiz Bowl - Tori Dragoo
*Interact Club - Sloane McDowell, Maddy Brown
*Math Club - Sloane McDowell, Eryn Sueyklang
*RISE Club - Miranda Cafee, Maddy Brown, Ashley Holland, Lorri Morgan, Kacie Peck, Katie Peck
*Senior Class President - Maddy Brown
*Spanish Club - Maddy Brown, Sloane McDowell
*Student Council - Eric Phommakisone, Lori Morgan
*TRU Club - Kristy Sheldon
CULTURAL ARTS
*Art - Sloan McDowell
*Band - Jazz – Clint Strain
Marching – Bradley Parrish and Caleb Moore
Concert – James Wilt Overall Ensemble – Cody Lee Keener
*Chorus - B-Naturals - Zack McCall
Chamber Singers - James Wilt
Concert Choir - Carrie Southard
Choir- Nikki Valley
*Color Guard - Levi Plouse
*Drama - Samantha Liseno
*Pottery - Nash Broyles, Tori Dragoo
*Red Online - Anthony Capaforte, Logan Wallace, Carly Payseur, Katie Peck
*Yearbook - Samuel Wallace, Jake Tallent
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
*Accounting - Martin Zamudio-Jimenez
*Agriculture - Kaitlyn Drinnon
*Allied Health - Class - Andrea Rowland, Yanet Rangel
*Allied Health - Clinical - Danielle Ryan, Ashley Holland
*Architectural Drafting - Bobby Parrish
*Automotive Service Technology - Cade Doolittle
*Business - Sarah Simpson
*Carpentry - Bobby Parrish
*Family and Consumer Science - Kaitlyn Anderson, Autumn Mathis
*Marketing - Dean Dodge
*Scientific Visualization - Jacob Tallent
*Welding - Austin Lewis
SERVICE AWARDS
*School Spirit Award - Chantz Fritz and Maddy Brown
* Citizenship Award - Jake Tallent and Jordan Wood