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More than $600,000 in scholarships, awards and prizes awarded at ARHS graduation

150 members of the Class of 2019 honoured at Amherst high school

ARHS teacher Vanessa Knock congratulates her son, Quentin, during graduation ceremonies at the school on June 27. Quentin received numerous awards and scholarships including the Jordan Boyd Leadership Award and Scholarship valued at $2,000.
ARHS teacher Vanessa Knock congratulates her son, Quentin, during graduation ceremonies at the school on June 27. Quentin received numerous awards and scholarships including the Jordan Boyd Leadership Award and Scholarship valued at $2,000. - Darrell Cole

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AMHERST, N.S. — Following are the awards winners from ARHS graduation night on Thursday:

Madison Agnew: Department of Education and Childhood Development Community College Trade School Award - $1,800.

Emily Atkinson: Acadia University entrance bursary - $1,200.

Brendan Atwell: Laurene Tye Memorial Bursary - $500 and Mount Allison University entrance scholarship (renewable) - $8,000.

Berfin Batie: ARHS Student Council Scholarship - $500, NS International Student Exchange Program Award - $500, Dalhousie University Entrance Scholarship (renewable) $2,000.

Ceilidh Bennett: AMBA Ronnie Elliott Memorial Bursary - $250, Cumberland Local NSTU Bursary - $450, Acadia University entrance scholarship (renewable) - $4,500.

Josh Black: Athol Forestry Co-op Scholarship - $1,000.

Riley Boss: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 Scholarship - $1,000.

Madeline Bristol: Laurene Tye Memorial Bursary - $500, McIsaac/Darragh Chartered Account Scholarship - $500, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 Scholarship - $1,000, Saint Mary’s entrance scholarship (renewable) - $4,000.

Mason Carter: Susan Taylor Scholarship - $1,000, University of King’s College entrance scholarship plus $2,250 award renewable for three years totaling $9,250, Terry Fox Humanitarian Award (renewable) - $28,000.

Jarrod Carvell: Town of Amherst Norman Mansour Memorial - $1,000.

Kegan Chitty: Amherst Lions Scholarship in memory of Ron MacNeil - $1,000.

Jackson Colborne: James Glen Memorial Bursary - $250, Remax County Line Bursary - $500, Acadia University entrance scholarship (renewable) plus residence award of $3,500 totaling $7,500.

Samantha Cole: Ed Gogan Memorial Scholarship - $1,000.

Megan Corbett: Phyllis Decker Memorial Bursary - $100, Vera Barker Pugsley Bursary - $500, UPEI entrance scholarship - $1,000.

Dylan Corkum: Atlantic Building Supply Dealers Assoc. Scholarship - $2,500, Cumberland North Academy Bursary - $250, Lady Tweedsmuir Bursary - $500, William S.A. Daley Memorial Scholarship (renewable) - $6,000, Mount Allison entrance scholarship and community leaders scholarship totaling $18,000.

Brady Crowe: Andrew Kranack Viking Alumni Scholarship - $250.

Ngoc Dao: Acadia University entrance scholarship plus tuition prize and renewable scholarship totaling $12,500.

Emily Dobson: ARHS Cafeteria Prize - $200.

Mia Doncaster: Cumberland Child and Youth Foundation Bursary in memory of Dwight Jones - $500, Cumberland Health Care Auxiliary Bursary - $2,000, Cumberland Local NSTU Bursary - $450, Acadia University entrance scholarship and renewable scholarship totaling $18,000.

Sydney Fage: Emmerson Packaging Scholarship - $500, Vera Barker Pugsley Bursary - $300, Cumberland 4-H Doug Carey Memorial Scholarship - $250, Acadia University entrance scholarship (renewable) plus residence award totaling $6,500.

Yaakov Fainshtein: St. Francis Xavier University entrance scholarship (renewable) - $7,000.

Priscilla Farnell: Laurene Tye Memorial Bursary - $500, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 Scholarship - $1,000, University of King’s College entrance awards totaling $9,800.

Michael Farrell: Amherst Rotary Scholarship - $1,500, West Highlands Lucille Gillis Bursary - $250, Macleod Stanley Scholarship (renewable) totaling $10,000, Acadia University entrance scholarship and renewable scholarship totaling $12,000.

Daphne Fawthrop: Amherst Fire Department and Firefighters Assoc. Bursary - $1,000, University of Ottawa entrance scholarship and French studies bursary (renewable) totaling $5,000.

Mackenzie Fisher: T. Stephen Elliott Scholarship - $500, West Highlands Lucille Gillis Bursary - $250, Mount Saint Vincent entrance scholarship (renewable) $4,000.

Jordan Frizzle: Douglas Walter McBrien Memorial Bursary - $500, Dalhousie University entrance scholarship (renewable) - $2,000.

Aaron Froese: Hennessey Memorial Scholarship - $1,000; Memorial University entrance scholarship - $2,500.

Emilie Gagne: ARHS/EB Chandler Band/Choir Parent Assoc. Scholarship - $500, Deanna Parker Memorial Scholarship - $500, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 Scholarship $1,000, Universite Ste. Anne entrance scholarship plus renewable scholarship and Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Bursary totaling $27,000.

Laura Gaudet: Amherst 50+ Club Scholarship - $500, Amherst Rotary Scholarship - $1,500, Oscar Cowles Memorial Bursary - $500, Wiley Prize Amherst Vet Hospital - $500, Westmorland Animal Hospital Bursary - $500, Dalhousie University entrance scholarship - $2,000.

William Gautreau: Emmerson Packaging Scholarship - $500, Mount Allison entrance scholarship (renewable) and bursary of $1,500 totaling $9,500.

Sara Gogan: Heather Arsenault Memorial Scholarship - $750, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Post-Secondary Award - $2,500, Saint Mary’s entrance scholarship (renewable) - $12,000.

Christian Goldie: Bacon Elliott Bursary - $1,000, ARHS Cafeteria Prize - $200, Acadia University entrance scholarship (renewable) and NS University Student Bursary and residence award totaling $7,700.

Charley Goldrich: Cumberland Local NSTU Bursary - $450.

Darcy Gould: Mr. and Mrs. Russell O. Bursary - $1,000, Acadia University entrance scholarship and renewable scholarship totaling $10,000.

Zack Gould: Cumberland Honda Scholarship - $300, ARHS Cafeteria Prize - $200.

Madison Harrison: CE Harrison & Sons Scholarship - $500, Denver Hatfield Memorial Bursary - $250, Elizabeth Dickinson MacIver Memorial Scholarship - $100, Mount Allison entrance scholarship (renewable) - $12,000.

Katie Hawkes: Cumberland Child and Youth Foundation Bursary in memory of Dwight Jones - $500, Sunset Community Scholarship - $500, Macleod Stanley Scholarship (renewable) - $10,000, Mount Allison University entrance scholarship (renewable) - $12,000.

Aidan Hicks: Amherst Lions Scholarship in memory of Orison Ward - $1,000, Bill Hebert Memorial Bursary - $500, NS Highlanders Commanding Officer’s Bursary - $50 and eligible for renewable educational reimbursement totaling $8,000, Saint Mary’s University entrance scholarship (renewable) - $4,000.

Cal Hoeg: Northport Community Organization Prize - $100.

Brandi Howatt: Barry Kelly and Ruth Nichols Hope Scholarship - $750.

Marshall Hubley: NS Highlanders Commanding Officer’s Bursary - $50 and eligible for renewable educational reimbursement totaling $8,000.

Haley Hurley: Mount Allison entrance scholarship (renewable) - $4,000.

William Hydorn: Ashford Investments Scholarship - $1,000, Maude deVenne Memorial Bursary - $500, WA Reid Memorial School Trust Fund - $250.

Jordan Janes: ARHS Scholarship - $500.

Kolby Jardine: Northport Home and School Bursary - $100, NS Highlanders Commanding Officer’s Bursary - $50 and eligible for renewable educational reimbursement totaling $8,000.

Lindsay Jurcina: Cumberland Spartans Bursary - $300, CUPE Local 8920 Bursary - $500.

Quentin Knock: Alexandra Lodge 87 Bursary - $900, Bacon Elliott Scholarship - $1,000, Cumberland Local NSTU Bursary - $450, Heather Arseneau Memorial Scholarship - $750, Jordan Boyd Leadership Award and Scholarship $2,000, Nicholas Merrill/Corey Bates Memorial Scholarship - $500, PAANS Scholarship (with support of RBC) - $1,500, Royal Canadian Legion NS/Nunavut Command Wales Scholarship - $500, NSCC entrance award - $3,400.

Jenny Le: Cape Breton University entrance scholarship (renewable) and Future First Students’ Union Award totaling $12,800.

Jakob Legere: Amherst Rotary Club Scholarship - $1,500, Tantramar IODE Scholarship - $1,000, Acadia University entrance scholarship plus renewable scholarship totaling $11,500.

Brooke Letcher: Anne Harrison Memorial Burary - $500, ARHS Dance Class Award - $300, ARHS Cafeteria Prize - $200, Laurene Tye Memorial Bursary - $300, Saint Mary’s University entrance scholarship (renewable) - $8,000.

Josh Lohnes: ARHS/EB Chandler Band/Choir Parent Assoc. Scholarship - $500, Barry Kelly and Ruth Nichols Hope Scholarship - $750, Gerald Tingley Memorial Scholarship - $250, Roddy Wilson Memorial Scholarship - $500, Tantramar IODE Scholarship - $1,000, Ed Gogan Memorial Scholarship - $1,000, UNB entrance scholarship - $1,000.

Alex MacAloney: ARHS/EB Chandler Continuing in Music Scholarship - $1,000, Richie Milner Memorial Bursary - $250, Ruth Arden LeBlanc Memorial Bursary - $2,500, Mount Allison entrance scholarship (renewable) - $12,000.

Robert MacNeil: Vera Barker Pugsley Bursary - $500.

Travis Maloney: Town of Amherst Robert Angus Memorial Scholarship - $1,500, St. Francis Xavier entrance scholarship (renewable) $5,000.

Morgan Melvin: Acacia Lodge 8 Amherst Scholarship - $750.

Rohin Minocha-McKenney: AMBA Scholarship - $250, AYTC Bursary - $250, ARHS/EB Chandler Band/Choir Parent Assoc. Scholarship - $500, Elizabeth J. Hewson and Helen Hewson Scholarship - $500, Francis J. Smith Memorial Bursary - $500, Robert Wilkes Memorial Bursary - $500, Mount Allison (Bell Scholarship) plus guaranteed internship opportunity totaling $56,000.

Brayden Morris – Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 Scholarship - $1,000.

Adrianna O’Quinn – Amherst Rotary Club Scholarship - $1,500, Cumberland North Academy Bursary - $250, Douglas Biggs & Margaret Biggs Bursary - $500, Knights of Columbus Bursary - $500, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 Scholarship - $1,000, UNB entrance scholarship (renewable) totaling $32,000.

Dylan Oxner: Bethel United Baptist Church Scholarship Foundation - $7,500.

Cole Pardy: Vera Barker Pugsley Bursary - $500.

Sam Pike: Cumberland Child and Youth Foundation Bursary in memory of Dwight Jones - $500, Mount Allison entrance scholarship (renewable) $4,000.

Imogen Quinn: Amherst Rotary Scholarship - $1,500, ARHS/EB Chandler Band/Choir Parent Assoc. Scholarship $500, Cumberland Health Care Auxiliary Bursary – $2,000, Dalhousie University entrance scholarship (renewable) - $12,000.

Grace Remington: Acacia Lodge 8 Amherst Scholarship - $750, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 Scholarship - $1,000, Mount Allison entrance scholarship (renewable) - $12,000.

Autumn Ruzycki: Capt. Joshua B. Paris Memorial Bursary - $1,000.

Cole Stevens: Amherst Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary Bursary - $1,000, ARHS Dance Class Award - $300, CUPE Local 8920 Bursary - $500, Ethel M. Loggie Memorial Scholarship - $350, Acadia University entrance scholarship plus a residence award totaling $6,500.

Rebecca Stone: Amherst Lions Club Scholarship in memory of Cecil Small - $1,000, Mount Allison entrance scholarship (renewable) - $8,000.

Billy Symes: Lynda Burke Memorial Bursary - $1,000.

Breanna Taylor: ARHS Scholarship Fund - $500, Atlantic Windows Bursary - $300, Robert Atkinson Purdy Memorial Bursary - $1,000, Taylor Samson Memorial Scholarship - $1,000, Dalhousie University entrance scholarship and renewable scholarship totaling $36,000.

Caleb vanVulpen: Antigonish Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Company - $1,250, Cumberland Retired Teachers Organization - $500.

Kyle Walker: Municipality of Cumberland Bursary - $500, ARHS Scholarship - $500.

Victoria Webb: Amherst Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary Bursary - $1,000.

Doga Yorulmaz: ARHS Students Council Scholarship - $500, NS International Student Program - $500.

Honours: Madison Heycock, Brendan Atwell, Ceilidh Bennett, Josh Black, Riley Boss, Madeline Bristol, Rebekka Cade, Jarrod Carvell, Jackson Colborne, Megan Corbett, Priscilla Farnell, Daphne Fawthrop, Mackenzie Fisher, Jordan Frizzle, William Gautreau, Christian Goldie, Zack Gould, Madison Harrison, Aidan Hicks, Haley Hurley, Jordan Janes, Lindsay Jurcina, Quentin Knock, Alex Levy, Josh Lohnes, Alex MacAloney, Robert MacNeil, Hillary Mapplebeck, Morgan Melvin, Cole Pardy, Ivy Partridge, Abigail Quinn, Acadiana Radford, Rachel Robitza, Autumn Ruzycki, Cole Stevens, Rebecca Stone, Billy Symes.

Honours with Distinction: Berfin Bati, Mason Carter, Kegan Chitty, Dylan Corkum, Mia Doncaster, Sydney Fage, Michael Farrell, Aaron Froese, Emilie Gagne, Laura Gaudet, Darcy Gould, Katie Hawkes, William Hydorn, Jakob Legere, Brooke Letcher, Travis Maloney, Rohin Minocha-McKenney, Adrianna O’Quinn, Imogen Quinn, Grace Remington, Breanna Taylor, Caleb vanVulpen, Kyle Walker, Doga Yorulmaz.

Other Grads: Dogukan Akyildiz, Josh Arsenault, Zach Aylward, Austin Baker, Kyle Baker, Dean Beaton, Emily Beaton, Deanna Brown, Haley Chapman, Jamie Chapman, Hyemee Cho, Matthew Cormier, Dylan Deegan, Alexandra Degenstein, Lily Dobson, Branden Dupuis, Junmo Eum (in abstentia), Catherine Favella, Eric Fitzgerald, Riley Girouard, Daniel Gouchie, Nikkie Gould, Tessa Gould, Josh Harnish, Anthony Hazel, Mitchell Henwood, Augi Hlobenova, Mark Jackson, Aimee Johnston, Dylan Jolly, Jordan Jones, Nolan Kelba, Kayla Kierstead, Eunsol Kwon, Brookelyn Lake, Clara Langille-Schumann, Cole Lefler, Emily Legace, Dylan MacKay, Cameron MacLeod, Abigail Mattinson, Evan Mattinson, Bryley McFadden, Conrad McLeod, Brandon Mont (in abstentia), Chi Han Nguyen (in abstentia), Lynsey O’Brien, Lori O’Connell, Keeanna Okpatauyak, Mykaila Pettigrew, Monica Quintero, Erin Pulmeyer-Bird, Autumn Reid, Jack Richard, Tenique Ross, Daniel Sauveur, Brooklynn Sears, Marcus Silvea, Aaron Sjanic, William Sprague-Phee, Devin Sterling, Carolyn Stewart, Shane Stiles, John Sweeney, Bobbyjoelee Thomas, Samuel Walker, Samuel Wheaton, Rianna Williams, Jerome Zeltner.

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