HOPE – Academic and certification honors for the Hope High School Class of 2017 were announced May 11 at the annual HHS Senior Banquet held at Hempstead Hall on the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana campus.\r\n
\r\nHonor graduates in the class include:\r\n
\r\nSumma cum laude (4.0 GPA or above) – Elizabeth Smelley, Destiny Martin, and Devron Collins.\r\n
\r\nMagna cum laude (3.75 to 3.99 GPA) – Kiara Smith, Austin Stubber, Gianni Trotter, and Matthew Tullos.\r\n
\r\nCum Laude (3.5 to 3.74 GPA) – Leenetta Conway, Shaquayla Jackson, Sabrina Maxfield, Ebony Wallace-Morrow, Summer Pauley, and Sydney Watson.\r\n
\r\nFaculty honors and recipients included:\r\n
\r\nBeryl Henry Award for outstanding senior class member(s) – Elizabeth Smelley\r\n
\r\nIrma Dean Award, recognizing senior opportunity – Austin Stubber\r\n
\r\nJames H. Jones Award for outstanding leadership and character – Ebony Wallace-Morrow and Devron Collins.\r\n
\r\nAmerican Legion Citizenship Award – Shaquayla Jackson, Sydney Watson and Johnny Luna.\r\n
\r\nGovernor’s Award for Musical Excellence – Marquis Bell.\r\n
\r\nLocal civic and memorial scholarships included -- \r\n
\r\nCivitan Scholarship – Johnny Luna.\r\n
\r\nDelta Kappa Gamma (Muriel Dickinson) Scholarship – Mackenzie Lafferty.\r\n
\r\nEarl Downs Scholarship – Johnny Luna.\r\n
\r\nFrench Stroughter Scholarship – Justice Lawson and Sabrina Maxfield.\r\n
\r\nGwendolyn Roshelle Smith Scholarship – Austin Stubber.\r\n
\r\nHEA Scholarship – Kenia Green, Destiny Martin, and Austin Stubber.\r\n
\r\nHope Evening Lions Club Scholarship – Devron Collins.\r\n
\r\nHope Noon Lions Club Scholarship – Leenetta Conway.\r\n
\r\nJunior Auxiliary of Hope Scholarship – Mackenzie Lafferty, Summer Pauley, and Sydney Watson.\r\n
\r\nKenneth and Patricia Muldrew Scholarship – Justice Lawson.\r\n
\r\nKiwanis Club Henry Siemans Key Club Scholarship – Sydney Watson.\r\n
\r\nKiwanis Club Jim McKenzie Memorial Scholarship – Mackenzie Lafferty.\r\n
\r\nWadley Hospital Auxiliary of Hope Scholarship – Justice Lawson.\r\n
\r\nYerger Rutherford Scholarship – Devron Collins\r\n
\r\nCollege and university scholarships awarded included:\r\n
\r\nArkansas State University – Leenetta Conway.\r\n
\r\nArkansas Tech University – Elizabeth Smelley.\r\n
\r\nOuachita Baptist University – Mackenzie Lafferty.\r\n
\r\nSouthern Arkansas University – Shuntia Franks, Ross Norman, Austin Stubber, and Matthew Tullos.\r\n
\r\nUniversity of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana – Devron Collins, Leenetta Conway, Tia-Elizabeth Corbett, Shuntina Franks, Kenia Green, Phillip Knighton, Mackenzie Lafferty, Lativia Lard, Johnny Luna, Destiny Martin, Sabrina Maxfield, Molly Mockabee, Ross Norman, Rebecca Santos, Deandrae Scott, and Juan Ventura.\r\n
\r\nUniversity of Arkansas – Monticello – Katlin Harbin.\r\n
\r\nCareer and technical completers (EAST) – Mackenzie Lafferty, Melodie Maurer, Alyssa McLean, Yadira Mendoza, Ross Norman, Morgan Robinson, and Elizabeth Smelley.\r\n
\r\nCareer and technical completers include:\r\n
\r\nAgribusiness systems – Shelby Adams, William Beck, Tyrese Block, Jose Chanona, Anthony Daniels, Canan Douglas, Phillip Knighton, Nigere Manning, Melodie Maurer, Wesley McWilliams, Ebony Morrow, Desmond Scott, and Laith Zimmer.\r\n
\r\nAgricultural power, structural/technical systems – William Beck, Tyrese Block, Daniela Bolanos, Dekarrien Brown, Tristan Bunker, Canan Douglas, Ricardo Garcia, Doyle George, Andrew Golden, Markel Haynie, Charles Horton, Summer King, Jose Leyva, Johnny Luna, Davontrae Madison, Nigere Manning, Melodie Maurer, Wesley McWilliams, Ebony Morrow, Kadarius Munn, Arturo Paredes, Jalen Phillips, Keith Randle, Daniel Rodriguez, Desmond Scott, Tyler Shavers, Jadence Smalley, Austin Stubber, Cody Wheelington, and Laith Zimmer.\r\n
\r\nBanking – Maiya Bell, Jaquelin Frayre, Berenice Santamaria, Diamond Scott, Kanetta Smith, Jose Torres, and Tre’nece Williams.\r\n
\r\nChild care guidance, management and services – Orisha Bowles, Lennetta Conway, Sha’kira Ellis, Jaquelin Frayre, Dana Green, Cecil Harris, Yasmin Juanes, Latavia Lard, Ana Martinez, Arlyne Martinez, Ashlie McKamie, Molly Mockabee, Aurora Montalvan, Arrieon Moore, Nakya Muldrew, Jayla Nash, Treasure Nelson, Morgan Robinson, Berenice Santamaria, Diamond Scott, Kanetta Smith, and Jose Torres.\r\n
\r\nDigital communications – Marlin Aldaba, Gerardo Cardona, Leenetta Conway, Jaquelin Frayre, Dana Green, Sabrina Maxfield, Arrieon Moore, Marcela Puente, Berenice Santamaria, Diamond Scott, Jose Torres, and Cody Wheelington.\r\n
\r\nEducation and training – Orisha Bowles, Leenetta Conway, Stephany Garcia, Shaluayla Jackson, Mackenzie Lafferty, Latavia Lard, Destiny Martin, and Zi’keya Moses.\r\n
\r\nFamily and consumer science education – Jose Acosta, Marlin Aldaba, Kristin Anderson, Maiya Bell, Leidy Bello, Lisbeth Bello, Daniela Bolanos, Orisha Bowles, Ra’kiyah Bowles, Khaliyl Box, Mercedes Brandon, Chris Brown, Dalisia Brown, Gerardo Cardona, Nicholas Collins, sha’kira Ellis, Freneshia Fields, Shuntina Franks, Melanie Friaga, Stephany Garcia, Mercedes Harris, Yasmin Juanes, Jennifer Juarez, Geona Ketton, Summer King, Latavia Lard, Alissa Lewis, Emily Leyva, Destiny Martin, Jaquavon Martin, Ana Martinez, Arlyne Martinez, Sabrina Maxfield, Alyssa McLean, Yadira Mendoza, Aurora Montalvan, Zi’keya Moses, Naky’a Muldrew, Jayla Nash, Beyonce Nelson, Treasure Nelson, Summer Pauley, Jaylin Phillips, Marcela Puente, Cedriana Rhodes, Berenice Santamaria, Rebeca Santos, Diamond Scott, and Kanetta Smith, Jose Torres, Ameiah Trotter, and Tre’nece Williams.\r\n
\r\nFood production management/services – Kristin Anderson, Ra’kiyah Bowles, Dekarrein Brown, and Jaquelin Frayre.\r\n
\r\nJROTC – Anniesha Brandon, Mercedes Brandon, Tristan Bunker, Leenetta Conway, Shauayla Jackson, Miriam Martinez, Ebony Morrow, Gianni Trotter, and Laith Zimmer.\r\n
\r\nManagement – Maiya Bell, Jaquelin Frayre, Doyle George, Berenice Santamaria, Diamond Scott, and Tre’nece Williams.\r\n
\r\nMedical professions – Marlin Aldaba, Marquis Bell, Ra’kiyah Bowles, Anthony Daniels, Freneshia Fields, Jaquelin Frayre, Melanie Friaga, Stephany Garcia, Quiana Gulley, Cecil Harris, Yasmin Juanes, Jennifer Juarez, Aleni Longoria, Arlyne Martinez, Miriam Martinez, Sabrina Maxfield, Ashlie McKamie, Yadira Mendoza, Arrieon Moore, Beyonce Nelson, Jalen Phillips, Morgan Robinson, Elizabeth Smelley, and Kyle Tompkins.\r\n
\r\nSports medicine – Adrianna Hickman, Geona Ketton, Desmond McDonald, Jaylin Phillips, Airianna Powell, Kanetta Smith, and Nicholas Thomas.\r\n
\r\nLifeScholars included Sydney Watson, Kiaura Smith, Ashlie McKamie, Andrew Golden, Shaquayla Jackson, LaCarlos Johnson, Rogelio Garcia, Daniel Rodriguez, Anniesha Brandon, Summer Pauley, Osbaldo Dominguez, Gabriel Gilbert, Elizabeth Smelley, Andrew Williams, Tia Corbett, Austin Stubber, Cody Wheelington, Miriam Martinez, Matthew Tullos, Destiny Martin, Jose Arroyo, Jaime Duenas, and $500 scholarship winner Philllip Knighton.\r\n