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The 11th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Awards and Scholarships Recipients for school year 2017-2018

May 13th, 2018 — Posted in: ABW News, Dooley Award

2018 Dooley Award presentation
From Left: Fred Northup, Wesley Simpson and Vince Dooley
Wesley Simpson and Brad Catherman
From Left: Wesley Simpson and Brad Catherman

Sadie Frame of First Presbyterian Day School, and Wesley Simpson of Union Grove High School were named as the recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year by legendary Coach Vince Dooley on May 12, 2018 at a ceremony held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.  More than 550 student-athletes and guests attended the event which featured inspirational messages from Coach Dooley, Executive Director of the Georgia High School Association Dr. Robin Hines, and ABW Founder/President Fred Northup.  All enjoyed a breakfast meal, compliments of The Chick-fil-A Foundation.  The Hudgens Family Foundation was once again the Presenting Sponsor for the event.
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The 10th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Awards and Scholarships Recipients for school year 2016-2017

May 1st, 2017 — Posted in: ABW News, Dooley Award

Fred Northup, Anna Cates and Vince Dooley
Pictured: Fred Northup, Anna Cates and Vince Dooley
Fred Northup, Noah Shepard and Vince Dooley
Pictured: Fred Northup, Noah Shepard and Vince Dooley

Anna Katherine Cates of Darlington School, and Noah Shepard were named as the recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year by legendary Coach Vince Dooley on April 29, 2017 at a ceremony held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.  Nearly 300 student-athletes and guests attended the event which featured inspirational messages from Coach Dooley, ABW Founder/President Fred Northup, and Atlanta Public Schools’ Assistant Director of Athletics Kandice Mitchell.  In attendance was last year’s speaker and special guest Carror Wright of the Georgia High School Association.  All enjoyed a breakfast meal, compliments of Chick-fil-A.  The Hudgens Family Foundation was once again the Presenting Sponsor for the event.
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The Ninth Annual Vincent J. Dooley Awards and Scholarships Recipients for school year 2015-2016

May 14th, 2016 — Posted in: ABW News, Dooley Award

Regan Sikes of Pierce County High School, and Jack McRae III of Grace Christian Academy were named as the recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year by legendary Coach Vince Dooley on May 7, 2016 at a lunch ceremony held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. Nearly 500 student-athletes and guests attended the event which featured inspirational messages from Coach Dooley, ABW Founder/President Fred Northup, and Carror Wright of the Georgia High School Association. All guests enjoyed a self-guided tour of the Hall, compliments of the Chick-fil-A Foundation. The Scott Hudgens Foundation was once again the Presenting Sponsor for the event.

Ms. Sikes distinguished herself in and out of the classroom by achieving a 4.0 average while lettering in tennis, track, and softball, the latter pursuit earning her Player of the Year honors in Region 1AAA. Regan participates in CureSearch cancer walks, mission trips to the Dominican Republic, Special Olympics, and Sycamore Tree for those in need. She was elected Class President, is Secretary of the First Southern Bank Junior Board of Directors, and was chosen to be a delegate for the REMC Washington DC Youth Tour. Regan selected Mattie’s Mission in Waycross, Georgia as her recipient of a $500 donation from Athletes for a Better World as a part of the Dooley Scholarship. She will attend Armstrong Atlantic University.

Mr. McRae is his school’s all-time leading scorer in basketball, and also excelled at soccer, tennis, and track. This 4.0 Valedictorian extended his passion for science by completing an internship at Florida State’s Biomedical program, helping him to earn an award from the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, DC. His DAR Good Citizen Award by a faculty vote was a result of numerous clothing and food drives, as well as tutoring young students of migrant workers. Jack’s selfless charity work was again rewarded by being named as a recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award, Washington, DC. He has designated Friendship House of Jesus in Bainbridge, Georgia as his recipient of a $500 donation from Athletes for a Better World as a part of the Dooley Scholarship. Jack will attend the University of Georgia.

Dooley scholarship winners 2016
Pictured from left to right: Vince Dooley, Regan Sikes, Jack McRae III, and Fred Northup
2016 Dooley Scholarship finalists
2016 Dooley Scholarship Finalists

The 2016 Scholarship Finalists were:

Male Finalists

  1. David Brittingham, North Cobb Christian School
  2. Jared Brown, Jefferson High School
  3. Tyler Harper, Wesleyan School
  4. Ian Hentenaar, Winder-Barrow High School
  5. Alex Herndon, Calvary Day School
  6. Will McCormick, First Presbyterian Day School
  7. Emory McKenzie, Westover High School
  8. Jordan McKinney, Dalton High School
  9. Jack McRae III, Grace Christian Academy
  10. Tyler Messer, Peach County High School

Female Finalists

  1. Lauren Colston, Landmark Christian School
  2. Harley Dawson, Long County High School
  3. Sydney Hutto, Greenbrier High School
  4. Mia Lester, Warren County High School
  5. Calli McMullen, Georgia Military College Prep School
  6. Ally Parker, Stratford Academy
  7. Shania Reeves, Callaway High School
  8. Jaclyn Regnery, Etowah High School
  9. Sarah Roon, Archer High School
  10. Regan Sikes, Pierce County High School

Congratulations to all the 2016 Dooley Award recipients:

Name of SchoolName of Athlete
Adairsville High SchoolSalvador Kenneth Grimaldo, Jr.
Adairsville High SchoolStephanie Leon Corona
Aquinas High SchoolAshlyn Ryleigh Shields
Aquinas High SchoolWill Evans
Archer High SchoolWill Jay Bearden
Archer High SchoolSarah Nicole Roon
Athens AcademyRiddhi Pragnesh Patel
Athens AcademyMatthew Mastandrea
Baconton Community Charter SchoolBrooks Tanner Pinson
Baconton Community Charter SchoolCarlye Grace Cranford
Baker County HighKeeria LeAndra Shazer
Blessed Trinity Catholic High SchoolRobby Gipson
Blessed Trinity Catholic High SchoolAnnie Frances Dempsey
Bowdon HighAlana Nunn
Bowdon HighCharles Brewer
Bremen High SchoolAndrea Lasseigne
Callaway High SchoolShania Denea Reeves
Callaway High SchoolCortney Jacquez Laye
Calvary Day SchoolJessica Lanier
Calvary Day SchoolAlexander Herndon
Cedar Grove High SchoolDeja Aaliyah Holmes
Centennial High SchoolAlyssa B. Beck
Centennial High SchoolCaden Herring
Central Carroll High SchoolJake Duncan
Chattahoochee County High SchoolJulia Alexa Botello
Chattahoochee County High SchoolJoshua Lawrence Edwards
Cherokee High SchoolBailee Nicole Gilbreath
Cherokee High SchoolBrittain Keith Brown
Clinch County High SchoolMaddie Fortner
Clinch County High SchoolRiley James
Coffee High SchoolTess Robinson
Coffee High SchoolJcKenzie Walker
Coosa High SchoolMary Ellen Masters
Coosa High SchoolMatthew Gary Towe
Dalton High SchoolJordon McKinney
Dalton High SchoolCallie Smith
Darlington SchoolRobert Harbin Ledbetter III
Darlington SchoolJade Elin Cox
Druid Hills High SchoolRichard Kwizera
Druid Hills High SchoolMorgan Lynn Rossi
East Jackson High SchoolAnneka Rachel Cozzens
East Jackson High SchoolJacob H. Lindenmeyer
East PauldingMitchell Paul White
Effingham County High SchoolKaitlyn Nicole Kelly
Effingham County High SchoolJake Dangerfield
Etowah High SchoolJaclyn Regnery
Etowah High SchoolJohn Wesley Summers
Excel Christian AcademyTessa Joy Thornbrough
Excel Christian AcademyCaleb West
First Presbyterian Day SchoolSydney Brenae Reese
First Presbyterian Day SchoolWill McCormick
Fitzgerald High SchoolMarkarius Lundy
Forsyth Central High SchoolWesley Parker Bacastow
Forsyth Central High SchoolDevyn Renee Malinzak
Franklin County High SchoolPhoenix Roberts
Franklin County High SchoolCatherine Michele Ginn
Gainesville High SchoolSally Callahan
Gainesville High SchoolSpencer Strickland Ralston
George Walton AcademyTristan Shelnutt
George Walton AcademyBrooks Barrineau
Georgia Military College Prep SchoolPatrick Lewis
Georgia Military College Prep SchoolCalli McMullen
Grace Christian AcademyMaggie Perra Harrell
Grace Christian AcademyJon Mallory “Jack” McRae III
Greenbrier High SchoolSydney Hutto
Greenbrier High SchoolJustin T. Smith
Grovetown High SchoolKwajelin Nijae Farrar
Grovetown High SchoolBenjamin Jean
Haralson County High SchoolDalton Wade Aldridge
Haralson County High SchoolKaycee Mae McElroy
Harrison High SchoolMikenzie Vaughn
Harrison High SchoolAustin Joseph York
Heard County High SchoolJohanna Rochelle Beyer
Heard County High SchoolAustin Barron
Howard High SchoolJake Thornton
Irwin County High SchoolTaylor Allen Green
Irwin County High SchoolCyrus Vincent Johnson
Jefferson County High SchoolBeau Alston Merritt
Jefferson County High SchoolKaitlyn Wren Goodwin
Jefferson High SchoolEmily Jeanne Dufty
Jefferson High SchoolJared Michael Brown
King’s Ridge Christian SchoolAlexandra Stampfl
Lake Oconee AcademyStephanie Cervantes
Lake Oconee AcademyRobert Hatfield
Landmark Christian SchoolLauren Emily Colston
Landmark Christian SchoolStockton James McGuire
Lee County High SchoolCole Maxwell
Lee County High SchoolRachael Nagy
Long County High SchoolHarley Elizabeth Dawson
Long County High SchoolBrendon Scott
Lucy C. Laney High SchoolDanye Milak Washington
Marion County High SchoolLorenzo Ramon Smothers
Marion County High SchoolLavonia Marie Dixon
Marist SchoolMatt Haertel
Marist SchoolKatherine Ann Connolly
Mary Persons High SchoolWill Bazemore
Mill Creek High SchoolGavin Childers
Montgomery County High SchoolBakari Woords
Montgomery County High SchoolKailey Eudy
Mount Vernon Presbyterian SchoolAutumn Marie Burnette
Mount Vernon Presbyterian SchoolBenjamin Alan Martin
Mount Zion High SchoolSavannah Stephens
Mount Zion High SchoolDaniel Mozell Anderson III
Mount Zion, JonesboroTyeisha Quentavia Juhan
Mount Zion, JonesboroTimotheus J. Slade
North Cobb Christian SchoolMoriah Kassi Hidden
North Cobb Christian SchoolDavid W. Brittingham
North Oconee High SchoolHaley Grable
North Oconee High SchoolConnor R. Krieger
North Paulding High SchoolMorgan Mixon
North Paulding High SchoolKyle Banks
Oconee County High SchoolRexx A. Hallyburton
Oconee County High SchoolLeah Elizabeth Mai Le
Old Suwanee Christian SchoolEric Dean Osuch
Peach County High SchoolRachel Burns
Peach County High SchoolTyler Messer
Pierce County High SchoolRegan A. Sikes
Pierce County High SchoolBrit Williamson
Randolph-Clay High SchoolJoshton Millsap
Randolph-Clay High SchoolNiesha Starling
River Ridge High SchoolLeonor Patricia Nickell
River Ridge High SchoolDylan Schoknecht
Salem High SchoolNicholas J. West
Salem High SchoolLeilani Makini Smith
Screven County High SchoolRebekah Alease Woods
Sequoyah High SchoolMitchell Edward Peters
Sequoyah High SchoolLauren Patricia Hartman
South Atlanta High SchoolNatasha Marie Barrow
South Forsyth High SchoolRonnie Chambliss
South Forsyth High SchoolSofia I. Tapia
South Paulding High SchoolMacie Ann LaFavor
South Paulding High SchoolJames Story
Sprayberry High SchoolAreale Frazier
Spraybery High SchoolGraham Martin Coleburn
St. Vincent’s AcademySara Kathryn Boyles
Stewart County High SchoolAaron Bradley
Stone Mountain High SchoolJamila Dickerson
Stratford AcademyAllyn Elizabeth Parker
Tallulah Falls SchoolKaitlyn Marie Crosby
Tallulah Falls SchoolCody Thomas
Tattnall County High SchoolBlake Anthony Durrence
Tattnall County High SchoolCallie Elizabeth Thompson
The Academy of Richmond CountyMaKayla Cierra Tanksley
Tift County High SchoolAdam Spurlin
Troup County High SchoolElijah P. Patrick
Troup County High SchoolAmber Faye Arnold
Twiggs County HighTyler Jordan Little
Veterans High SchoolAaron Joshua Todd
W.D. Mohammed High SchoolZafir I. Abdus-Salaam
The Walker SchoolQuincy L. Wiles
The Walker SchoolJohn Barrett Kulik
Warren County High SchoolMia Tyneshis Lester
Wesleyan SchoolAnna McCamy Brown
Wesleyan SchoolTyler Logan Harper
West Forsyth High SchoolJenna Staiti
West Forsyth High SchoolTroy Crawford
West Laurens High SchoolAllison Raye Souza
Westover High SchoolEmory Isaac McKenzie
Whitefield AcademySunni Dupree
Whitefield AcademyKerry Robert Martin
Winder-Barrow High SchoolMoriah Elise Gibson
Winder-Barrow High SchoolIan Thomas Hentenaar

2015 Dooley Award and Scholarship Recipients

April 21st, 2015 — Posted in: Dooley Award

Abbi Mabry and Blake Carter Win 2015 Vincent J. Dooley Scholarships

Abbi Mabry of Lakeview/Fort Oglethorpe High School and Blake Carter of Tattnall County High School were named as the recipients of the four-year scholarship by Coach Dooley on April 18.  Abbi’s stellar high school multi-sport career included being named Valedictorian, the State of Georgia recipient of the Wendy’s High School Heisman, contributor locally to Habitat for Humanity, and as a teacher’s aide to students with special needs.  She will declare a pre-med major as will her co-winner, Blake Carter, who distinguished himself in two sports while acting as Senior Class President, President of the Future Business Leaders of America, and President of the Tattnall County Chamber of Commerce Junior Board.  Carter’s projects on the Board include blood drives, food drives, and elder care.

Vince Dooley, Abbi Mabry and Fred Northup
Pictured from left: Vince Dooley, Abbi Mabry and Fred Northup
Vince Dooley with Blake Carter
Pictured left to right: Vince Dooley, Blake Carter, Gary Phillips, Fred Northup
2015 Dooley Scholarship Finalists
2015 Dooley Scholarship Finalists

Scholarship Finalists – Girls:

  1. Loren Cobb, Peachtree Ridge High School
  2. Cassandra Koes, South Forsyth High School
  3. Conoly Cravens, The Westminster Schools
  4. Hannah Hays, Baconton Community Charter School
  5. Tori Janos, Etowah High School
  6. Abigail Mabry, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School
  7. Katherine Markowski, Greenbrier High School
  8. Keely Murner, Georgia Military College Preparatory School
  9. Ellie Pryor, Woodward Academy
  10. Halie Seitz, Mary Persons High School

Scholarship Finalists – Boys:

  1. Blake Carter, Tattnall County High School
  2. Titus Creamer, Landmark Christian School
  3. Sean Grossnickle, Stratford Academy
  4. Ethan LoCicero, Mill Creek High School
  5. Sutton Norris, Prince Avenue Christian School
  6. Trey Powell, Howard High School
  7. Jonathan Raines, First Presbyterian Day School
  8. Zachariah Watkins, Baconton Community Charter School
  9. Gray Wells, Marion County High School
  10. Alec Wilson, West Forsyth High School

Dooley Award Recipients

Name of School

Name of Athlete

Adairsville High School

Blaine Bishop

Adairsville High School

Katie Graf

Archer High School

Nisaa Maragh

Archer High School

Duncan Whitehead

Athens Academy

Morgan Grace

Athens Academy

Adam Hearn

Baconton Community Charter School

Zachariah Watkins

Baconton Community Charter School

Hannah Hays

Baker County High

Aneesiah Owens

Banks County High School

Carliann Broome

Banks County High School

Will Ledford

Blessed Trinity

Jack Dunn

Blessed Trinity

Maggie Rick

Bowdon High School

Libbie Brock

Bowdon High School

John Ayers

Bremen High School

Christopher Pollard

Bremen High School

Molly Hanegan

Callaway High School

Josh Williams

Callaway High School

Sarah Arndt

Carrollton High School

Will Gordy

Carrollton High School

Jennifer Brandenburg

Cherokee High School

Spencer Ashley

Cherokee High School

Blake Childers

Chestatee High School

Mauricio Morales

Chestatee High School

Tyler Bennett

Clinch County High School

Coale Johnson

Clinch County High School

Ashlyn Welch

Coffee High

Jason Vickers

Coffee High

Pkacia Johnson

Darlington School

Emily Victoria Swafford  

Darlington School

Hayden Joseph Cook  

Davidson Fine Arts

David Cole Blaney

Druid Hills High School

Paulette Juieng

Druid Hills High School

Max Atkinson

East Jackson High School

Kristin Whitlock

East Jackson High School

Josh Hansard

Effingham County High School

Morgan E. Duff

Effingham County High School

Daniel L. Fowler

Elite Scholars Academy

Ammishaddai Grand-Jean

Etowah High School

Robbie Knox

Etowah High School

Victoria Janos

Excel Christian Academy

Miriam Hibbard

Excel Christian Academy

Param Patel

First Presbyterian Day School

Jonathan Raines

First Presbyterian Day School

Sumner Carlton

Forsyth Central High School

Shelby Black

Forsyth Central High School

Nathan Kistler

Franklin County High School

Harleigh Dove

Franklin County High School

Clark Gaines

Gainesville High School

Lawson King

Gainesville High School

Georgia Summer

Georgia Military College

Keely Murner

Georgia Military College

Parker Williams

Greenbrier High School

Katherine Markowski

Greenbrier High School

Logan Hughes

Greene County High School

Cordre Hunter

Greene County High School

Celine Andrews

Grovetown High School

Brandon Penafiel

Grovetown High School

Hannah Echols

Haralson County High School

Kali Cauthen

Harrison High School

Katie Blakenbecler

Harrison High School

Alex Mowry

Howard High School

Roy Edward “Trey” Powell

Howard High School

Sydney Vaughn

Jefferson County High School

Anna Claxton

Jefferson County High School

Clarence Jackson

Johns Creek High School

McKay Sheahan

Lakeview – Fort Oglethorpe

Abbi Mabry

Lakeview – Fort Oglethorpe

Sam Eaves

Landmark Christian School

Titus Creamer

Landmark Christian School

Jade Nelson

Lee County High School

Dextric Green

Lee County High School

Ashley Morris

Madison County High School

Wendy Nicole Jordan

Madison County High School

Malik Freeman

Marion County High School

David “Gray” Wells

Marion County High School

Rebecca Dixon

Marist School

Elizabeth Quirk

Marist School

Jack Kratzenberg

Mary Persons High School

Halie Seitz

Mill Creek High School

Carly Zabow

Mill Creek High School

Ethan LoCicero

Model High School

Tyler Dean

Model High School

Rachel Lane McFry

Mount Zion High

Jasmin Williamson

Mount Zion High

Randy Johnnicon

Mt. Zion High School

Chris Blanchard

Mt. Zion High School

Madison Barrow

North Cobb Christian School

Clark Myers

North Cobb Christian School

Katherine Soulis

North Cobb High School

Hannah Geil

North Gwinnett High School

Jessica Cathcart

North Gwinnett High School

Anree Saint-Amour

North Paulding High School

Elizabeth Shively

North Paulding High School

Tanner Sheffield

Oconee County High School

Ellie Caroline Brightwell

Oconee County High School

Jonathan Lee Gogal

Peach County High School

Nicholas Landon Searcy

Peach County High School

Natalie Paige McEver

Peachtree Ridge High School

Tyler Campbell

Peachtree Ridge High School

Loren Cobb

Pike County High School

Marley Stowers

Pike County High School

Corey Wright

Prince Avenue Christian

Sydney Henderson

Prince Avenue Christian

Sutton Norris

Riverdale High School

Johnathan Lay

Salem High School

Peyton Mitchell

Salem High School

Michael “Rocky” Mauriello

Sandy Creek High School

Brianna Baitey

Schley County High School

Whitney Worth

Schley County High School

Knox Theus

Shiloh High School

Elizabeth Humes

Shiloh High School

Davida White

South Forsyth High School

Cassie Koes

South Paulding High School

Amber Green

South Paulding High School

Jacob Oglesby

St. Vincent’s Academy

Margaret Iannone

Stratford Academy

Karlyn Suggs

Stratford Academy

Sean Grossnickle

Swainsboro High School

D’Andrea Jones

Swainsboro High School

Thang Lieu

Tallulah Falls School

Rachel Nichols

Tallulah Falls School

Joseph Lancaster

Tattnall County High School

Virginia Estelle Oliver

Tattnall County High School

Blake Turner Carter

Tattnall Square Academy

Ashlyn Whetsel

Taylor County High School

Tucker Westbrook

The Walker School

George Litchfield

The Walker School

Collier Middleton

The Westminster Schools

Conoly Cravens

The Westminster Schools

Nicholas (Nick) East

Troup County High School

Anna Brooke Stallings

Troup County High School

Jason Hernandez

W.D. Mohammed High School

Khayree Ramadan

W.D. Mohammed High School

Aaliyah Wazeerud-Din

West Forsyth High School

Alec Wilson

West Forsyth High School

Lauren O’Donoghue

Whitefield Academy

Naomy Grand’Pierre

Whitefield Academy

Sky Lynn Dupree

Whitewater High School

Sasha Smith

Winder-Barrow High School

Courtney Hardegree

Woodward Academy

Ellie Pryor

 

2014 Vincent J. Dooley Awards

April 17th, 2014 — Posted in: Dooley Award

Emily Thurmond and Colin Humble Win Scholarships

Emily Thurmond of Darlington School and Colin Humble of George Walton High School were named as the recipients of the four year scholarships by Coach Dooley at the Awards ceremony on April 5.  Both recipients had very distinguished high school careers.  In particular it was noted that Emily had begun a program of raising money for musical instruments for mentally challenged students in a nearby school, and Colin had begun a Christmas program for the homeless that led to an ongoing program of groceries, meals twice a week, and a bicycle restoration project for the homeless.

Coach Dooley, Emily Thurmond, Colin Humble, Fred Northup

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2013 Dooley Award Scholarship Winners

May 21st, 2013 — Posted in: Dooley Award

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT TURNER FIELD

Annabeth Pruett of Prince Avenue Christian School and Jonathan Conner of Tucker High School were announced as the recipients of the four year $1,000 a year scholarships at Turner Field.  Over 500 people braved the rains to be present as Award recipients from the High Schools of Georgia were recognized for their outstanding character and leadership.   “These are the most outstanding young people in the state of Georgia,” said Fred Northup of ABW, “and each person is within arm’s reach of a Class President,  captain of a sport, the President of the Student Body, head of the Beta Society, Head of the Honor Society or countless other honors that have led their school to recognize these young people as the most outstanding young person in their school.”  A complete list of all those honored is below the pictures.

2013 Dooley Award Scholarship Winners
Annabeth Pruett of Prince Avenue Christian School and Jonathan Conner of Tucker High School, winners of 4-year $1,000 scholarships, stand with Coach Vince Dooley
2013 Dooley Award scholarship finalists
Vince Dooley with the 2013 Dooley Award scholarship finalists
Brian McCann
Brian McCann of the Atlanta Braves was the feature speaker at the award ceremony
Coach Vince Dooley
Coach Vince Dooley speaks at the 2013 Vince Dooley Award ceremony

DOOLEY AWARD RECIPIENTS 2013

Allison Akers, Peachtree Ridge High School

Anna Alexander, Jefferson High School

Claude “Trey” Alexander, Woodstock High School

Marcus Alford, Model High School

Sarah Beth Alford, Carrollton High School

Taylor Allen, Brookwood High School

Kaylee Anderson, Bacon County High School

Jeanne Arnold, Union County High School

Taylor Allen, Brookwood High School   

Tyler Arnold, Loganville High School

Alyson Atwell, Darlington School

Josh Barnes, Calhoun High School

Karen Alexa Barragan, Peach County High School

Chandler Barre, Columbus High School

Melissa Barrett, Social Circle High School

Jessica Barry, Milton High School          

Julie Barton, Monsignor Donovan High School  

Gantt Bauer, Lambert High School

Cameron Bean, Centennial High School

William Best, Johnson County High School

Scott Bisch, Greenbriar High School

Kim Blake, North Forsythe High School

Jacob Blevins, Sprayberry High School

Abbey Booz, Woodstock High School

Anna Bourbonnais, Marist School

Rachel Boyd, Hebron Christian Academy

Mitchell Boylan, The Walker School

Morgan Bozydaj, Rockmart High School

Brady Bradshaw, Cherokee High School

Josh Brickell, Peachtree Ridge High School

Hogan Brock, Armuchee High School     

Annelise Brown, Clinch County High School

Antoinette Brown, St. Francis School

Avian Brown, North Cobb Christian School

Blaine Brown, Chestatee High School  

Shawn Brown, Fitzgerald High School

Buster Bruton, East Paulding High School

Allie Buchalski, Johns Creek High School

Elizabeth Burns, Glynn Academy High School   

Breanna Byars, Mount Zion High School

Kanani Cabrales, Archer High School

Kensey Caldwell, Loganville High School

Kirshana Calhoun, Long County High School

Lucius Campbell, Jr., Peach County High School

Erika Cannon, Adairsville High School

Caitlin Cato, Bainbridge High School

Lauren Chafin, Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive School

Brandon Cheatem, Bainbridge High School

Russell Clark, Bremen High School

Ashlyn Clay, Bremen High School

Jenni Coalson, Baconton Charter High School

Aspen Coggins, Veterans High SchoolJ 

Justin Collett, Hiram High School            

Chelsea Coleman, Chattahoochee High School

Kathleen Connell, Lovett School

Jonathan Conner, Tucker High School 

Trent Corbett, Roswell High School     

Allie Costley, Dawson County High School

Colin Cotter, Brookwood High School

Riley Criswell, Carrollton High School   

Nathan Crumley, East Jackson High School

Jay Dawahare, St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School

Ashley Deal, Cartersville High School   

Maggie Dedman, South Paulding High School   

Preston Devaney, North Oconee High School    

Emily Dobberstein, North Oconee High School 

Tyler Dominy, Dawson County High School

Sarah Dowling, Lee County High School

Hannah Engelbracht, Salem High School         

Maddie Evans, Effingham County High School  

Rachel Fannin, Creekside High School            

Caitlin Farmer, Kennesaw Mountain High School

Sarah  Feehan, Alpharetta High School

Antony Fiacco, Harrison High School              

Kristin Fillingim, First Presbyterian Day School

Dallin Finley, Kennesaw Mountain High School

Faith Flanders, West Laurens High School      

Maci Fletcher, West Forsyth High School        

Morgan Foreman, Woodward Academy           

Dylan Freeman, White County High School     

Richard Fuller, Mill Creek High School                  

Abby Garner, Newnan High School                       

Myles Gay, West Laurens High School   

Malissa Glisson, Lowndes High School  

Luke Golden, Long County High School 

Will Goldin, Darlington School               

Gustavo Gonzales, Lowndes High School

Colleen Gottfried, St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School

Bernard Granville, Shaw High School

Mark Green, Pepperell High School

Alyssa Griffin, Tift County High School

Nolan Hall, Woodward Academy 

Aniya Hamilton, Tucker High School      

Rebecca Hampton, The Walker School  

Shelby Hanna, Apalachee High School

Amanda Harden, Jenkins County High School

Abbey Harrison, Oconee County High School    

Josh Harrison, Northgate High School

Jason Hatfield, Athens Academ

Haley Haynes, West Hall High School

Hunter Heath, Callaway High School      

Marlen Hensley, Gilmer High School     

Caitlin Hesse, Whitefield Academy

Mallorie Hilbun, Dublin High School

Taylor Hockensmith, Wayne County High School

Jake Hodges, Oconee County High School           

Morgan Hollman, Athens Christian School

Samantha Holloway, Cherokee High School       

Matt Horne, Dublin High School                        

Chad Howell, George Walton Academy

Helen Huynh, Meadowcreek High School            

Marissa Ivey, Flowery Branch High School          

Samuel James, Northside High School  

Chase Jarrard, West Hall High School

Roby Jernigan, Glynn Academy            

Abby Jessen, Roswell High School

Ivey Johnson, Perry High School           

Dominique Jones, Greene County High School

Sam Jones, Northside High School

Jessica Joyner, Tattnall County High School

Ben Justus, Cartersville High School                      

Kourtney Keegan, Blessed Trinity High School

Helen Keevy, H.V. Jenkins High School                 

Maegan Kenimer, Chestatee High School            

Sam Kennon, Prince Avenue Christian School   

Gabrielle King, Marion County High School

Grey Klosinski, Aquinas High School

Kit Kloster, Tallulah Fall High School

Xavier Landers, North Springs Charter High School

Jena Lane, Bowdon High School                      

Daniel Langston, Jenkins County High School

Shelby Latimer, St. Vincent’s Academy

Terence Lee,  Lovejoy High School

Josalyn Leverett-Scott, Grovetown High School               

Jalen Lewis, Georgia Military Prep School           

Zebulon Locke, Taylor County High School

Olivia London, White County High School           

Jackson Lourie, Lovett School

Reid Love, The Westminster Schools

Brittany Lowman, Gilmer High School

Daiquiri Lucio, Callaway High School     

Charles Mack, Wesleyan High School   

Halie Manion, Houston County High School

Amy Martin, Centennial High School

Tyler Matthews, Hebron Christian Academy      

Paul Mayfield, St. Francis School

Jennifer McCarty, Greater Atlanta Christian School       

Scott McCormick, First Presbyterian Day School         

Sheena McEachin, East Jackson High School       

Sara McGahan, The Westminster Schools            

Christen McKay, Harrison High School 

Jimmy Mehserle, Perry High School

Billy Meredith, Walton High School

Catherine Metcalf, Excel Christian Academy      

Austin Miller, Apalachee High School 

Jaclyn Miller, Etowah High School           

Jared Miller, Greene County High School 

Antonia Minnigan, Shaw High School

Austin Mitchell, Marion County High School      

Jesus Monserrat, Northside High School           

Thomas Morgan, Chattahoochee County High School

Sarah Mork, Greenbriar High School        

Lauren Murphy, Swainsboro High School

Daniel Mushrush, North Paulding High School

Carleigh Myatt, Northgate High School

Max Nash, Madison County High School            

Kelsey North, Lanier County High School

Andrew Nuckolls, North Cobb Christian School

Joel Nuriddin, W. D. Mohammed High School

Jok O’Barr, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School

Cheyenne Oveby, Haralson County High School

Nickolas Overton, Tattnall County High School

Ryan Oliver, Clinch County High School

Taylor Palmer, Calhoun High School

Tedric Palmer, Columbus High School

Catherine Parker, Hiram High School

Kanchi Patel, Campbell High School

Marquel Perry, H. V. Jenkins High School

Katie Jane Phillips, Madison County High School

Braxton Phipps, Pope High School

Kevin Pluckter, Wheeler High School    

Benjamin Porter, Swainsboro High School

Tavon Powell, Effingham County High School

Tanner Preston, Social Circle High School

Clay Pritchett, Commerce High School 

Annabeth Pruett, Prince Avenue Christian School

Hayden Randolph, Adairsville High School

Timia Reynolds, Model High School

Darby Rich, Creekview High School

Deja Richards, North Paulding High School         

Erika Rickman, Pepperell High School   

Buck Robinson, Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School

Bailey Ross, Morgan County High School

Erin Rozier, Pierce County High School

James Rowe, Union County High School

Sam Rubin, Etowah High School

Morgan Ryffe, Northside High School

Yahira Sadler, Johnson High School        

Kristen Sandefur, Pike County High School        

Christopher Sanders-McCollum, Creekside High School

Brennan Saul, Whitefield Academy                   

Trent Scates, Greater Atlanta Christian School  

Adam Schildhammer, Alpharetta High School  

Bryant Shirreffs, Jefferson High School

Brett Self, Archer High School                   

Leah Sikorski, East Paulding High School

Malik Sims, Athens Christian School

Nina Singleton, Cedar Grove High School

Megan Sircy, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School

Dalton Smith, Haralson County High School

Sarah Smith, North Springs Charter High School

Savannah Smith, George Walton Academy  .

Spencer Smith, East Coweta High School  

Luke Soliday,  Turner County High School

Will Somers, Johns Creek High School

Andrew Sowerbrower, Newnan High School

Sarah Spain, Tallulah Falls High School

Garrett Spivey, Grovetown High School

Jovante Spivey, Savannah High School 

Sae’von Springer, Campbell High School

Morgan Stansell, Armuchee High School

Brittany Stevens, Wesleyan High School

Ryan Tallent, Towns County High School

Caleb Teachout, Pike County High School

Bristal Thompson, Worth County High School

Emily Thompson, Johnson County High School

Hanan Threats, W.D Mohammed High School

Matthew Thrift, Bacon County High School

Quintavius Twine, Rockmart High School

Kai Uchimura, Salem High School            

Hunter Udall, Creekview High School

Collins Udekigbo, Meadowcreek High School

Theodore Vaggalis, Lanier County High School

Dillon Veal, Pierce County High School      

Jenny Vernet, Paulding County High School

Kari Wainwright, Taylor County High School      

Wesley Wallace, Mt. Zion High School

Phillip Walton, Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School

Chance Warnock, Hawkinsville High School

Glen Welch, Wayne County High School

Bryton Wenzel, Baconton Charter High School

Molly West, Jefferson County High School

Tucker West, Excel Christian Academy 

Sarah Whatley, Athens Academy

Conner Wigginton, Bowdon High School

Anna Williams, Fitzgerald High School

Savannah Williams, Georgia Military Prep School

Claire Wilson, Towns County High School

Alexa Womack, Walton High School

Brandon Young, Marist School                  

Alexandra Zelczak, East Coweta High School      

Teresa Ziemba, Aquinas High School

Rusty Zirkle, Lanier County High School

Finalists for the Dooley Scholarships 2013

Boys:

Cameron Bean, Centennial High School

Blaine Brown, Chestatee High School

Lucius Campbell, Jr., Peach County High School

Jonathan Conner, Tucker High School

Preston Devaney, North Oconee High School

Anthony Fiacco, Harrison High School

Jake Hodges, Oconee County High School

Tedric Palmer, Columbus High School

Kevin Pluckter, Wheeler High School

Dillon Veal, Pierce County High School

Girls:

Sarah Beth Alford, Carrolton High School

Elizabeth Burns, Glynn Academy High School

Kristin Fillingim, First Presbyterian Day School

Morgan Foreman, Woodward Academy

Aniya Hamilton, Tucker High School

Olivia London, White County High School

Sara Rose McGahan, The Westminster Schools

Jaclyn Miller, Etowah High School

Annabeth Pruett, Prince Avenue Christian School

Kristin Sandefur, Pike County High School

Dooley Scholarship Winners

May 16th, 2012 — Posted in: Dooley Award

Chris Moroz of Upson Lee High School and Sierra Menzies of Mill Creek High School have won the Fifth Annual Vincent J. Dooley Scholarships presented by Athletes for a Better World, the Georgia High School Association and Chick-fil-A.  The scholarships, $1,000 a year for four years, were announced by Coach Dooley at ceremonies at Turner Field on April 29 before the Braves game.  The twenty finalists for the scholarships were introduced down on the field prior to the game.  Over two hundred other high school seniors were recognized by their high schools as being the Dooley Award Recipient for their high school.  All of those honored represented the highest standard of character, teamwork, and citizenship in their respective schools.

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