PCHS Class of 2024

Scholarships awarded to seniors

  • Pendleton County High School senior Rebecca McCoy receives a scholarship from Principal Tony Dietrich during the Senior Scholarship Ceremony May 7 at the high school. Photo by Jemi Chew.
    Pendleton County High School senior Rebecca McCoy receives a scholarship from Principal Tony Dietrich during the Senior Scholarship Ceremony May 7 at the high school. Photo by Jemi Chew.

    By Jemi Chew

    FALMOUTH — Last Tuesday night in the Pendleton County High School gymnasium, more than $160,000 in local scholarships were awarded to 44 graduating seniors by various community businesses, organizations, and members — from banks, churches, farms, local festivals, families, PCHS alumni and the NJROTC, to name a few — and with these scholarships announced by children, youth, adults and the elderly, almost every part of the Pendleton County community was represented in the award ceremony.

    “The community’s support you are about to witness through local scholarships is amazing for a community our size,” Joe Buerkley, Pendleton Country School District superintendent, said in his opening remarks. “Each year our community steps up to support our senior class and assist them in their future goals.”

    More than 100 local scholarships were awarded, ranging from one-time $500 awards to four-year scholarships totaling $32,000. The money given will go towards the seniors’ college funds.

    However, the scholarships represent more than just money. Many of them were personal to the presenters, especially for scholarships that were given out in memory of loved ones, such as the John Hendy FFA Memorial Scholarship which was presented by his wife, who spent a few minutes talking to the recipient on stage.

    Other scholarships were given out in honor of values such as hard work, and some were awarded to seniors who would be working towards college degrees relevant to specific fields such as conservation or medicine.

    Many of the scholarship recipients were repeat winners. Austin Kirsch received 10 different scholarships and Reese Barlow, Jackson Pollard and Aaron Kirsch all received seven.

    Tony Dietrich, principal of PCHS, ended the night by expressing his gratitude for the support of the community towards the high school seniors.

    “It’s an honor that our community can give the local scholarships that we do to our local students and that we’re able to help them in their college careers in wherever they decide to go,” Amy Hurst, who presented the William Leising III Memorial scholarship, said.

    Scholarships awarded to Pendleton County High School seniors during the 2024 Senior Scholarship Ceremony on May 7 included:

    • Alan C. Hall Memorial Scholarship ($500) – Addison Himes

    • American Legion Post 109/NJROTC Leadership Award ($500) – Collen Hunt and Colton Webster

    • American Legion Post 109 Scholarship ($500) – Aliyah Webster and Gracey Melton

    • Butler Baptist Church Scholarship ($500) – Caleb Derico

    • Butler Lions Club Charles Buster Moreland Scholarship ($500) – Aaron Kirsch

    • Butler Lions Club Louis McClanahan Memorial Scholarship ($500) – Abraham Beebe

    • Chris Wolf Memorial ($500) – Austin Kirsch and Calliope Warren

    • Christopher Cox Memorial Scholarship ($500) – Hunter Cox

    • Dale Kirsch Memorial Scholarship ($500) – Chase Nichols

    • Douglas R. Wright Leadership Scholarship ($1000) – Azhane Depew and Gabrielle Boschert

    • Dr. Philip Sharp Family Scholarship and PHS Class of 1962 Sharp Scholarship ($8000 per year/four years) – Alexandria Black and Calliope Warren

    • Earl & Ruby Wyatt Memorial ($500) – Ava Record

    • Eddie Wright Memorial Scholarship ($500) – Katherine Wright and Rebecca McCoy

    • Evan Charles Peoples Memorial ($500) – Alexander Beyst and Chase Nichols

    • Falmouth High School Alumni ($500) – Aaron Kirsch, Abraham Beebe, Austin Kirsch, Emma Whalen, and Reagan Anderson

    • Falmouth Rotary Club ($1000) – Reese Barlow

    • FBLA/Chamber of Commerce – Ayden Pugh and Reese Barlow

    • Harrison Memorial Hospital Scholarship ($1000) – Bradie Lovelace

    • Harry Gilbert Memorial ($500) – Addison Lindsey

    • Heritage Bank Scholarship – Chloe Clark, Caleb Derico, and Kyndra Neuspickle

    • Hilltop Stone – Chase Nichols

    • John Hendy FFA Memorial Scholarship ($500) – Jackson Pollard

    • Josh Browning Memorial Scholarship ($500) – Brooke Thacker and Jaelynn Caudill

    • Kentucky Blood Center/Power of Life Scholarship – Bradie Lovelace, Caleb Derico, Cailyn Harper, and Collen Hunt

    • Kentucky Wool Festival, Inc. ($1000) – Addison Himes, Avery Himes, Ayden Pugh, Chase Nichols, Clarissa Davis, Emma Whalen, Jamie Danna, Kaden Fuller, Lindsey Arkenau, and Maddison Sullivan

    • Kevin Todd Collins Memorial Scholarship ($5000) – Rebecca McCoy

    • Lois Campbell Wilson Memorial Scholarship ($1000) – Reagan Anderson

    • Lu Lu & Harvey Record Memorial ($500) – Brooke Thacker

    • Mark A. Ross Memorial ($5000) – Jackson Pollard

    • National Honor Society – Jaelynn Caudill and Reese Barlow

    • NJROTC Leadership –Calliope Warren, Colton Webster, Elizabeth Arnold, and Shawn Redden

    • Northern Elementary Margaret Morford Memorial ($500) – Kathryn Mason

    • PCHS Principals’ Scholarship ($1000) – Rebecca McCoy

    • Pam Crawford Memorial Scholarship ($500) – Jaelynn Caudill and Kaden Fuller

    • Partner of Kincaid Lake State Park ($500) – Jaelynn Caudill and Lindsey Arkenau

    • PCEF Moreland Trust Scholarship – Emma Conner and Kyndra Neuspickle

    • PCEF The Berning Scholarship – Chase Nichols

    • PCEF The Moreland Family Trust Scholarship – Katherine Wright

    • PCEF/2 year – Addison Himes and Jackson Pollard

    • PCEF/4 year – Reese Barlow

    • PCEF/Class of 1960 – Abraham Beebe

    • PCEF/Class of 1962 Alumni – Caleb Derico

    • PCEF/Lucille Abernathy Trust – Ava Record

    • PCEF/ Mary Lou Purdy Matthews Memorial – Ayden Pugh

    • PCEF/Moreland Trust Scholarship – Aaron Kirsch and Austin Kirsch

    • PCEF/ Virgilene Ritter Moore Trust – Rachel Schaller

    • PTSO Sidney Pribble Memorial – Emily Jodrey

    • Pendleton Co. 109 Solid Waste Management Board – Aaron Kirsch, Anna Dietrich, Ava Record, Austin Kirsch, Caleb Derico, Chase Nichols, Jaelynn Caudill, Katherine Wright, and Rachel Schaller

    • Pendleton Co. 4-H Youth Development Scholarship ($500) – Austin Kirsch, Emily Jodrey, and Lindsey Arkenau

    • Pendleton Co. Beef Cattle Association ($500) – Austin Kirsch

    • Pendleton Co. Cooperative of Churches ($500) – Chase Nichols, Lindsey Arkenau, and Reese Barlow

    • Pendleton Co. Education Association ($300) – Aaron Kirsch and Rebecca McCoy

    • Pendleton Co. Extension Homemakers ($800) – Addison Himes, Avery Himes, Cailyn Harper, and Lindsey Arkenau

    • Pendleton Co. Farm Bureau Federation ($500) – Aaron Kirsch and Austin Kirsch

    • Pendleton Co. FFA Alumni Scholarship ($500) – Jackson Pollard

    • Pendleton Co. Recreation Commission – Abraham Beebe, Alexander Beyst, and Reese Barlow

    • Pendleton Co. Soil Conservation District ($500) – Austin Kirsch and Rebecca McCoy

    • Pendleton Co. Youth Fair ($500) – Austin Kirsch and Emily Jodrey

    • Richard Gulick/Bobby Wood Memorial ($1000) – Alexander Beyst

    • Rumpke Pendleton County Landfill Scholarship ($2500) – Jackson Pollard

    • Stephen A. Delaney Memorial Scholarship ($250) – Aaron Kirsch

    • Student Council – Calliope Warren, Chloe Clark, and Collen Hunt

    • US Bank– Maddison Sullivan and Reese Barlow

    • Wade and Kaye Scaggs Memorial ($500) – Avery Himes and Jackson Pollard

    • William Leising III, Memorial Scholarship ($500) – Austin Kirsch and Avery Himes

    • Woodmen Life – Madison Sullivan and Reagan Anderson

    • Zachary Joseph Heringer Memorial ($750) – Jackson Pollard