The Cleveland High School Class of 2016 has received a total of $23.5 million in scholarships. This scholarship total is over triple the amount of scholarship money the Class of 2015 received and more than the 2013, 2014 and 2015 CvHS graduating classes combined.
Some of the largest and most prestigious scholarships awarded at CvHS’s Senior Awards Night on May 26th include: US Military Academy West Point- Taylor Drayton, North Carolina Wesleyan College Heritage Scholarship (full tuition, room, board and fees)- Ally Clark and Jenna Burge, North Carolina State University Goodnight Scholarship- Jay Waltman, UNC-Charlotte Levine Scholarship- Jay Waltman, Campbell University Army ROTC Scholarship- Anna Ebach, Wake Forest University John & Vida Lee Senter Scholarship- Sarah Renfrow, Wake Forest University William Louis Poteat Scholarship- Sarah Renfrow and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Scholarship- Harrison Allen.
Other scholarships provided by local businesses are as follows: Jim Casey Scholarship Presented by UPS- Harrison Allen, 4-H Youth Livestock Scholarship- Wynter Autry, Bruce T. Halle Discount Tire Scholarship- JC Borkowski, Cleveland High School Principal’s Award- Dylan Bradford, Garrett Lee and Amanda Smith, Cleveland Future Leaders Scholarship- Krista Cannady, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Alumnae Chapter Scholarship- Talor Davis, Ashantee Pickett and Alexandria McKoy, Johnston County Ed Foundation Lifelong Learning Scholarship- Kayla Denstone-Shutz and Allyson Garvey, Alpha Beta Chapter Education Scholarship- Sarah Evans, Sam Narron Baseball Award- Ryan Flores, Garner Civitan Scholarship- Hunter Garner, Simon Youth Foundation Community Scholarship- Allyson Garvey, Cleveland High School State Employee’s Credit Union People Helping People Scholarship- Evettra Hamilton, 4 Beats 4 Pleasure Gaited Horse Industry Scholarship- Morgan Hodge, Plantation Pleasure Walking Horse Association of NC Scholarship- Morgan Hodge, AgriSupply FFA Scholarship- Skylar Langley and Carson Shirley, Cleveland Firefighter’s Scholarship- Dylan Lee, Triangle Educational Advancement Foundation Scholarship- Garrett Lee, Johnston County Farm Bureau Scholarship- Garrett Lee, Johnston County Youth Livestock Scholarship- Garrett Lee, AgCarolina Farm Credit Scholarship- Garrett Lee, Kitty Powell Scholarship- Garrett Lee, Cleveland High School Leaders’ Scholarship given by Anne Meredith- Mya Lynn, One Love Ministries Scholarship- Alexandria McKoy, Ted and Patti Durham Memorial Scholarship- Landry Moore, Wells Fargo Scholarship- Landry Moore, National Propane Gas Association Scholarship- Landry Moore, 2016 Miss Cleveland Scholarship- Taylor Niedzwiecki, Food Lion Scholarship- Taylor Niedzwiecki, 2015 Miss Cleveland Scholarship- Jasmine Stancil, Smith-Bryan Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award and Essay Contest Winner- Maya Palmer, Clayton Woman’s Club Sallie Southall Cotten Scholarship- Ashantee Pickett, Neuse Termite & Pest Control Scholarship- Ashantee Pickett, 2016 Miss Cleveland Runner-Up Scholarship- Carson Shirley, NC Music Federation Local Chapter Scholarship- Carson Shirley, NC Music Federation Nettie Loflin Musical Theater Scholarship- Carson Shirley, 2015 Miss Cleveland Scholarship- Jasmine Stancil, Four Oaks Bank Scholarship- Jacob Wallis, Cooper Heritage Scholarship- Myrayna Watkins.
