Como-Pickton students received in excess of $339,000.00 in scholarships at the school's annual
Academic Honors Assembly.

 

 

Como-Pickton Students Receive Over $339,000.00
to Further Educations, at Awards Assembly

 

 

by: Bobby McDonald
Photos by Luis Rasgado

 

Como-Pickton High School Principal, Penny Armstrong, awards cords to honor
graduates at Como-Pickton Awards Assembly.

 

 

It was a  night of celebration, on Tuesday night, as the the Como-Pickton School held their annual Academic Banquet and then on Wednesday morning hosted their annual Awards Assembly, to honor outstanding students and to award scholarships to graduating seniors. Top students were presented "cords" to wear at commencement exercises and the 2012 Valedictorian and Salutatorian were named. Heading the Class of 2012 academically, was senior Chelsea Lessing, and ranking second in the classs was Megan McCoy.

Approximately 40 scholarships were earned by the Class of 2012 at Como-Pickton High School, totaling over $339,000.00.

 

 

 

 

Earning Scholarships and their amounts are as follows:

 

 

 

1
City National Bank Scholarship
4,000.00$
Arianna Leigh-Manuell

2
Como-Pickton Little Dribblers Scholarships (100 each)
200.00$
Kaitlyn Hankins, Kadi Baxter

3
Farmer's Electric Cooperative Scholarship
1,000.00$
Jessica Hendricks

 

 

 

4
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Scholarship
250.00$
Kadi Baxter

5
Junior Waverly Club Scholarship
500.00$
Marbelis Rasgado

6
Professional Land Title Company Frankie and Glenna Jo Price Memorial Scholarship
150.00$
Marbelis Rasgado

7
Mary Bonham Foundation Scholarship
32,000.00$
Chelsea Lessing

 

 

 

 

 

8
Texas Army National Guard Award (63,000 each)
252,000.00$
Cameron Robinson, Deon Robinson, Juan Guerrero, Marco Gonzalez

 

 

 

 

9
Como-Pickton Athletic Booster Club Scholarships (500 each)
2,000.00$
Megan McCoy, Kaitlyn Hankins, Whitney Schepp, Jessica Horton

10
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Scholarship
100.00$
Kaitlyn Hankins

11
Como-Pickton Alumni Scholarship
450.00$
Megan McCoy

 

 

 

 

12
Finis and Onree Attlesey and Garland and Sweet Gamblin Scholarship
2,500.00$
Marbelis Rasgado

13
Como-Pickton Future Educator's Scholarship (250 each)
500.00$
Kaitlyn Hankins, Marbelis Rasgado

14
Lonnie Niblett Scholarship
750.00$
Kaitlyn Hankins

 

 

 

 

15
Career College & Schools of Texas Scholarship (1000 each)
2,000.00$
Justin Lohr, Dakota Shelby

16
Imagine America Scholarship (1000 each)
2,000.00$
Justin Lohr, Dakota Shelby

17
National FFA Collegiate Scholarship/Ram Dealer-Sulphur Springs CDJR (1000 each)
2,000.00$
Dakota Shelby, Daniel Walker

 

 

 

 

18
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Scholarship
4,000.00$
Daniel Walker

 

 

 

 

19
Doulos Scholarship
2,000.00$
Jessica Horton

20
Gus Garrison Masonic Lodge Scholarship
1,000.00$
Marbelis Rasgado

21
Memorial College Scholarship Sponsored by Custom Shutters
1,000.00$
Elizabeth Rasgado

22
Northeast Texas Community College Honors Scholarship
3,000.00$
Aaron Screws

 

 

 

 

23
Northeast Texas Community College Counselor/Principal Scholarship
200.00$
Megan McCoy

24
Paris Junior College Hayden Museum Scholarship
250.00$
Nabor Cuevas, Jr

 

 

 

 

25
Paris Junior College Henry P. Yeager Scholarship
2,500.00$
Erica Iannone

26
Texas A&M University-Texarkana Scholarship
8,000.00$
Erica Iannone

 

 

 

 

27
Texas Top 10% Scholarship (2000 each)
4,000.00$
Arianna Leigh-Manuell, Chelsea Lessing

28
Texas Education Agency Honor Graduate Scholarship
10,000.00$
Chelsea Lessing

29
DARE Scholarship
1,500.00$
Erica Iannone

Total Scholarships received  $339,850.00$

 

Congratulations,
Como-Pickton Class of 2012!!!

 

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