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May 22, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Dr. Patricia Hollingsworth Chief Communications Officer pdhollingsworth@nrms.k12.nc.us Pictured above: The awards students received for being a Superintendent’s Distinguished Scholar. NRMPS 2018 Evening of Academic Excellence Nashville, NC – The highest achieving 120 high school seniors from across Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools (NRMPS) came together Tuesday night, May 22, 2018 to celebrate years of hard and academic excellence. The evening began with opening remarks from chief academic officer Dr. Mark Cockrell. The NRMPS All County High School Chorus presented two musical selections under the direction of Dean Wheeler and K-12 fine arts specialist Suzanne Weaver. After the musical selections, assistant superintendent of student placement and intervention Mr. Leondus Farrow, Jr., addressed the seniors in attendance. Mr. Farrow encouraged students by saying, "if you keep doing the same things…you cannot expect to get different results. You must systematically connect the principles that manage and guide your plan to your vision." The principal from each high school announced the names of the students who were recognized as the Superintendent's Distinguished Scholars. Student honorees walked the stage and superintendent Dr. Shelton Jefferies presented them with a trophy for their academic achievements. The night concluded with closing remarks from Board of Education chair Ann Edge, acknowledgements from chief communications officer Dr. Patricia Hollingsworth, a blessing of the meal by youth pastor Kyle Johnson and live music by the Rocky Mount High School String Ensemble. Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools thanked the generous sponsors of the Evening of Academic Excellence, including: Alpha Kappa Alpha Chi Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha of NRMPS, Communities in Schools, Delta Sigma Theta Rocky Mount Alumnae Chapter, Nash Community College, Key Printing, Inc., Speight's Trophy Shop, Strategic Twin-Counties Educational Partnership, Tharrington Smith, The Church of the Good Shepherd, Nash County Commissioner Mary Wells, NRMPS Board of Education, NRMPS Central Office Staff, Mt. Zion First Baptist Church, North End Missionary Baptist Church, St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church and The Links, Incorporated from the Wilson, Rocky Mount and Tarboro Chapter. Nash Central High School Honorees: Christopher Barham Melanie Brueshaber Sarah Cockrell Zachary Collier Jackson Cook Brittany Foster Amaya Graham MaryAnn Hawks Ethan Hunt Alexis Immediato Sarah Lamm Brailey Lee Linzi Long Sarah Phillips Kaylan Privette Anna Shaye Thompson Cara Waddell Danielle Walden Michael Walyko Bailey Williams Lee Winstead Nash-Rocky Mount Early College High School Honorees: Daniel Liu Mei Liu Cielo Murillo-Gomez Trina Phan Emma Sieracki Northern Nash High School Honorees: Hannah Adcox Janasha Alston Katherine Artica Banegas Natalie Bernat Ashlee Brackett Joseph Brake Gabrielle Carter Caitlyn Cooke Coley Corbin Tatyana Dunn Emily Garner Lucas Ghiloni Yadira Gonzalez Hannah Grant Emily Griffin Mollie Griffin Davis Hedgepeth Trinity Henderson Margaret Hinson Maggie Huddleston Lauren Israel Marguritte James Caitlyn McLaughlin Owen Phillips Killian Smith Erika Taylor Leah Vinson Rocky Mount High School Honorees: Maryam Ahmed Wayne Artis James Asbell Brooklynn Bass Alysha Boone Tyler Brice Naudia Brown Aaron Buenrostro Daphne Ching Courtney Coley Bridget Dean Ariel Enciso Shannon Fogarty Jesus Garcia Ann Parke Godwin Rinoa Gonzales Solomon Gonzalez Spencer Harris Mackenzie Hedgepeth Zachary Highsmith Anne McCray Joseph Charles Lane Michelle Matia Teniyah McKnight-Sykes Anna-Dreher Miller Demetrius Morton Henry Osterhout Cameron Pettigrew Sydney Seaman Meredith Sides Jerin Smith Jacob Snyder Emma Tedford Catherine Wellenhofer Amber Wiggins Southern Nash High School Honorees: Jeffrey Alvarado Lindsey Askew Madisyn Baines Dylan Bottoms Cameron Bunn Leonardo Cabral De Leon Francisco Cazares Zachary Coble Raven Colbert Elizabeth Cowart William Cruz Joseph Davis Grayson Deans Amelia Gallina Vanessa Gonzalez-Mendo Kylee Herron Cory Joyner Laura Keel Emily New Damian Orloff Ulysses Puente Leanna Ruffin Lydia Ruffin Jacqueline Salinas Renee Sessoms Marco Solana Luna Anna Wall Tar River Academy Honorees: Brina Battle Daquan Batts Anissa Pressley Courtney Silver Shaleiyah Smith ### Nash Rocky Mount Public Schools is an equal opportunity organization and employer.
Pictured above: The awards students received for being a Superintendent’s Distinguished Scholar.
NRMPS 2018 Evening of Academic Excellence
Nash Central High School Honorees:
Christopher Barham
Melanie Brueshaber Sarah Cockrell Zachary Collier Jackson Cook Brittany Foster Amaya Graham
Nash-Rocky Mount Early College High School Honorees:
Northern Nash High School Honorees:
Rocky Mount High School Honorees:
Maryam Ahmed Wayne Artis James Asbell Brooklynn Bass Alysha Boone Tyler Brice Naudia Brown Aaron Buenrostro Daphne Ching Courtney Coley Bridget Dean Ariel Enciso
Shannon Fogarty Jesus Garcia Ann Parke Godwin Rinoa Gonzales Solomon Gonzalez Spencer Harris Mackenzie Hedgepeth Zachary Highsmith Anne McCray Joseph Charles Lane Michelle Matia Teniyah McKnight-Sykes
Anna-Dreher Miller Demetrius Morton Henry Osterhout Cameron Pettigrew Sydney Seaman Meredith Sides Jerin Smith Jacob Snyder Emma Tedford Catherine Wellenhofer Amber Wiggins
Southern Nash High School Honorees:
Tar River Academy Honorees:
### Nash Rocky Mount Public Schools is an equal opportunity organization and employer.