Elizabethtown, N.C— Bladen County Schools celebrated the academic achievements of more than 850 students at two district-wide ceremonies this week.
On Monday, May 23, 399 scholars from Bladen Lakes Primary School, East Arcadia School,
Elizabethtown Primary School, Clarkton School of Discovery, Elizabethtown Middle School and East Bladen High School were honored in a ceremony held at East Bladen High School.
Following Monday’s ceremony, Ms. Priscilla Brayboy, principal at Elizabethtown Primary School shared, “Recognition can be an incredible motivator, especially for our younger students, so to have an opportunity where we can gather as a community and celebrate our students’ academic success is great. This was a really nice evening for our students and their families.”
It has been at least 15 years since there was a district-wide ceremony honoring academic scholars and it was this that prompted Superintendent Dr. Jason Atkinson to bring it back. “Our students work incredibly hard throughout the year. Maintaining an A Honor Roll average or earning a spot on the Superintendent’s List takes commitment [and support from family and teachers] and we want to recognize and celebrate our students’ academic achievements as a district.” The students honored at this week’s ceremonies were recognized for their achievement of A Honor Roll, indicating that they earned a 90 or above average during the 2021-2022 school year. Additionally, students were recognized for earning the distinction of Superintendent’s List for at least one of the nine-week grading periods during the 2021-2022 school year. Students on the Superintendent’s List maintained a 96 or above average per grading period.
On Tuesday evening, 478 scholars from Bladenboro Primary School, Dublin Primary School, Plain View Primary School, Bladenboro Middle School, Tar Heel Middle School, Bladen Early College High School and West Bladen High School were recognized for their outstanding academic achievements in a ceremony in the gymnasium at West Bladen High School. Dr. Peggy Hester, principal at West Bladen High School remarked, “The academic success of our students is our highest priority. Celebrating that success gives me so much joy. I couldn’t be prouder of the hard work and dedication of our students.”
This year’s academic scholars are:
(Students with an * beside their name indicate Superintendent’s List)
Bladen Lakes Primary School
Alanna Alsept
Rey Alvarado
Kaylin Autry
Gabriella Barden
Johanna Batten
Bryanna Brady
Bentlee Bullock
Genesis Chavira
Zayra Cruz Garcia
Sherlyn Delgado Hernandez
Erika Galvez-Sanchez
Brenda Garcia-Sanchez
Isabel Gardner
Leah Gonzalez Chavero*
Aiden Hillestad
Lewis Hollis V
Naomi Jernigan
Morris Kemp Jr.
Joshua Martinez-Sanchez
Cataleya McKoy
Kayla McKoy
Gael Ortiz Aguilar
Melissa Rodriguez-Mojarro
Jayden Smith
Avalyn Tart
Ashley Walls
Michael Wilcox
Kaitlynn Wright
East Arcadia School
Christian Allen
Lyric Cavota
Jayden Cunningham
Ava Fields
Carissa Lewis
Aubryonna Mosley
Ayden Murray
Ariyonna Newkirk
Carlos Ruiz Dominguez
Maria Ruiz-Dominguez
Journey Smith
Bryanah Soto
India Thurman
Faheem Wooten
Elizabethtown Primary School
Najmh Algozy
Shaheed Bagley-Robinson
Nizana Banks
Ronaldo Barbosa Segura
Piper Batton
Abigail Bedsole
Isaiah Blackwell Newkirk
Chelsea Bordeaux
Michael Borza
Bryanna Brady
Justice Brown
Riley Burney
Armani Cooper
Nycere Daniels
Shawn Davisson
Julius Dillard
Braydon Foster
Josiah Fulton
Daniyah Graham
Jaylen Hall
Owen Hall
Shinta Harris
ZaMarrie Highsmith
Aliyah Hinzman
Lewis Hollis V
Kevin Huerta-Ramirez
Ariel Huffman
Marcus Hupp
Markel Jacobs
Jeremiah Johnson
Juston Johnson
Skyy Johnson*
Deonbre Kemp
Raja Lawrence Davis
Jayla Lewis
NyAshia Lyles
Alexis Martinez Baza
Gabriel Matushin
Chloe Mazur*
Trelaya McKeithan
Ahmed Morris
Valeria Munoz-Ventura
Naomi Parks-Sledge
Amelia Roberson
Karmello Rogers
Ana Segura-Fernandez
Eternity Simmons
Khloey Smith
Ethan White
Adyson Wilson
Mya Wright
Clarkton School of Discovery
Jacob Allen
TyLayah Allen
Isaiah Atkins
Carlee Atkinson
Mason Atkinson*
Amanda Bollinger*
William Borza
Lucas Bridgers*
Jackson Bridgers*
Quadir Brown
Mani Brown
Danyelle Cotton*
Christopher Cromartie*
Abigail Darling
Samarah Daughtridge
Dajour Davis*
Claire Devane
Izaac Elkins
Keyshawn Fennell Kemp*
Lanae Fishburn
Tyrone Freeman
Tyliah Freeman*
Noah German
Vanessa Gonzalez-Flores*
Madelyn Hall*
Lydia Harris
Yurisa Hernandez Lopez
Brenna Hester
Aliah Jacobs
Jason Jiang*
Rebecca Johnson
Jeremiah Kilpatrick
Kynslie Kinlaw*
Ellie Kinlaw
Payton Kinlaw
Jaime Labra-Hernandez
Layla Lent
Georgia Lewis
Alecia McClellon
Mallory McDuffie*
Rahnyia McLean
Olivia Meggs
Anthony Mena Martinez
DeNaye Moore
Selah Morgan
Liberty Osborne*
Matthew Parker
Jamiya Peterson
Ryne Priest
Lupita Ramos
Sairy Ramos George*
Norman Ramos George*
Dylan Register
Armando Reyna-Vicencio
Atreyu Ringer*
Annica Ringer
Alayna Roberson*
Mari Roberts
Isaiah Robinson
Melissa Sandoval Garcia
Brooklyn Sasser
Macurey Sheppard
Brooklyn Skinner
Kenley Smeigh*
Avery Smith*
Jackson Smith*
Paul Allen Smith*
Cayden Stocks
Haley Taylor
Aidan Trinidad
Kenleigh Warwick
Bristol Warwick
Noah White*
Kynzlee Wood
Marco Zarate Flores*
Natalia Zarate Flores*
Elizabethtown Middle School
Janice Alvarez-Nunez
Joshua Baker
Nyasia Banks
Javier Cabrera Mendez
Messiah Carr
Ronnie Covington
Josue Cruz
Colton Daly*
Jayshaun Daniels
Jacob Davis
DeAdra Dimery
Salvador Estrada-Gonzalez
Andrio Garcia Nunez
Justin Garrett
Peyton Gillespie
Johnny Gonzalez Ortiz
Destiny Gore
Madilyn Hall
Anette Hernandez-Cruz
Joshua Knuth
Isaiah Lee
Cylee Lugenbell*
GeReal Maye
Nida McKibben
Alexandria McKoy
Jennifer Montejo Alvarado
Angie Paredes Palacio
Alina Rabanales
Gabriela Rebollar Ventura
Harmony Richardson
Khyonna Ripley-Smith
Heather Rojas-Sandoval
Rheanna Smith
Marilyn Soto
Kymani Spencer
Allysa Stringfield
Trinity Stubblefield
Jason Sutton
Azul Valencia Esparza
Alejandra Ventura*
Nyijel Williams
Gabrielle Williams
Charles Williams
East Bladen High School
Daniel Adams
Blake Allen
Ivan Ambrosio-Alvarado
Ziair Antone
Kenneth Armstrong
Ismael Arteaga
Adilene Arteaga Trejo
Marlene Arteaga-Trejo
Omarion Atkinson
Alaina Autry*
Modesti Autry
Raymond Autry
Devin Avant*
Tamera Banks*
Luke Barber*
Bryan Barnes
Willie Battle
Steven Batton
Lupita Baza*
Sherlyn Baza Cruz*
Ranay Bell*
Kayla Bell*
Elijah Boler
Gabrielle Boler
Chandler Bordeaux*
Gabriella Bray
Rylee Brice
Connor Britt*
Rodney Butler
Acee Campbell*
Cydney Campbell*
Gissele Campos-Almazo
Kimberly Carluccio*
Breanna Carroll*
Arami Chavis*
Laniya Clark
Amari Coaxum
Gabryel Colon
Gerardo Contreras
Abigail Croke*
Darius Cromartie*
ShaZyra Cromartie
Jayden Dailey
Rek Daniels*
Britt Davis
Damonty Davis
Alejandro Delgado Esparza
Nikalena Dethomas
Grayson Detwiler
Miriam DeVane
Juan Diaz-Lennon*
Shamya Dixon*
Makayla Dixon*
Mason Duncan
Ashley Estrada-Gonzalez
Emoni Evans*
Molly Evans
Shyheen Everette
Donnie Ezzell
Taliyah Faulkner
Quantico Fennell
Abigail Franzeo
Kaniyah Fulton*
Jake Futrell*
LaShauntee Gamble
Divine Gardner*
Sydney Gardner
Lashonda Graham
Tyreon Graham
Parker Greene
Braxton Grimes
Kai Grooms
Weslyn Hall*
Shannon Hankins
Aiden Hargrove*
Keyondre Hargrove-Clark*
Perla Haro*
William Harrelson
Weston Hatcher
Jalil Hayes
Rafael Hernandez-Cruz
Katherine Reese Hester*
Braylen Heustess
Anna Gray Heustess
Dixie Horne
Samuel Inscoe
Aubree Jacobs*
Kaleb Jacobs*
Linda Jaimes-Alonzo*
Tyler Johnson
Kelis Johnson*
Ethan Johnson*
Gideon Juarez*
McKenzee Kellam
Shaquanna Kemp*
Kasey Kinlaw
Fantasia Kinlaw*
Jaylan Knight
Bethany Kulp*
Rodney Lacewell*
Naihema Leach
Aaliyah Leder*
Emily Lewis*
Zamar Lewis
Andrew Lin*
Hunter Lockamy
Adolfo Lopez
Taylor Mackey*
Merritt Martin*
Niasia Mathis*
Destiny Maynor*
Maya McDonald*
Emma McDuffie
Jair McElveen
Leah McGill
Jamari McKiver*
KeArre McKiver*
Marvin McKiver
Shaquanna McKiver
Aniya McKoy
Shaquanna McLean Kemp
Aniya McMillion-Thompson
Taran McNeil
Tianna McRae*
Maria Medina-Leal
Colby Medlin
Anna-Maria Miranda
Alexus Mitchell*
Christopher Monroe*
Darain Montgomery*
Octavio Morales
Andrew Musselwhite
Marissol Najera*
Jse Newton*
Maya Nixon
Jonathan Ornelas-Miranda
Jose Ortiz*
Conner Padrick*
Cooper Padrick*
Spencer Padrick*
Teresa Parks
Brianna Phillips
Leonardo Ponce*
Ahmad Powell
Alexis Price
Cara Priest
Karli Priest
Heidi Rebollar Ventura
Azariah Rhodie
Eriana Ripley
Victoria Rivera*
Dyiamon Robinson*
Kayla Robinson*
Candace Rohrbacher
Katie Salgado-Baza
William Sasser*
Caleb Scruggins
Martha Ryan Simmons
Heavyn Smith
Nyirah Smith
Kory Smith*
Silence Smith*
Derek Spears
Natalie Spears*
Keiara Stacker*
Kyle Starkloff*
McKenzi Storms
Ethan Strickland
Alyssa Strickland*
Skylar Suggs
Madison Sullivan
Isaac Tatum*
Coleman Tatum
Garrison Tatum
Bridget Taylor
Iveonna Ward
Samaya Ward
Daniel Washington*
Latham Waters*
Geniyah Wells
Lauryn Williams*
Jayden Willington*
Michael Woods
Ashtin Wright*
Carrie Xiao
Lacy Young*
Bladenboro Primary School
Alexander Alcantara Moreno
Jackson Allen
Audrie Andrews*
Pepper Autry
Jaycee Autry
Ronderick Bellamy
Quentine Benjamin*
Merris Bledsoe
Alaya Bowen
Jackson Britt
Madisyn Butler
Adyson Carroll*
Nehemiah Corbett
Layla Crawford
Kaylen Cromartie
Christopher Curtis
Nathan Davis*
Paisley Dowless
Ella Edwards
Kaylee Fisher
Kourtney Guerrero-Motino
Aaron Guyton
Christopher Haley*
MaLaya Hicks
Madison Hilburn
Rashad Johnson
Neveah Jones
Evan King
Khamyla Leach
Hayden Lee
Walter Lewis
Karlee Lewis*
Yonel Martinez-Villeda
Carmin McArthur
Jayden McCarty
Miriam McCarty-Maxfield
Bethenny McIntyre
Josmar Mendoza Rojas
Elizabeth Miller
Joseph Morrison*
Abbey Nance*
Shaylynn Nealy
Dalianys Nieves-Hernandez
Greylan Nobles
Vilma Ortiz Ramirez*
Alitzel Ortiz Rojas
Trelonnie Owens III
Kinston Oxendine
Jesus Perez Mata
Jamison Raynor*
Carley Rhodes
Joel Rojas-Sandoval*
Yaretzi Rojo
Chloe Ross
Jayden Ruffin
Keithan Russ*
Crystal Sanchez-Plata
Jazlyn Sandoval Ortiz*
Lisley Sandoval Williams
Ashley Santos Hernandez
Jace Sweat
Ethan Tedder
Tyler Thurman*
Jaylin Weathers
Chatley Williams
Waverly Williams IV
Dublin Primary School
Zaline Bordeaux
Zariyah Colson
Hayli Cooper*
DeAnna Davis
Jose DeLa Sancha*
Leyna Ferreras Vasquez
Coleman Hester
Callie Lindsay*
Shaley McKoy
Cristel Resendiz
Brian Reeves*
Ashley Reyes*
Chatham Rigsbee
William Schultz
Plain View Primary School
Daylin Albino-Gomez
Jayden CardonaSalvador
Jayden Cogdell
Chassidy Dennis-Smith
Christopher Haley
Sophia Labra
Alex Marroquin-Felix
Zahne McLean
Peyton Nichols
Abner PerezVasquez
Andy Rodriguez Pavon
Kira Strickland
Bladenboro Middle School
Isleyni Albarran-Palacios
Kali Allen
Dalton Ammons*
LiLeigh Anderson
Hailii Andrews
Rebekah Arnold
Talon Bailey
Ashley Baiza Rivon
Joshua Blackmon*
Rylan Bordeaux
Cole Brisson
Donald Britt*
Natalie Britt
Ryleigh Brothers*
Omarion Brown
Kyiana Browne
Jeremiah Bryan*
Robert Bryan*
Jonah Bryan*
Lucas Bryant
David Buffkin
Miles Bullard
Peyton Burney
Brooks Carroll
Nicole Castro Vergara
Corben Chadwick
Maleigha Chatman
Jaylyn Clark
Gwendolyn Cordle
Venus Cortes Garcia*
Ashton Davis
Shawnesty Deaver
Izela Del Valle-Serrano
Jenna Dove
Kimberly Dowless*
Kaia Edwards
Lena Edwards*
Gavin Elks
Caleb Evans
Jennifer Garcia-Plata
Drake Gause
Karlee Gause
Imani Graham
Alondra Gutierrez
Ester Guzman Gonzalez
Marissa Haney
Derrick Harvey*
Hunter Hester
Davion Jackson
Payten Johnson*
Ashten Johnson
Harmony Jones
Angelina Jones
Gauge King
Sawyer King*
Emma King
Maycee Kinlaw*
Sarah Klun
DaShaun Leach
Austin Lewis
William Long
BreOnnia Maultsby
Tylik McCall
Amiya McCarty-Maxfield
Drake McIntyre*
Madison McIntyre
Diyari McKoy
JaVarius Moore
Ashanti Nava Navarrete*
Halle Nobles
Kyrstin Owens*
Franklin Pait*
Jackson Pait*
Kendall Pinyan
Pateyn Pope
Logan Powers
Jordan Powers*
Briana Reinhart
Brody Rhodes
Marilyn Sagastume
Jazmyn Saldivar
Ashley Shaw
Kristen Singletary
Brayden Steele
Talon Storms*
Katie Strickland
Connor Sykes
Natalee Sykes
Chloe Thompson
Makenna Thurman*
Chloe Walters*
Addison Wilcox
Leea Wilkins
Phyllis Williamson
Andrew Wren*
Faith Wren*
Cassidy Wright
Tar Heel Middle School
Kevin Aguilar Saraoz
Jamaiya Ballard*
Luke Beck
Josiah Belle-Robinson
Jayden Bethea
Danasha Bordeaux
Javier Cabrera Mendez
Emily Campos-Estrada*
Anthony Corbett
Landon Cornwell
Sterling Davis
Jayden Dew*
Camryn Easter
Madison Eldridge
Kevin Gonzalez-Monroy
Mason Greene
Alyssa Hambidge
Kayden Hammonds
Lizeth Jacob Ortiz
Brittany Jacob Ortiz
Brandon Jeronimo Castanon
Carrie Jones
Jonny Lemus-Basilio
MaKayla Lewis
Brody Mabe
Grayson Mahala
Bryan Maldonado-Ortiz
Alyssa McKoy
Alajeh McMillan
Jonathan Mejia Marroquin
Karla Mejia Rodriguez
Itzel Mendoza Ortiz
Derek Mendoza Perez
Xavier Moore
Ayana Murchison
Nicholas Musselwhite
Everlee Nance
Layla Page
Stryker Pait
Sarah Panameno
Kelly Perez Reyes
Acelin Perez Vasquez
Cristian Ramon-Reyes
Geovani Reyes Gonzalez
Michael Reyes Maldonado*
Naomi Reyna-Vicencio
Serenity Richardson
Kenia Romero-Pena*
Jazmyn Saldivar
Jonathan Sandoval-Cruz
Anahi Sandoval-Rojas
LaQuoria Smith
Ahdaren Toney
Yareli Vasquez
Estrella Vazquez-Aguilar
Rut Velasco Garcia
Johani Velazquez Diaz*
Gerson Verdugo-Roblero
Ahmarie White
Ethan Wil-Dey
Bladen Early College High School
Daniel Arellano*
Natalie Autry
Kassie Bagwell
Kaylee Bagwell
Trinity Bedsole
Yasmine Benson
Alexandria Blanks*
Thad Brisson
Connie Carroll*
Daliyah Carroway*
Serenity Flakes
Kanyon Freeman
Jessica Garcia-Bastida*
Abbygail Gonzalez
Faith Graham*
Ricardo Gutierrez
Trinity Hearn
Erin Hewett
Ashlie Kearns
Amber Knighten
Kylen Kraus
Isaiah Loftis
Josiah Lucero*
Cynthia Maldonado-Ortiz
Riley McIntyre*
Myesha McKoy*
Julizza Mejia-Villalta*
Kayleigh Melvin
Abril Mena-Martinez*
Landon Merritt*
Reagan Moore
Romalda Ordaz
Ashley Orellana-Leon
Cheyenne Pendry*
Angel Ramon-Reyes
Kayley Richardson
Destiny Robinson*
Ashani Rozier*
Dylan Russ*
John Russ*
Kara Shepherd*
Isaac Singletary*
Kayla Todd
Jamya Tolson
Nadiya Virden*
Sarah Young
West Bladen High School
Nicholas Alioto*
Cade Allen
Violet Allen*
Olivia Allen*
Ashley Argueta Martinez*
Lainey Autry*
Shyra Ballard*
Tamia Barber*
Shaun Barkley
Alex Basilio Ortiz
Layna Bass
Kaytee Bedsole*
Jade Black*
Ahonesty Blake*
Tucker Bordeaux
Estefany Bravo Verdugo*
Alexander Brisson
Caroline Brisson
Kaitlynn Brisson*
Kelsey Britt*
Colin Britt*
Mallory Bryan*
Olivia Bryan
Hunt Bryan
Laci Buffkin
Maycee Bullard*
Faith Burden*
Megan Byrd*
Dylan Cain
Garrison Carr*
Briana Carranza Toledo
Rylee Chadwick*
Alina Chavez*
Natalie Chavez
Danny Chavez-Ortiz
Michael Collins
Joseph Cooper
Marlene Crabtree*
Elijah Crabtree*
Lena Damasco-Trinidad*
Holland Davis*
Mary Davis*
Dalton Davis*
Karla Dimas-Lopez*
Andrew Dowd*
Alanna Dowless
Stephen Dowless
Catherine Dowless*
Garrett Dunham
Alexis Edwards
Sadie Enloe
Georgianna Enloe*
Madelyn Evans
Angel Fahrbach
Lauren Faircloth
Haleigh Fields*
Conner Freeman
Jazmy Funez Aranda
Yareth Garcia Perez
Kara Gause
Saul Gaytan Morales*
Levi German
Jennifer Gonzalez*
Carlos Gonzalez Flores
Lauren Gooden*
Erik Grady*
Daniel Gustafson*
Hunter Guyton*
Alyssa Hales*
Lauren Hammonds*
Michelle Hernandez Ortiz
Samuel Hernandez
Velasquez*
Georgia Hester
Jordan Hester*
Hannah Hester*
Jennah Heustess
Amber Hickman*
Kinley Hilburn*
Kenadie Hill
Kevin Hite*
Natalie Holland*
Dylan Howell*
Emily Huber*
Cassi Humphrey
Shanyla Hunter*
Julianne Hursey
Shamaria Jackson
Harmony Jacobs
Flor Jacome Duarte*
Avery Jones*
Mason Jones
Kaitlyn Kelly*
Jacie Kinlaw*
Hannah Kriner*
Aaron Lamb*
Hannah Lamb*
Sierra Lawson
Alicia Lawson
Taqura Lennon
Kiera Lewis
Taylor Lewis*
Lorenzo Lloyd
Valeria Lopez Martinez
Xavier Lopez-Garcia
Damontre Love
Jordan Ludlum*
Iris Marroquin Tema*
Antuan Martinez-Sanchez
Sage McDonald*
Azillyah McDonald*
Abigail McLaughlin*
Jenna McLean
Whitney McLean*
Trinity Meares
Alan Miranda
Tiniya Monroe*
Felix Negron*
Kasey Nichols
Wadeyn Norris*
Kayla Norris*
Robert Osborne
Nikolas Page
Brianna Page
Aaron Pait
Megan Pait*
Lauren Pait*
Gary Parker
Alayna Parnell
Alyssa Reaves*
Kaden Revels
Hannah Richardson
Dorien Rivera
Kevin Rivera
Karlee Roberts*
Shamora Robinson
Katelynn Robinson*
Kelcey Robinson Jr
Lorenza Rogers
Karly Ross
Samuel Ross
Aiden Russ
Allister Russ
Samantha Russ*
Ashley Sanchez-Resendiz*
Fabiola Sandoval Barrios*
Yahaira Santana Dominguez
Yuridia Santana-Dominguez
Leigha Sellers
Nolan Sessoms
Alaina Sierra
Annagrace Singletary
Brookee Singletary*
Mackenzie Singletary*
Morgan Skipper
Bella Smith
Landon Stanley
Kaiden Stanley*
Tydrick Stewart
Samantha Strange*
Devon Strange
Matthew Strange
Alexandria Tatum
Marissa Taylor
J. Morgan Taylor
Madison Taylor*
Kaden Thurman*
Pablo Vasquez Aguilar
Madilyn Walters*
Kirsten Warrick*
JaMorian Washington*
Marisa Williams*
Chase Williams
Phoebe Williams*
Samantha Woodell
Aaron Wren*
Makayla Wright
Brianna Wuergler
Emily Young*