Patch Irmo-Seven Oaks, SC --From the Office of Public Information
Lexington-Richland Five held a ceremony on April 29, recognizing the 237 students who have been named South Carolina Junior Scholars. The high number of District Five students receiving this year’s designation is a nearly 20 percent increase from 2012.
Tami Richardson, Supervisor of Gifted and Talented Programs for the district, said: “The impressive number of students receiving this award speaks volumes to the quality of teachers and students in District Five. These students have earned the distinction of being among the highest achieving eighth grade students in our nation. We are delighted to celebrate their academic success and look forward to seeing what the future holds for these young, bright scholars.”
Developed by the state Department of Education during the 1985-86 school year, the South Carolina Junior Scholars Program is designed to identify eighth grade students with exceptional academic talent. Students who qualify for the designation receive an Award of Merit certificate from the state Department of Education and District Five Junior Scholar pins donated by Page Five, a volunteer support network for parents and educators.
The following is a list of South Carolina Junior Scholars from Lexington-Richland District Five:
Adam Abdulrahman
Laura-Ellen Adair
Ryan Ahuja
Griffin Allen
Zakiya Austin
Ian Bain
David Ballentine
Kara Bane
Kristen Bane
Anyah Barber
Tyler Beach
Harrison Bedenbaugh
Cooper Bemis
Autumn Bennett
Sydney Bertram
Emma Blair
Crystal Boatwright
Matthew Bonnette
Kate Bothe
Riley Branham
Jacob Breland
Anastasia Brown
Brogan Brown
Hannah Bruno
Camille Bryant
Anna Buck
Logan Budzynski
Cooper Butfiloski
Harrison Byrd
Danielle Caldwell
Brennora Cameron
Luis Canales
Zachary Case
Jordan Cavender
Eric Chen
Haley Chiles
Daesung Chong
Eric Cipolla
Jessica Cole
Mya Coleman
Nicholas Comfort
Emily Corley
Kinzie Correll
Rachel Cosby
Abigail Cox
Talmadge Cox
Jordan Crooks
Alexa Cropley
Vihar Dalal
Nina Daneshvar
Allison Davis
Andrea Davis
Hannah Rose Davis
Emma Debenport
Caroline Denise
Karina Desai
Ashton DiFiore
Anthony DiNicola
Leslie Dodgins
Olivia Dodgins
Robert Dominick
Nicholas Donato
Maggie Dong
Turner Doolittle
Tyler Doolittle
Jordyn Drezek
Austin Dugar
Rachel Dukes
Tyler Durish
John Eason
Madison Edenfield
Haley Epting
Katherine Epting
Taylor Evans
A.J. Fabry
Cade Fallaw
Jessica Fanguy
John Fisher
Kianna Flemming
Jason Flowers
Chase Floyd
Chloe Fowler
Emily Franklin
Isaac Frey
Taylor Gaddis
Julia Gambill
David Garcia
Ben Garris
Alex Grant
Taylor Griffen
Derek Hall
Mallory Hammond
Italia Harding
Rachel Hawkins
Carson Haycox
Mackenzie Hearn
Jordan Hodge
Lauren Holliday
Jackson Holmes
Mackenzie Hooker
Bianca Huet
John David Hunter
Donald Huyck
Rachel Janis
Kaitlyn Jaure'
Olivia Jeanot
Alexander Johnson
Nyal Johnson
Kayla Jones
Jonathan Kaufmann
Sydney Kay
Donald Kelly
William Kelly
Brianna Kennedy
Russell Kibbe
Tae Kim
Colin Kitchens
Kailey Klich
Elizabeth Knight
Graham Knowles
Max Land
Hannah Lavender
Hannah Lawson
Joshua LeClerg
Anna Lee
Adam Lewis
Zachary Lindler
Marley Lockman
Noah Loquist
Joshua Lowry
Ian MacPhail
Jack Madden
Carrie Magyar
Hannah Maroun
Lewis Martin
Molly Mayer
Matthew McConnell
Morgan McCrary
Austin McDaniel
Taylor McDaniel
Emma McInnes
Bryce McLaurin
Skyler McLeod
Hillary Melton
Leanna Mentes
Noah Mervak
Jessica Metts
Amanda Metze
Katie Miller
Zoe Miller
Sydney Mitchell
Faith Morris
Robert Morton
Sydney Moss
Stephen Mulholland
Michael Mullinax
Margaret Murphy
Joshua Musto
Matthew Nulman
Tyler Nye
Catherine O'Leary
Hannah Oliver
Hannah Oliver
Liam Olson
Ashley Parker
Tristan Parsons
Krystal Pasciak
Gauri Patel
Lila Patterson
Samantha Pavlik
Nathan Pavlovsky
Andrew Porter
Jonathan Rachwal
Turner Ragland
Aila Rahman
Gregory Rast
Andrew Reed
Addison Reeves
William Reid
Ethan Richards
Garielle Richards
Emily Richardson
Morgan Riegel
Taylor Robinson
Elizabeth Rush
Richard Schmidt
Hannah Shaffer
Benjamin Shirey
Adele Sinegar
Victoria Singleton
Annslee Smith
Sarah Smith
Tate Smith
William Stallings
Hope Steger
Sara Steger
Carol Stegura
Hannah Stewart
Richard Stewart
Ava Strubbe
Connor Sweet
Benjamin Swindell
Katelyn Talley
Theodros Tarekegne
Ashley Taylor
Caleb Taylor
Summer Taylor
Elizabeth Tedder
Reagan Tedder
Michael Templeton
Jack Tenbrunsel
Elexis Thompson
Lanz Anthony Tijing
Jarett Tomlin
Carol Turner
Hayden Tuten
Samuel Verdino
Lauren Waddell
Angelica Walker
Audrey Wang
Cameron Ward
Wade Ward
Wil Waring
Morgan Weaver
Micah Westermeyer
Elijah Wilkins
Madeline Williams
Nathan Williams
Lindsey Wilson
Naomi Wood
Cooper Woodham
Michaela Woodruff
Alexandria Wynn
Zheyuan Xue
Christopher Yamashiro
Micah Zahn
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