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Scholars inducted
New Century Scholars
from Jackson, Macon and
Swain counties were all
inducted together during
a ceremony on Southwestern
Community College’s
Jackson Campus Sept. 27.
“How many of you
have cell phones?”
Sonja Haynes, SCC foundation
director, asked the auditorium
full of students. Most
raised their hands…and
their phones.
“You know what it
is like to be in a network
then,” Haynes told
them. “And now that
you are New Century Scholars
you have a whole new network.
You have your teachers
who believed in you enough
to nominate you for this
program. You have the
school administrators
in your network and all
of us here at SCC who
will be here to support
you through your next
six years. You have your
parents who will work
as your partners in this
network. Plus, you have
a network of community
supporters out there who
have each given at least
$500 to make sure you
get a college education.”
The New Century Scholars
Program began in 1995
and is now a collaborative
educational effort among
the public schools in
Macon, Jackson and Swain
counties and Southwestern
Community College. The
program targets “high
potential” students
at the end of sixth grade
and provides extra support
to those students through
their middle school and
high school years.
Students are nominated
based on their potential
for academic success,
yearly promotion and leadership
ability. Selected students
must display effort in
the classroom and have
a positive attitude and
desire for education,
have good behavior and
character, meet the county
attendance policy, and
perform 10 hours per year
of community service.
Upon completion of high
school, students are awarded
a tuition scholarship
for each of their two
years at Southwestern.
Western Carolina University
has added a guaranteed
scholarship that enables
students who complete
the NCS program and earn
an associates degree at
SCC to continue their
education at the university
for two years and earn
a bachelors degree.
Group initiative activities
for New Century Scholars
complement educational
support and volunteer
service opportunities
by helping students build
self-esteem and gain leadership
skills. Team building
activities during the
middle school years help
to increase group dynamics;
and in high school, high
ropes and rock climbing
courses challenge scholars
in a physical way. These
individual challenges
expand the scholar's trust
of others, critical thinking
skills, self-reliance,
and goal setting abilities.
The number of sponsorships
awarded each year depends
on the amount of funds
donated by citizens, organizations
and businesses. Sponsors
contribute $500 per tuition
scholarship each year.
Funds raised through the
“Ducks on the Tuck”
event also provide student
sponsorships.
To learn more about the
NCS scholarship program,
visit the SCC web site
at www.southwesterncc.edu.
For more information on
contributing to the program,
contact Sonja Haynes at
SCC at 800.447.4091 or
828.586.4091, extension
218, or Patty Wilson at
pwilson@email.jcps.k12.nc.us.
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| New Century Scholars
from Jackson
County
include, left to
right: |
 Blue
Ridge: Caitlin
Gilbert, Patricia McCall,
Zachary Potts, Carleigh
Stewart |
 Cullowhee
Valley: (front)
Joni Ashe, Amber Broom,
Katie Davis, Jessica Farmer,
Drew Fox, Verenice Granados,
Lara Hagberg, Brian Hooper;
(back) Katie Hutchinson,
Charay Ingram, Katlyn
Little, Casey Mathis,
Josh Norris, Will Phillips,
Savanna Sistare, Deborah
Smith, Shelbi Young |
 Fairview:
(front) Aaron
Brooks, Emily Bryson,
Rebecca Cope, AJ Cunningham,
Alexie Franklin, Jamie
Hagedorn, Abby Hubbs;
(back) Kennedy Jones,
Morgan King, Rosa Lara,
Mandy Lewis, Keith Mathis,
Tanner Nations, Kate Prindiville,
Bethany Wilson, Conner
Wilson |
Smokey Mountain:
Nyasha Bradley, Brittany
Bullock, Brittany Franks,
Sean Gilbert, Kaelyn Kilpatrick,
Bria Noble, Rachel Upchurch,
Amelia Whigham |
Summit: Lindsey
Lombard and Shelby Scott |
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| New
Century Scholars from
Macon
County
include, left to right:
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Highlands: Kalyn
Billingsley, Chase Flowers,
Tyler Owens |
Nantahala: Breanna
Postell, Amy Solesbee,
Devin West |
Macon Middle:
(front) Natasha Wooten,
Kelsey Apel, Evert Ball,
Aaron Bates, Lydia Bellavance,
Bridgett Berry, Catherine
Birolin, Meagan Bishop,
Danielle Brooks, Lauren
Capoccia, Kristen Cope,
Jennifer Cunningham, Dustin
Woods; (middle) Lexie
Edwards, Brett Gibson,
Alyssa Hodgin, Taylor
Holland, Tyler Holland,
Aryn Jenkins, Kevin Johnston,
Andrew Ledford, Daniel
Lequire, Preston Mashburn,
Kaylee Moore; (back) Sarah
Nichols, Samantha Orr,
Lindsey Owenby, Brett
Palmer, Erin Picklesimer,
Allison Powers-O’Dette,
Alex Redoutey, Cody Rogers,
Brian Sterling, Luke Templeton,
Kory Vance, Tiera Walker,
Ben Watson, Amber Wice |
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 New
Century Scholars from
Swain
County
include, from left: (front)
Kelly Brown, Deanna Bryant,
Kelly Cooper, Erin Crawford,
Michelle Curtice, Baron
Dills, Kaitlyn Fletcher,
Aaron Frady, Myka Frankiewicz;
(back) Dillon Gross, Felicia
Hardison, Taylor Jones,
Molly Malyszko, Kimmie
Mason, Nneka Myers, Jessica
Winchester, Marie Woodard |
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