First nine weeks

9^th Grade

Ballenger, Eilainia Deeann

Barnes, Chloe Leigh

Borrelli, Spencer Anthony

Bowden, Alexis Nicole

Brka, Lejla

Brunner, Faith Lauren

Byrd, Joseph Blane

Carson, Madison Leigh

Clark, Joseph Austin

Cortes Arevalo, Antonio Luis

Glass, Jatera Rose

Gutierrez-Ochoa, Alejandro

Hoernlen, Ruby Jacqueline

Holland, Orchid Rhea

Houser, Trevor Austin Bennett

Lanier, Jonah Alexander

Logan, Ashley Nicole

Luna Villa, Andrea Regina

Martinez Garcia, Vianca

Mendez Rodriguez, Manuel Alejandro

Nordmark, Aoife

Parker, Deanna Marie

Picklesimer, Chelsea Taylor

Rhyne, Ashlyn Elizabeth

Roth, Thomas Mark

Secrest, Alex Keever

Self, Destiny Shaelyn

Silvers, Cyanne Gabriela

Smith, Jordan Mikayla

Taylor, Shelbey Ann

Trejo-Ortiz, Aylin

Waters, Gloria Michaelia

Weathers, Carson Alexander

Wynne, Nicole Jade

10^th Grade

Agustin, Zayari Gizell

Anderson, Devlyn Robert

Baker, Corbin Chase

Bivens, Samantha Nicole

Brogden, Miller Scott

Concepcion, Yamilet

Corrales-Barrantes, Darien

Crump, Camaryn Analizabeth

Emerson, Haley Faith

Lozano, Mauricio

McKean, Derek Paul

Mora Martinez, Katerin

Owen, Hayley Abigail

Rhyne, Hundley Abigail

Rikard, Bailey Charles

Robinette, Charles Edward

Russell, Ashley Marie

Rutter, Ashlyn Leslierae

Salazar, Nicole

Salcedo, Genesis Vanessa

Solera, Andrea Teresa

Sronce, Alyssa Nicole

Tackett, Kaylee Ann

Weisenhorn, Simon Philip

White, Emily Ruth

11^th Grade

Bennett, Morgan Elizabeth

Borrelli, Elana Josephine

Duncan, Zerryha Ra Jhae

Dyer, Xavier Bradley

Fonseca, Jacob Willis

Garcia, Alondra Dejesus

Garcia, Esther Marie

Hance, Patrick Michael

Harrison, Kinsey Rhyne

Homesley, Laken Destiny

Keneda, Brandon Christopher

Kim, Rebecca

Leonhardt, Wesley Michael

Lewis, Falon

Miller, Mallory Braye

Mode, Kelsie Lynn

Moisano, Julia Belen

Munger, Christian Michael Duncan

Randolph, Danielle Nicole

Robbs, Jamari Quanae

Robinson, Katlin Shyann

Rose, Justice Marie

Rudisill, Stephanie Nicole

Sarmiento, Jeffrey Alejandro

Tadeja, Gerald Barnachea

Torres, Rut Estel

Whitesides, Saylor Morgan

Willis, Graham Richard

Wimbush, Makeela Auntrice

Zambrano, Rosa Rubi

12^th Grade

Brown, Allison Leigh

Carpenter, Ellen Marie Healy

Davis, Airial Dawn

Easter, Jordon Alexander

Fisher, Peyton Ryan

Giron, Rositta Cody

Hatchett, Nicholas Dale

Herter, Amber Marie

Isoler, Julieta Carolina

McKean, Kyle Richard

Nichols, Sinjin Dylan Hunter

Osborne, Steven Matthew

Owen, Erin Taylor

Pena, Alejandra Tornero

White, Hunter Andrew

First nine weeks – A/B Honor Roll

9^th Grade

Anthony, Alayna Cheyenne

Antonio-Librado, Griselda

Avila, Adriana Dalila

Bergstedt, Eric Joseph

Blackwell, Brandon Lee

Branch, Deanna Lynn

Bravo Perez, Esperanza

Cabalceta, Valeria Maria

Caldwell, Tanisha Elise

Carballo, Gabrielle Hope

Cardenes, Chelsea

Carpenter, Jessica Ashley

Castillo, Cheyenne Rebecca

Cerda-Chavez, Edvert Adolfo

Collado, Jorge Luis

Cordell, Joseph Caleb

Correll, Justin Ray

Derr, Malcolm Jevon

Dial, Matthew Austin

Duncan, Kaneisha Jenate

Fitzpatrick, James Daniel

Foster, Christian Lee

Garrison, Sarah Grace

Guzman, Jose Luis

Hance, Benjamin Scott

Harrill, Megan Elise

Helms, Emily Marie

James, Destynee Shakaria

Jankowski, Alison Claire

Jenkins-Acuna, Ives Fabricio

Jin, Allen

Killian, Joslynn Dominique

Lavander, Luke Chandler

Ledwell, Adara Rose

Leggett, Taylor Octavian Lee

Lineberger, Chloe Jayde

Little, Nasya Shante

Locklear, Jada Kiersten

Maldonado Ruiz, Jared Daniel

Marquez, Heidy Jasmine

Martinez, Anthony

Martinez, Brandon

Martinez, Giobanni

Martinez, Jesse Manuel

McComas, Alexis Danielle

Mendez Perez, Eduardo Antonio

Miller, Dylyn Emma

Moncree, Sheadon Litara

Nieto-Sanchez, Ivan

Paula-Soto, Denisse

Powell, Dajzay Douglas

Quezada, Jasmin

Ramirez Huerta, Adan

Reynolds, Mason Franklin

Rhodes, Jayle Karin

Rice, Heavenly

Rikard, Brayden

Rojas Puente, Jose Alan

Ross, Patrick Vincent

Sandoval, Kevin Gayton

Sedano-Albarran, Kevin Brian

Shires, Alexis Capri

Smith, Preston Dean

Sneed, Tyler Scott

Spradling, Alycia Michelle

Tucker, Danashia Amil

Weathers, Christian Paul

Williams, Tasia Alexis

10^th Grade

Adams, Justin Blake

Andrade, Kevin Eduardo

Averhoff, Aaron Rafael

Beam, Ahniyha Raeshelle

Bradley, Maxwell Kenneth

Bradshaw, Tyler Ray

Brocuglio, Carly Grace

Bynum, Alexandria Gabrielle

Cannon, Nathalia Kaylena

Charles, Jessica Michelle

Clark, Jade Aaron

Cline, Carson Joseph

Cloer, Maegan Danielle

Cowie, Robert Earl

Diaz, Melissa

Dyer, Xylie

Dyson, Mikayla Mae

Espindola, Noah Michael

Estudillo, Kevin Allyn

Evans, Skylar R’quis

Gaines, William Parker

Gidney, Kasey Danielle

Heidmann, Jenna Rae

Henderson, Destiny Nichole

Houser, Wyatt

Hovis, Madelynn Leigh

Isaac, Keir Laquan

Jackson, RaJhae Sequoia Monique

Lamkin, Ronald Gregory

Little, Korbin Elizabeth

Littlejohn, Tyra Jasmine

Markland, Edward

Martin, Caleb Andrew

Martinez-Ramirez, Gabriela

McCarthy, Trevor Ross

Moreno, Vicki Francillia

Napoles, Andrea

Noblot, Noah Thomas

Nordmark, John Flynn

Olivares, Jose Antonio

Porras Arroyo, Kattie

Radebaugh, Daniel Shelton

Ramseur, Mercedez Emir

Revels, Campbell Blake

Richards, Kaitlyn Brianna

Robinson, Stacia Rae

Rovalino, Francesca Fernanda

Rudisill, Nicholas Chase

Saunders, Haley Savannah

Sequeira, Kimberly Vanessa

Stover, Nathan James

Sullivan, Matthew William

Surla, Andrew Thomas

Torres, Miguel Angel

Valdez, Samantha Olivia

Viola, Joshua Michael

Walker, Caroline Nicole

Watson, Kaycee Marie

West, Brett Hudson

Whiteside, William Chandler

Williams, Angel

Williams, Karson O’Neal

Williams, Trajhae Dzhaun

Williams, Zealy Michelle

Young, Tracy Mary

11^th Grade

Beaver, Micah Danielle

Brunner, Tristan Samuel

Campos, Destiny Alejandra

Canipe, Taylor Nicole

Cline, Kirsten Hannah

Cortez, Lissette

Dellinger, Austin Michael

Diaz-Coley, Jeffrey Bryan

Frazier, Jack Cameron

Gatza, Alivia Marie

Gonzalez, Wendy Viridiana

Grant, Peyton Noah

Gursky, Haley Elizabeth

Hanke, Victoria Grace

Heard, Montrice Doral

Helms, Noah Claye

Hoops, Spencer Cole

Hughey, Kiera Desiree

Jimenez, Melanie Ester

Keener, Joshua Ryan

Keener, Noah Jacob

Kennedy, Katie Ann

Lavander, Jordan Dakota

Marlow, Trinity Shane

Martin, Hunter Alexandria

Mauldin, Benjamin Tyler

Montes, Mitalia

Mora-Martinez, Esmeralda Rubyt

Odum, Devozshe Zeshawn

Parker, Sarah Catherine

Pena, Julio

Reeder, Joseph Paul

Reeves, Trevor Chase

Robinson, Ashley Tanisha

Sanchez Avila, Karol Pamela

Sherrill, Brandon Jerome

Sides, Haskell David

Sigmon, Chloe Elizabeth

Siracusa, Maria Teresa

Smith, Lauren Ashleigh

Stillwell, Austin Rey

Storey, Charles Michael

Stover, Roman Terrell

Sullivan, Joshua Timothy

Thompson, Jalayshia Trisshaw

Trejo Garcia, Vanesa

Trejo, Paula

Velez, Ana Ivelisse

Wilson, Destiny Aleaha

Wilt, Kaitlyn Mackenzie

Winslow, Madison Dare

Woodruff, Kourtney Elizabeth

12^th Grade

Aragon, Julio Alejandro

Avery, Andrew Scott

Ballard, Natalie Ruth

Barker, Emily Ann

Bergstedt, Carrie Elizabeth

Bynum, Alexander Quentin

Byrd, Christian Jacob

Campbell, Adam Webster

Charles, Destinee Shontel

Charles, Kalvin Michael

Chassereau, Nicole Brooke

Crawley, Jacob Cole

Crowder, Erika Danielle

DeLand, Cameron Rose

Estudillo, Kyle Dino

Fair, Randolph Scott

Ferris, Samantha Ann

Fisher, Curtis Wayne

Fonseca, Ciara Cristal Rage

Fonville, Alexis Nicole

Forgue, Michelle Ann

Fuller, Norman John

Garcia Navarro, Yesenia

Gorton, Alex Carlson

Johnson Mata, Kevin Leonard

Johnson, Cooper Reece

Leatherman, Caitlin Michelle

Martin, Jason Alan

McCleave, Melvin Lashaun

Moore, Raheem Dclayton

Morales-Plata, Benancio

Moya Arredondo, Leslie Fernanda

Muller, Paul Anthony

Neal, Arabia J’Shay

Nieto’, Javier

Parker, Gracie Elizabeth

Parsons, Jasmine Lee

Prescod, Tyshique Dorrell

Punch, Madison Grace Kinny

Queen, Kaitlyn Anne

Richardson, Victoria Faith

Rodriguez, Eric Hinojosa

Rose, Tiffany Louise

Rueda, Marcos

Sandi, Isaac Jacob

Schronce, Jacob Guy

Shults, Brianna Marie

Sigmon, Paxton Sumner

Solera, Brittany Caroline

Stallings, Icela Marie

Trejo, Grissel

Trejo, Joscelyn

Wienrank, Quinton Thomas

Williamson, Kentasja Maliyah

Woodard, Anne Michelle

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First nine weeks – A Honor Roll

9th Grade

Akers, Alijah Joel

Allen, Marco Enrico

Andrews, Alisa Grace

Andrews, Samuel Batyrkhan

Ari, John Thomas

Bartro, Grady James

Baumgardner, Abbigail Hope

Beal, Ashley Nicole

Beal, Lindsey Marie

Berley, Andrew Paul

Bird, Jamie Katherine

Boji, Brennen Cole

Brown, Jesse Orlando

Buff, Tanner Madison

Cada, Aidyn Elizabeth

Caldwell, Hannah Caroline

Cody, Jordan Alexis

Collins, Abby Nicole

Collmer, Seth Allen

Correa, Olivia

Cutshaw, Tucker James

DeHart, Victoria Elizabeth

Doss, Taylor Ann

Duvall, Mia Kathryn

Erdel, Justice Marion

Fesmire, Joshua Charles

Field, Mary Carol

File, Allison Brooke

Freeman, Eric Matthew

Garcia, Morgan Adrian

Gates, Lydia Marie

Gilbert, Benjamin Eli

Glass, Brendan Ingram

Goodson, Nicholas Alexander

Griffin, Shawn Emmitt

Hodges, Mason Ray

Holbrooks, Grace Mackinley

Holmes, Jordan Lynn

Hovis, Baylee Elizabeth

Johnson, Emma Grace

Jordan, Hailey Patricia

Kane, Jillian Qingshu

King, Elijah Alexander

Komenda, Roman

Labar, Anna Lindsey

Lackey, Joshua David

Lamont, Sophia Michelle

Lancaster, Mattie Elizabeth

Lippard, Braxton James

Luckman, Kayla Noel

McCracken, Allen Charles

McIntosh, Thomas Kale

McKinney, Nicholas Lloyd

Medina-Villalon, Michelle Paola

Morrison, Alexis Taylor

Mugno, William Vincent

Mullen, Tate Jackson

Munoz Quiros, Keene Gabriel

Nofsinger, John Alexander

Oakes, Stephen Paul

Peeler, Carleigh Alexandra

Pepin, Victoria Dae

Pyne, Megan Mccaulley

Rankin, William Stowe

Reid, Isabella Drake

Risse, Brian John

Roberts, Brianna Hope

Robinson, Noelle Faith

Shryock, Tyler Susan

Somers, Kaylin Elizabeth

Stagner, Kyle William

Taylor, Caroline Morrow

Thompson, Kailey Nicole

Tomanchek, Corbin Ray

Tran, Timmy Nguyen

Tyson, Hannah Lynae

Varner, Kasey Marie

Vazquez Moya, Fatima Cristell

Wahab, Jordan Walker

Walton, Uriah Kane

Warren, Sage Elise

Williams, Maya Bethany

Williamson, James Foster

Woodby, Lizbeth Leigh

10^th Grade

Ayers, Andrew Todd

Bailey, Lance Robinson

Bain, Connor John

Blackburn, Abigail Hope

Blackburn, Austin David

Boyles, Christian Hunter

Branham, Savannah Hope

Bullock, Emily Brooke

Burchfield, Rylee Marie

Cathey, Jackson McLane

Clements, Katherine Elizabeth

Cogan, Max Joshua

Conway, Abigale Elizabeth

Deluca, Teigan Haley

Diaz, David

Dugan, Kylie Marie

England, London Joseph

Green, Anna Elizabeth

Hager, Alyssa Joy

Hunter, Westley Steven

Ieremciuc, Zachery Aaron

Johnson, Brittany Kay

Johnson, Luke David

Jones, McKenzie Elizabeth

Jorgensen, Matthew Martin

Klein, Kaitlyn Stevie

Kotek, Collin Joseph

Lawing, Kara Elizabeth

Lewis, Virginia Lucille

Little, Brennen Patrick

Martinez, Lizbeth Lizzel

McAfee, Alyssa Diane

McLaughlin, Emma Ruth

McMahan, Matthew Richard

McNeill, Kathleen Caissa

Mize, Katelyn Grace

Neurock, Rebecca Lauren

Palmer, Loren McCauley

Palmer, Noel Gwyneth

Pearce, Sloane Elise

Pigg, Trace Bailey

Renn, Kelsey Marie

Rhodes, Ethan Collier

Sabattus, Meredith Claire

Schappert, Karli Ann

Shaw, Harrison Robert

Sigmon, Avery Colle

Silva, Jason Machado

Steffen, Grace Marie

Teseniar, Lily Grace

Trejo, Imelda

Wahab, Joshua Wesley

11^th Grade

Arrowood, Autumn Leeann

Atwell, Dennis Michael

Barboza Vives, Brandon

Beal, Jessica Paige

Bratt, Nathan Michael

Brittain, LillyAnne Marie

Clarke, Grace Elaine

Collignon, Maisie Evelyn

Dolan, Brendan Michael

Escobar, Nicole Noi

Fay, Kelsey Marie

Friel, Shelley Jannette

Griffin, Emily Ann

Hewitt, Nathan Wayne

Hilburn, Austin King

Holdsclaw, Abigail Grace

Keener, Thomas Dane

Martin, Robin Abigail

McHone, Cager Eli

Metzger, Allison Rose

Moore, Matthew Grant

Oxendine, Tifanie Danielle

Randall, Mary Margaret

Sherwood, Katherine Grace

Swanger, Caroline Grace

Ulibarri, Jordan Trey

Walker, Emily Brooke

12^th Grade

Alger, Fiona Rose

Anderson, Blake Jordan

Arndt, Miranda Michelle

Bain, Hannah Nicole

Beach, Andrew Joseph

Belk, Macie Caroline

Bentley, Amanda Paige

Biondi, James Philip

Blackburn, Kaitlyn Madison

Bragg, Rylie Elizabeth

Caldwell, Kyleigh Anna

Caldwell, Logan Alane

Carson, Ashley Lynn

Castro, Emily Claire

Davis, Trent Michael

DeAngelis, Benjamin Edward

Dellinger, Reginald Justin

Doss, Tanner David

Dunn, Shannon Margaret

Dykes, Tyler Bradley

Ellis, Gabriel Glenn

Esquer, Robert Ashe

Finnen, Emma Caroline

Fiore, Emma Fay

Fiore, Jacob Benjamin

Formichella, Catherine Marie

Gay, Addison Taylor

Green, Camryn Allison

Haynes, Jacob William

Huffman, Carley Sherrill

Jarvis, Shane Hunter

Johnson, Caleb Mitchell

Johnson, Jordan Nicole

Jones, Riley Fasolt

Jorgensen, Christopher Anthony

Lamb, Dakota James

LeQuire, Jacob Andrew

McClain, Maura Isabel

McDonald, Madeline Ruth

Moore, Katelyn Danielle

Moore, Timothy Scott

Mosteller, Caroline Hope

Myles, Alyssa Jade

Neesmith, Makenzie Hope

Oakes, Haley Catherine

Pearce, Madison Grace Smith Akers Coke

Pendry, Dale Robert

Roberts, Sydney Blake

Saunders, Hannah Michelle

Scott, James Walter

Sides, Madeline Kate

Sigmon, Amber Nichole

Slate, Joshua Eric

Snider, Cole McKay

Speckman, Jessica Ann

Steffen, Claire

Stegal, Catherine Grace

Stilwell, Abbigail Rose

Tucker, Steven Nicholas

Warren, Madison Leigh

Watts, Maggie Elenora

Woodby, Carter Davidson

First nine weeks – A/B Honor Roll

9^th Grade

Allen, Joshua Willis

Avery, Addison Lynn

Beam, Emma Rose

Blackburn, Hunter Carlton

Bolick, Jarrett Killian

Bradham, Boyd Layton

Burgess, Natalie Michelle

Cannon, Brooks Haiden

Cantrell, Abigail Suzanne

Castro, Jonathan Elio

Chaney, Blaine Tyler

Collins, Christian Alexander

Cooper, Harley Elizabeth

Corvin, Bryant Anthony

Cosby, Brett Michael

Dacunto, Jillian Mae

Davis, McKenzie Jordan

Del Rossi, Rebecca Eileen

Delgado, Steven Lara

Dellinger, Jeremy Holden

Farkas, Ethan Paul

Feiler, Samantha Ann

Finnen, Richard Earl

Geno, Katerina Elizabeth

Goins, Jeffrey Austin

Grant, Jarret Cole

Guerra, Savanah Marie

Guia, Faith Lynn

Hansil, Suzannah Peyton

Harmon, Jacob Paul

Hearld, Emily Michele

Hemmings, Noah Franklin

Hewitt, Benjamin William

Holmes, Cearra Danee

Hord, Derek James

Horton, Chloe Nicole

Houser, Alexis Paige

Judd, Kayla Emily-Maree

Kidder, Hanna Jade

Kolb, Kalyssa Skylar

Leatherman, Jayden BreAnna

Miller, Hannah Riley

Morrison, Logan Guy

Mugno, Robert Joseph

Nixon, Joshua Michael

Nolen, Gabriel Thomas

Nordeen, Zachary William

Oar, Savannah Jean

Pacitto, Samantha Nicole

Palacio, Juan Andres

Palmer, Rachel Elizabeth Kathryn

Parks, Matthew McNair

Patrick, Haley Rayne

Patterson, Denver Scott

Paysour, Matthew Alexander

Perry, Anthony Joseph

Pettit, Brooke Renay

Pless, Fallon Ann

Pries, Hannah Lynn

Reep, Nathaniel Blane

Rhyne, Christian Luke

Risse, Jason Christopher

Rivera, Julianna Nicole

Roselli, Serena Kay

Schlossman, Taylor Elise

Segura, Abraham Alberto

Sims, Gabriel Matthew

Smoak, Madison May

Speckman, Devon Jacob Lee

Story, Ava Marie

Terry, James Russell

Tomlinson, Dakota Riley

Trejo, Edgar

Tucker, Allen Keith

Ulibarri, Jason Mical

Warlick, Johnathan Bailey

Welch, Matthew Aaron

Wilkie, Peyton Tyler

Zamora-Almendarez, Nicole Estrella

10^th Grade

Aaron, Ashlyn Suzanna

Alfaro, Anniston Margaret

Armstrong, Hannah Leigh

Avery, Brianna Gabrielle

Barringer, Brianna Leigh

Baucom, Heather Michelle

Borges, David John

Brenes, Abraham Luke

Briggs, Zackary Ryan

Brock, Nina Sarah

Bruce, Lauren Paige

Camp, Daekwon Tyrik

Cardona, Jocelyn

Cook, Payton Chase

David, Alyssa Rhea

DeAngelis, Samuel Richard

Dellinger, Destiny Michelle

Doggette, Christian Lake

Dolan, Ryan Patrick

Drum, Stephanie Nicole

Dymes, Keara Ashley

Ferrell, Brooke Elizabeth

Goins, Allison Paige

Harris, Emma Caroline

Harris, Skylar Mckenzie

Heavner, Brady Andrew

Hedrick, Allison Faye

Imhauser, Michael Daniel

Isenhour, Zackary Dwight

Johnson, Mariah Leigh

Kinsland, Anna Hope

Lilly, Tyler Coleman

Limper, Chloe Alexandra

Loeffler, Lily Catherine

Marler, Laney Renee

Martinez-Martinez, Kevin Anthony

Mayner, Amari Alexis

McCaslin, Chandler Dare

McGinnis, Adelyne Elizabeth

McGuire, Christopher

McPeak, Tyler James

McRorie, Reed Sadler

Miller, Macy Grace

Monterroso, Stacey Cristal

Muse, Kayce Nichole

Nester, Gavin Christopher

Norton, Destiny Claire

Nuhfer, Branden James

Perkins, Madison Victoria

Pewitt, Thomas Austin

Puntch, Nathaniel Ransom

Quiros, Kacei Nicolle

Rabun, Emberlyn Leanore

Rhodes, Evan Addison

Rios Venegas, Rachel

Rogers, Bryan Michael

Rominger, Janis

Sain, Monica Leigh

Schmerber, David Francis

Scott, Justin Michael

Sherrill, Makayla Danae

Shore, Jared Turner

Solomita, Nicholas James

Taylor, Ben Jacob

Thornhill, William Christopher

Van Aarde, Luke Matthew

Vargas, Arleth

Waldron, Seth Jedidiah

Wall, Raygan Allethea

Watts, Carson Finley

Whitney, Tyler John

Withers, Erin Bailey

Woodell, Hannah Marie

Zimmerman, Kevin Thomas

Zotsman, Matthew Jeffrey

11^th Grade

Arevalo, Gabriel Anthony

Babitz, Elizabeth Susanne

Barney, Rayanna Michelle

Bartro, Sarah Elizabeth

Beal, Katie Lee

Black, Cody Bradford Alexander

Brady, Adeline Camille

Bryant, Brendan Stacy

Burgess, Danielle Madison

Byrd, Krishyia Samone

Cable, Journey Deora

Capps, Julia Elizabeth

Carney, Rahmyyah N

Carrigan, Braylin Elaine

Chit Khin, Keegan Roland

Cooper, Dakota Cheyenne

Cooper, Scott Patrick

Correa, Briana Elizabeth

Courson, Kaley Marie

Crouse, Delacierae Anne

Dacunto, Sara Elizabeth

DeGregory, Sarah Elizabeth

Depasquale, Lucas Lee

Devereaux, Jon Paul

Devine, Austin Riley

Do, Alex Lynn

Elchak, Justin

Escobar, Anna Rose Townsend

Etheridge, Avery Lauryn

Farabaugh, Joshua Robert

Farkas, Noah Joseph

Ferraro, Cole Joseph

Freeman, Camden Daye

Fulker, Gavin Ray

Funderburk, McKenzie Anne

Gamble, Kathleen Ann

Green, Matthew William

Griffin, Amber Marie

Griffis, Caitlyn

Hallman, Justin Caine

Haman, Dylan Scott

Hammock, Haven Starr

Henderson, Martha Elizabeth

Holmes, Madison Brooke

Horner, Sydney Nicole

Houck, Chandler Stephens

Hull, Jackson Rowe

Huss, Mia Catherine

Janes, Taylor Dawn

Kay, Morganne Alexandria

Keever, Cassidy Brooke

Kiser, Abigail Taylor

Knight, Savannah Starr

Kovalchuk, Jacob Richard

Lackey, Elizabeth Haley

Lanning, Bryce Andrew

Lazorik, Sarah Anne

Lippard, Coley Charles

Luke, Hannah Mackenzie

Martinez-Rincon, Jose Antonio

Murray, Tyler Joseph

Norkett, Tyler Lee

Nuhfer, Rachel Jane

Palmer, Cheyanne Margaret

Parker, Karson Leigh

Peterson, Jenna Lynne

Picado, Jose Manuel

Price, Chandler Wayne

Prunier, Alexander Joseph

Putnam, Johnny Ray

Ray, Jacob Dylan

Reardon, Christopher James

Ricker, Delanie Jonella

Robinson, Hana Grace

Rypien, Zachary Vincent

Saunders, Nolan Rhyne

Sigmon, Kaitlyn Paige

Smith, Colton Thomas

Smith, Macey Michele

Sorrento, Louis Joseph

Taylor, Laura Ashton

Teague, Nicholas Phillip

Vargas, Samuel Edward

Volek, Brianna Josephine

Webber, Emilee Ann

Wesson, Jacob Owen

Whitley, Jordan Trevor

Williams, Connor Stephen

Wilson, Parker Graham

Wood, Tate Margaret

Woodell, Jeremiah Edward

Wyczawski, Austin Everett

Yedder, Samantha Marye

12^th Grade

Adams, Tristian Scott Alexander

Akers, Alex Ray

Ayers, John Bishop

Barker, Lacie Madelyn

Beard, Mikayla Nicole

Bennes, Jack Michael

Bigham, Monica Carole

Blair, Brittany Mariha

Broome, Donald Ray

Brumfield, DeLeslyn Louise

Cantrell, Samantha Katelyn

Carter, Stormy Jane

Connell, Jordyn Mckenzie

Courtney, Haley Mckenzie

Cox, Xavier Robert

Dellinger, Mikayla Elise

Denker, Anthony Dean

Donaldson, Hailey Celeste

Draper, Andrew Sutherland

Duggins, Madelyn Joyce

Engborg, Theodore Kyle

Forbes, Dawsen Reese

Franck, Caroline Grace

Garcia, David Alexander

Holley, Morgan Danielle

Holtzclaw, Allison N

Hunter, Sarah Abbigail

Johnson, Erin Taylor

Krauth, Erin Rebecca

Labar, Collin Rollat

Lancaster, Mason Thomas

Land, Cody Austin

Laxton, Kayla Victoria

Leonard, Brooke Elizabeth

Lineberger, Adam Sherman

Luke, Michael James

Lynch, Madison Brooke

Madrigal, Xochitl

Martinez, Khaleel

McKinney, Zachary Allen

Morra, John Anthony

Myers, Taylor Brae

Nelson, Kaitlin Brooke

Nixon, Hannah Victoria

Nofsinger, Matthew Wesley

O’Neill, Tyler James

Parker, Macie Victoria

Perry, Sierra Alexis

Prichard, Michael Ware

Rankin, Keegan Michael

Reep, Jeffrey Kyle

Rincon, Melissa Brianne

Rudd, Mattie Lynn

Russell, Sidney Nicole

Sabattus, William Joseph Clark

Scott, Victoria Ann

Sliwoski, Codey Christian

Smith, Shyann Briten

Stertzbach, Benjamin Allen

Tefel, Lucia Grace

Teseniar, Cody Weston

Thompson, Daniel Baley

Tierney, Tayler Nichole

Williams, Caliyah Joselyn

Williams, Corey Seth

Wilson, Jordan Dochett

Wilson, Ki’Esha Shandasia

Yount, Ian Neal

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First nine weeks – A Honor Roll

9^th Grade

Allen, Cameron Montgomery

Ayres, Chloe Marie

Beam, Bobby Eugene

Blake, Ashlyn

Blanco Hinojosa, Pablo Alejandro

Brooks, Carson Daniel

Burgess, Christina Marie

Burgin, Sydney Elizabeth

Butler, Matthew Lee

Champion, Camren

Church, Taylor Elise

Clark, Shanna Alisha

Clary, Jordan Elliott

Faulkner, Amber Elizabeth

Gilmore, Kinsley F

Gizowski, Frederick Scott

Goins, Victoria Nicole

Harkey, Abigail

Hatcher, Jessie Blaine

Heafner, Tanner Olivia

Heavner, Harley Grace

Herrick, Hunter Lawrence

Hill, Kevin Shane

Houser, Mckenna Ryan

Hoyle, Hunter Morgan

Ikard, Breanna Marie

Key, Grace Madelyn

Kilpatrick, Sophia Erin

Knight, Katelyn McKenzie

Laabs, Cyle Jesse

Lineberger, Kassidy Anell

Lynch, Justin Cody

McNeely, Madyson Leah

Mitchem, Regan Haley

Moyer, Victoria Rose

Mull, Abigail Nicole

Murphy, Ethan Slate

Nava, Diana Laura

Northrup, Brook Makenzie

Pearson, Kaley Elizabeth

Poore, Chastity Grace

Powell, Sophie Arin

Propst, Jonathan Chad

Reeves, Regina Morgan

Romero Jimenez, Jasmine

Sain, Kalee Lynn

Sain, Macy Ashtyn

Sain, Samantha Monroe

Saine, Andrew Paul

Shull, Summer Elizabeth

Silver, Timothy Chase

Smith, Dylan Houk

Steele, Broderick Alexander

Teseniar, Anastasia Desirea

Turner, Hannah Marie

Willis, Bryan Jack

Willis, Seth Alex

Wilson, Samantha Gail

Workman, Julia Randi

Wyant, Mattie Augusta

10^th Grade

Adams, Dalton Montgomery

Blackburn, Carlie Marie

Bradshaw, Stephanie Madison

Burton, Cordell Stephen

Calvo, Randall Isaiah

Carpenter, Elizabeth Kristen

Carpenter, Jade Reese

Carpenter, Logan Blake

Davis, Kristen Emily

Harkey, Hailey Elizabeth

Hatcher, Terrance Lee

Hicks, Emily Diane

Hull, Taylor Elizabeth

Johnson, Chandler Steven

Kniceley, Nathan Reed

Mason, Taylor Faith

May, Addie LeeAnn

Morrison, Cameron Austin

Moseley, Brooklyn Annette

Perez Ochoa, Ana Acela

Scronce, Alli Grace

Varner, Colby Hoyle

Vitolas, Jaslinne

Warlick, Carson Alise

Watts, Kelsey Madelin

Williams, Alexander Daniel

Willis, Katherine Otelia

11^th Grade

Baker, Rachel Lois

Barger, Victoria Alexis

Berghello, Macy Taylor

Brooks, Christopher Dalton

Butler, Douglas Chase

Chapman, Parker Austin

Cook, Haley Nicole

Gavin, Gabriel Quinn

Gunter, Eric Scott

Harkey, Marcus Ray

Herrick, Hannah Paige

Hubbard, Kimberly Verlene

Hull, Kamryn Malee

Kuelbs, Liam Matthew

Leonhardt, Kylee Lane

McDuffee, Andraya Bryann

Perez Ochoa, Emanuel

Shultz, Grace Cecelia

Sibaja, Kimberly

Smith, Alexis (Keylee)

Stempien, Keely Elizabeth

Upton, Sarah Danielle

12^th Grade

Angle, Duncan Wayne

Baker, Jessica G Grace

Baverso, Mia Rose

Bishop, Kaytelyn Rebecca

Blevins, Nolan Alexander

Bowen, Matthew Taylor

Bowers, Samantha Marie

Brooks, Grant Philip Woodrow

Brown, Travis Austin

Campbell, Madison Nicole

Carter, Amber Brooke

Clary, Jacob Edward

Coletti, Seth Frank

Colvard, Madison Leann

Cox, Jasmine Nicole

Duren, Chandler Olivia

Dyson, Nicholas Brent

Engle, Dakota Renee

Farmer, Matthew Lee

Flowers, Jordan Danielle

Fredell, Kevin Avery

Garcia, Kaylor Myron

Gates, Makayla Marie

Greene, Aryana Faith

Guynes, Travis Austin

Harkey, Lyndon

Holland, Sierra Anastacia

Holt, Taylor Madison

Hopkins, Emily Christine

Houser, Sara Kate

Howe, Emilly Nicole

Huff, Erin Christine

Jackson, Mckenzie Elice

Janiszcak, Brenden Stephan

Jeune, Hannah Rose

Jones, Jessica Morgan

Lineberger, Keifer Reid

Lingle, Haley Michelle

Link, Jordan Daniel

Lovelace, Cayla Lynn

Lynn, Stefan Thomas

Marsh, Noah Benjamen

Mault, Nathaniel Thomas

McCrodden, Raeven Michelle

Mejia Galindo, Timoteo

Mejia, Armando Acevedo

Miller, Coltyn Chase

Nickens, Christopher Wayne

Noles, Brett Nicholas

Norman, Logan Brooke

O’Neil, Matthea Jamie

Owens, Tyler Scott

Poteat, Matthew William

Powell, Gabrielle May

Putnam, Tyler Austin

Reynolds, Kaitlyn Nicole

Sain, Madison Avery

Schronce, Harley Marie

Scott, Logan Bernika

Sears, Emma Alexandria

Self, Morgan Nicole

Smallwood, Amber Nicole

Smith, Cole Steven

Starkey, Garrett Logan

Strange, Claire Rachelle

Teseniar, James Matthew

Torres Nieves, Karen Dahiana

Truesdale, Heather Nicole

White, Brooke Mekayla

Willis, McKenzie Raye

Yount, Allie Shay

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9^th Grade

Adkins, Britney Nichole

Baker, Emily Dawn

Baker, Sarah Kate

Barker, Matthew Chase

Bates, Austin Michael

Baucom, Sydney Dawn

Brooks, Kaitlyn Taylor

Brown, Gabriel Takoda

Christopher, Cassie Mikala

Christopher, Danny Jarrett

Cooper, Jacob Walter

Craig, Caitlin Nicole

Diores, Michael Davin

Dixon, Madelyn Marie

Earnhardt, Morgan Brianna

Elmore, Chloe Renee

Garcia, Kaitlin Celeste

Garver, Nicholas Bailey

Gillelan, Heather Savannah

Goins, Savannah Leeann

Gonzalez, David Ricardo

Goodwin, Lillian Faith

Gordy, Kaleigh Joyce

Gutierrez-Mora, Nataleaha Rosalyn

Hamilton, Matthew Scott

Harczuk, Emily Ann

Hayes, Micah Michelle

Heavner, Lexie Ann

Hodge, Kayla Alizabeth

Hoffman, Purity Janette

Howard, Destiny Shyan

Hoyle, Valerie Angel

Ingle, Noah Wayne

Jamison, Bradley Scott

Jimenez, Selena Lashea

Lamacchia, Alison Jane

Lawson, Timothy Gavin

Leatherman, Elly Marie

Lee, Joshua Allen

Leonhardt, Madison Grace

Mashburn, Destiny Nicolle

McCorkle, Alexander Jacob

McDonald, Madison Brook

McNeeley, Lexus Shae

Mejia, Daniela

Miller, Nikki Michelle

Mullins, Jessica Lynn

Newton, Courtney Michelle

Ochoa, Elizabeth Villafan

Parsons, Blaine Douglas

Phansook, Nakathon

Powell, Tanner Leigh

Quintero-Mejia, Gerardo

Ramsey, Stephanie Dawn

Roark, Savannah Mikayla

Rojas, Steven

Sain, Brady Ronald

Sawyer, Madison Nicole

Sigmon, Blaze Alexanderia

Sosa, Margarita Nicole

Stoller, Elijah Robert

Tate, Sydnie Brooke

Thomas, John Hayden

Turpin, Richard Austin

Welch, Brett Edward

Yanez, Jessica Leigh

Zemore, Elizabeth Diane

10^th Grade

Abee, Melissa Brooke

Adams, Jessica Lane

Avery, Hunter Austin

Ayres, Kolbe Carey

Ballenger, Madison Jenell

Bentley, Jerry Nathan

Bishop, Sarah Ann

Blankenship, Patricia Sky

Bollinger, Taylor Paige

Brooks, Breanna Nicole

Burhans, Jennifer Rose

Campa, Richard Daniel

Canipe, Zoi Reighann

Carpenter, Holden Nathaniel

Cavender, Jesse Ray

Chess, Taylor Marie

Christopher, Brooke Darlene

Clemmer, Seth Ryan

Cogdill, Makayla Leigh

Craig, Pate Todd

Deal, Raegan Ann

Fallica, Thomas Richard

Flowers, Amber Marie

Flowers, Sadie Elizabeth

Flynn, Damon Gene

Franklin, Rylan Jon

Gantt, Grace Lynn

Gilmore, Chance Thomas

Goins, Hannah Grace

Grant, Nichalos Johnathan

Hallman, Katelyn Leeann

Hamrick, Katelyn Nicole

Harkey, Harmin Haskel

Headrick, Colby Chase

Heafner, Crystal Dawn

Hester, Nicholas Robert

Hicks, Abigail Nicole

Hoyle, Hunter Lee

Hoyle, Mattie Elizabeth

Jenkins, Keegan Matthew

Keever, Courtney Amber

Leatherman, Peyton Austin

Lingerfelt, Carson Lee

McFarland, Jarrett Michael

Mellon, Jeremiah Dylan Lee

Nolen, Katie Elizabeth

Norman, Keaton Grant

Owens, Austin Lee

Parker, Noah Kenyon

Ramirez, Kaylee

Ramirez-Cordero, Litzy

Reep, Bailey Landyn

Reep, Clayton Gareth

Reese, Phillip Clark

Richardson, Jacob Cole

Richardson, Savannah Faith

Saine, Chloe Madison

Self, Reagan Leann

Senter, Delanie Nichole

Shults, Alexandra Nicole

Simmons, Leia Kristine

Singletary, Trevor Ryan

Smith, Nicole Starr

Stamey, Peyton John

Stewart, Ethan Michael

Taylor, Brianna Elizabeth

Wehunt, Heather Carol

Williams, Hannah Ashley

Williamson, Kelly Marie

11^th Grade

Amaya-Ramirez, Claudia Jazmin

Andrade Aguilera, Andrea

Aycoth, Caley Breanna

Barker, Joshua Miller

Barker, Kevin Wade

Beam, Jaycie MaeLeigh

Bentley, Kacie Alisha

Blake, Victoria Nicole

Boyd, William Aaron-Lee

Boyles, Madison Nicole

Brady, Dalton Avery

Bridges, Dallas Scott

Brown, Christopher Blake

Brown, Julian Paul

Burgess, Jacob Lane

Carbary, Derek Logan

Compton, Adrianna Elizabeth

Dempsey, Shannon Holly

Diores, Cody Dennis

Drewery, Jayden Claire

Ferguson, Meredith Margaret

Hallman, Robert Hunter

Hughes, Brandy Deann

Jenkins, Benjamin Lee

Jenkins, Hannah Christine

Little, Tia Rebecca

McCorkhill, Johnathan Ray

McCumber, Laney Ryann

Miller, Carroll Jacob

Moses, Ashley Dawn

Mosteller, Jeffrey Aaron

Noles, Zachary Jordan

Phillips, Jeffery Scott

Propst, Isaiah Paul

Quintero Mejia, Leslie

Rios, Raquel Elizabeth

Rogers, Beverly Ann

Sams, Jordan Dale

Scronce, Logan Beatty

Scronce, Luke Daniel

Short, Katlyn Jean

Shultz, Faith Elizabeth

Sigmon, Zola Naomi

Smith, Nate John

Smith, Nathan Alan

Sorenson, Dawson James

Stevens, Katherine Michelle

Stimpson, Mason Drake

Sweeney, Michael Lee

Watts Jr, Russell Bruce

Weaver, Mailee Brooke

12^th Grade

Amaya-Ramirez, Diana Monserrat

Aycoth, Courtney Nicole

Ballenger, Makayla Leigh

Beard, Monica Taylor

Berry, Lynden Troy

Black, Alexis Grace

Boyles, Caleb Walker

Bryant, David Alexander

Callans, Mallory Eula

Carpenter, Hunter Lee

Chavez Resendiz, Victor Manuel

Childers, Willie Jack

Christian, Kacey William

Church, Hunter Orion Ard

Cornell, Amber Rose

Crawley, Dillion Ray

Crowder, Charles Jacob

Culbreth, Samantha Leigh

Davila, Samuel Andres

Davis, Bailey Cheyenne

Davis, Zachary Landon

Doehling, Brittany Elizabeth

Douglas, Cassie Faye

Earnhardt, Madison Elizabeth

Gantt, Makayla Roberta

Garner, Landon Chase

Gibson, Dawn Lee

Glover, Colton Gene

Goins, Taylor Blake

Grant, Lauren Alexandra

Hall, Samantha Leigh

Hance, Dakota Lane

Hansen, Melanie

Helton, Dakota Allen

Higdon, Mitchell Dylan

Houser, Marshall (Ty) Dean

Hoyle, Max Tyler

Hudson, Brandie Nicole

Hughey, Hunter Austin

Hurley, Courtney Mae

Jarrett, Robert Lee

Johnson, Addison Tait

King, Madison Lea

Klages, Capone O’Brian

Ledford, William Austen

Lee, Christian Joseph

Leonhardt, Sydney Noel

Lester, Samantha Dawn

Lovelace, Alexis Lynnette

Lovett, Morgan Taylor

Martin, Jason Kyle

Mayo, Heidi Marie

Mellon, Zachary Logan

Nunez, Moises Juarez

Osorio, Alexana Isabel

Potter, Brett Riley

Prater, Jessica Leigh

Prorock, Kennedy Alexis

Robinson, Cailey Lynn

Rollins, LilyBess Limone

Salas-Martinez, Stephanie

Schronce, Heather Lee

Schrum, Ashley Lynn

Self, Kristen Noell

Silva-Garcia, Maria Cristina

Silver, Morgan Leigh

Sisk, Jason Cody

Smith, Kaitlyn Allison

Thomas, Kiarra LaShea

Tolbert, Timothy Lee

Trejo-Resendiz, Yelina

Trull, Patrick Quinton

Ward, Brandon Ray

Watts, Kaelyn Mackenzie

White, Tristan Kyle

Williams, Jakob Nathanial

Wise, Jenna Cassidy

Young, Joshua Alan

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Nathan Wike, 6, with his model train collection.

PHIL PERRY
Senior Writer

Nathan Wike isn’t the typical 6-year-old. His collection of railroad-related items is beyond the point of impressive. He has been fascinated with trains since he took his first ride on one in Kentucky as a baby. Today, his collection goes beyond model trains and the accessories that come with them. He is collecting memorabilia, tools and fixtures from the railroad. He is bright, communicative and curious. Nathan can recite model numbers and historic train events the way most children his age recite their ABC’s.

His favorite song is “Wreck of Old 97” by Vernon Dalhart. The song was recorded in 1924 and is a tribute to the well documented Danville, Virginia train wreck in 1903 that was on its way to Spencer, North Carolina. The song is cited as the first million-seller in country music history. Nathan has a copy on reissued vinyl and knows every word. A copy of a book penned about the accident sits on the coffee table.

Nathan’s father, Brad Wike, has turned the recreation room above his garage into a train haven for his son. The walls are lined with shelving and railroad tracks of various scales are set up and ready to haul freight down the line. Of the thousands of train cars that line the walls of the building, Brad says that most of the items, including the memorabilia, were given to Nathan.

“When train enthusiasts and people who work in the industry meet Nathan and see how real his passion is for trains, they give him things,” Brad said. “I may have bought 25 percent of what is up here, the rest of them have been gifted to him by some very generous folks who recognize his love of trains and anything associated with them.”

Nathan’s mother, Lori Bess Wike, lives just a few miles away in Hickory. Nathan keeps trains at her house as well. The parents collectively support their son’s ever-growing passion for the rails.

Nathan’s model train collection covers a broad scope of both vintage and modern, with a healthy dose of everything in between.

“This is my oldest one, a Lionel,” Nathan said. “I have the original box and the coal car and caboose that goes with it. This one is the Illinois Terminal 1072. It is one of the Heritage units and made by Norfolk Southern.”

The young man has a zest for local train-related history and will often time his visits to local tracks so he can video the trains passing on an iPad.

“This is one that goes through Lincolnton,” Nathan said. “It’s the Diversity from CSX and it’s the special edition CS44. You can look inside of it and it has sound. You can see the speakers under there. This one is the Norfolk & Western 611. The story of the 611 is that it was in the first line to get scrapped and they hid it behind a shed and scrapped all of the others except that one and it is still running. The 610 is also scrapped.”

An engineer gave Nathan some small parts from a scrapped 611. They are proudly displayed along with other parts from trains and the railroad itself, including a vintage cluster of lights. In the center of the room is a large, intricately designed watchtower that Brad built out of Lincoln Logs. One track, which includes a city made to match scale, is supported by what was once a pool table.

“To be honest, this whole thing crept up on me,” Brad said. “I had a set as a kid but that was about it. It all started with an oval track around the Christmas tree. Then bought a bunch of G-scale indoor track. It just grew from there and since then we have visited over 20 railroad museums. He can’t get enough of it.”

Nathan has taken rides on nearly 30 trains between New York and Georgia.

Nathan participates in soccer and also enjoys trucks, cars, planes and boats. Essentially, anything that moves with a motor. Engineers have taken Nathan aboard and one even let him briefly operate the throttle. They have given him safety vests, hard hats and ball caps with logos on them.

The first grader owns one share of stock in CSX, something his father saw as an appropriate gift for his son that he can treasure for the rest of his life.

His love of machines comes honestly. His father owns BPW Transport and has more than 100 big rigs on his 30-acre property in Lincolnton at any given time. He collects and restores classic trucks and operates “Brad’s Classic Trucks” as an avenue to swap, buy and sell trucks in various conditions, makes and models. He once traded an antique B-model Mack truck to a man in Statesville for his vintage train collection — a transaction that saw Nathan have to do some chores around the house to help pay for.

“It is really important for me to instill in him that nothing is given to you in this life,” Brad said. “I want him to earn it and when he wants something, I find a way to make him earn it. When we lined the walls with all of this shelving, he jumped in there and helped. He already understands the value of work and money.”
From that trade, Nathan landed a working model of the 4884 Union Pacific “Big Boy.”
“It’s called the Big Boy because it is the biggest (engine) ever made,” Nathan said.

Outside in the yard, Nathan operates a G-scale train that is equipped with a heat unit that operates on smoke fluid. It sounds like a real train coming around the bend with bells and whistles. The train is operated by a remote box which, along with the cars, is housed away from the elements when not in use and the track, made of brass, is weather proof with regular cleaning and maintenance.

When asked if he wanted to be a train engineer when he grows up, Nathan was direct and concise with his answer.

“Yes it is,” he said. “That is what I am going to do.”

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Volunteers sort food at Christian Ministry in Lincolnton.

ADAM LAWSON
Staff Writer

A small army of volunteers was busy inside the Christian Ministry food pantry in Lincolnton on Tuesday, caught up in a hectic rush to unload materials from trucks and sort boxes of canned foods inside a packed warehouse.

An annual tradition was complete and the byproduct of the Lincoln County Schools food drive was thousands of items in need of organization. Twelve trucks were commissioned to drive from each county school to the food pantry, making as many trips as required to pick up all the donations.

Due to an increase in collections, trucks started their routes at 8:15 a.m., an hour earlier than normal.

“It came a lot earlier than what I had expected this morning,” building manager John Hall said. “There has been one after another, and it hasn’t stopped.”

When all was tallied, about 25,000 items made their way into the ministry. Five trucks alone were assigned to Lincolnton Middle School, which easily set the high-water mark for donations.

The school held competitions within each grade level, and 2,400 of the 8,200 canned and boxed food items LMS collected came courtesy of one sixth grade class.

“(Christian Ministry) does serve, and I think that’s why we’re personally so dedicated,” Lincolnton Middle principal Dana Ayers said. “It is an opportunity to give back, not to people overseas, but to people in the community.

The drivers consisted of retired preachers and school principals, with Lincolnton mayor-elect Ed Hatley also assisting in the effort. James Ball, a former West Lincoln Middle School principal, coordinated the day’s travels.

“Getting it from the schools is pretty easy,” Ball said. “All we do is one day’s work to go come in and pick it up. The schools collect all the stuff.”

The tradition is especially vital to Christian Ministry, which has no other comparable food drives. Earlier in the summer, palettes at the warehouse sat empty and the charity was at a food crisis. Now it has to make room for an overflow of supplies.

Crackers and cookies, in addition to various canned foods, will go toward providing Christmas food boxes to about 750 area families. If all goes well, the food will last into January.

“If it wasn’t for this food drive that we have every year before Thanksgiving, we wouldn’t be able to provide the Christmas boxes that we do,” Hall said. “This is very important for us to keep going into next year.”

Hall called on churches and extra volunteers in the community to help. The typical three or four sorters aren’t sufficient to keep up with the donations that have piled in, so Hall need 12-15 extra sets of hands to help for at least the next three days.

Four days before Christmas, much of this food will go out to the people in the community struggling to get by. Every year, Hall said, the school system has played a vital role in sustaining that Christmas distribution.

“I think all the citizens of this community want to help and have the heart to help,” Hall said. “We’re hoping this gets us through the next stretch.”

The LCS food drive is the last big donation period for the ministry until May, when the National Association of Letter Carriers carries out its annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive.

For information about Christian Ministry, call (704) 732-0383.

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Attendees of a community celebration gather under a shelter at Rescue Squad Park in Denver.

ADAM LAWSON
Staff Writer

The Denver/Lake Norman Rotary Club spent much of the past 13 years conceptualizing and fundraising for a goal, plotting and dreaming about what until recently had been just a plan.

The organization’s efforts finally resulted in something tangible last week with the unveiling of the Denver/Lake Norman Rotary Club Rescue Squad Park. Nearly 100 Boy Scouts, politicians, Rotarians and community members were on hand for the lavish Saturday ceremony that officially opened the 32-acre park to the public.

“It’s been quite an experience,” said Tim Holder, the former Rotary Club Foundation president. “We certainly had our challenges in the beginning but I think everything worked out better than we could’ve realistically had ever expected. The community got behind it more than a lot of people told us they would.”

The Rotary Club raised a little more than $1.7 million for the initial phase, including $352,000 from a Parks and Recreation grant and $700,000 through the Rescue Squad itself. Ground broke in February on the park, which now includes two athletic fields, ample parking space, a half-mile loop trail, green space, a playground, a nine-hole disc golf course and three picnic shelters.

The idea first circulated sometime around 2002, according to Holder, though the land was then purchased by Lincoln County with the intention of using it for a new elementary school. Further studies of the site’s topography, however, derailed those plans and St. James Elementary School was built elsewhere.

When the East Lincoln Rescue Squad went out of business in 2009, the goal to put a park in its place finally took told. The Rotary Club leased the property from the county and began fundraising for the project.

“My goal was to get this thing built,” Holder said. “The problem when you have something that began in 2002, nothing is really physically on the ground other than you have a lease on the property. It is extremely hard to get people to buy in.”

Leo Soorus came aboard a year and a half ago and immediately put his expertise as a hospital fundraiser to use. By February, enough money was collected for Brushy Mountain Builders to break ground.

“We had a great concept and when we showed it to people, people were excited,” Soorus said. “It’s going to enhance the quality of life for our area. When we were out showing our vision for the park and what our plans were, everybody seemed to be excited about it. It takes a lot of dollars and a lot of work.”

More than $500,000 was raised from the public in the last couple of years, enough to complete parts of the second phase, Soorus said. The Rotary Club still has its sights set on a dog park, an amphitheater and lighting around the athletic fields, and Holder said somewhere between $750,000-$1 million still needs to be raised.

A committee of rotary leaders is expected to meet in January to discuss the foundation’s next steps. This includes, among other things, how to phase out the remainder of the work.

“There are additional pieces,” Holder said. “Our plan is to come back together in early January as a foundation and figure out how to plan those future phases.”

There is not currently a time frame for finishing the rest of the park, but the Rotary Club has plans for its use when it is completed. Those plans include hosting Denver Days and the farmers’ market.

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A Toys for Tots train outside of the Howard’s Creek Veterans Center.

PHIL PERRY
Senior Writer

The Lincoln County Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots drive is alive and well in Lincoln County as coordinator Sherry Trevino prepares for another successful Christmas season.

“We are preparing for another good year,” Trevino said. “We have over 500 names (toy recipients) so far and we have already begun the process of purchasing toys and accepting donations.”

Last year, more than 1,800 underprivileged children were given five toys each through a process of donation and distribution. The sorting takes place at an old schoolhouse in western Lincoln County that serves as a meeting place for veterans.

Trevino, her husband, Ray, and daughters Reylinda Phillips and Teresa Schick serve at the core of the volunteers that help make the annual drive work.

Applications are processed through a form on the Toys for Tots website and the family does its best to see that specific requests are processed for each child.

“Bikes are always a major need as we have lots of requests for them,” she said. “The boys are requesting hunting-related items and we always need things for the older kids like body sprays and makeup.”

Any funds that are collected through fundraising events or donations are sent to Toys For Tots corporate offices and then are added to Trevino’s card, which allows her to flip the funds into toys.

The Trevinos have both served their country. Sherry served with the Marine Corps and is a veteran of the Vietnam War era from 1969-72. Ray was wounded twice in Vietnam as a combat veteran in the Marine Corps.

Sherry first became involved with Toys for Tots in 2006 when she was an assistant coordinator to Ann Reep. When Reep stepped down for health reasons in 2012, Sherry accepted the position of coordinator. She has attended the national Toys For Tots conference in Washington, D.C. multiple times.

Volunteers are always needed to collect toys from around the county or to separate and bag toys at their home base. Toys and funds are always welcomed and will be applied to Lincoln County efforts. Volunteers can register and donations can be made via the Toys For Tots website www.toysfortots.org or by talking to Sherry Trevino at (704) 747-8557.

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John Hall at Christian Ministry in Lincolnton.

ADAM LAWSON
Staff Writer

Assisting the less fortunate and helping out when he can has long been John Hall’s mantra. That dedication to service, while appreciated, had gone publicly unrewarded until last week.

In a two-hour span Thursday night, Hall claimed two service awards in two different counties.

Because of an earlier appearance in Shelby, Hall arrived late to the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet. There, to his surprise, he received the function’s first-ever Duke Energy Citizenship Award.

“It is kinda amazing and kinda mind boggling that all these things came together in one day,” Hall said. “I’m very honored, very blessed.”

Hall spent his youth volunteering at homeless shelters, his young adulthood in the military and the last 14 years as a staff member at the local Christian Ministry.

In the 1980’s, Hall — then a student at Crest Senior High School — got his first dose of volunteerism, helping out at a local adult daycare center and homeless shelter.

Ultimately, he joined the Navy, working on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. Upon his return to North Carolina, Hall found the Christian Ministry through his church. In 2001, ministry director Susan Brymer hired Hall to serve as the organization’s building manager.

“John and I met when he was volunteering up here. We got to talking and I found out he had a real interest in doing mission work,” Brymer said. “John has been a very dedicated employee to Christian Ministry and to all those that come to be served no matter what their needs are.”

What started as part-time work for Hall now requires nearly full-time hours, though his responsibilities don’t stop when he leaves the ministry. He supplements his income by delivering medicine to homebound clients.

Three years ago, Hall was hired to be the first employee at Hesed House of Hope, Lincolnton’s homeless shelter.

“I just see the need, see that there’s a need. Our job as Christians is to go out and see people,” Hall said. “When you see people out in the tents (where some local homeless people live), you go out and visit people in the tents and try to get them to visit the shelter. You see where they’re at in the world, whether it’s because of unemployment or substance abuse. You see where they’re at in their lives and try to get them to the next place in their lives.”

Getting Hall to the Laboratory Mill ceremony proved a more daunting task than Brymer had anticipated. The longtime ministry director knew he’d receive the honor for about two weeks and struggled to keep it a secret. But she still had to find a way to lure him to the ceremony without revealing the purpose of the event.

Brymer eventually settled on a white lie, that the Christian Ministry itself would be getting an award and he needed to be there to help claim it.

But when Hall learned he’d be recognized in Shelby, he tried to back out of the Chamber banquet. That’s when Brymer got defensive.

“This is not ‘do you want to go,’” Brymer said. “I said, ‘This is mandatory.’ He just wants to do something without recognition. This was such a surprise for him that I think he was surprised that it happened.”

Hall said he knew something was up when Brymer started shifting his schedule alone. Nevertheless, he managed to attend both events in time. The award was humbling and nice, Hall said, as much for the recognition as for the fact Hall doesn’t see himself anywhere else.

“I hope I’m 80 years old and still at Christian Ministry,” he said.

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ADAM LAWSON
Staff Writer

An extreme sports academy and a 302-lot subdivision highlight the lengthy list of rezoning proposals released last week that will get public hearings at an upcoming Board of Commissioners meeting.

In late September, former NASCAR team owner Brittan Schnell faced criticism from neighbors displeased with the idea to transform the vacant former White House Foods manufacturing plant into a busy, potentially noisy Whitehouse Extreme Sports Park. Eastwood Homes’ meeting a month later drew less skepticism.

Both are on the Dec. 7 agenda and will be recommended for approval by Lincoln County zoning administrator Randy Hawkins.

Originally prepared to make his request earlier this month, Schnell held out for December following the community meeting at his 101-acre facility.

The park would be the home of a one-of-a-kind student/athlete hybrid training program. Students like Schnell’s son Brantley, a nationally competitive motocross racer, would take classes at the facility through Liberty University’s Online Academy. When they aren’t earning middle and high school credit or working toward associate’s and bachelor’s degrees, students would have reign over on-site motocross and BMX tracks for four days out of the week. Theoretically, the campus would be quiet on the weekends, as students would be traveling to competitions.

At his Sept. 22 meeting, Schnell said he wanted to be both a good neighbor and a good asset to the community. Neighbors, though, warned about afternoon noise levels that could pose a disturbance. The idea to potentially host select weekend competitions also drew complaints, and another neighbor feared for the safety of the students.

The planning staff, however, will recommend approval of the resolution on the basis that it “takes an underutilized industrial property and turns it into an active educational and recreational facility,” according to a planning document.

The proposal also calls for an event space area that could hold up to 800 people, recreational vehicle parking areas, running trails, a Junior Olympic swimming pool, an indoor skateboarding bowl and athletic facilities that could be transformed into nine volleyball or six basketball courts.

Eastwood Homes, meanwhile, is hoping to get in on an East Lincoln housing boom that has seen several housing developments get commissioner approval over the last several months. Carrington, a 151-acre property on the east side of Highway 16 Bypass 1,500 feet south of South Pilot Knob Road, would join an area certainly familiar with the planning process.

The proposed 302-home development adjoins the fairly new The Gates of Waterside Crossing neighborhood and a nearby 40-acre Freemont Solar Center solar farm was approved in March. Public water and sewer is available for the property, which is located in a protected area watershed district.

Planning staff will recommend approval on the basis that the development is consistent with the Lincoln County Comprehensive Land Use Plan and is located in an area that is primarily residential.

The rezoning plan calls for a density of two homes per acre, and at least a quarter of the property will be reserved for recreation and open space. The developer has committed to provide traffic improvements to help counter impacts of the subdivision.

Joining Schnell and Eastwood at the meeting will be SCI Towers, LLC. The company is aiming to place a Verizon Wireless telecommunications tower at a Webbs Road property owned by Gary, Virginia and Timothy Dellinger, the same residents whose request to install a solar farm was denied by commissioners in 2013.

That case, stilled tied up in Raleigh’s Court of Appeals, won’t likely be relevant when commissioners consider SCI’s request to construct a single, fenced-in, 170-foot monopole tower. Hawkins said the pole wouldn’t prevent the Dellingers from installing a Strata Solar solar farm if the family wins its legal appeal.

SCI made a similar request in October, when commissioners approved a Verizon tower on the south side of Hagers Hollow Drive about 600 feet west of Highway 16 Business.

Other public hearings will include requests to expand a self-storage facility, sell

cars in the general industrial district and expand a manufacturing facility.

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ADAM LAWSON
Staff Writer

Jill Eaddy had no idea she’d be awarded at last Thursday’s Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce banquet.

But as Lincolnton Business & Professional Women’s Organization co-president Cathy Davis began to speak, it was clear the accolades to which she was referring could collectively belong to just one person out of the hundreds in attendance.

Davis applauded the 2015 Woman of the Year’s ability to stay so involved despite having a husband who is the same way. She noted the winner’s role as a former Director of Exceptional Children — this reveal removed all suspense — and lauded Eaddy for her work as vice president of Stand Up For Children, Inc., an organization dedicated to assisting the county’s 90 or so foster children.

“To keep her and the audience at bay just a little bit, for all she has done, it’s kind of hard,” Davis said. “How many people in the audience could’ve been the first elected person to the city council?”

Eaddy’s time as a Lincolnton councilwoman is far from the only experience she had serving the community. The Sacred Heart College and Appalachian State University graduate spent 33 years working for the school system, teaching at Battleground Elementary School, West Lincoln Middle School and Lincolnton Middle School before becoming the county’s Director of Exceptional Children in 1997.

She served as advisor to the Student Advisory Council and also spent time on the Lincolnton Planning Board. Eaddy was a guardian ad litem responsible for representing the county’s foster care children and, when Speak Up For Children Started in 2012, she got involved in that, too.

“I worked a whole lot with kids, and that’s my thing,” Eaddy said. “There’s a lot of accomplishment in that…I know people who are here who probably should’ve gotten this award. There are a lot of people in this community and a lot of people who could’ve gotten this award.”

Eaddy was joined at the ceremony by husband Martin, a Lincolnton City Council member. This wasn’t atypical, as the couple normally comes to the event together. But grown daughters Kennan and Taylor also attended, and convinced Jill that an award would be presented to Martin instead.

Once she got the award, Jill Eaddy faced a wave of congratulatory hugs from dozens familiar with her contributions.

“I was shocked,” she said. “BPW is a great organization and it’s quite an honor to be recognized by them.”

Eaddy was nominated for the award by a foster child she had assisted in the past. The final decision was made by a BPW committee.

Davis, a former Woman of the Year herself, knew about the honor for several weeks. She asked BPW co-president Mary Shelton Drum for the privilege of delivering the speech and struggled to keep the honor a secret while working closely with Eaddy on a holiday tour of local historic homes.

Ultimately, everything worked out. The speech went well and the award went to a deserving recipient, Davis said.

“I was ecstatic and very eager to deliver that to her,” Davis said. “She is a phenomenal woman and even though she is retired, she is still very dedicated to the community.”

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PHIL PERRY
Senior Writer

A man who fell from the South Aspen Street bridge in Lincolnton on Nov. 21 and was found by a person walking below the bridge at 6:30 a.m. has been identified.

Colby Ray Williams, 32, of Lincolnton, was found unconscious, lying face down with blood coming from his head, according to the Lincolnton Police Department.

The man was taken to Carolinas Medical Center in Lincolnton for treatment by Lincoln County EMS and then transferred to Carolinas Medical Center of Charlotte, where he was treated for his injuries. Lincolnton Police Chief Rodney Jordan could not confirm if Williams fell or jumped from the bridge or his current medical condition. Toxicology reports have not been returned from the laboratory.

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Outgoing Lincolnton Mayor John Gilleland (second from left) at a ribbon cutting for the rail trail.

PHIL PERRY
Senior Writer

When Lincolnton Mayor John O. Gilleland leaves behind a six-year tenure as the face of the city at a City Council meeting on Dec. 3, he will continue his service to the community as a member of the board of directors of the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce. He will attend his first Chamber meeting on Dec. 8.

Gilleland, 55, announced a year ago that he would not be seeking another term in office, primarily to focus on family and his business of five years, Gilleland Realty.

“Each year we have four or five rotate off of three-year terms,” Chamber President Ken Kindley said. “John has done a lot of work in the community. I think his experience will be helpful with ongoing relations with both the city and the county. I have known John for a long time and our daughters graduated from Lincolnton High together. We feel like he will represent our board well as a businessman. I am very pleased that he accepted the nomination from our nominating committee.”

Gilleland said he feels that he is ready for the next phase of his life and that serving on the board will allow him to stay involved and work in the community.

“I believe in what they do,” Gilleland said. “I think that we have an active, thriving chamber. I am behind their mission to help small businesses and move the economy forward through small business. They have been doing a wonderful job of that and I want to be a part of that.”

Gilleland believes that he can bring another perspective to the board and he is excited to share his ideas.

“My years spent in business have taught me things that you can’t learn in college,” he said. “You learn a lot about how to run a business and be successful. I apply these things to my own small business. I hope to bring logical and practical ways of running a small business and share those with others.”

Gilleland knew that he wanted to remain involved on a local level and though that the Chamber would be a great fit for him.

“I knew that I didn’t want to be a recluse and not do anything,” he said. “I believe in Lincolnton and I believe in our community and our small businesses. I just want to be of assistance in any way that I can. I want to help and be involved.”

Outside of Gilleland, the board will welcome new members in Jamie Houser of Turner Houser Insurance Group, Sam Houser of Houser Transport, Jeremy Love of First Citizens Bank of Denver and Lou Ann Cain of companyclothes.com.

Jamie Houser has served as chair on the Chamber’s Small Business Council and in 2016 will chair the West Lincoln Area Council. He was recently honored as the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce “Volunteer of the Year.”

“What I bring to the board is 16 years of experience in my industry,” he said. “I have been an insurance agent and agency owner. With that experience brings knowledge and the ability to work with people. I insure people who work and live check to check and I also have clients who are business and property owners. I have the ability to work with different types of people and I have the ability to bring them together.”

The Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce has completed a series of videos that promote tourism and will debut a new website in 2016. The Chamber will issue a “quality of life” magazine that has a target date of release set for Feb. 1.

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Santa Claus during the 2014 Lincolnton Christmas Parade.

PHIL PERRY
Senior Writer

Lincolnton’s annual Christmas Parade will kick off on Sunday at 4 p.m. with the city’s tree lighting ceremony beginning at 6 p.m. on the east lawn of the court house. There are changes to the parade route which, according local law enforcement, will provide a safer, more convenient exchange for parents who will be picking up their children at the end of the route.

Lincolnton Police Chief Rodney Jordan believes that the new parade route will offer a better option for parking and the pick-up of participants at the events stopping point.

“This will prevent kids from having to cross the street back and forth at the end of the parade,” Jordan said. “There is adequate parking and I believe it will be a safer atmosphere, from that perspective.”

This year, the parade will begin at the 100 block of N. Flint Street and follow East Main Street around the east side of Court Square, ending at Lincolnton High School on N. Aspen Street. The route will cover 1.1 miles, which is about a 20-minute walk. In years past, the parade has started at the high school and circled Court Square as it continued on E. Main Street. This year, those gathering on the west side of the courthouse will miss the parade and organizers are encouraging citizens to take note of the changes.

According to the city’s Events and Marketing Coordinator Abby Cole, East Water Street will be closed from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. East Main Street and East Court Square will be closed from 3-9 p.m.

Businesses affected by this closure will still have access to their stores but will need to enter Water Street at Court Square. There will be no parking allowed on the parade route.

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Criminal charges for November 30, 2015.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:

• Jason Anthony Johnson, 38, of 401 N. Grove St. in Lincolnton was charged Nov. 24 with one count each of larceny of motor vehicle and larceny of firearm.
• Justin Shalome Sharpe, 24, of 1340 Highland Bluff Ct. in Lincolnton was charged Nov. 24 with one count each of driving while impaired, careless and reckless driving, open prohibited container, display of expired registration plate.
• Tory Lee Honeycutt, 35, of 1439 Redbud Rd. in Lincolnton was charged Nov. 24 with one count of civil order for arrest of child support. A $1,000 cash bond was set.
• Luther Cleveland Thompsons, Jr., 45, of 161 Lilly Tr. in Maiden was charged Nov. 24 with one count of failure to comply. A $685 bond was set.
• Harley Damon Friday, 34, of 801 N. Grove St. in Lincolnton was charged Nov. 24 with one count of maintaining a dwelling or vehicle for a controlled substance and four counts of trafficking in opium or heroin.
• Steve Jr. Castillo, Jr., 36, of 111 Hubbard St. in Lincolnton was charged Nov. 24 with one count of civil order for arrest of child support.
• Carrie Hope Franklin, 42, of 102 W. 3rd St. in Cherryville was charged Nov. 24 with one count of failure to appear. A $1,000 secured bond was set.
• Crystal Deaton Setzer, 44, of 1388 Laboratory Rd. in Lincolnton was charged Nov. 24 with six counts of failure to appear. A $15,000 secured bond was set.
• Roger Dale Goins, II, of 996 Tot Dellinger Rd. in Crouse was charged Nov. 24 with four counts of failure to appear. A $4,000 secured bond was set.
• Travis Lee Caudle, 35, of 4173 NC Hwy. 192 in Crouse was charged Nov. 24 with one count each of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana up to ½ oz. A $500 secured bond was set.
• Dillon Anderson Devine, 25, of 5459 Bucks Garage Rd. in Maiden was charged Nov. 24 with one count of first degree of trespassing. A $500 secured bond was set.
• Gary Hunter Spinner, 52, of 1486 Winged Foot Dr. in Denver was charged Nov. 24 with one count of failure to appear.
• Dustin Brian Hawkins, 31, of 139 Sadler Rd. in Alexis was charged Nov. 24 with seven counts of failure to appear.
• Flay Luther Griffith, Jr., 50, of 3841 Redman Rd. in Shelby was charged Nov. 24 with one count of failure to appear. A $500 secured bond was set.
• Christopher Juan Sadler, 31, of 1619 Windy Russ Ln. in Gastonia was charged Nov. 25 with one count each of misdemeanor larceny and obtaining property by false pretenses.
• Robert Lee Hill, 34, of 408 Robertson St. in Lowell was charged Nov. 25 with one count of non-support of family. A $300 bond was set.
• Scott Tuetone Wilson, 44, of 1468 Westdale Ln. in Lincolnton was charged Nov. 25 with one count each of communicating threats, possession of marijuana up to ½ oz., and possession of drug paraphernalia. A $500 secured bond was set.
• Jeremiah Lamont Brown, 26, of 1745 Dunkirk Dr. in Charlotte was charged Nov. 25 with one count each of generally breaking or entering buildings, possessing stolen goods, conspiracy, injury to personal property, misdemeanor larceny, probation violation and larceny after breaking and entering. A $10,000 secured bond was set.
• Michael Alvin Punch, 32, of 505 Cycle Dr. in Dallas was charged Nov. 25 with one count of civil order for arrest of child support. A $4,500 bond was set.
• Anjanette Maureen Burns, 44, of 312 S. Summit Ave. in Charlotte was charged Nov. 25 with one count of first degree trespassing. A $1,000 secured bond was set.
• Shannon Michelle Bradshaw, 39, of 2511 Daniel Shrum Rd. in Lincolnton was charged Nov. 25 with one count of simple assault and battery or affray, interfering with emergency communication and injury to personal property.
• Megan Rachel Thomas, 21, of 5706 Old Plank Rd. in Iron Station was charged Nov. 26 with one count each of domestic violence protective order and misdemeanor larceny. A $500 secured bond was set.
• Tony Lee Baker, 27, of 202 Dixion Dairy Rd. in Kings Mtn. was charged Nov. 26 with one count of domestic violence protective order violation.

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ADAM LAWSON
Staff Writer

Despite being named Lincoln County’s Man of the Year at a Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce banquet Nov. 20, Willie Heafner remained a man of few words.

The Piedmont Companies president and new owner of the Lincoln Country Club was swarmed by well-wishers following the ceremony. He gave his thanks, but stayed quiet throughout, taking the moment in.

“Well, obviously I didn’t have any idea,” Heafner said afterward. “Joke was on me. This is something that a lot of people out here deserve.”

Heafner has been remodeling the country club, trying to bring it back up to par after several members approached him concerned about the club’s finances. In September 2014, country club shareholders nearly unanimously voted him the sole owner.

The award, presented by the local rotary club, served as a way for the community to thank him for a job they consider well done.

“He’s always supported the chamber,” Chamber President Ken Kindley said. “He has multiple businesses with the chamber, he’s always wanting do what’s best for the chamber. We have to have more and more people like that because the community is changing. He doesn’t really go after the limelight and he just does a great job.”

Heafner installed a pool at the club this summer, years after a lack of care had closed the old one down. He made sure new paving was done and additional spaces were created in the parking lot.

New carpet and paint marked upgrades to the club’s clubhouse. DryJect greens aeration helped improve the course’s degrading greens.

Until he was honored, Heafner thought the award was going to be presented to his son Luke, the club’s COO.

“He’s doing some great things in our community, doing some things that are going to help us expand,” said chamber board of directors president Chris Rhyne. “He’s very humble, but he’s a great guy and does a lot for our community.”

Heafner, who was presented the award by Rotary Club member Alan Hubbard, said he was humbled by the award.

“I’m mostly focused on my business,” Heafner said. “I used to be involved in a lot of the organizations but not so much today. I’m working on some organizations but not so much today. I’m working on some community projects that probably had some influence on (the award).”

As president of Piedmont Companies, Heafner is responsible for developing commercial real estate across the east coast.

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Firm Foundation, pictured above, will perform in Lincolnton on New Year’s Eve.

PHIL PERRY
Senior Writer

Lincolnton-based contemporary gospel rock act Firm Foundation has found an audience through relentless touring and recording. The band rarely turns down an opportunity to play and welcomes the opportunity to help out charitable organizations like Toys for Tots, Relay For Life and the Lincoln County Coalition Against Child Abuse, among many others.

“It means a lot for us to help out these organizations in any way we can,” singer/songwriter/keyboardist Raymond Reynolds said. “We will continue to do so.”

Reynolds and his guitar playing brother, Allen, are self-taught musicians who hail from southern West Virginia.

“When I first started, I learned to play the guitar,” Raymond said. “I learned it on my own. Throughout the years, I always wanted to play with a keyboard player and could never find one so I learned it on my own.”

The brothers shared the musical genes of their father, who played bluegrass music when they were growing up. The brothers picked up their instruments as teenagers and they hit the stage for the first time in churches.

“I wouldn’t even face the audience back then because I was so scared,” Raymond said. “But the church is where we figured it all out and it was a good experience for us.”

Raymond came to Lincolnton in 1994 for an employment opportunity in the construction industry and has remained in the city since then.

“My uncle promised me a job when I graduated high school and he was a superintendent for a construction company,” he said. “I started out shoveling ditches and now I’m a superintendent myself, all these years later.”

Raymond, 41, said that his switch from playing traditional southern gospel music to gospel rock was one that benefitted him musically.

“There are so many southern gospel acts out there,” he said. “We just wanted to do something different and we made the switch in 2003.”

Prior to the switch, Raymond suffered a health setback and he had to put the band on hold for five years until the band reformed with a new direction and musical style. The group plays churches, festivals, motorcycle rallies, biker churches, auditoriums and concert halls across the east cost.

The band also consists of Gastonia’s Bobby Anderson on bass guitar and Clover’s William Martin on drums.

Anderson, in keeping with the West Virginia connection, hails from Morgantown while Martin grew up in Tiffin, Ohio, southeast of Toledo.

The group has released two self-financed and produced CDs with their 2014 release of “My God is Real” being their latest offering.

“We just felt that God wanted us to go a different route to reach people,” Raymond said. “We started thinking about reaching the bikers and the kids. Bikers love our style and we have played in front of Hell’s Angels and on the flip side of that, teenagers identify with our style.”

While the group continues to write and record, an opportunity to sign with a major record label was declined.

“We had an opportunity to sign a deal with Capital Records of Nashville,” Raymond said. “We didn’t feel led to do that. They wanted to use their Nashville musicians to record the record and I didn’t want to leave my guys out of that process.”

Raymond, who writes most of the group’s material, said that he never sits down with the intention of writing songs.

“I’m inspired and the words come to me,” he said. “Songs come to me in my sleep or while I’m driving down the road, usually.”

The band plans to continue their current course while writing and recording.

“We are really blessed to do what we do,” Raymond said. “I would like to see the band become a full-time situation for us. As long as we are putting God first in all that we do, things are going to work out fine.”

The band will play again locally when they take the stage at Trinity Second Chance in Lincolnton on New Year’s Eve at 8 p.m. Visit firmfoundationband.com.

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Around town for November 30, 2015.

TUESDAY

Meeting
North Brook VFD will hold its annual community meeting on December 1, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the fire department located at 7050 Doyle Beam Memorial Road.  Residents of the North Brook Fire District are welcome to attend.

Committee Meetings
The Lincoln County Board of Education has scheduled the following committee meetings for Tuesday, December 1, 2015 beginning at 6:00 PM at the Board of Education Administrative Offices, 353 North Generals Blvd, Lincolnton, NC:

 · Building and Site Committee – 6:00 PM

· Curriculum Committee – (immediately following Building and Site Committee)

· Budget and Finance Committee – (immediately following Curriculum Committee)

· Policy Committee – (immediately following Budget and Finance Committee)

WEDNESDAY

Blood drive
Community Blood Center of the Carolina’s will host a blood drive at the Denver Fire Department, located at 3956 N. Hwy. 16 in Denver from 4 p.m.-7p.m.

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Santa and Mrs. Claus ride in the Lincolnton Christmas Parade on Sunday. The City of Lincolnton and Downtown Development Association also announced the winners of the city’s parade entry and window decorating contest. HATS Alive (Helping Animals To Survive Alive) was named Best in Show for the parade contest. Bethel Baptist Church (1st Place), Lincoln County Senior Center (2nd Place) and Xtreme Edge Dance Studio (3rd Place) also took home awards for the parade contest. Ingle Builders was named Best in Show for the window decorating contest. Studio 220 was named Best Retail, First Federal Savings Bank won Best Professional Business, Kennedy Office Supply was named Most Unique Window Display, Estate Jewelers took home Most Elegant Window Display and Exper-Teez won Most Creative Window Display.

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The Merritt-Hoyle House in Lincolnton, which will be featured in a Tour of Homes on Dec. 11.

ADAM LAWSON
Staff Writer

Speak Up For Children representatives are hopeful a holiday tour of historic homes will help balance out the absence of money collected from a rain-postponed event earlier this year.

The organization, which formed in 2012 to aid abused and neglected children throughout Lincoln County, is hoping to sell 350 tickets to the Dec. 11 tour, according to SUFC vice president Jill Eaddy. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door of any of the houses the day of the event.

All money raised will go toward scholarships and grants that help foster children acquire common amenities.

“Social services has very limited funds to buy things they need,” Eaddy said. “We buy them clothes, things they need at school. We send them to camps… anything that enhances their lives. We try to normalize their lives.”

The tour is one of two scheduled fundraisers this year, though Mother Nature canceled what was going to be a September glow run. The holiday tour will occur rain or shine, and four of the five houses are local historic landmarks.

The tour is open from 4-9 p.m. and participants are welcome to start at any of the houses at any time during that period.

“We were interested in having coordinated activities that will bring people together at holiday time and to downtown Lincolnton and the surrounding area,” SUFC president Charlie Bohlen said.

The tour will include stops at Shadow Lawn, Woodside Plantation, the Merritt-Hoyle House, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and the Roseman House. Each building was constructed at least 115 years ago, and only the Roseman House isn’t classified as a local historical landmark.

Each house is within close proximity to the next, though participants will be required to take care of their own transportation.

Volunteers at each location will present the history of the rooms within each house.

“There will be information in brochures, but if you go into the room, the person there will share information with them,” Eaddy said. “(The owners have) been very willing. They’ve been very accepting. As soon as I told them what this is for, most of them have been very accepting.”

The Olde Towne Carolers will be on hand to enhance the Christmas atmosphere, and each house will be decorated for the season. SUFC coordinated with a downtown revitalization group to make the tour possible.

“We just want as many people as we possibly can to come out and enjoy the historic homes,” Bohlen said. “It’s a first-time event for us to be involved in, and we’re just grateful.”

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Lincoln Cultural Center, located at 403 East Main Street in Lincolnton, Stacy’s Restaurant, located at 3790 Highway 16 in Denver and Home Place Restaurant, located at 1700 Highway 27 in Lincolnton or online at speakupforchildren.us.

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Pictured above are donations to the Santa’s Sac toy drive in 2014.

PHIL PERRY
Senior Writer

For the third year, Santa’s Sac will collect toys and cash donations while distributing throughout Lincoln County where the need is the strongest.

In 2014, the non-profit organization donated two truckloads of toys to Christian Ministry and more than $2,000 to organizations like the Lincoln County Coalition Against Child Abuse, Communities in Schools, Backpack Ministries and Lincolnton’s A Place to Grow. The organization also sponsored a family through the “Angel Tree” and the Lincoln County Department of Social Services.

The annual event was started by Scott Chapman and Chad Sain.

“It is such a blessing to our family to be part of this event,” organizer Jackie Chapman said. “We are so blessed on Christmas morning because we feel like we have helped make the less fortunate children in Lincoln County have a great one as well.”

Sain also serves as the musical entertainment for the event.

“Santa’s Sac was founded as a way to have fun and help others in the process,” Sain said. “So many companies do not have Christmas parties anymore and this is a way for people to gather to celebrate the holidays and help the children of Lincolnton. Playing the event to me is different than the other shows that I do throughout the year. Seventy-five percent of the people in the room I know personally so I’m always a little nervous because of that. However, knowing we are all there for the right reason makes this event the most rewarding of the year.”

For 2015, Santa’s Sac hopes to eclipse last year’s total for toys and cash donations that are distributed to various organizations in the county. A goal of $3,000 and more than two truckloads of toys have organizers inspired and excited for this year’s event, which is sponsored by Lincoln County organizations and businesses.

The drive is scheduled for Dec. 5 at the Lincoln Country Club in Lincolnton.

Admission is one new, unwrapped toy or a $10 donation.

Doors will open at 7:30 p.m.

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