Buncombe County SchoolsCongratulations to our 2019 Top Scholars!

North Buncombe HighJoe Isaac Bullman

Jennifer Amarilis ChumShelby Rose ClarkLaura Ruth Deaver

Maxander Thomas DestinoKayna Leigh Emory

Skyler Brooke GeorgeSheyla Naomi Hernandez-Ortiz

Benjamin Atticus JohnsonJessica Rae McKeeMolly Ann Moran

Makenzie Ann RinkHailey Marie Rumbough

Matthew Wilson ShawMadison Alexia-Rae Yearout

Charles D. Owen HighAndrew Vaughan Banzhoff

Sara Lynne BassettRachel Lauren BeaverJosie Mathews Davis

Gabriel Onaxis DimennaChesney Cooper Gardner

Michael Boris GunWyatt Joseph LehmanGrace Elizabeth Martin

Kaitlin Renee MorrisMikayla Renee Rice

Katelyn Genevieve RogersGraham Scott Roy

Anna-Kate SelfChloe Marie Stiles

A.C. Reynolds HighJoanna Grace BarhamJacob Michael Bratton

Catherine Alexandra ChianeseMitchell Alexander CrossElizabeth Claire Curley

Anayancy GuzmanKendall Paige HenrettaDrew Daniel Johnson

Grace Marie MayerSadie McNair

Audrey Eugenia Xiajie MeigsLeia Anne Reilly

Olivia Wade SenorLucas Colley Wiley

Madison Bryce Wommack

Buncombe CountyEarly College

Diana Constantin BotnarJordan Phyllis Jian Dennison

Alison Rae GaddyAnna Kathleen Hawkins-RossCheyenne Elizabeth Warren

Enka HighKristen Taylor AllisonNeely Adara Bennett

Emily Mariah Cruz-RubioSharon Elizabeth Donahue

Tristan EckleyLauren Renai Elliott

Layla Anne FistosIsrael Jacob Manley

Benjamin Robert McCullochCamille Rene Powers

Kristen Elizabeth RhinehartMadison Lee Rogers

Amber Michelle RousseauKayla Grace StokoeAlexis Malee TaylorSarah Marie Vyvyan

Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr.Discovery Academy

Garrett Riley InmanMaia Louise Judd

Zachary Tyler MossNataliya Stynka

Abbey Mae Walter

T.C. Roberson HighSami Mohammad Al-Aidy

Ashlyn Grace BlakelyBryn Alexis Copenhaver

Emily Kate FineCaroline Quinn Hemphill

Hope Beamer IngramRyan Thomas Kirby

Emily Chae Young LimDillon Paul McDowellDevin Ryder SimmonsKeely Aidan Simmons

Grace Alexandra StanekNoah Christopher Steciuk

Ashley Ann TeagueAmy Lee Webster

Clyde A. Erwin HighDorothy Allen

Eliana Noelle AndersJaiden Reece Bartley

James Caleb ColclasureEdward Andreas Fowler

Nicholas Anthony JohnsonBailey Elizabeth JusticeSavannah Joy KefalasEmma Ione LovelandKaitlyn Nicole Messer

Madeline Nicole ParkerAlisha Dolores Penland

Brianna Michelle RobertsDafne Alexia Garcia Sanchez

Carlee Raquel Willis

Becky’s FloristBF

2019 Top Scholar Awards BanquetThe Renaissance Asheville Hotel

April 30, 2019 | 6 p.m.

Presentation of 2019 Top Scholar AwardsT.C. Roberson High School

Mr. Nathan Allison, Principal & Ms. Amy Churchill, District Board Member

North Buncombe High SchoolDr. Samantha Sircey, Principal & Ms. Ann B. Franklin, Madam Chair and District Board Member

Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr. Discovery AcademyMs. Heather Brookshire, Principal & Ms. Donna Pate, At-Large Board Member

Enka High SchoolMs. Tonya Robinson, Principal & Mr. Max Queen, District Board Member

Clyde A. Erwin High SchoolMr. Gregory Bailey, Principal & Mr. Pat Bryant, District Board Member

Charles D. Owen High School Ms. Meg Turner, Principal & Ms. Margaret Buchanan, District Board Member

Buncombe County Early CollegeDr. Donna Lanahan, Principal & Ms. Donna Pate, At-Large Board Member

A.C. Reynolds High SchoolMs. Doris Sellers, Principal & Ms. Cindy McMahon, Vice Chair and District Board Member

Closing RemarksMs. Ann B. Franklin, Madam Chair, Board of Education

Dr. Tony Baldwin, Superintendent

Introductions & WelcomeMs. Susanne Swanger, Associate Superintendent

Dinner

Keynote SpeakerDr. Darin J. Waters

T.C. Roberson High School Class of 1985

Dr. Darin J. Waters is an Assistant Professor of History and Special Assistant to the Chancellor forCommunity Outreach and Engagement at the University of North Carolina at Asheville where he teaches

courses in American history, North Carolina History, Appalachian History, African American and Brazilian History. He also specializes in the history of race relations in both the United States and Latin America.

Dr. Waters received his doctorate from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2012.

InspirationNeely Bennett

Top Scholar, Enka High School Class of 2019

Neely Bennett is a senior at Enka High School, a Pisgah Scholarship recipient, and plans to studyEngineering at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. She has played volleyball for five years,

performed with Enka’s choral and drama programs, and sings with New Hope Bluegrass Gospel.

Introduction of Speaker Mr. Nathan Allison, Principal of T.C. Roberson High School

Special thanks to Surry Insurance for generously supporting this year’s Top Scholar Awards Banquet.