The Fourth Annual Russellville Junior/Senior High School Panther Choice Awards program was held May 6 in the decorated Panther Lobby. Each certified teacher/employee was asked to choose a student who represents what they believe to be the Most Outstanding Student of their class. Each staff presented the award to the student being honored, and briefly explained why the student was worthy of the award.
Those presenting and those honored were as follows: Tera Ragland for Jerrah Arnold – 7th Grade – Destiny Christie; Tyler Arterburn – 9th Grade – May Ouansombath; Mikie Benton – 6th Grade – Deric Hardimon; Jeremy Bivins – 10th Grade – Karlee Elrod; Sandra Bollenbecker – 8th Grade – Lily Buffa; Brian Brown – 11th MyDuyen Tran; Trevor Cardwell – 8th Grade – Graciann Beard; Amanda Coursey – 8th Grade - Hallie Perry; Kaylee Crowder – 6th Grade – LaReesha Cawthorn; Lauren Fynboe – 10th Grade - Ella Long; Rebecca Gwynette – 7th Grade – Logan Erby;
Bethani Hargett-Slack – 11th Grade – Eliyah McCarley; Chris Holloman – 14th Grade – Jennifer Ramsey; Nikki Holtgraver – 7th Grade – Megan Beachy; Jennifer Howard – 10th Grade – Trent Matthews; Gerrie Hurt – 7th Grade – Mary Cheaney; Juli Link – 10th Grade – Josh Allen; Jessica Lowery – 9th Grade – Nicholas Bollenbecker; Vickie Mathis – 10th Grade – Ashton Payne; Heather Osborne for Steven McGhee – 8th Grade – John Matthew Parrish; Ben Bruni for Ashley McGinnis – 11thGrade – Jayden Hammer; Andrew McLean – 9th Grade – Dominica Flowers; Robbie McLellan – 11th Grade – Rian Saul; Tyler Meacham – 11th Grade – Trenton Hopkins; Eve Meyer – 11th Grade – Halle York;
Tanya Mullen – 10th Grade – Maggie Cockrell; Tracy Naylor – 12th Grade – Alex Wright; Jesse Nugent – 10th Grade – Macaria Hines; Heather Osborne – 8th Grade – Jeremiah Smith; Tera Ragland – 8th Grade – Rosie Hardimon; Conrad Reding - 6th Grade - Madicyn Faith; Ben Bruni for Jennifer Rogers – 12th Grade – Maleah Buckner; Lisa Rose – 12th Grade – Alexis Pacheco-Ramirez;
Nikki Holtgraver for Tina Shoemake – 7th Grade – Nakia Hardesty; Lisa Rose for Grizelda Vargas – 12th Grade – Juan Carlos Pineda-Valenzuela; Corey Waters – 10th Grade – Mykayla Jefferson; Robbie Weathers – 6th Grade – Brianna Maguire; and Kyle Yates – 12thGrade – Ty Collins.