By Kelly O'Connell Reporter
Muscogee County School District
(Columbus, GA)- Eleven of the top middle school students in the Muscogee County School District are honored for their academics, leadership, community service and good character at the T. Hiram Stanley Scholarship Award Luncheon held Wednesday, May 13, 2008 at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center. Muscogee County School District
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Stumble It!The students were nominated by their principal and interviewed by the T. Hiram Stanley Committee from the Kiwanis Club of Columbus on Wednesday, April 16, 2008.
2008 T. Hiram Stanley Scholarship Recipients
Nicholas Singletary Arnold Magnet Academy $1,500 3rd Place (Tie)
Kassandra S. Jones Baker Middle School $1,000
Harrison Austin Jones Blackmon Road Middle School $1,750 2nd Place
Orin D. Lincoln Double Churches Middle School $1,500 3rd Place (Tie)
Terrance Tarver East Columbus Magnet Academy $1,000
Jasmine Synclare Smith Fort Middle School $1,000
Tierra Warrick Marshall Middle School $1,000
Richard Patrick Stallings Midland Middle School $1,000
Samantha Danielle Allen Richards Middle School $1,000
Kynara Lewis Rothschild Middle School $1,000
Paul Eric Anderson Veterans Memorial Middle School $2,000 1st Place
The unique program was initiated in 1979 as a way of recognizing and encouraging academic and overall excellence among promising middle school students in the Muscogee County School District. T. Hiram Stanley served as the Kiwanis Club President in 1948 and the Kiwanis Georgia District Governor in 1958. He was also a high school principal in Mississippi and a long term member of the Muscogee County Board of Education who served as Chairman.
Funds for the T. Hiram Stanley Scholarships are raised by the Kiwanis Club of Columbus through a golf tournament with generous underwriting from Knology and Columbus Regional Healthcare, members of the club and community. Over $189,000 has been awarded through this program to deserving students.
