Staff Reports
The Buford High School Class of 2019 racked up an impressive $6.9 million in scholarships. That is a whole lot of hard work that recipients put into their work while at BHS. Here are the recipients and the scholarships they earned.
The School Store’s Wolves Den Scholarship
Nick Allison
Claro Gomez
Bobby Miller
Jack Presley
The Visual Arts Scholarship
Emma Copeland
Marc Merlos Zamudio
The Buford Band of Wolves Scholarship
Sean Kirkpatrick
Dylan Wiggins
The Mike Kelley Memorial Theatre Scholarship
Trey Lawson
The Theatre Education Scholarship
Storm Cole
The Musical Theatre Scholarship
Keighly Brown
Trevor Dodge
The 2002 Alumnus – Mark Mathis Memorial Scholarship
Jacob Lenz
The Cain Electric Scholarship
Taylor Turner
The Greater Buford Basketball Association awarded the 1993 Alumnus – Conley Earls Memorial Scholarship
Keighly Brown
KJ Johnson
The Buford Youth Cheerleading Association Scholarship
Amelia Clayborn
Riley Deep
Sydney Kori
The GCCA Cheerleader of the Year Scholarship
Camille Cowherd
The Freeman Plumbing Scholarship
Davin Bryant
The SIMCO Interiors Scholarship
Luke Davidson
The Publix Tuition Program
Mariah Wicker
The Buford Community Soccer Scholarship
Anthony Miller
The Buford Youth Football Association Scholarship
Austin Turner
The Greater Gwinnett Baseball League Scholarship
Brandon Jolliff
Austin Turner
The Gwinnett County Touchdown Club- Linda Jones Memorial Scholarship
Claro Gomez
The Gwinnett Football League Scholarship
Amelia Clayborn
Christian Griffin
The Kenneth Earls Scholarship
Anthonia Adeleke
The Gwinnett Window & Door Scholarship
Hannah Hopper
The title of Miss Buford and the winner of a scholarship
Amelia Clayborn
The Piedmont College General Fund Scholarship
Gabrielle Hogle
The 2009 Alumnus – Devin Durden Memorial Scholarship
Esteven Navarro
The Kiwanis Club of North Gwinnett
Lizbeth Martinez Gomez
Brandon Opara
Erin Wright
The Adam Smith Memorial Foundation Scholarships
Andrew Humble
Hannah Morgan
The 2000 Alumnus – Ryan Daniel Memorial Scholarships
Andrew Humble
Ebony Grant
Claro Gomez
Nick Allison
Keighly Brown
Dalton Perkins
Alyssa Kerlin
Tommy Edwards
Forbes Hamby
Emily Gilbert
The 1969 Alumnus – Steve Merritt Memorial Scholarship
Andrew Humble
Melissa Garcia
The annual Olivia Ouimet Memorial Scholarship
Riley Deep
The Webb Scholarship Program
Nadia Cabrera
The St. Partick’s Catholic Church Scholarship
Melissa Garcia
The 1950 Alumnus – Dodge Pruitt Memorial Scholarships
Emily Gilbert
Dalton Perkins
Forbes Hamby
Andrew Humble
The V.C. and Mary A. Puckett Scholarship
Todd Goehmann
The first annual Buford Yellow Jacket Scholarship
Ben Espy
The ATL Zoom Into Action Leadership Scholarship
Alexa Rossum
Avian Rossum
The Allen Willard Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Logan Ashton
The EESD Scholarship Fund
Claro Gomez
The Buford-Lanier Women’s Club
Keighly Brown
Adia Holcombe
The Cassandra Cure for Cancer scholarship
Riley Deep
With the proceeds from the 5-K Run held in September, the recipients of the Jeremy Nelson Memorial Scholarships
Ebony Grant
Avery Long
Bobby Miller
Karston Miller
Brandon Opara
The recipients of the 1967 Alumna – Judy Perkins Memorial Scholarships
Dalton Perkins
The Buford Lions Club Scholarship in memory of Laveece Martin
Riley Deep
Scholarship In memory of Roscoe-Hartley
Ebony Grant
Scholarship In memory of Harold Hannah
Hanna Hopper
Scholarship In memory of Bob Rearden
Dalton Perkins
The PGA Financial Assistance Fund
Max Whalen
Mitchell Whalen
The Dreams to Kings & Queens Scholarship
Brandon Opara
The Woodmen Life Forward Scholarship
Camille Cowherd
The Peach State Federal Credit Union Legacy Scholarship
Kelly Paulson
The Sherwin-Williams Foundation Scholarship
Hanna Hopper
The Simon Youth Foundation Power of Orange Scholarship
Skylar Hudson
The Buford Businessmen Scholarship Fund is an endowment created by the Buford City Board of Education and the Buford City Commission. This fund is perpetual, and the interest earned is utilized to fund the annual scholarships. Approximately, $500,000 is currently earning interest on behalf of Buford City School students. Contributions are welcomed by anyone and can be made by visiting Buford City Hall.
The scholarship recipients for the Class of 2019 are as follows:
Scholarships donated by L.H. Hearn II
Dalton Perkins
Reece McIntyre
Alyssa Kerlin
From the scholarship fund donated by Bare Bones
Keighly Brown
From the scholarship fund donated each year by the Republic Waste Fund
James Wiggins
From the Randall Cruce Endowment
Hannah Barnard
From the Simpson Grading Company
Ansley Cushing
Marian Russell
From C & H Mechanical and Plumbing
Preston Reid
The Metal Building Associates scholarship
Peyton Salo
The Rogers Metal Craft scholarship
Nicholas Allison
The architectural firm of Breaux & Associates
Harrison Miller
Mitchell Whalen
Heidi Hyatt
Skylar Hudson
Taylor Bailey
Kathryn Voorhees
Zane Harkness
Benjamin Espy
Blakely Phillips
Ivy Xiong
Jacob Hennen
Olivia Sibley
Joon Kum
Britiney Johnson
Thomas Edwards
The Rick Hendrix Chevrolet Scholarship Fund
Trevor Dodge
Camille Cowherd
Seth Auer
Charles Humble
Timothy Stewart, Jr.
Max Whalen
Emma Copeland
Claro Gomez
Lizbeth Martinez Gomez
Tawney Anderson
Jacob Lenz
Kaleb Elder
Zoe Herrington
Amelia Bowman
David Pruitt
Madison McCollough
Krisztian Pal
Esteven Navarro
Azariah Sherrod
Mariah Wicker
Jimmy Vega
Mary Catherine Kiep
Keith Johnson, Jr.
Shea Bayreuther
Kamryn Roberts
Shelby Wilkins
Mackenzie Williams
John Bratcher
Cameron Hall
Jalen Hines
In memory of Mr. Robert Bell, the Wiley – Watson Scholarships
Phoenix Armstead
Calvin Blow
Ahmad Craig
Ebony Grant
The Nun-Watson-Bell Education Fund was formed by Phillip Beard, Buford City Commissioner and School Board Chairman, for the purpose of assisting students. This scholarship honors three men who were integral in Buford schools formation and success: William Nunn, W.A. Watson, and Robert Bell. The recipients are:
Casey Jones
Forbes Hamby
Phoenix Armstead
Derrian Brown
The Northeast Georgia Superintendent’s Scholarship sponsored by Charles Black Construction
Chloe Bonds
Erin Wright
Sean Kilpatrick
Addison Andrews
Austin Turner
Kevin King
Kathleen Perkins
Emily Gilbert
Trey Lawson
Hannah Morgan
The Class of 2019 also had 75 students who received college-sponsored scholarships.
| first | last | college/university | scholarship |
| Sean | Adams | Georgia Southern University | baseball |
| Samanta | Arano | Savannah College of Art & Design | academic |
| Phoenix | Armstead | Kennesaw State University | track |
| Logan | Ashton | Stanford University | wrestling |
| Shea | Bayreuther | Young Harris College | Academic scholarship and will play softball |
| Calvin | Blow | Newberry College | lacrosse |
| Amelia | Bowman | Mercer University | academic |
| Grant | Breyo | Northfield Mount Hermon | lacrosse |
| Derrian | Brown | University of Texas | football |
| Keighly | Brown | Boston Conservatory at Berklee | theatre |
| Davin | Bryant | University of West Georgia | football |
| Eric | Coleman | High Point University | basketball |
| Carter | Colquitt | University of Mississippi | football |
| Camille | Cowherd | University of North Georgia | academic |
| Ahmad | Craig | Duke University | football |
| Carrianne | Crawford | Johnson & Wales University | academic |
| Ansley | Cushing | Florida State University | academic |
| Ramsey | David | Auburn University | baseball |
| Luke | Davidson | Truett McConnell University | academic |
| Trevor | Dodge | Point Park University | For theatre on an academic scholarship |
| Max | Fenno | Young Harris College | On an Academic scholarship and to play lacrosse |
| Abigail | Gibson | Freed Hardeman University | academic |
| Emily | Gilbert | Erskine College | volleyball |
| Alston | Gill | Oglethorpe University | On an Academic scholarship and to play lacrosse |
| Brandon | Green | Maryville College | On an Academic scholarship and to play basketball |
| Christian | Griffin | Georgia Southwestern University | On an Academic scholarship and to play baseball |
| Cameron | Hall | University of Florida | soccer |
| Zane | Harkness | Brigham Young University | academic |
| Jalen | Hines | Jacksonville State University | academic |
| Gabbie | Hogle | Shorter University | volleyball |
| Adia | Holcombe | Georgia Southwestern University | academic |
| Jalar | Holley | University of Miami | football |
| Bayley | Hunter | Emmanuel College | cross country |
| Heidi | Hyatt | Wake Forest University | academic |
| KJ | Johnson | Coastal Carolina University | football |
| Brandon | Jolliff | Young Harris College | On an Academic scholarship and to play baseball |
| Casey | Jones | University of North Carolina | academic |
| Tamia | Joseph | University of Oregon | academic |
| Nolan | Kangas | Newberry College | lacrosse |
| Sean | Kirkpatrick | University of West Georgia | band |
| Madelyn | Laplante | Wofford College | academic |
| Trey | Lawson | Brenau University | For theatre on an academic scholarship |
| Jacob | Lenz | Anderson University | For music on an academic scholarship |
| Evan | Lewis | Jacksonville University | For music on an academic scholarship |
| Taylor | Lewis | Jacksonville University | On an Academic scholarship and to play lacrosse |
| Dominic | Maggio | Lenoir-Rhyne University | football |
| Lizbeth | Martinez Gomez | Oglethorpe University | academic |
| Turner | McBrayer | University of Tennessee | academic |
| Reece | McIntyre | University of Mississippi | football |
| Dylan | McKinnis | Jackson State | baseball |
| Maggie | McSwain | Samford University | academic |
| Matthew | Militello | Rochester Institute of Technology | academic |
| Harry | Miller | The Ohio State University | football |
| Hannah | Morgan | Piedmont College | academic |
| Bryce | Morin | Berry College | Acad to play baseball |
| Esteven | Navarro | Georgia Southern University | academic |
| Donell | Nixon | Wingate University | basketball |
| Krisztian | Pal | University of North Georgia | academic |
| Kelly | Paulson | Lipscomb University | On an academic scholarship and to play softball |
| Katie | Perkins | University of North Carolina | softball |
| Blakely | Phillips | High Point University | academic |
| Evan | Place | University of Montevallo | baseball |
| Jack | Presley | Coastal Carolina University | academic |
| Kamryn | Roberts | University of West Georgia | golf |
| Avian | Rossum | Notre Dame | track |
| Alexa | Rossum | Stanford University | track |
| Tori | Rotundo | St. Lawrence University | On an academic scholarship and to play softball |
| Kyle | Ryczek | Samford University | academic |
| Jarett | Saliba | University of Central Florida | academic |
| Julieanne | Saliba | Augusta University | volleyball |
| Jack | Scroggs | Wofford College | football |
| Olivia | Sibley | Lipscomb University | academic |
| Riley | Simonds | University of Florida | football |
| Quentin | Skinner | Louisiana State University | football |
| Morgan | Smith | University of Georgia | soccer |
| Hayes | Stewart | Belmont University | academic |
| Austin | Turner | Auburn University | On an Academic scholarship and to play baseball |
| Marcus | Watson | Oklahoma State University | basketball |
| Mariah | Wicker | University of North Georgia | softball |
| Dylan | Wiggins | University of West Georgia | band |
| Xyre | Wilson | University of West Georgia | football |
| Erin | Wright | The King’s College | academic |
| Camden | Young | Berry College | academic |
The Atlanta Journal Cup is one of the oldest programs sponsored by the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. The award honors a student who represents Triple A Excellence for the Class of 2019. Tonight the AJC is awarding a trophy cup and the Buford High School Academic Booster Club is awarding a check for $1,000 to the recipient of this honor.
Seth Auer
Congratulations to these amazing graduates on earning scholarships to assist them with the financial costs of college! We are all so proud of you.
