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The Pre-Teen South Carolina Scholarship
& Recognition Program was held recently at the Marriott Hotel at Renaissance
Park in Spartanburg. South Carolina’s Best and Brightest top female Honor
Roll students, ages 7 to 12 years old, competed for over $5,000 in
educational bonds, prizes and awards. They were also vying for the
opportunity to qualify for the 2009 Pre-Teen America National competition to
be held July 2-7, 2009 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. There they will have the
opportunity to compete for over $25,000 in educational bonds, prizes and
awards.
The participants competed in seven evaluation categories. (1) Academic
Achievement,
(2) Volunteer Service to Community, (3) School Honors and Activities, (4)
Development of Personal Skills and Abilities, (5) General Knowledge Ability,
(6) Communicative Ability,
(7) On-Stage Acknowledgement of Accomplishments.
The following are titleholders and runners-up for each division:
2008 Pre-Teen South Carolina (Sr. Division)
Hannah Houck from Walterboro
1st Runner-up
Annie Brown from Fairplay
2nd Runner-up
Katy Hinton from Hilton Head
3rd Runner-up (tie)
Katie Yount from Lugoff
Becca Richardson from Union
4th Runner-up (tie)
Kendra Smith from Dillon
Hannah Kiker from Aiken
2008 Pre-Teen South Carolina (Jr. Division)
Samantha Calcutt from Walterboro
1st Runner-up
Felicia McGill
2nd Runner-up
Callen Stauffer from North Charleston
3rd Runner-up (tie)
Mariah Jimenez from Jackson
Raiyatta Kinlock from Georgetown
4th Runner-up (tie)
Kally Bethea from Bennettsville
Lisa Krause from Fort Mill
The following are the Winners of the Optional Categories
Senior Speech Winner
Katie Yount from Lugoff
Junior Speech Winner
Diamond Brown from Beaufort
Senior Talent Winner
Kendra Smith from Dillon
Junior Talent Winner
Felicia McGill from Cassatt
Senior Spirit Winner
Cheyanne Murray from Johnston
Junior Spirit Winner
Heather Etheredge from Summerton