Seventeen of Butler County’s top student-athletes are vying for the honor of being named the recipient of the 25th annual Butler County Achiever Award. The title also carries a $3,500 scholarship to the female and male recipient, which is made possible through the sponsorships and donations from local businesses, organizations, and individuals.
The Achiever Award is a program jointly sponsored by the Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Greenville YMCA, designed to recognize top student-athletes from area schools who not only excel in the classroom and on the playing field, but must also be involved in church and active in the community.
Each year, the respective administration, consisting of coaches, guidance counselors, principals/headmasters, of all four senior high schools of Butler County begin the nomination process.
Nomination slots are based on enrollment, with Fort Dale Academy, Georgiana School, and McKenzie School receiving 10 nomination slots each; and Greenville High School receiving 13.
The selection process involves students who have displayed outstanding qualities in the scholarship criteria of academics, athletics, church and community, as well as extracurricular and recognized honors. Once the nominations are received and all criteria has been met, a panel of out-of-town judges review applications based on each category and host an in-person interview with nominees and their parents.
The Announcement of the male and female recipients, as well as recognition of all the nominees, will take place on Thursday, May 5 at the Wendell Mitchell Conference Center located on the LBW Community College campus.
This year's group of nominees include
(Schools and nominees are listed in alphabetical order):
Fort Dale Academy: Cahley Acreman, Will Carlton, Emma Lee DeShields, Samuel Lowery, Abigail Matthews, Mary Virginia Meadows, Noah Pickens, Avery Royal, Stephen Waggoner, and Kade Wallace
Georgiana School: Amari Feagin and Santos Ortega
Greenville High School: Tykia Bennett, Jacob Foster, and Deivion Simpson
McKenzie School: Faith Burleson and Jakarrie McPherson
Interviews take place Wednesday, April 20.
Congratulations to the 2022 Achiever Award nominees!
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