Looking Back at the Class of 2016

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Another school year is in the books and summer vacation is underway, but before we move on to new adventures, let's take a look back at the Class of 2016. This class earned more than 2,000 college credits, was awarded nearly $10 million in scholarships and boasted 37 valedictorians.

2016 Graduation Information

A. Total Graduates – 422

B. Valedictorians – 37
      1. Halima Adem
      2. Omoregie Peter Aideyman
      3. Alexander Aly
      4. Kelly Barth
      5. Randi Bateman
      6. Devin Lee Burkhart
      7. Jadelyn Cheng
      8. Katherine Janine Crawford
      9. Daniel Vincent Ficocelli
      10. Henok Hintsa Ghebremedhin
      11. Ceri Re’Gine Goff
      12. Ngone-Gnessa Gueye
      13. Jenna Kirk
      14. Sanja Kopitar
      15. Aleksandar Kostovski
      16. Nikola Kurbatfinski
      17. Thomas Luzny
      18. Jessica Marburger
      19. Kelsey Matthews
      20. Elijah Mehan
      21. Jeffrey Nti
      22. Sadia Osman
      23. Sarah Riedlinger
      24. Matthew Cary Royster
      25. Casey Lee Stammer
      26. Daria Swisher
      27. Deborah Tadesse
      28. Reilly Michelle Tate
      29. Juliann Tallman
      30. Leya Teferi
      31. Daniella Temesvary
      32. Abbey Nicole Thomas
      33. Tanisha Thomas
      34. Melanie Grace Tipton
      35. Natanael Perez Tovar
      36. Kelsey Truex
      37. Lamiah Tysinger

C. Local Scholarship Winners
      1. Alexandra Gomez – Julie Roberts Memorial Scholarship
      2. Alexandra Gomez – Michael C. Zorich Memorial Scholarship
      3. Brooklynn Grace – Susan C. Johnson Music Award
      4. Kazlyn Hart – Encore Academy Legacy Award
      5. Curtis Holman – Encore Academy Legacy Award
      6. Zaria Jackson – Medical Mutual
      7. Olivia Jordan – Marie Acquista Swartz Scholarship
      8. Ruth Neguse – Rosehill Ted Frissora Scholarship
      9. Ruth Neguse – RHS Academy Leader’s First Generation Scholarship
      10. Ty Pawlowski – Waggoner Road Junior High Scholarship
      11. Sarah Riedlinger – Herbert Mills PTO Scholarship
      12. Sarah Riedlinger – RHS Performing/Visual Arts Scholarship
      13. Matthew Royster – Kay Brunton Memorial Scholarship (RHS Band Boosters)
      14. Matthew Royster – PJ Siedlecki Spirit Scholarship (RHS Band Boosters)
      15. Conor Mullenax – 2nd Lieutenant Charles “Buddy” Feucht
      16. Conor Mullenax – Reynoldsburg Education Association
      17. Hayden Mullenax – Jason Murphy Memorial
      18. Hayden Mullenax – Reynoldsburg Education Association
      19. Edythe Pearce – Widdoes’ Memorial
      20. Casey Stammer – Anderson’s Principal’s Choice Scholarship
      21. Reilly Tate – Richard Daugherty Board of Education Scholarship
      22. Reilly Tate – Rosehill Elementary Harold Scheiderer Scholarship
      23. Abbey Thomas – Baldwin Rd. Jr. High PTO Scholarship
      24. Abbey Thomas – RHS Academy Leaders’ First Generation Scholarship
      25. Abbey Thomas – RHS Alumni Scholarship
      26. Lamiah Tysinger – RHS Band Booster Scholarship

D. Total scholarship money awarded. Approximately $9,833,825

E. Students earned approximately 2,151 college credits

*All of the information for each category above includes ALL four academies