FBHS Class of 2014 award recipients - Part 1 of 2

May 6, 2014 1:15 a.m.

Future nurses gather after receiving certificates for completing the nursing program.

Thomas Jefferson Award for AP Political Science
Taylor Kinsley, Lee Southwick, Katy Lawson, and Thomas Monaghan

Band Awards, Kyle Davidson, Katy Lawson, Kimberly Moore, Rene Pittman, Kenzi Porter, and Breanna Schnecker

Former Mayor Charles Albert presents Nassau County Community Development Corporation Scholarship to Deja Webb (Top); Jacksonville University representative presents $60,000 scholarship to Brianna Schenecker. .

John and Mary Tom Drew join members of the Fernandina High School Class of 1952 after presenting scholarships to Nicholas Volpitta, Danielle Leeper, and Amelia Johnson. Scholarships are awarded in memory of Grace Juanita Jackson Skipper and Joseph Harden Drew.

Take Stock Scholarship Graduates Leighla Leary, Haley DeVol, Colby Clemens, Troy Morris, Nick Volpitta(Top)
Amelia Island Runners present scholarships to Katie Sipes, Clay Hewett (Bottom) Katie also won a DAR Scholarship for $1000.

Rotary Scholarship were given to Lee Southwick, Sydney Borland, Katy Weaver, and Katy Lawson. (Top)
Marines Award for Athletics,Katie Sipes, Riley Hall; Scholastic, Taylor Kinsley and Alec Cutajar; and Musical Excellence, Katy Lawson and Kyle Davidson.

English Department winners; Bella Hower,  Taylor Kinsley, Grace Ebner, Katy Lawson, Daniele Leeper, Thomas Monaghan, Ashland Strickland

Katie Caples Foundation Director Jennifer Cook and David Caples displays award winning Katie Ride design developed by Tiffany Harris. Tiffany also won the Amelia Island Art Association scholarship.

Student athletes receive recognition.

Sydney Broussard receives "Herff Jones Believe in You" Principal's Award; Rhett Burford, DAR Good Citizen Award

Four years of A's! Thomas Monaghan, Erin Joyce, Taylor Kinsley. Not pictured Fabiola Vazquez

Melissa Caserta and Jesse Alvare receive Friends of Fernandina Aviation Scholarship

John Hartrich, FBHS Business Partners presents scholarship awards to Kinzie Porter and Bella Hower.  Bella also won the the A.I. Book Festival Christa Powell Walley Scholarship.
Michael Pallen stands with winner of Kiwanis Phil Floyd Award winner Wade Hampton Sparkman

Wyatt Roach receives the Ted Steger Memorial Physics Award; Amelia Johnson receives the J.C. Page Memorial Scholarship.

Editor's Note: It was a pleasure to spend time at Fernandina Beach High School while many members of the Class of 2014 were recognized for their achievements. We apologize to those award recipients we were unable to photograph. If you wish to have copies of photos we have posted, simply email susan@fernandinaobserver.com A special thanks to Rob Hicks and Hope Harbin for their help identifying and listing award winners.