During May Daniel High School students who have excelled throughout the school year and throughout their high school careers are recognized at both the community and school awards programs. The Daniel High School Class of 2012 has earned more than $5 million in scholarships. The DHS Class of 2012 will graduate at 1pm Saturday, June 9 at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum. Below are students who received various awards, scholarships and other recognitions.
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Air Force Math & Science Award
Jessica Creager
John Custer -
Alpha Delta Kappa Teaching Scholarship
Laura Dekle
Katie Moreland -
American Citizenship Awards
Charles Colberg
Maritza Gaona
Kathleen Herbst
Emily Rochester -
Army Reserve Scholar Athletes
Austin Herbst
Jennifer Monroe -
Benji Taylor Memorial Scholarship
Grace Glaze -
Chrissy Prichard Memorial Scholarship
Lydia Baker -
Claudia Lightsey Ware Mathematics Scholarship
Zachary Templeton -
Clemson Fellowship Club Library Award
Kirin Khan
Zachary Templeton -
Clemson University Geography Award
Abby Martin -
Clemson University History Award
Jessica Creager -
Daniel Williford Tillinghast Poetry Award
Sarah Walvogel -
DAR Good Citizen
Tyler Swaney -
Huey/LeMaster Science Award
Austin Herbst
Kirin Khan
Megan Hembree
Zachary Templeton -
J. Roy Cooper Scholarship
Jordan Bolger -
Jacqulyn Foster Scholarship
Darien Smith -
League of Women Voters Linda Jennett Award
Tracy Lester -
Lions Club Research Award
Sarah Falta
Alan Gibbon -
McDonald's Ray Kroc Award
Sonny Nodine -
National Merit Commendations
Arjun Grover
Austin Herbst
Madeline McCallum -
National Merit Finalists
Jessica Creager
John Custer
Paul Fang
Megan Hembree
Kirin Khan
Henry Liu
Zachary Templeton -
Palmetto Boys State
Adrien Dunn
Daniel Jones
Matthew Krider
Noah Liebman -
Palmetto Girls State
Aliyah Dukes
Gray Lee
Hannah Moreland
Elizabeth Qualkinbush -
Phi Beta Kappa Award
Zachary Templeton -
Phi Kappa Phi Award
Kirin Khan -
Pickens Are Society for Human Resource Management Most Improved Senior
Joseph Masceri -
Rotary Youth Leadership Award
Clare Hill
Hannah Maiberger
Jay Sherrill -
Sertoma Award
Emily Rochester
DeeJay Smith -
USMC Distinguished Athlete Award
Finley Wiles -
USMC Scholastic Achievement Award
Lydia Baker -
USMC Semper Fidelis Award
Lydia Baker -
Violet E. Luman Award
Mimi Thomas -
Wellesley College Book Award
Emily Freeze -
Wendy's High School Heisman
Adam Hosler
Samantha Young -
West Point Leadership Award
Elizabeth Qualkinbush -
Michael Biggs Visual Arts Award
Jade Ferguson -
Most Outstanding Business Student
David Kwietniewski -
English Award
Kaitlin Robb -
German 1
Sadie Wyant -
German 2
Riana Venturanza -
German 3
Rebecca Kurfess -
AP German
Kenneth Kerstetter -
AP French
Noah Liebman -
Spanish 1
Emily Ray
Jessica Andrew -
Spanish 2
Austin Hall -
Spanish 3
Caroline Terry -
Spanish 3 Honors
Jay Sherrill -
Spanish 4 Honors
Joanna Nieman -
AP Spanish
Kirin Khan
Zachary Templeton -
Jackie Foster Service Award
David Kwietniewski -
Math Department Award (A in 5 classes)
Elias Abderhalden
Anna Barton
Jessica Creager
John Custer
Arjun Grover
Susannah Haisley
Megan Hembree
Katie Hudson
Kirin Khan
Kseniya Korneva
Runjing Liu
Rachel Maiberger
Meera Ogale
Zachary Templeton -
Math Department Award (A in 6 classes)
Nathan DeVol
Austin Herbst
Albert Tzeng -
Most Outstanding String Orchestra Student
Bryan Liu
Jay Sherrill
Leonard Ligon
Andrew Lee
Korie Taylor
Meera Ogale
Rhi-Rhi Raggi -
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
Will Newberry -
Basil Bomar Award
Leonard Ligon -
Director’s Award
Maria Mata -
John Philip Sousa Award
Rebecca Kurfess -
Chorus Achievement Award
Gunner Hedden -
Outstanding Choral Musicianship Award
Lydia Baker -
Biology Merit Exam - Division II
1st place overall - Sarah Waldvogel
2nd place overall - Forrest Wang
1st Honorable Mention -
Jay Sherrill
Andrew Nielson
Jalen Brooks-Knepfle
Andrew Lee
2nd Honorable Mention -
Daniel Betz
Carl Brandenburg
Logan McCain
Riana Venturanza -
Biology Merit Exam - Division III
1st Honorable Mention -
Kirin Khan
Megan Hembree
2nd Honorable Mention -
Morgan Wang -
Science Department Award (A in 6 classes)
Paul Fang
Albert Tzeng -
Science Department Award (A in 7 classes)
Jessica Creager
Nathan DeVol
Kirin Khan
Bryan Liu
Madeline McCallum -
Science Department Award (A in 8 classes)
Megan Hembree
Austin Herbst
Zachary Templeton -
Huey/LeMaster Science Award
Megan Hembree
Austin Herbst
Kirin Khan
Zachary Templeton -
Social Studies Citizenship Award
Emily Freeze -
Social Studies Leadership Award
DeeJay Smith -
Social Studies Department Award
Kirin Khan -
Career Center Awards
Isaac Moore - first place - tractor driving
Emily Rochester - first place - Prepared Speech
Connor Smith - first place - Extemporaneous Speaking
Dylan Arnold - second place - Criminal Justice
Tamara Shaver & Matt Lewis - third place - Mobile Robotics Competition
Samantha Crowl & Hunter Raby - third place - Crime Scene Investigation
Katherine Freeman & Sasha Satzger - first place - Medical Reserve Corp Partnership Team
Ashlea Ayers - Top 6 in Researched Persuasive Speaking
Katherine Freeman - third place - Barbara James Service Award
John Lollis - Mechanical Contractors Association Scholarship
John Lollis & Hunter Raby - HSTW Assessment Achievement Award
Emily Rochester - PCCTC Law Enforcement Student of the Year -
Teacher Forum Scholarship
Laura Dekle -
Beta Club Scholar
Jessica Creager -
National Beta Scholar
Kirin Khan
Madeline McCallum -
SCHSL Scholar Athlete
Savannah Aaron
Reel Adams
Martin Bacon
Lydia Baker
Kristina Becker
Marcus Brown
Corie Crawford
Jessica Creager
Dave Culler
Amanda Dix
Layne Droddy
Paul Fang
Brett Farley
Alan Gibbon
Ryan Gibson
Grace Glaze
Arjun Grover
Addie Hall
Megan Hembree
Austin Herbst
Adam Hosler
Katie Hudson
Kseniya Korneva
Runjing Liu
Rachel Maiberger
Madeline McCallum
Emily McDowell
Jennifer Monroe
Brianna Mosley
Daniel Nations
Sonny Nodine
Mary Courtney Norris
Alex Oliver
Chris Oliver
Beth Shealy
Davis Smith
DeeJay Smith
Tyler Swaney
Zachary Templeton
Mimi Thomas
Joshua Tolan
Jordan Weir
Finley Wiles
Samantha Young -
Lions Pride Award
Grace Glaze
Shaq Lawson -
Earle Anderson Award
Layne Droddy
Tyler Swaney -
D.W. Daniel Merit Award
Layne Droddy
Tyler Swaney -
D.W. Daniel Award for School & Community Excellence
Megan Hembree
Austin Herbst -
Salutatorian
Kirin Khan -
Valedictorian
Zachary Templeton
