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Updated: June 23, 2025 @ 6:51 am
A group of 30 Riverside High School graduating seniors have received Sallie Pat Tackett Scholarship Fund Foundation scholarships.
A group of 30 Riverside High School graduating seniors have received Sallie Pat Tackett Scholarship Fund Foundation scholarships.
At the 25th awards ceremony at Riverside High School, 30 graduating seniors received a $5,000 Sallie Pat Tackett Scholarship Fund Foundation scholarship.
Each senior applicant was interviewed by the East Bank High School Scholarship Committee. The applicants were chosen based upon their academic achievements, community and school involvement, their essay and their commitment to further their education.
“We could not possibly provide these scholarships without the generous support of our sponsors, said Allen Tackett, a member of the scholarship committee.
This year’s sponsors contributed more than $150,000. Several have been contributing to this scholarship fund for many years. The sponsors are EBHS Alumni Association, Quincy Coal Company, Segal Law Firm, James Humphreys, Shonk Land Co., CAMC, Investment Management Group, LLC, Amherst Madison, Salango Law Offices, Pardee Resources, Encova, Larry and Lisa Pack, Oshel Craigo, the Tackett family, James Saultz, Darla Hamilton McCormick, Michael Kirk and many former East Bank High School Graduates. The contributions received has provided more than $1,650,000.00 worth of scholarships to date.
Raelee Abshire
Nickolas Bigler
Jillian Campbell
Laila Campbell
Gabriella Cook
Jase Cook
Lydia Davis
Samuel Dickens
Brad Diegert
Jackson Gayton
Miranda Harper
Blake Hawkins
Averv Holland
Devin Hopkins
Nacluada Jones
Faith Kinder
Joel Lawrence
Gracie Linville
Melanie Mathews
Caterina Occhione
McKinsey Pittman
Madison Ridenour
Destin Scott
Abby Stewart
Bianca Stollings
Andrew Tudor
Chloe Walton
Jonathan Welch
William Wentz
Madison Young
The scholarships are named in honor of the many years of work done by Sallie Pat Tackett as a teacher, community leader, Alumni Association member and treasurer. For more information about the Sallie Pat Tackett Scholarship Fund, go online to ebhspioneers.org/scholarship-fund.
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