Riverbend High School recognized the following students at a special ceremony:
Elena Alvarado, University of Alabama, National Hispanic Scholarship, Christopher Newport University Goodwin Scholarship.
Timothy Bates, Citizenship Award, DECA Award.
Jennifer Bayless, Christopher Newport University President's Leadership Program, VHSL Achievement Award, Fredericksburg Knights of Pythias 22, Elks National Foundation, Christopher Newport University Friends of Music, Outstanding Band Student, Sam Walton Community Scholarship, U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award.
Thomas Beasley, Roanoke College Commonwealth Scholarship.
Amanda Biemolt, Belmont Abbey St. Benedict Scholarship, Monmouth College Alumni Award, Outstanding Social Studies Student.
Matthew Blissard, Old Dominion University Monarch Scholarship, Outstanding Visual Arts Student.
Jared Brafford, U.S. Marine Corps.
Jonathan Brennan, Lynchburg College Alumni Award.
Dustin Breon, Barbara Coble Scholarship.
Rebecca Brighton, Outstanding CGS Human Geography Student.
Kyle Brooks, Morgan State University Football Scholarship.
Jordan Bush, Outstanding Marketing Student, DECA Scholarship.
Kaitlin Cannavo, Radford University Scholarship.
Ronnie Carr, Outstanding Carpentry Student.
Nikki Carroll, Outstanding Orchestra Student, Outstanding Latin Student, Rappahannock Youth Symphony Scholarship, Randoph-Macon Presidential Scholarship, Randolph-Macon R.E. Jones Scholarship, Latin Scholarship, National Latin Exam Award.
Roger Catlett, Outstanding Technical Education Student.
Joshua Chamberlain, Outstanding EMT/Firefighter Student.
Matthew Chewning, Outstanding Drafting Student.
Sharone Christmas, AKA Shirley Fluellen Continuous Academic Achievement Award, U.S Marine Corps Academic Scholar, All Around Award, Leadership Award, School Spirit Award.
Emily Cizek, Outstanding CGS AP English Literature and Composition, Elks National Foundation Scholarship, Ukrop's Educational Foundation Scholarship, Harvard Faculty Scholarship, Princeton Scholarship, Yale Scholarship, Latin Scholarship, Fredericksburg Optimist Club, UVA Echols Scholars Program, Outstanding Latin Student.
Martin Clevenger, Outstanding Auto Service Student.
Cortez Cook, Mary Washington Hospital Educational Foundation Scholarship, Spotsylvania County Afro-American Teachers Association Rosetta Washington Memorial Scholarship, AKA Shirley Fluellen Significant Improvement Award.
Kyle Cothern, Outstanding CGS First Robotics.
Paul Craig, Outstanding Collision Repair Student.
Ian Davis, Outstanding Spanish Student.
Krystal Derr, FBLA Award.
Kelly Donaghey, National Geography Challenge Top Scorer.
Kellen Donelson, National Bank of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Branch 7117 NAACP Thelma Scoon Memorial Scholarship, Mount Hope Baptist Linda A. Bowden Scholarship.
Courtney English, Radford Sun Trust Presidential, CGS Academic Leadership Award, University of Richmond Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University Provost Scholarship, Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship.
Andrew Eschelman, CGS Environmental Steward and Environmental Team.
Makoto Ezure, Perfect Attendance Senior Year.
Sean Factora, Humorous Award.
Lewis Fletcher, Averett University Scholarship, Prudential Spirit of Community.
Samantha Francis, Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship.
Gina Gatto, School Spirit Award.
Barbra Geer, U.S. Marine Corps Scholarship.
Theresa Gentile, Boston University Scholarship, Latin Scholarship.
Kaitlin Goforth, Outstanding Chorus Student.
Matthew Harris, Tusculum College Scholarship.
David Hazen, Army Scholar Athlete Award, Most Athletic Award.
Desiree Herrick, Virginia Tech Pamplin Award, American Inter-School Riding Competition Scholarship, Chancellor Ruritan Club, Outstanding Agriculture Student.
Camille Howard, AKA Maxine Newell Scholarship.
Sarah Huesgen, Randolph-Macon Scholarship, Leadership Award, FBLA Award.
Morgan Hughes, Lynchburg College Trustee Scholarship.
Kelly Jackson, Outstanding Business Student, Hampton University Scholarship.
Jessica Lambert, Louisiana State University Scholarship.
Lauren Lemieux, Perfect Attendance Senior Year.
Kate Lively, Lynchburg Dean's Scholarship, Randolph-Macon Presidential Scholarship, Liberty University Scholarship, Radford University Scholarship.
Jared Lord, CGS AP Physics, CGS Environmental Steward and Environmental Team.
Samantha Lowery, University of Virginia Echols Scholars Program, CGS Leadership.
Kathryn Lynn, U.S. Navy ROTC Scholarship, U.S. Air Force ROTC Scholarship, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University Scholarship.
Thomas Mahakian, CGS Environmental Leadership and Environmental Team.
Aryn Martin, Outstanding German Student.
Alicia Mastrangeli, DECA Award.
James McCaffery, Library Award.
James Meadows, Old Dominion University Freshman with Distinction Governor's Technology Scholarship, ODU Honors College, Messiah College Provost's Scholarship, West Virginia University Blue and Gold Scholarship.
Jessica Miller, Fraternal Order of Eagles 4123 Scholarship.
Jordan Miller, VHSL Achievement Award, Athletic Boosters.
Samantha Miller, Outstanding Dental Student.
Ayonia Mitchell, Virginia State University Scholarship.
Christopher Murphy, Randolph-Macon Recognition Grant.
Timothy-Paul Murphy, Louisiana State University Tiger Scholarship.
Jessica Nelms, U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete, Louisburg College Athletic Scholarship, Most Athletic Award, Perfect Attendance Senior Year.
Jeffrey Palmer, Riverbend High School Scholarship.
Amanda Passera, Citizenship Award.
Matthew Paxton, Perfect Attendance Senior Year.
India Pinkney, Outstanding Family and Consumer Science Student.
Amanda Potter, CGS American Math League 12 Winner, CGS AIME.
Joshua Puig, Service Award.
Antonia Pusso, Florida Institute of Technology Scholarship, VHSL Achievement Award.
Lindsay Rehberg, FBLA Award.
Ronald Richmond, Phillip Morris Essay Contest, 2006 Merel K. Wheeler Memorial Scholarship.
Kathryn Ridder, CGS AP Calculus AB/BC.
Amanda Rieman, Randolph-Macon Presidential Scholarship, Principal's Essay Scholarship, Riverbend Student Journalist of the Year, Service Award,
Battlefield Knights of Columbus Scholarship.
Bradley Rohr, Rappahannock Rotary Club Foundation Scholarship.
Christa Rommelmeyer, Spotsylvania County Woman's Club Scholarship, Charleston Southern University Student Success Award, Outstanding English Student, Saint Joseph's University Achievement Award.
Joseph Sansone, University of Mississippi Academia Excellence.
Raymond Silver, Lynchburg College Presidential Scholarship, Omega Psi Phi Tau Rho Chapter Award.
Nicole Smith, State Latin Medal, Latin Scholarship.
Alejandro Sosa, U.S. Air Force.
Ashley Spellman, Outstanding Radio/TV Student.
Kenneth Spennard, U.S. Army ROTC Scholarship, George Mason University, DECA Award.
Gary Michael Spruill, FBLA Award.
Erinn Sweeney, Humorous Award.
Hillary Thompson, Outstanding Drama Student.
Paul Tierney, CGS Environmental Steward and Environmental Team.
Codi Trigger, Spotsylvania County Woman's Club Scholarship, GEICO Georgie and William B. Synder Scholarship, Outstanding French Student.
Eric Vann, Mount Hope Baptist Linda A. Bowden Scholarship.
Nicholas Wallace, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Football Scholarship.
Rachel Warrick, CGS American Math. League, Virginia Math League.
Janay Weathers, New Mexico Military Academy.
Meghan Welford, CGS Ponos Award, Athletic Booster, Philadelphia University Faculty Scholarship, FBLA Award.
Ashley White, Outstanding English Student.
Karen Widman, Old Dominion University Monarch Scholarship, DAR Falls of the Rappahannock Chapter Award.
Katarina Williams, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Navy ROTC Scholarship, Outstanding Science Student, Outstanding Mathematics Student, Chestnut Hill College Scholarship, Chaminade University Regents Scholarship.
Courtney Wolf, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Emory & Henry College Scholarship, U.S. Army Scholar Athlete Award, All Around Award, National Latin Medal, Outstanding First Year Latin Student.
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Courtney English and Emily Cizek are Riverbend High School's valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, for 2006. Courtney has lived in Spotsylvania County her entire life with her father, A.B.; mother, Lark; and brother, Cliff. She has danced since she was 5 years old and plans on pursuing a career in dance therapy. She attended the Commonwealth Governor's School all four years of high school and participated in the Summer Regional Governor's School Program for dance in July 2005. She will attend Virginia Commonwealth University in August with a major in psychology and a minor in dance. She hopes to take dance classes at Richmond ballet while attending school in Richmond. Emily is the daughter of Gregory and Ellen Cizek. She graduates from Riverbend High School and the Commonwealth Governor's School. She was a member of the National Honor Society, Latin Club, Student Council Association and the field hockey and cross country teams. She has studied piano at the Anderson Piano Studio for 10 years, performing in numerous competitions and recitals, and served as a concert usher for the University of Mary Washington orchestra and the Fredericksburg Festival of the Arts. She was the pianist for two weddings and accompanied various vocal and instrumental performances. Emily kept busy during the summers traveling to Atlanta with her youth group, touring Europe on a CGS trip, volunteering at a children's hospital in Norfolk and canoeing in a CGS Chesapeake Bay Trip. She will attend Princeton University in the fall, where she plans to pursue interests in public health and education. |