LRE Awards and Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Applications
Middle School of the Year: St. Anthony School (Florence)
High School of the Year: Ft. Dorchester High School (N. Charleston)
Middle School Teacher of the Year: John Goldsborough (Blythewood Middle School, Blythewood)
High School Teacher of the Year: Misty LeClerc (Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant)
Lawyer of the Year: Gene Vaught III
Citizen of the Year: Virginia Seymour
LRE Legacy Award: Lynn Dickinson
High School Mock Trial Scholarships:
| Jack Ball (Greenwood HS) |
Robert Reid (Blythewood HS) |
| Jessica Fryml (Bob Jones Academy) |
Christopher Reynolds (Blythewood HS) |
| Kristen Ince (Bob Jones Academy) |
Megan Rudd (Strom Thurmond HS) |
| Melanie McKinney (Strom Thurmond HS) |
Nicholas Sottile (Wando HS) |
We the People Scholarships:
| Nicholas Sottile (Wando HS) |
Peter Yan (Scholars Academy) |
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Middle School of the Year: Ocean Bay Middle School (Myrtle Beach)
High School of the Year: Strom Thurmond High School (Johnston)
Middle School Teacher of the Year: Patti Odom (St. Anthony School, Florence)
High School Teacher of the Year: Marc Turner (Blythewood High School, Blythewood)
Lawyer of the Year: Hon. John M. Rucker
Citizen of the Year: George M. Dickinson, III
High School Mock Trial Scholarships:
| Kaity Nisbet (Dutch Fork HS) |
Trenton Smith (N. Myrtle Beach HS) |
| Creasie Parrott (Johnsonville HS) |
David Tabor (Bob Jones) |
| Nick Sanders (Johnsonville HS) |
Taylor Treece (N. Myrtle Beach HS) |
| Charles Shoop, III (Blythewood HS) |
Elizabeth von Keller (Blythewood HS) |
We the People Scholarships:
| David Blayton (Carolina Forest HS) |
Sommer Ireland (Wando HS) |
| Miguel Garcia, Jr. (Strom Thurmond HS) |
Trenton Smith (Scholar's Academy) |
Middle School of the Year: York One Academy (York)
High School of the Year: Blythewood High School (Blythewood)
Middle School Teacher of the Year: Betty Hopkins (Crayton Middle School, Columbia)
High School Teacher of the Year: Denise Jackson (Strom Thurmond High School, Johnston)
Lawyer of the Year: Walter Dusky
Citizen of the Year: Sara C. Wheeler
High School Mock Trial Scholarships:
| Sarah Carter (Berkeley HS) |
Brittany Pifer (Blythewood HS) |
| Maddison Hall (Fort Mill HS) |
Daniel Prohaska (Berkeley HS) |
| Thomas Horton (Berkeley HS) |
Natasha Rudy (Greenwood HS) |
| James Hughes (Fort Mill HS) |
Daphne Sims (Chapin HS) |
| Valerie Myers (Bob Jones) |
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We the People Scholarships:
| Yuko Gruber |
Brandon White |
| Tyler Sutton |
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Middle School of the Year: Springfield Middle School (Fort Mill)
High School of the Year: Carolina Forest High School (Myrtle Beach)
Middle School Teacher of the Year: Richard "Ricky" Simpson (Abbeville Middle School, Abbeville)
High School Teacher of the Year: Michael Murphy (Bob Jones Academy, Greenville)
Lawyer of the Year: Daniel Hunt
Citizen of the Year: Christopher Ryan Lowery
High School Mock Trial Scholarships:
| Kevin Kopf (Blythewood HS) |
Melissa McKeithan (Wando HS) |
| Johnathan Ludwig (Bob Jones) |
Mattson Smith (Ft. Mill HS) |
| Casey McKee (Johnsonville HS) |
Ashton Squires (Johnsonville HS) |
We the People Scholarships:
| Benjamin Brittain (Scholar's Academy) |
Jordan McCarthy (Carolina Forest HS) |
| Edward Collins (Wilson HS) |
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Middle School of the Year: Lexington Middle School (Lexington)
High School of the Year: Berkeley High School (Moncks Corner)
Middle School Teacher of the Year: Juanita Sanders (Springfield Middle School, Fort Mill)
High School Teacher of the Year: Yvonne Rhodes (Wilson High School, Florence)
Lawyer of the Year: Holly Wall
Citizen of the Year: Joseph Pitts
High School Mock Trial Scholarships:
| Emily Ashley (Spring Valley HS) |
John Huston (Seneca HS) |
| Elizabeth Bales (Blythewood HS) |
Jane Landis (Berkeley HS) |
| Michelle Cote (Fort Mill HS) |
Cooper Littlejohn (Seneca HS) |
| Caitlin Ducate (Blythewood HS) |
Andra Oprisan (Wando HS) |
| Jeannie Flick (Greenwood HS) |
Hilary Ranieri (Bob Jones) |
| Jasmine Horton (Blythewood HS) |
Tsung Yu Tsai (Wilson HS |
We the People Scholarships:
| Andrew Blaton (Carolina Forest HS) |
Nueka Ekechkwu (Carolina Fores HS) |
| Africa Brown (Carolina Forest HS) |
Anthony Miller (Carolina Forest HS) |
| Amanda Cole (Scholar's Academy) |
Ashley Tietz (Carolina Forest HS) |
Middle School of the Year: Johnsonville Middle School (Johnsonville)
High School of the Year: Bob Jones Academy (Greenville)
Middle School Teacher of the Year: Paulette Cunningham (Southeast Middle School, Hopkins)
High School Teacher of the Year: Jeffrey C. Eargle (Mid-Carolina High School, Prosperity)
Lawyer of the Year: Elizabeth "Babs" Warner
Citizen of the Year: David M. Dechane
High School Mock Trial Scholarships:
| Rachel Berg |
Jennifer Olinger |
| Rachael Coppins |
Laurel Parker |
| Brandy M. Counts |
Qaitlin Peterson |
| Mark DeMayo |
Katie Queen |
| Megan Donohue |
Anthony Sanderson |
| Christopher Heistand |
Christopher Yahnis |
Middle School of the Year: Ruffin Middle School (Ruffin)
High School of the Year: Stratford High School (Goose Creek)
Middle School Teacher of the Year: Allana Prosser (Johnsonville Middle School, Johnsonville)
High School Teacher of the Year: Mark Davis (Beaufort High School, Beaufort)
Lawyer of the Year: Barbara Seymour
Citizen of the Year: Sherrie Free
High School Mock Trial Scholarships:
| Matthew A. Abee |
Terrance Lanier |
| Stephanie Grosso |
Kelli Luebben |
| George Gutierrez |
Travis Lynes |
| Maggie Horton |
Caroline M. Scranton |
| Matthew Kneece |
Emma Smiley |
Middle School of the Year: Ashley Hall (Charleston)
High School of the Year: Stratford High School (Goose Creek)
Teacher of the Year: Greg Harrison (Stratford High School, Goose Creek)
Lawyer of the Year: John DeLoache
High School Mock Trial Scholarships:
| Linda Bunch |
Kara Kopf |
| Andrew Cooper |
Peter Landis |
| Tommy Ferris |
Rachel Mossman |
| Daniel Hindman |
Zachary Spratt |
School of the Year: EL Wright Middle School (Columbia)
Teacher of the Year: Sharon McAbee (Riverside Middle School, Greer)
Lawyer of the Year: Donna McQueen
High School Mock Trial Scholarships:
| Kristen Capogrossi |
Matthew Miller |
| Theresa Cheng |
Nathan Robinson |
| Mason Freeman |
Rebecca Turnhull |
| Ashleigh Millard |
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School of the Year: Spring Valley High School (Columbia)
Teacher of the Year: Lynn Dickinson (Fort Mill HS, Fort Mill)
Lawyer of the Year: Hon. Jack Landis
High School Mock Trial Scholarships:
| Gregory Clark |
Brittany Sajbel |
| Philip Eoute |
Timothy Silvester |
| David Hwu |
Trevor Turner |
| Melissa Jones |
Sara Wooster |
2002 Lawyer of the Year: Harold Staley
2001 Lawyer of the Year: Stephen Cox
2000 Lawyer of the Year: Hon. Markley Dennis
1997 Teacher of the Year: Kathy Cook
1996 Teacher of the Year: Connie Fortanbury
1995 Teacher of the Year: John Smith
1994 Teacher of the Year: Patsy Meeks
1993 Teacher of the Year: Sara Wheeler
1992 Teacher of the Year: Abbigail Hugenie
1991 Teacher of the Year: Karen Gibson