Kennedy Kaune crowned 2024 S.C. Cinderella Miss (2024)

Richardson earns second chair

Sarah Richardson, eighth-grade flute player with the AAA Homeschool Band, earned second chair in the South Carolina All-State band, first chair in All-State Orchestra, Aiken All-County; and is the recipient of of the AAA Summer Band Camp Scholarship.

Ellis named to Troy chancellor's list

Emma Ellis of North Augusta has been named to the chancellor's list at Troy University for the spring semester/Term 4 of the 2023-2024 academic year.

The chancellor's list honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who earn a grade point average of 4.0.

Kaune crowned Cinderella Miss

Kennedy Kaune, 11, of Aiken, has been crowned the 2024 South Carolina Cinderella Miss. Kennedy’s outstanding performance, grace and talent have earned her this prestigious title, and we are incredibly proud of her achievement.

As the newly crowned Miss, Kaune represented South Carolina at the International Cinderella Scholarship Pageant in Dallas, Texas, held July 21-26.

She is the daughter of Carol and Derek Weaver, and has been competing in the International Cinderella Scholarship Pageant system since 2023. She is a rising sixth grader at LBC Middle School. While in fifth grade at Jefferson Elementary, she was an honor roll student, a student ambassador, a member of the chorus and on the morning news crew. She participates in community service by volunteering at the soup kitchen at St. Thaddeus church in Aiken with her grandmother the first Saturday of every month, and has attended Stevens Creek Church in Augusta, Georgia, since she was 4 weeks old.

Justin Hendrix named to provost's list

Justin Hendrix of North Augusta has been named to the provost's list at Troy University for the spring semester/Term 4 of the 2023-2024 academic year.

The provost's list honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who have a grade point average of at least 3.65.

Aiken Tech students win multiple awards

In March, Aiken Technical College Student Medical Assisting Association members won multiple awards at the South Carolina Society of Medical Assistants conference in Anderson.

Three scholarships were awarded, and students were required to apply and respond to several questions about why they want to be medical assistants and the most important thing they want to possess as an MA. This statewide scholarship opportunity awarded Aiken Tech's SMAA students all three scholarships.

The following students won scholarships: Erin Willis-Franklin, SMAA president; Jennifer Shelton, embedded tutor for the MA program and general studies/general education; and Monica Riley, SMAA treasurer.

Members also competed in a trivia game called the Bowl of Knowledge. Faith Salyers and Litzy Alonso, two members of Aiken Tech, were on the winning team.

Students were required to attend the first-timer's reception. At the reception, there was a scavenger hunt to get signatures from different officers and members of the South Carolina Society of Medical Assistants. A winner was drawn for free registration for the SCSMA Conference next year. The winner was Aiken Techs, Angel Ellis, SMAA Vice President.

The Aiken Chapter of the SCSMA also received the award for Greatest Numerical Increase of Student Members 2023-2024.

Aiken Tech foundation awards scholarships

The Aiken Technical College Foundation has announced its scholarship awards for the graduating high school seniors of the Class of 2024. The scholarships are for the 2024-2025 academic year at Aiken Tech.

ATC Within REACH Scholarship

Jadyn Baxley

Jamie Castillo

Jayden Doyle

Breanna Johnson

Richard Satterwhite

MacKenzie Achuff

Elaine Chambers

Emalee Densmore

Jariah Hawkins

Ronaldo Hernandez

Zoe Wessinger

Trever Williams

Brando Altman

Andres Cervantes

Kayla Dorn

Mal'aki Hedman

Trevor Jones

Kevin Pokora

Carter Presnell

Pepper Sauceda-Hamilton

Kobe Goldsmith

Arbrianna Moore

Curtis Moore

Abigail Martinez

Destiny Mulligan

Tessa Shackleford

Megyn Bolen

Ben and Gen Rhoden Endowed Scholarship: Electronic Engineering

Kenan Bunch

Helen McCann and R. Virgil Rearden Endowed Scholarship

Daniel Lafavor

Joe DeVore Endowed Scholarship

Charity Johnson

Shaw Industries Scholarship

Carver Vaughn

Vernon R. Ford High School Scholarship

Shaniah Jefferyl

Chase Herold

Christopher Cole

Ashley Aguirre

Destiny Ramos

Maximillian Mercier

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