KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL farewell assembly honors scholarship winners

Kennedy High School was packed with students and families for the 2016 honors assembly June 9.

Many scholarships were awarded to graduating seniors, while others in the class were singled out for special achievements, whether it was individually or in groups,

Included among the many award winners was Kevonte White, who received a $500 scholarship from Mayor Rick Sollars. White is heading for Eastern Michigan University next year. The mayor awards two $500 scholarships per year. White also received the Taylor Public Schools Foundation for Educational Excellence Scholarship for $500.

A big winner and high achiever in the graduating class was Emily Boswell, who earned a $2,500 Taylor Federation of Teachers

Scholarship, a $1,250 scholarship to the University of Michigan, and the $500 Grodman Cure Foundation/Shane Simmons Memorial Scholarship. She was also recognized for graduating with the top GPA and was also included in the athletic honorees. She plans on majoring in molecular biology at U of M.

Other scholarship winners included Keri Stevenson ($500), Chandra Behr ($500 and $250), Abigail Storage ($1,000), Jasmine Atterberry ($1,000), Spencer Furman ($500), Ashley Hernandez ($500), Matthew Hundley ($500), Aman Patel ($500) and Sydney Moore ($500).

Both the KHS band and choir played during the ceremony. The JROTC Honor Guard was also present.

As is tradition, when the Class of 2016 departed from the ceremony, the Class of 2017 took its place on the floor.

Truman had its honors ceremony June 8 and graduated June 9 at the Sportsplex. Kennedy graduates the Class of 2016 June 10 at the same location.