CHAPEL HILL—Some 33 student-athletes from North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as winners of “Heart of a Champion” recognition.
The sportsmanship recognition is part of the program offered by the NCHSAA Student Services Division and is sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline. Mark Dreibelbis, NCHSAA assistant executive director, and student services assistant Chiquana Dancy administer the program.
Each of the NCHSAA member schools had the opportunity to nominate one male and one female student-athlete for the recognition. The students must have participated in at least one varsity sport, including cheerleading, during the 2005-06 school year, have not been ejected from any contest, and must have demonstrated outstanding citizenship and sportsmanship during their high school careers. The students filled out an application questionnaire and then a school official, such as the principal or athletic director, also provided an evaluation.
The students will be honored at a luncheon on Saturday, June 10, at the Radisson Governors’ Inn in the Research Triangle Park.
GlaxoSmithKline Heart of a Champion 2006 Honorees:
Alaina Stella Alevizatos Millbrook High School, Raleigh
Michael Allen Kings Mountain High School
Thomas Baker Asheville High School
Jacob Michael Bright Southern Alamance High School
Duncan Briley Whiteville High School
Lauren Brown West Montgomery High School
Lauren Burgeson Southern Alamance High School
Myisha LaTarra Clark South Stanly High School
Emily Grace Cole Whiteville High School
Kendra Leigh Ferguson Clyde A. Erwin High School, Asheville
Allison Frazier Ayden-Grifton High School
Jeremiah Paul Fryar East Columbus High School
Sara Kathryn Garrell East Columbus High School
Stephanie M. Green Asheville High School
Nicole Harris North Wilkes High School
Keri Frances Holman West Rowan High School
David Jackson Sanderson High School, Raleigh
Cameron Kirby Jack Britt High School, Fayetteville
Katherine Michelle Layne Bunker Hill High School, Claremont
Zeb Thomas Link West Rowan High School
Tria Marie Metzler Bunn High School
Elias Morgan Clyde A. Erwin High School, Asheville
Samuel A. Nichols South Stanly High School
Kathleen Laura Olson Swansboro High School
Devin Patrick Bunker Hill High School, Claremont
Racquel Patterson East Bladen High School
David Shaw East Bladen High School
Adam Lee Speaks North Wilkes High School
Lindsay Thrift Southwestern Randolph High School
Matt Tripp Ayden-Grifton High School
Antonio Merida Velazco, Jr.West Montgomery High School
Samantha Walker Sanderson High School, Raleigh
Justin Daniel Youngblood Millbrook High School, Raleigh
