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1977 Doug Echols of Rock Hill received the 2025 Citizenship & Service Award from the York County Regional Chamber.


1979 Kathryn Kirkpatrick of Vilas, North Carolina, published two books: “Creature” and “Enrap- tured Space: Gender, Class, and Ecology in the Work of Paula Meehan.”


1980 Beth Amick Cleland of Lexington was inducted into the Brookland-Cayce High School Educator Hall of Fame in recognition of her more than 28 years of service to education.


1981 John Coleman of Rock Hill received the David Boone Advisory Award for his service to Rock Hill’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism programs.


HELP BYRNES SHINE! In honor of their 50-year reunion, the Class of 1975 is raising money for a new theat- rical lighting system in Byrnes. It will be more energy efficient and will enhance students’ and external clients’ experiences. The estimated cost is $85,000. Support the fundraising effort.


1982 Bob Bowen of Matthews, North Carolina, was inducted into the North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame.


1983 Mandy Catoe of Lancaster won first place for growth and development beat reporting for The Lancaster News at the South Carolina Press Association Awards.


1986 Jane Wallace ’86, ’92, of Smyrna was appointed coordinator of special projects for the York School District.


1987 The South Carolina Association of School Administrators named Teresa Price Mingo ’87, ’90, of Columbia the South Carolina Middle Level Principal of the Year.


1989 Watts Huckabee of Rock Hill received the 2025 Rock Hill Area Business Person of the Year Award from the York County Regional Chamber.


1992 Greer resident Ed Driggers, a member of the Winthrop Board of Trustees, was named interim administrator for the town of Blythewood.


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1997 Nichole Plumblee Livengood of Kingstree placed second in a series of articles for The Kingstree News at the South Carolina Press Association Awards.


Tara Chelf Reeves of Rock Hill received a Congressional Patriot Award from Congressman Alex Mooney (R-WV).


1998 Patrick Byrne of Fort Mill won South Carolina Press Association Awards for lifestyle feature writing and election/political coverage for The Tega Cay Sun.


1999 Mac Banks of Fort Mill placed second in government beat reporting for The Lancaster News at the South Carolina Press Association Awards ceremony.


2000 Heather McCarley Montgomery of McConnells was named principal of Hunter Street Elementary School.


Cassidy McDaniel Valerino of Rock Hill was named assistant principal of Hickory Grove- Sharon Elementary School.


2001 Rachel Young Fields of Savannah, Georgia, was recognized as one of the 2025 Georgia Super Lawyers.


Adriane Livingston Radeker of Columbia was named public outreach manager in the Office of Public Engagement at the South Carolina Department of Transportation.


Grey Young of Fort Mill was appointed superintendent of the Fort Mill School District.


2002 Alexis Gordon of Charlotte, North Carolina, was named senior international business manager and chief of protocol for the city of Charlotte.


LeTricia Parks ’02, ’07, of Duluth, Georgia, was named Teacher of the Year at Norcross Elementary School.


2003


Bradley Moore of Salisbury, North Carolina, was appointed executive director of the New Bern Civic Theatre.


2004 Mary Leigh Burgess Dickerson of Fort Mill joined Affinity Health Center as the revenue cycle manager.


Massey Services named Irmo native Lindsey Whiting Herndon as director of sales for the multi-family division.


2008 Ashley Yon of Hickory Grove was named assistant principal at Hunter Street Elementary School.


2005


Jerrianne Berry Jackson of Rock Hill received the Small Business of the Year Award from the York County Regional Chamber for her business, Blu J Agency.


Charles Perry of Conway won first place in breaking news reporting, beat reporting and business beat reporting for The Post and Courier Myrtle Beach/ Georgetown Times at the South Carolina Press Association Awards ceremony.


2006


The Clover School District named Calub Courtwright of York the principal of Lake Wylie High.


2007 Charlotte, North Carolina, resident Eric Ferri was recognized as one of the Charlotte Business Journal’s 40 Under 40.


CLASS NOTES


2010 Stephanie Burgess of Lexington was appointed principal at Gilbert Middle School.


2013


Samantha Smigel married Taylor Carwile on Oct. 12, 2024, at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia.


2015


Once a regular on CN2 in Rock Hill, Rachel Richardson, formerly of Lexington, Kentucky, joined the WBTV news team in Charlotte, North Carolina.


2016 McKenzie Miller Lemhouse of Winnsboro received the South Carolina Library Association’s New Librarian Award at the association’s annual conference.


The South Carolina Association of School Administrators named Saani Perry of Blythewood the South Carolina Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year.


2017 Jessica Kelly of York was named testing specialist for York School District One.


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