OHS announces honor grads

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Two valedictorians top Oneida High School’s Class of 2010, school principal Jimmy May announced this week.

Shelby Burchfield and Chelsey Crowley were named the class’s valedictorians, while Cody Carson is the class of 2010 salutatorian. Rounding out the top 10 are Mark Cresap, Josh Gochenour, Jamie Lloyd, Morgan West, Jacqueline Hamilton, Dylan West and Colten Burke.

“The class of 2010 has been a very good group of students,” May said. “They have worked very hard in the classroom, while participating in many extracurricular activities and have maintained an exemplary grade point average. We are very proud of our students and their achievements here at Oneida High School.”

Shelby Burchfield is the daughter of Scott and Bridgett Burchfield. She is the co-valedictorian of the OHS Class of 2010 with a grade point average of 4.095.

Burchfield was elected vice-president of her class all four years of high school and is also a member of the National Honor Society, a two-year member of the National Beta Club, a three-year member of Students With a Testimony, a two-year member of Best Buddies, a two-year member of the Prom Committee, and a one-year member of the yearbook staff. She was elected chairman of the fall semester of the First National Bank Junior Advisory Board and was a member her junior year.

She plans on attending college in the fall with a major in biology and dreams of becoming a neonatologist.

Chelsey Crowley is the daughter of Tammy Crowley and Tommy Crowley. She is the co-valedictorian of the Oneida High School Class of 2010 with a grade point average of 4.095.

Crowley was elected class president all four years of high school. She was a three-year member of the yearbook staff and was editor in 2009-2010. She was also a member of the National Honor Society, a three-year member of SWAT, a two-year member of Beta Club, a two-year member of the FBLA, a two-year member of the Prom Committee, and a one-year member of Best Buddies.

She plans on attending college in the fall to major in biology and minor in psychology in hopes of becoming a dermatologist.

Cody Carson graduates as salutatorian with a 4.071 GPA. He is the son of Benny and Lisa Carson.

Carson is a four-year member of the basketball team, two-year member of the baseball and golf teams, two-year member of the Beta Club, and one-year member of the Junior Advisory Board and National Honor Society. Plans for his future include pursuing a degree within the field of medicine; however, he has not finalized his college of choice.

Mark Cresap is the son of Michael and Melinda Cresap. He has a GPA of 4.023.

Cresap is a three-year member of the soccer team, a two-year member of Beta Club and a member of the National Honor Society.

After graduation, Cresap plans to attend Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville and obtain a degree in nursing. He then plans to continue his education in anesthesia school and become a certified nurse anesthetist.

Josh Gochenour is the son of Dean and Pamela Cross-Gochenour. His weighted high school GPA is 4.023.

During his four years at Oneida High School, Gochenour was a member of Oneida Outreach Church, Scholar’s Bowl, Beta Club, the Douglas-Cherokee branch of Appalachian Upward Bound program and First National Bank’s Junior Advisory Board.

Post graduation, Gochenour plans to attend Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn., to earn a bachelor’s degree in global missiology.

Jamie Lloyd is the daughter of Dr. Robert and Lisa Lloyd. Her GPA is 4.023.

Lloyd is a three-year member of the Beta Club and National Honor Society. She was a three-year member of the TriTones and performed with them at Carnegie Hall in June 2007. In Air Force JROTC, she was promoted to the rank of cadet major. She is the youth group president at the First Methodist Church of Oneida, where she attends with her family. She also plays the piano and takes dance classes.

This fall, Lloyd will be attending Milligan College or Asbury University, with a major in music education with vocal emphasis.

Morgan West is the daughter of Greg West and Krista West. She has a GPA of 4.023.

West is a four-year member of the cheerleading squad, a four-year treasurer of her class, a four-year member of student government, a three-year member of Beta Club, a three-year member of SWAT, a three-year member of the yearbook staff and a one-year editor.

West is also a two-year member of Best Buddies, a two-year member of First National Bank’s Junior Advisory Board, a two-year member of the Prom Committee, a two-yar member of FBLA, and a member of the National Honor Society.

West plans to attend Roane State Community College in the fall, majoring in psychology.

Jacqueline Hamilton is the daughter of Bill and Violet Hamilton and will graduate with a 4.0 GPA.

Hamilton is a member of the Beta Club and has been recognized by the National Honor Society for academic achievement. She enjoys being a part of the Best Buddies program and loves working with children.

She plans to attend Roane State to pursue a nursing career.

Dylan Hunter West is the son of Greg and Lisa West of Oneida. He has a 3.949 GPA.

West is a four-year member of the Oneida football team, where he achieved all-district defensive back of the year, all-tri-county, all-academic, Tennessee Sportswriters Association all-state defensive back and Tennessee Coaches Association all-state defensive back honors.

West is additionally a nominee to the National Football Association College Hall of Fame as a scholar-athlete. He is a four-year member of the Oneida basketball team and a two-year member of the soccer team, as well as a member of the Beta Club and the National Honor Society.

West will attend either Carson-Newman College or the University of Tennessee, with plans to major in pre-medicine.

Colten Burke is the son of Tim Burke and Portia Green. He has a GPA of 3.943.

Throughout his high school career, Burke has been a two-year member of the Beta Club and a four-year member of the Upward Bound program.

Burke plants to attend Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville in the fall, and intends to major in chemical engineering.