The 2025 TCCHS Alumni Foundation, Inc.’s Newsletter Is Now Online
The TCCHS Class of 2025 Receives $43,125.00 in TCCHS Alumni Foundation Scholarships
A total of 20 seniors! A total of 38 scholarships! Thanks to the generosity of so many people – alumni, friends of TCCHS, businesses, the Todd County Fiscal Court, Novelis, other local and area contributors, memberships, and the sale of our alumni items – the TCCHS Alumni Foundation, Inc. presented a total of $43,125.00 to the TCCHS Class of 2025 this past Thursday evening, May 8, 2025. This year some of our scholarships provided required a minimum of a 2.75 GPA, others a minimum of a 3.00 GPA, and two others a 3.50 GPA minimum or above. This year also saw one scholarship added that required a 2.50 GPA minimum or above. As true of past years, this year saw new scholarships added, and some other scholarships were eliminated as sponsors were not available. Of interest is the Alumni’s first scholarships were awarded in 2014, a short twelve years ago, and this year’s scholarship total brings the total monies awarded to seniors of TCCHS to slightly less than $255,000 in that 12-year period.
This year also saw the Foundation award our highest scholarship amount. That scholarship, the George and Vicki Hall Kennedy Academic or Technical Scholarship in the amount of $5000.00, was sponsored by two retired educators, George and Vicki Kenndy, who wanted to give back to Todd Central graduates and to the Alumni Foundation. Three other scholarships this year were made possible through the generosity of folks honoring the late Mrs. Joe Nell Glenn Waters, the late Bruce Marklin, and the late Kelsey Dunn with scholarships in their memory. As you know, Mrs. Waters was a long-time educator not only in Tennessee but also in Kentucky. She also served as principal at TCCHS for several years following her retirement from Tennessee. Friends and family of Ms. Joe Nell donated monies in her memory, and because of the generosity of so many, her scholarship will be funded for several years. Likewise, friends and family of the late Bruce Marklin, well-known police officer and police chief in Elkton, collected monies geared toward a scholarship in his honor. Again, because of the generosity of friends of the late Bruce Marklin, monies were generated to assist a student whose parent was involved with the military or the student had military ambitions or a JROTC background. A third graduate honored was the late Kelsey Dunn, a music educator who lost her life in a traffic accident last year. Her classmates, members of the TCCHS Class of 2013, opted to provide monies for a scholarship instead of flowers and other gifts at the time of her death. Their generosity led to the $500.00 scholarship in her memory.
We invite anyone who desires to establish a scholarship to reach out to one of us. Our officers/directors this year include Anna Jo Parmley, president; Linda Stokes Fritz, vice-president; Joyce Darby, treasurer; Carolyn Wells, secretary; and Charlotte Morrow, Sue Neeble, and Jeremy Long, directors-at-large. We also ask anyone, either a graduate of TCCHS or a friend of the Foundation, to join our efforts. Memberships are $10.00 yearly with a lifetime membership of $200.00 also an option. The Foundation has set a goal this calendar year to have 125 members; you can help us reach that goal. Please also remember membership monies help fund our scholarship effort! Memberships can be mailed to the TCCHS Alumni Foundation at P.O. Box 611, Elkton, KY 42220.
TCCHS ALUMNI FOUNDATION, INC.
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE TCCHS CLASS OF 2025
The scholarships listed below are listed alphabetically by the student’s first name.
Aidan Bobbett
Novelis – Guthrie Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Novelis – Guthrie
Aimee Vass
George and Vicki Hall Kennedy Academic or Technical Scholarship ($5000)
Sponsored by George and Vicki Hall Kennedy
Novelis – Guthrie Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Novelis – Guthrie
Alaina Nelson
Carolyn Wells Writing Scholarship ($500)
Sponsored by Lana Kim White Austin and Friends of CLW
Bruce and Linda Marklin Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Linda Marklin
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by the TCCHS Alumni Foundation
Allie Beth Stokes
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Memorial Academic or Technical Scholarship ($2000)
Sponsored by an Anonymous Donor
Anne’Lee Merriweather
Novelis – Guthrie Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Novelis – Guthrie
Brett Harris
Carolyn L. Wells Academic and Leadership Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Carolyn L. Wells
Joe Nell Glenn Waters Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Friends of the Late Joe Nell Glenn Waters
Christopher Salazar – Andraca
Novelis – Guthrie Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Novelis – Guthrie
Dakotah Gammon
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Accounting or Business Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by an Anonymous Donor
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by the TCCHS Alumni Foundation
Devin Schutt
Gary Strader Memorial Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Bob and Sandy Carver
Guthrie Heritage Days Business or Business-related Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Guthrie Heritage Days
Emily Thomas
Carolyn L. Wells Academic and Leadership Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Carolyn L. Wells
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by the TCCHS Alumni Foundation
Haylee Rust
Novelis – Guthrie Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Novelis – Guthrie
Hector Lopez-Lopez
Joe Nell Glenn Waters Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Friends of the Late Joe Nell Glenn Waters
Jack McIntyre Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Terry and Doris McIntyre Greene
Kadi Lynn Stokes
Randall and Nancy Powell Healthcare Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Randall and Nancy Powell
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by the TCCHS Alumni Foundation
Kayla Crafton
Myles McIntosh Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Myles McIntosh
Kevin Uriel Vasquez Velasco
Bruce Marklin Memorial Scholarship ($1625)
Sponsored by Friends of the Late Bruce Marklin
Madison Harrison
Alton and Bessie Greenfield Memorial Academic Scholarship ($500)
Sponsored by Ruth Ellen Greenfield Elliot
Tom and Rowena Everett Memorial Academic or Technical Scholarship ($2000)
Sponsored by the late Tom and Rowena Everett
Joe Nell Glenn Waters Memorial Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Friends of the Late Joe Nell Glenn Waters
Randall and Nancy Powell Healthcare Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Randall and Nancy Powell
Todd County Chamber of Commerce Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Todd County Chamber of Commerce
Mollie Ann Skipworth
Frances Collins Memorial Scholarship ($500)
Sponsored by Rita Collins-Lear
Jo Ann’s Country Flowers’ Agricultural-related Scholarship ($2000)
Sponsored by Jo Ann’s Country Flowers
Kelsey Dunn Memorial Scholarship ($500)
Sponsored by Classmates of Kelsey Dunn to Honor Her Life and Career
Sharon Patterson Shemwell Memorial Scholarship ($500)
Sponsored by Darlene Groves of “Something Special”
Nelaina Osborne
Carolyn L. Wells Academic and Leadership Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Carolyn L. Wells
Randall and Nancy Powell Healthcare Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Randall and Nancy Powell
Sage Colosky
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by an Anonymous Donor
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Academic or Technical Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by the TCCHS Alumni Foundation
Tanner Henderson
Guthrie Heritage Days Business or Business-related Scholarship ($1000)
Sponsored by Guthrie Heritage Days
As members of the TCCHS Alumni Foundation, we congratulate all the winners, and we commend the many who contribute to make these scholarships possible. We also extend to each member of the TCCHS Class of 2025 the very best as they exit TCCHS and begin their lives past our alma mater. We also applaud their tenacity in meeting the requirements necessary for graduation.
~ Article by Carolyn L. Wells
May 10, 2025
The TCCHS Alumni Foundation, Inc. Recognized by Todd County Chamber of Commerce
The TCCHS Alumni Foundation, Inc. has been recognized as the AboveAndBeyond Member for June 2024. The following announcement was made June 5, 2024.
“Since the organization began, this dedicated group of volunteers has worked tirelessly to secure scholarship monies for Todd Central students through donations, memberships, and fundraisers.
“Due to their Herculean efforts, the TCCHS Alumni Foundation awarded $34,000 in scholarships to the Class of 2024 Todd County seniors last month!
“The total they have awarded since they began offering scholarships in 2014 is an astonishing $213,850!
“The work of this organization has impacted many students and their families over the past 11 years, and thanks to their passion for promoting education, they will undoubtedly continue to do so for future TCCHS seniors.
“If you want to learn more about how you can support this cause, check out their Facebook page, or visit their website: https://tcchs-alumni.org
“We’re proud to have the TCCHS Alumni Foundation on #TeamToddCounty!”
The TCCHS Alumni Foundation, Inc. Sports a New Logo and Two New Fundraising Items
With the assistance of Brittney Addison, a 2006 TCCHS graduate and an APSU graduate with a degree in fine arts/graphic design, the TCCHS Alumni Foundation has a new logo. We have also been gifted two new items to generate monies for our scholarship efforts. These items with our new logo on them both sell for $5.00 each with monies generated earmarked for our scholarships. Coasters and credit/business card holders are available at “Something Special,” and the credit/business card holders are also available at “The Purple Daizi.”
TCCHS Alumni Foundation, Inc. Newsletter for 2023
Attached you will find the 2023 TCCHS Alumni Foundation, Inc.’s newsletter for this calendar year. We are hopeful you will enjoy reading the newsletter, and we are just as hopeful you will continue to support our efforts to provide scholarships for TCCHS graduates. Enjoy! We also take this time to wish you a blessed Christmas and a successful 2024!
TCCHS Alumni Foundation, Inc. Partnering with WEKT
We are having much better results from using Jotform than we have other routes seeking information about TCCHS alumni during the 60 years of TCCHS’s existence. Please follow the attached link so we can secure ‘snippets’ of information about the graduates of TCCHS during those years as well as other folks who have attended TCCHS during their high school years. We are sharing those ‘snippets’ with WEKT to include on their radio broadcasts. Your help is much appreciated and needed. We ask you reach out to your family members, your classmates, and your friends who attended TCCHS to share their information as well. The link is https://www.jotform.com/232836849717067. It should be easy to complete once you click on the link attached.
Above is a well-known print of TCCHS by Kim Daniel Rager, TCMS guidance counselor and a TCCHS graduate.
Gillian Brown, a TCCHS / Gatton Academy Graduate, Continues Her Success
This is indeed a notable accomplishment for a young lady with both Todd County and TCCHS roots! Well done, young PhD candidate! I know success will continue to be in both your present as well as your future endeavors! Follow this link to discover more about this young lady’s accomplishments … https://www.wektradio.com/2023/09/18/todd-county-graduate-helps-to-advance-new-scientific-research/. Pic is via Facebook.
TCCHS Alumni Foundation Partnering with WEKT Radio Station 1070 AM
The TCCHS Alumni Foundation, Inc. is partnering with WEKT to spotlight alumni of TCCHS to celebrate the first 60 years of TCCHS’s existence. TC opened in the fall of 1963, and we want to provide ‘snippets’ of facts about those who have exited the doors of TCCHS. Below is a Word document that can be easily downloaded. Once you provide your responses, please return the document to tcchsaa@gmail.com. We look forward to sharing the lives, accomplishments, and thoughts of the approximately 7500 or more alumni of TCCHS! These will be shared on WEKT’s (1070 AM) radio station, one now making its home on the Square in Elkton.
Military Info Requested of TCCHS Alumni
If you are a member of one of the military branches below and are a TCCHS graduate, please share your military background with Katrena Smith, an employee of the Todd County School District. Katrina’s email address is Katrena.smith@todd.kyschools.us. It is the Foundation’s understanding a recognition plaque will be added to the foyer area at TCCHS. Please share the word with others you know with a military background.
New Lifetime Member of the TCCHS Alumni Foundation, Inc.
Most folks in Todd County know Kim Daniel Rager, guidance counselor at TCCHS with a background in art and photography as well. Last week Kim became the first lifetime member for the TCCHS Alumni Foundation, Inc. (Please know lifetime members of the TCCHS Alumni Association have been grandfathered into the new foundation.) Kim’s love of Todd County and TCCHS resounds daily as she works with the youth of Todd County and as she devotes her time and energy to her family and church. Thank you, Kim, for your love of TCCHS and your support of our scholarship efforts! Lifetime memberships are $200 and can be mailed to TCCHS Alumni, P.O. Box 611, Elkton, KY 42220. Yearly memberships are $10, and they can also be mailed to the same box. Again, we appreciate the support of so many as we continue our mission of providing scholarships to the seniors of TCCHS! (Kim is pictured with another TCCHS grad who also has become an art teacher in Arkansas!)
Below is a copy of the December 2022 TCCHS Alumni Association’s newsletter. We hope you enjoy reading it!
Mullings – TCCHS Alumni Association Awarded $52,000 in Scholarships to TCCHS Class of 2023!
Mrs. Joyce Darby, the TCCHS Alumni Association’s treasurer who is also a retired CPA, shared in recent days she hopes the generosity shown this year to the TCCHS Class of 2023 will encourage more individuals, businesses, and alumni to sponsor scholarships in the future. Her remarks follow this year’s TCCHS Class of 2023 receiving $52,000 in scholarship monies on Tuesday evening, May 9, at the annual TCCHS Awards Program held in the TCCHS auditorium. That figure, which included 23 students receiving 29 different scholarships, reflects the love Todd Countians and those with Todd County and/or TCCHS roots have for the next generation of TCCHS graduates.
That $52,000 figure also reflects an increase of $25,150 from the scholarships provided in 2022. Since its formation in 2013 and its first awarding scholarships to the TCCHS Class of 2014, the TCCHS Alumni Association has awarded in a ten-year period approximately $183,850 in scholarships to TCCHS graduates. Mr. Lee Quarles, principal of TCCHS who worked previously in the Clarksville – Montgomery County School System, remarked recently he was amazed at the total amount of monies the association continues to provide to TC grads. Anna Jo Parmley, a director of the association and a 1966 graduate of TCCHS, shared, “It is so rewarding the association has the support of so many individuals and groups who want to ‘give back’ to their alma mater and their community.”
In announcing the scholarships at the Awards Program, Carolyn Wells, secretary for the association, explained this year’s scholarships reflected two new businesses who willingly embraced the association and its efforts to assist the seniors of TCCHS. One of those business owners, Ms. Jo Ann Coblentz of “Jo Ann’s Country Flowers” of the Guthrie area, expressed her desires to assist a student entering into an agriculture-related area. Ms. Coblentz’s scholarship in the amount of $3000 also reflects the largest monetary figure for a scholarship during the association’s 10 years. Obviously, someone who works in an agriculture area realizes the need for the next generation to learn the skills required to add to the work force.
The other new sponsor this year is Myles McIntosh of “M Printing” of the Springfield area. Myles, a 2004 graduate of TCCHS, reached out in recent weeks with his desire to support a student pursuing a degree in a technical area. This year’s scholarships also saw Bob and Sandy Carver increase the Gary Strader Memorial Technical Scholarship from $500 to $1000. That scholarship is in memory of Sandy’s first husband who died in a farming accident shortly after their high school graduation. Because of the generosity of Todd County supporters, the Directors/Officers of the association were also able to provide each of the 23 applicants a $1000 TCCHS Alumni Association’s Scholarship Honoring TCCHS’s 60th Year. As many are aware, TCCHS first opened its doors in the fall of 1963, and the officer/directors wanted to honor TCCHS’s heritage through these additional scholarships.
Other sponsors this year include ones who in previous years have also reached out to the association offering to sponsor scholarships to ‘ease’ the financial burden graduates and their families experience as graduates bridge their lives to the next chapter. Charlotte Morrow, another director of the association and a retired educator as well, commented, “We have been so blessed to have so many willing to write checks and support our TCCHS graduates yearly.” Adding she understands times are difficult for many, she also expressed her gratitude to those who faithfully provide the monies needed to maintain the scholarships each year. Ms. Parmley, who worked for many years as a social worker and with the Todd County School System in several roles, also emphasized the need for those receiving scholarships to send ‘thank you’ notes to those sponsors who so willingly donate the scholarship monies.
Scholarship Recipients and Sponsors
Jo Ann’s Country Flowers’ Agricultural-related Scholarship
Recipient – Emma Danielle McGhee
Scholarship Amount – $3000
Sponsor – Ms. Jo Ann Coblentz of Guthrie
Myles McIntosh Technical Scholarship
Recipient – Latanya Maxine Barrozo Galima
Scholarship Amount – $1000
Sponsor – Myles McIntosh of “M Printing” of Springfield, TN
Alton and Bessie Greenfield Memorial Academic Scholarship
Recipient – Hannah Oliver
Scholarship Amount – $500
Sponsor – Mrs. Ruth Elliot of Hopkinsville
Howard Ray Stokes Memorial Academic Scholarship
Recipient – Logan Neil Cherry
Scholarship Amount – $500
Sponsors – The Late Dolly Stokes Rawlins and Mrs. Linda Stokes Fritz
Gary Strader Memorial Technical/Trade Scholarship
Recipient – Madison Frogue
Scholarship Amount – $1000
Sponsors – Mr. and Mrs. Bob Carver
Jeffery Wayne Farmer Memorial Scholarship
Recipient – Latanya Maxine Barrozo Galima
Scholarship Amount – $500
Sponsor – Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Farmer
TCCHS Alumni Association Academic and Technical Scholarships
Recipients – Jarrett Logan Stamps and Isabella R. Dossett
Scholarship Amount – $750 Each
Sponsor – TCCHS Alumni Association
TCCHS Alumni Association Business or Accounting Scholarship
Recipient – Jonah Alexander Rager
Scholarship Amount – $1000
Sponsor – Anonymous
Carolyn L. Wells Academic and Leadership Scholarships
Recipients – Jonah Alexander Rager, Alexis Frogue, and Lucy Ellen Chester
Scholarship Amount – $1000 Each
Sponsor – Carolyn L. Wells
Carolyn Wells Writing Scholarship
Recipient – Hailie Perry
Scholarship Amount – $500
Sponsors – Mrs. Lana Kim White Austin and Two Friends of Carolyn L. Wells
TCCHS Alumni Association Memorial Academic or Technical Scholarship
Recipient – Chandler Dare Wood
Scholarship Amount – $2000
Sponsor – Anonymous
Tom and Rowena Everett Memorial Academic Scholarship
Recipients – Emily Oden
Scholarship Amount – $2000
Sponsors – The Late Tom and Rowena Everett
Sharon Patterson Shemwell Memorial Scholarship
Recipient – Emma Danielle McGhee
Scholarship Amount – $500
Sponsor – Mrs. Darlene Groves of “Something Special”
Bruce and Linda Marklin Scholarship
Recipient – Jenna Kaitlyn Dossett
Scholarship Amount – $1000
Sponsors – Bruce and Linda Marklin
Randall and Nancy Powell Healthcare Scholarships
Recipients – Hannah Oliver, Alexis Frogue, and Leah Rose Harris
Scholarship Amounts – $1000 Each
Sponsors – Mr. and Mrs. Randall Powell
Todd County Chamber of Commerce Academic or Technical Scholarship
Recipient – Jonah Alexander Rager
Scholarship Amount – $1000
Sponsor – Todd County Chamber of Commerce
“That Guy Who Fixes Stuff” Scholarship
Recipient – Lucy Ellen Chester
Scholarship Amount – $1000
Sponsor – Terry Greene of “That Guy Who Fixes Stuff”
Andrew “Cheston” Miller Memorial Scholarship
Recipient – Logan Neil Cherry
Scholarship Amount – $1000
Sponsors – Anonymous and Allen and Janie Franks
Novelis – Guthrie Academic or Technical Scholarships
Recipients – Hailie Perry, Addileigh Reagan Wofford, Lucy Ellen Chester, Madison Frogue, and Ashton Davis Murrey
Scholarship Amount – $1000 Each
Sponsor – Novelis – Guthrie
TCCHS Alumni Association’s Scholarship Honoring TCCHS’s 60th Year
Recipients – Abigail Roxanna Blake, Addileigh Reagan Wofford, Alexis Frogue, Ashton David Murrey, Chandler Dare Wood, Emily Oden, Emma Danielle McGhee, Hailie Perry, Hannah Oliver, Isabella R. Dossett, James Evan Thomas, Jarrett Logan Stamps, Jenna Kaitlyn Dossett, Jonah Alexander Rager, Latanya Maxine Barrozo Galima, Leah Rose Harris, Logan Neil Cherry, Lourdes Y. Anastacio Baltazar, Lucy Ellen Chester, Macayle Layne Ayersman, Madison Frogue, Madison Grace Henderson, and Neyda Cajija DeLaCruz
Scholarship Amount – $1000 Each
Sponsor – TCCHS Alumni Association
~ Article by Carolyn L. Wells
May 18, 2023
Todd County Central High School Alumni Foundation, Inc. 