KYLE MURPHYStaff Writer

The 101st class at Tullahoma High School and second group of seniors of Tullahoma Virtual Academy will walk the line to receive their diplomas at Wilkins Stadium on Friday, May 12, when graduation ceremonies get underway at 7:30 p.m.

If weather becomes an issue, the ceremony will be moved to inside the THS gymnasium. In preparation for graduation, all seniors received eight tickets in case the ceremony is relocated. Those tickets will only be needed if graduation takes place inside the gymnasium.

Friday evening’s ceremony will get underway with the 249 graduates making their way to their seats to the tune of “Pomp and Circumstance” before the Pledge of Allegiance. Tullahoma High School Principal Jason Quick will open with his welcoming message, with Tullahoma Virtual Academy Dr. Greg English following with additional comments. Senior Class President Hannah Chessor will then provide opening remarks to her classmates. Under the direction of Melissa Hinds, the THS Singers will perform “For Good” by Stephen Schwartz. Salutatorian Zane Hopf will then address his fellow classmates before Valedictorian Fischer Flowers delivers his speech.

Following the speeches, Quick will present awards/scholarships. Diplomas will then be presented by TCS Director of Schools, Dr. Catherine Stephens; Board of Education Chairman Kim Uselton; Quick; Dr. English; THS Assistant Principals Derrick Crutchfield, Dr. Renee Flowers and Jessie Kinsey; and THS Counselors Richie Chadwick, Erika Konyndyk and Susie Young.

Concluding the evening will Student Body President Thompson Phan’s address to the 2023 class and the Turning of Tassels speech.

The following students have been selected to receive awards:

Honor Awards

Principal’s Award: Natalie Best and Clayton Robinson

Faculty Award: Lucy Nutt and Zane Hopf

Activity Awards

Student Council: Hannah Chessor and Eli Tigue

Theatre Jaxon Bennett and Richa Patel

Departmental Awards

Art: Joanna House and Danny Martinez

Band: Chloe Fuller and Rex Askren

Economics: Braden Powers

English: Hawaa Hussain and Fischer Flowers

Math: Baylee Buchanan and Jackson Banks

Résumé: Morgan Carr and Jayce Jackson

Science: Jackson Banks and Olivia Thomasson

Social Studies: Morgan Moore and Francesca Cinconze

Spanish: Natalie Best and Eleanor Fults

Student Council: Hannah Chessor and Eli Tigue

Theater: Richa Patel and Jaxon Bennett

THS Vocal Department: Jae’Kori Noon and Anne Duncan

CTE Departmental Awards

Accounting: Bryson Jordan and Thomas Anderson

Aviation: Nicholas McMahon and Lucas Reed

Broadcast Media: Jalen Pham and Evan Rogers

Business: Thomas Anderson and Bri Virgil

Coding: Landon Turpin and Zachary Moeller

Cosmetology: Danika Wilson and Alexia Thompson

Criminal Justice: Bailey Merriam and Kylie Buhl

Digital Arts: Jerzy Hendrix and Gabe Barnes

Drafting: Marissa Drummond and Jonathon Raulston

Health Science: Addison Mahaffey and Maison Welch

Machine Shop: Christopher Tucker Anderson and Dominique Barnhart

Marketing: Hannah Chessor and Ashlee Weaver

Pre Law: Hannah Waller and Laila Lusk

Welding: Lane Johnson and Natalie Hoselton

STEM: Zaylan Spinner and Gracie Wright

ROTC: Taylor Kaiser and David Mason