Franklin County, News
 By  Staff Reports Published 
10:22 am Wednesday, May 31, 2017

More than 100 participate in NW-SCC commencement from FC

Northwest-Shoals Community College held the annual commencement ceremony for the 2016-2017 academic year May 11. More than 200 graduates participated in the ceremony, with nearly 150 being from Franklin County.

Graduates and certificates/degrees are listed by their hometowns.

Hodges: Hannah Baggett, Jeslyn Parker and Karlie Roberson.

Phil Campbell: Skeeter Benford, Elizabeth Benitez, Carmen Crowden, Ronald Dobbs, Milton Fernandez, Yaneliz Fernandez, Andrea Fugate, Shayna Fugate, Dillion Jackson, Veronica Jimenez, Courtney Lucas, Ashley Miller, James Morgan, Taylor Morgan, Christian Nelson, Tessa Norris, Taylor Pace, Amye Plumley, Cliff Pounders, Thomas Reed, Megan Roberts, Natividad Rodriguez, Kaylee Saarinen, Joshua Seals, Trey Senkbeil, Brooke Swinney, Chelsie Tittle, Kayla Voyles, Blake Whitten and Brady Whitten.

Red Bay: Reese Dulaney, Kyle Gober, Jessica Jackson, Megan Lafnear, Keshia Mitchell, Barry Reach, Christopher Russell, Tyler Scott and Julia Tidwell.

Russellville: Miguel Andres, Gaspariny Andres Pascual, Sarah Aycock, Mayra Bahena-Garcia, Kalley Baker, Hannah Bendall, Michael Bendall, Carlee Berry, Sara Bingham, Hannah Blacklidge, Adam Borden, Lexie Bragwell, Breanna Buck, Dixie Chavez, Emiliano Chavez-Hernandez, Giselle Cienfuegos-Jimenez, Elizabeth Cochran, Sara Davis, Preston DeVaney, Linda Diaz, Orlando Diaz Martinez, William Dolan, Ashley Figueroa Cifuentes, Brittany Flanagan, Kayla Frederick, Taylor Fretwell, Nikki Frizzell, Destiny Garcia, Henrry Garcia, Aaliyah Gholston, Jacob Gist, Valerie Glover, Montana Goss, Aubyn Graham, Bryan Hacker, Brittany Hall, Meaghan Hardy, Colton Hargett, Rachel Harris, Ashton Hatton, Ashley Herring, Peggy Hipps, Michael Hodge, William Huckaba, Austin James, Jodie Jansen, Daniel Jenkins, Samuel Jones, Brandon King, Dylan Mansell, Maria Martinez, Allenby Martinez-Alarcon, Erin Masterson, Damian McGlaughn, Trinidad Mendoza, Sherry Milender, Savannah Mills, Jessica Mitchell, Juan Moctezuma-Macedo, Sarah Moore, Anayeli Norberto-Sanchez, Larry Porter, Samuel Presley, Madelyn Price, Justin Rikard, David Rosales, Julia Rueda, Antonio Salgado Lemus, Katelynn Scott, Kamri Sears, Angie Shelton, Audrey Sliman, Travis Stanaland, Triston Stevens, Blake Swinney, Katie Taylor, Daisy Thorn, Cristy Tulppo, Elizabeth Vargas, Patrick Wilson and Maritza Arizmendi.

Spruce Pine: Jacob Ayers, Laken Bragwell, Clay Cason, Lidia Castillo, William Cole, Haley Keeton, Samuel Lynch, Tabitha Miller, Samuel Pierce, Jessica Plunkett, Matthew Stancil and Alex Wells.

Vina: Ashleigh Coats, Andrew Hester, MacKenzie Hulsey, Samuel Pardue, Savannah Smith, Keenan Sparks and Lacey Wilson.

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