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293 participate in Project Graduation 2008

Complete list of student winners and supporters listed below
With photos

By Ellen Zornes

Project Graduation 2008 was a huge success. Over $10,000 given away in cash and prizes, not including the free food.

A special Thank You to the ACHS Class of 2008 and their guests, and the many, many volunteers who made Project Graduation so much fun and such a success.

Two hundred ninety-three students and their guests attended this alcohol free/drug free event.



Student Winners:

Cash Prizes: $1,000 Brittany Brockman; $500 Tyler Feese, Lauren Vanarsdale;$300 Victoria Thorpe; $250 Gabriel Flenner, Chris Pistos; $200 Scottie Blair, Michael Burton, Zach Janes; $100 Seth Coomer, Nick Graves, Stacy Kemp, Elizabeth Rice; $50 Cameron Barnett, Rosa Elliott, Kali Mouser, Drew Smith;$40 Ashley Chumbley, Ben Compton, Jon Dennison, Caleb Irvin, Kayla Phelps, Katy Walker; $25 Michael Johnson, Scotty Neat, Whitney Stearns, Andrew Willis, Ethan Woolridge, Adam Yarberry

T-Shirt Design: Cassie Barnett - $150.00

Achs Yearbook: $50 Value Seniors - Wade Beard, Logan Darnell, Jon Dennison, Rosa Elliott, Daniel Hoover, Jimmy Harmon, Jamie Keith, Kalen Kimberland, Justin Meyer, Trent Williams

American Idol:1st Place $200 - Chastity Cowan; 2nd Place $100 - Natalie Collins; 3rd Place $75 - Ariel Harris; 4th Place $50 - Shaniqua Woolridge; 5th Place # $25 - Danielle Stephens, Chastity Cowan

Best Legs Guys: 1st Place # $75 - Chaz Dunn; 2nd Place $50 - Kalen Kimberland; 3rd Place $25 - Seth Coomer

Best Arm Muscle Gals: 1st Place $75 - Hannah Peck; 2nd Place $50 - Taylor Smith; 3rd Place $25 - Bonnie Cheng

Relay Team: $20 Each - Jaclyn Taylor, Fred Maynard, Alexis Tooley, Aaron Smith, Jeffrey Woolridge, Tamesha Grider

Hula Hoop: $75 Bonnie Cheng; Korianne Cox; Nick Fudge; Chastity Cowan; $50 Alex Kelsey; $25 Jessica Harmon

Game Sponsors: $150 Per Game - Bank Of Columbia; Columbia Police Department; Community Trust Bank; Duo County Telecom; Durham And Zornes; First & Farmers National Bank; Flowers 'N Things; Gaddie Shamrock; Garrison Construction; Grissom Martin Funeral Home; Jaycees; Lindsey Wilson College; Masonic Lodge 96; Miller Pest Control; Reliford Drilling; Robert And Mikki Flowers; Rogers Trucking; Shutterbug Photography; Thomas Photography; Wal-Mart

Other Prizes: Lindsey Wilson College - $1,800 Credit Hours Danielle Stephens; $250 Lindsey Wilson College Bookstore Voucher (Donated By City Of Columbia And City Police Department) Jennifer Sneed, J.R. Costello; 26# Lcd Flat Screen Tv With Built In Dvd Player (Donated By Lesha Breeding, Rogers Trucking) Jimmy Harmon; 19" LCD Flat Screen Tv Andrew Willis, Wade Beard; Wii Game System With Guitar Hero Trevor Loy; Xbox 360 Game System With Guitar Hero Alesha Compton; Corn Toss Game Boards (Made By Adair County Restrictive Custody Center And Donated By Bug Knight, Jailer) Joey Mann; Sony Cybershot Digital Camera Kalen Kimberland; Mp3 Player- Ashley Chumbley, Samantha Jessie; Balloon Drop Seniors - $455 - $100 Josh Burton, $50 Josh LoyEntertainment/Sound System Provided By: Mark Harris, Rodney Thompson, Freddie Rowe, Shannon (Catfish) Rowe

Cash Donations: Adair County Attorney - Jennifer Hutchison-Corbin; Arnold, Carl & Yvonne; Baker, Sammy Magistrate District 3; Bank Of Columbia; Barger Insurance; Blair, Larry & Patricia; Blair, Sheila County Court Clerk; Central Ky Realty; Chandler's Office Supply; Columbia 7th Day Adventist Church;

Also: Columbia Pharmacy; Commonwealth Attorney, Bryan Wright; Community Medical Service; Community Trust Bank; Compton, Tony & Pam; Cook Transmission; Corbin, Jason & Jennifer Hutchison; Cumberland/Adair Family Medical Center; Sheriff - Curry, Ralph & Treva; Danville Office Equipment; Dixie Cash & Carry; Dollhouse Day Care; Dr. Charles Giles; Dr. Gary & Beth Partin;

Also: Dr. Phil Aaron; Durham And Zornes; Duo-County Telecom; Edward Jones Investments; Pva - Feese, Jr. & Donna; First & Farmers National Bank; Flowers, Robert & Mikki; Gaddie Shamrock, Llc; Garrison Construction Company; Gaskins, Kathy; Golden Rule Wilson Realty; Grant Chiropractic; Grimsley Jewelry; Grissom-Martin Funeral Home; H & R Block; Harris & Harris, Psc; Highland Raku Studio; J & B Construction;

Also:: Jeffries Hardware; Jessee, Greg & Lee Ann; Kentucky Utilities; Ky Farm Bureau North; L.E.A.D. Adair County Roadblock; Lewis Transport, Inc.; Lindsey Wilson College; Loy, Beverly & Martin; Loy, Mike & Tonia; Malt Beverage Education Corporation; Mann, Gary & Brenda; Masonic Lodge 96; Miller Pest Control; Nation's Medicines; Martha Martin; Reed Bros. Insurance; Rex's Cycle Shop; Roger's Chiropractor Office; Shutterbug Photography; State Farm Insurance; Stotts Construction Company; Stotts-Phelps-Mcqueary Funeral Home; United Citizen's Bank; Wal-Mart; Whve Radio

Food Donations:Adair County Homemakers, Coca Cola Company, Columbia Iga Food Store, Dairy Queen, Discount Tobacco, Domino's Pizza, Fiesta Mexico, Lee#s Famous Recipe, Long John Silvers, Mcdonalds, Pizza Hut, Red Barn Bbq, Save-A-Lot Food Store, Sonic, Subway, Taco Bell, Tray's Garden, Wal-Mart, Wendy's

Other Donations: Five Star, Bonus Bucks; Hot Prints - Daryl & Connie Kemp - Project Graduation T-Shirt Printing; Flowers-N- Things Decorations; Hancock Tires, Rotation; Hallmark Of Columbia Candle; House Of Styles, Hair Products; Mary Kay Products, Polo Shirt; Ky Farm Bureau, Portfolio Notebook; Lindsey Wilson College, Baseball Radar, Mike Talley, Head Coach; ACHS 2008 Prom Committee; Adair Progress, Publicity; Community Voice, Publicity; Columbia Magazine, Publicity; Parnell, Chad, Yearbooks; Tara's Hair Salon, Gift Certificate; WAIN- Publicity; WHVE Publicity

T-Shirt Sponsors: Bank Of Columbia, First & Farmers National Bank, Ky-Asap (Agency For Substance Abuse Policy), Substance Abuse Coalition Of Champions

Thank you for your support!

We apologize if anyone has been inadvertently left out.


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2008 Project Graduation: Balloon drop



2008-06-09 - Adair County High School - Photo By Ellen Zornes.
The BIG BALLOON DROP at ACHS 2008 Project Graduation was a time of excitement. Josh Ford came up with most of the names where faces are visible. They are:At top of picture: Tyler Feese (red shirt), Jordan "Bubba" Moss, Craig Clark, Wade Beard, Les Herbst (blue hoodie), Josh Loy (yellow shirt), Brittany Corbin in black shirt. Next row: Joshua Burton, Jordan Knifley, Ben Compton, Stacie Kemp (blue bandana), (two Josh Ford couldn't ID), Kali Mouser, and Tiffany Dial.Next, Dustin Warren (barely visible), Derek Redmon, Katy Walker, Curtis Bates, J.R. Costello, Josh Ford with cap on backwards, Jameson Woody, girl unknown, Chase Dunn, Aaron Combs. Next, Autumn Martin, Derek Cape (black shirt), Kayla Bailey in front of Derek Cape, Ashley Wolford, Kayla Phelps, Lauren Vanarsdale (white shirt), below Lauren is Jaclyn Taylor, Tyler Knight, behind large gold ballon is Rachel Edwards, underneath ballon is Hannah Peck, Micah Wallace and Sarah Martin.

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2008 ACHS Project Graduation: There's 1 in every crowd



2008-06-09 - Adair County High School, Columbia, KY - Photo By J.D. Zrnes.
2008 PROJECT GRADUATION YEARBOOK AWARDS WINNERS are, from left, back row Rosa Elliott, unknown, Trent Williams, Jamie Kieth, Logan Darnell (grey shirt), Wade Beard, in front is Walter Myers and Daniel Hoover. In very back is Ellen Zornes with the Project Graduation program. (Huge thanks to Josh Ford for identification and J.D. Zornes and Ellen Zornes for the photo -EW)

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2008 ACHS Project Graduation: Best Legs Guys



2008-06-09 - Adair County High School, Columbia, KY - Photo By J.D. Zornes.
BEST LEGS CONTESTANTS at the ACHS 2008 Project Graduation are. from left Trevor Loy, Jordan Moss, Chaz Dunn, Craig Clark, Tyler Knight, Kalen Kimberland, Seth Coomer and Nick Fudge. (Huge thanks to Josh Ford for identification and J.D. Zornes for the photo -EW)

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2008 ACHS Project Graduation: Hula Hooping



2008-06-09 - Adair County High School gym - Photo By Ellen and J.D. Zornes.
2008 PROJECT GRADUATION BOY HULA HOOP PARTICIPANTS are unknown, unknown, Jayla Bailey with camera, unknown, unknown, Alex Kelsay with Hula hoop, J. T. Payne is behind Alex. Derek Wilkinson in white ball cap, beside him is Zack Giles and Adam Yarberry in blue shirt. (Huge thanks to Josh Ford for identification and J.D. Zornes and Ellen Zornes for the photo -EW)

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2008 ACHS Project Graduation: Strong arms, girls



2008-06-09 - Adair County High School - Photo By Ellen Zornes.
2008 PROJECT GRADUATION, STRONG ARMS ENTRANTS are, from left, Bonnie Cheng, Gabrielle Flener, Liz Rice, Amber Adams, Korianne Cox, Taylor Smith, Katy Walker and Hannah Peck. (Huge thanks to Josh Ford for identification and J.D. Zornes for the photo -EW

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2008 ACHS Project Graduation: Hula Hooping



2008-06-09 - Adair County High School - Photo By Ellen Zornes.
2008 PROJECT GRADUATION GIRL HULA HOOP PARTICIPANTS are Chene Smith in pick shirt, Jessica Harmon with hula hoop, sitting on floor is Taylor Smith and Chasity Cowan. In back with blue Hoodie is Les Herbst and Seth Coomer, Derek Cape is walking away. Joshua Burton in grey shirt, Shelby Grant holding hands with Josh Ford. (Huge thanks to Josh Ford for identification and J.D. Zornes and Ellen Zornes for the photo -EW)

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