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The Panhandle Seminole Club held their annual Scholarship Awards Banquet on Thursday August 25 and awarded four $1000 scholarships to local students attending FSU this term. Marianna High's Whitney Basford, Victoria Mock & Caleb Sims and Andi Sioux Pierce of Graceville.

Guest speakers for the event were Cameron Jackson, Executive Director and Producing Artistic Director of the School of Theatre at Florida State and three of the schools graduate students, Amanda Chandler, Heather McFarland and Ashley Kerns. Professor Jackson explained that the school does much more than provide opportunities for growth as an artist or actor but also prepares students to work professionally at top liberal arts colleges as well as literary management positions in theatres and leading small theatre companies in urban centers. The three students gave interesting histories of their experiences with the School of Theatre. Special guests at the banquet were Chipola College Theatre Director, Charles Sirmon, and 13 of his 2nd year theatre students.

Victoria Mock, Whitney Basford, Andi Sioux Pierce & Caleb Sims

Ashley Kerns, Amanda Chandler, Heather McFarland & Professor Jackson

The Panhandle Seminole Boosters Club is currently pre-selling smoked Boston Butts through August 27, 2011 to support their Annual Scholarship fund. These tasty pork butts range from 8 to 10 pounds and will ready for pick up in time for Labor Day weekend (Thursday, September 1).

The Club holds two annual events (spring golf tournament and the Boston Butt sale) to raise scholarship funds and help local students to attend Florida State University. The 2011 Award winners are Whitney Basford, Victoria Mock, Andi Pierce, and Caleb Sims.

Each student will receive a $1000 award from funds raised through these events in the past year by the club.

Support higher education for our local students and enjoy a fabulous smoked Boston Butt on Labor Day weekend. For more information, contact a club director (Jamelia Cone, Lisa Pelt, Jeannie Burleson, Ruth Davis, Joanne Anderson, Matt Dryden, Jerry Glass, Joy Hinton, George Sweeney, Tony Klappas, Roy Baker) or visit Sweet Stuff Bakery at 4477 Jackson Street (1 block behind Subway) in Marianna.

The Panhandle Seminole Club held its 2011 Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament on April 29, 2011 at the Indian Springs Golf Club in Marianna. Fifty-two (52) golfers participated on an absolutely gorgeous afternoon to again help raise scholarship funds for deserving local students to attend Florida State University. The Club has awarded over $32,000 over the past eight (8) years to help support the pursuit of higher education.

The Club wishes to thank the many, many hole/scholarship sponsors. We especially wish to thank Badcock Home Furnishing Stores of Graceville and Marianna, plus Madison’s Warehouse Restaurant, and Focus Credit Union for their donation of those prizes which were awarded to the individual winners mentioned above.

All of our sponsors and golfers helped make this scholarship endeavor a continuing success for local aspiring students.

The 2011 Panhandle Seminole Club’s Annual Golf Tournament will be held Friday, April 29, 2011 at the beautiful Indian Springs Golf Club in Marianna. Come join your friends and fellow Seminoles on the links for a great afternoon of golf to again raise scholarship funds for local FSU students. This tournament, along with another fund-raiser, has helped provide $20,000 over the past five years to deserving local students and help further their education.

Registration and warm-up will begin at 12:00 Noon CST with the shotgun start at 1:00 PM CST for this four-man scramble event. Cash prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place teams! Additional prizes will be given for longest drive, straightest drive, closest to the pin, and so on.

The greens fee contribution of $65 will entitle each golfer to a fantastic afternoon of golf on a championship course (to help a very worthy cause), followed by a BBQ meal.

Scholarship (hole) and prize sponsorships are also available for this worthwhile event! So support the Seminoles and help raise funds for local student scholarships to Florida State University !

The Panhandle Seminole Club held its Annual Kickoff Meeting and Awards Dinner at the First United Methodist’s Wesley Center on Lafayette Street in Marianna on Thursday, August 19, 2010.

The guest speakers were Dr. Caryn Beck-Dudley, Dean of the FSU College of Business and Marianna’s own Dick Hermann, a Seminole football star from 1962-1964. Also attending was Spencer Sealy, Assistant Dean for Development of the College of Business. Friends of FSU and local boosters were treated to a pulled pork meal with all the trimmings.

The Club also introduced and presented scholarships to four (4) local students who will be attending FSU this fall. Each student was awarded a $1000 scholarship coming from monies that were raised through several fund-raisers supported by our local community. These scholarships bring the Club’s most recent seven-year total to $32,000 in support of FSU students. This year’s recipients are Quinton Beechum of Campbellton, Kristina Lopez of Marianna, Maggie Mathis of Marianna, and Korie Mitchell of Graceville.

Scholarship winners-left to right: Maggie Mathis, Kristina Lopez, Roy Baker, Quinton Beechum, and Korie Mitchell