Local Sorority Honors High School Seniors

By Berta McCallum

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority held its annual Senior Appreciation and Scholarship Program on May 14, 20011 at Tried Stone Missionary Baptist Church in Asheville. The local Gamma Gamma Omega Chapter of AKA presented awards to outstanding students from Asheville City Schools and county schools in Buncombe, Henderson, and Transylvania Counties.

Twenty-five seniors participated in the 2011 Program. Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc. gave awards to honorees from the following schools:

AC. Reynolds High School

Patrice Bryan
Corey Henderson
Kayla Lindsey
Tequila Petty
Sharniquia White

Asheville High School

Darius Baten
Anika Ellis
Jefferson Ellison
Aja Jackson
Charity Johnson
Patricia Moore
Michelle Sorrells

Brevard High School

Lauren Fuller
Mary Kelley
Ben Onnink

Charles D. Owen High School
Iris Brewer
Jodeen Henry
Anthony Thompson

Clyde A. Erwin High School

Meghan Boston
Alexis Davis
Yontaneshia Durant
Renetria Little

T. C. Roberson High School

Samuel Gilbeaux
Janae Jenkins

West Henderson High School

Tameeka Blake

The Sorority also presented $500-dollar scholarships to four outstanding
seniors: Meghan Boston (Erwin), Michelle Sorrells (AHS), Darius Baten
(AHS), and Kayla Lindsey (Reynolds). These students will enter the
colleges of their choice this fall.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, is the first Greek-lettered
sorority established and incorporated by African American college women.
The Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908 at Howard University in
Washington, D. C.