The North Georgia Community Foundation recently awarded $180,950 in scholarships to North Georgia high school students who will begin college this fall, including 37 students from Hall County. The recipients and their scholarship awards were: Chestatee High School * Maria Arcaraz, Northeast Georgia School Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, $500 * Melanie Smith, Northeast Georgia School Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, $500 East Hall High School * Lilly Echols, Northeast Georgia School Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, $1,000 Flowery Branch High School * Victoria Cox, Jenny Melton Scholarship, $2,500 * Emily Loggins, Kiwanis Club of Gainesville Charles J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship, $1,500 * Anna Kate Black, Northeast Georgia School Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, $1,000 Gainesville High School * Jeremy Ingram, Bill Wilson Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; Holcomb Family Education Scholarship, $1,000; Jo Farr Scholarship, $1,500 * Ariana Olalde, Bill Wilson Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; Jody Tucker Scholarship, $2,500; Northeast Georgia School Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, $500; Myrtle Figueras Scholarship, $500 * Katherine Jones, Jo Farr Scholarship, $1,500 * Charles Calkins, Kiwanis Club of Gainesville Charles J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship, $2,500 * Gabrielle Diaz, Kiwanis Club of Gainesville Charles J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship, $6,500; Myrtle Figueras Scholarship, $500; Northeast Georgia School Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, $500 * Brennen Dixon, Kiwanis Club of Gainesville Charles J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship, $2,500 * Monica Leon, Lance Roland Scholarship, $1,000 * Brinkley Frankum, Northeast Georgia School Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, $500 * Harmon Kelley, Northeast Georgia School Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, $500 * Amalie Miller, Northeast Georgia School Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, $500 * Morgan Reece, Northeast Georgia School Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, $500 * Lauren Carter, Pam Ware Scholarship, $1,000 * Monica Ramirez, Patrick Kelley Band Scholarship, $1,000 * Morgan Mercer, Patrick Michael Kelley Memorial Scholarship, $2,500 * Madeline Harr, Tommy Aaron/Charlie Aaron Foundation Scholarship, $2,500 Johnson High School * Daniyal Roshan, Billy Ellis Memorial Scholarship, $1,000 * Grayson Long, Kiwanis Club of Gainesville Charles J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship, $1,500; Northeast Georgia School Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, $1,000 Lakeview Academy * Ali Allaire, Kiwanis Club of Gainesville Charles J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship, $1,500 * Christian Reinhardt, Kiwanis Club of Gainesville Charles J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship, $1,000 * Nathan Zottnick, Kiwanis Club of Gainesville Charles J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship, $1,000 North Hall High School * Henry Taylor, Chuck Massey Memorial Scholarship, $500 * Katherine Carruth, D.J. Davenport Memorial Scholarship, $250 * Caroline Coleman, Flo Towson Music Scholarship, $500; Kiwanis Club of Gainesville Charles J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship, $2,500 * Kathryn Waldron, Gail Ingram Scholarship, $1,000 * Alexis Howell, Jim and Dee Snow Optimist Scholarship, $500;William T. Carlisle Memorial Scholarship, $1,250 * Eric Adams, Kiwanis Club of Gainesville Charles J. Thurmond Youth Art Scholarship, $1,500 * Hyder Hasnain, Northeast Georgia School Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, $500 * Lacie Howell, Northeast Georgia School Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, $500; William T. Carlisle Memorial Scholarship, $1,250 West Hall High School * Olivia Davis, Jenny Melton Scholarship, $2,500; Northeast Georgia School Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, $500 * Thu Bui, Northeast Georgia School Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, $500 “The donors who have established scholarship funds with the Foundation understand how important it is to help students meet their academic goals,” North Georgia Community Foundation President Jim Mathis said. “Furthering the education of our students is vital to all the communities in our area.”