Best and Brightest
Gracie Shepherd and April McDaniel were among 25 area high school seniors selected for The Augusta Chronicle's Best and Brightest Awards - a program recognizing top high school seniors, based on academics, extracurricular activities, community service and character. The judging panel will award a $500 cash prize to the top senior and $100 prizes to four others. Winners will be announced in the newspaper's annual graduation section Sunday, May 20, and will be honored at a banquet Monday, May 21. Gracie is a home school student and is the daughter of Scott and Sidney Shepherd of Waynesboro, and April, a student at Edmund Burke Academy, is the daughter of Richard and Jane McDaniel of Vidette.