001Huh? Where's the noise? I put my little notes to make sure I Are you ready for us? Tell them what I got. Hello. All right, you guys ready to get started? All right, welcome Carl students and parents to the CRA 2026 award ceremony. I'm Karen Grooms, the treasurer and I'm here on behalf of the Carile Educational Recognition Association, CRA. I want to say congratulations to students for academic achievement and being eligible for CRA. I want to al also thank um all the all the people who made it possible for us to be here today. You are receiving a CRA certificate today from your community who want to recognize your academic achievement and say how very proud we are of you. I want to take this time to recognize our CA officers, Marilyn Brown, president Penny
002Stewart, vice president and social media coordinator. Once we read your name, um please come forward and receive your your certificates and go back to your seat. Seventh graders, you're going to come this way and eighth graders, you're going to enter this way up to the stage. Please hold your applause until everyone has received their awards. After the ceremony, we'd like to take a group photo. If you would like to participate, please stand up. And if you don't want your picture taken, just stay seated for us. Now, I would like to introduce Marilyn Brown to provide more information about CRA and why we're here to honor you today. Good morning again, seventh and eighth graders, parents, and other relatives. Uh let me again welcome you to our CRA awards ceremony for 2026. We're so happy to
003be here to recognize your academic achievement. Again, I'm Marilyn Brown, president of CRA, and Karen Grooms, our treasurer, and our helpers, uh Janelle and Emma. Janelle was a member of CRA back in the 90s. I want to send out a big thank you to Mr. Turner for allowing us to have the ceremony here today and a big thank you to Angie for sending out our invitations via final forms and to Quinn Hammock for recording the ceremony today. So, seventh graders, you you were sent an invitation via final forms this year and you probably thought, "What is this? What is this organization? I've never heard of it. And eighth graders, you probably thought, now what is this organization again? I forget what it's all about. Well, let me tell you a little bit about our organization.
004CRA stands for Carlile Educational Recognition Association. The purpose of the organization is to provide recognition to students in grades 7 through 12 who make honor or merit role for three of the last four grading periods, but one of these must be honor role. We use the fourth nine weeks of your previous grade and the first three nine weeks of your current grade to determine eligibility. Another purpose of CRA is to award scholarships to eligible seniors. Any senior that has been a member of CRA for six years is eligible to apply for the scholarship. Applications were given to 35 eligible seniors and 12 students completed and returned their application in essay. A group of 14 people ranked them and the three students that received the highest score will be awarded a scholarship at the high school
005awards assembly on May 13th. CRA has actually been in existence for about 60 years. My own kids were in CRA about 30 years ago and a lot of a lot of the parents in the audience may have been a member of CRA back in the day. At that time I was involved in the organization as a parent and a teacher. About eight years ago I discovered that CRA wasn't an active organization anymore. So, a small group of ladies have been working since then to revitalize the organization. We started with no money in 2018. We've had several fundraisers over the last eight years to change that situation. We have also received support from various businesses which are located on the back of your program. So, please, please, please support those businesses that want to support your
006academic achievements. Our current fundraiser is taking orders for watch me grocerers for incoming kindergarten students. And we've had some other fundraisers selling and sman week for the teachers. Last year we gave out 430 certificates and awarded two scholarships. This year we will be giving out 397 certificates and awarding three scholarships. Students, be sure to share your certificate that you received today and your program with your parents. You should be very proud of your accomplishments and we are very proud of you. Keep up the good work. Students, also let your parents know that the pro that the ceremony is being recorded and will will be played on Carlile's YouTube channel. I think that's enough information for now. So, let's get on with recognizing those seventh and eighth grade students that are now a member of CRA.
007One last thing, we want to apologize in advance if we mispronounce your name or have it spelled wrong in the program. Now, I will read the names of those seventh graders that have qualified to be a member of CRA. And again, seventh graders, you will enter this way and come across the stage. Lola Adams, Rose Cruz Bear, Ella Baker, Isabella Baldwin Brown. Bravo. Jeremy Balwig, Landon Bartasic, Jaden Beach, Leila Bher, Ber Avery Bolley, Amelia Buck, William Casses, Palmer Chatterton, Zalen Clark, Evelyn Cole, Avery Dalton, Logan Damron, Reese De Brass, Ryland Urkl, Maline Gay, Jaden George, Natalie Gibbs, McKenzie Gibson, Kenzie Gildo, Colton Griggs, Kylie Hasset, Brenley Hatton, Payton Hipster, Maggie Hoben, >> Colton Hopton, >> Kayen, Isaac, Chloe King, Michaela King, Dylan Lawson, Emma Lewis, Camden Lids, Calvin Morris, Elena McN, Nathan Miller, Brooklyn Nicholls,
008Rory Nickel, Sawyer Partue, Juniper Petri, Arlo Ryden, hour. Bailey Rydenower, Andrew Risner, Colton Sier, >> Drake Sier, Payton Samck, Logan Sandovville, Lucy Seabour, Noah Sheepard, Leila Snowden, Grayson Stackler, Fletcher Steel, Samantha Suplac, Brianna Taylor, Luke Turner, Harper Utterbach, Aaron Vernon Ren, Ava Whitlock, and Mason Wilson. >> Is that okay? Okay, let's give those seventh graders a big round of applause for their achievements. Now, Karen Grooms will announce the eighth graders. >> All right, eighth graders, are you ready? All right, let's go. So, I know this first one and he's coming up already. Remy, I know Miss Remy. Remy Armitage, Alex Badger, Alexis Baker, Hattie Baldridge. Hi Remy, Vanessa Bates, Maya Benton, Ryland Blankenship, William Blevens, Danielle Ornick, Janelle Bowling, Knox Bow, uh, Bowman Michael Brer Brimmer, Michael Bruns, Elena Buchanan, Natalie Butch, Hayden Christensen, Lucas
009Cobb, Draven Crane, Hunter Crawford, Ellie Krauss, Zachary Ellis, Gavin Gibson, Wyatt Gibson, Cole Jordan, Addison Griffin, Lucille Hamlin, Camden Harnesses, Adeline Hawkins, Eleanor Hawkins, Carson Herinara, Chase Hobbs, Joey Holland, Lily Hughes, That's Joe Griffin Kirk Addison Lane, Lacy Lamb, Logan Lamb, Carter Lawson, Broen Leech, Alice Leopold, Chloe Lockard, Bentley Martin, Kora Mcdali, Zoe Mesum, McKenzie Miller, Lily Nicely, Natalie Osborne, Chloe Payne, Gage Phillips, William Royster, Jeffrey Rudd, >> Bryson Sans, Austin Schultz, >> Eastston Seaborn, Bailey Short, Jackson Shockwell, >> Satie Talifero, >> Luke Thomas, Bryson W Colon Weiss, Bentley Wells, Emily White, >> Michael Williams, Laney Winkler, Alexandra Workman, All right, let's give the eighth graders a round of applause. Congratulations. All right, now to the fun part. Due to our sponsors and donors, we have some goodies for you guys. So listen closely for
010your names. All right. >> Okay. Uh a couple years ago we tried something new at our awards ceremony and so we want to do it again. This year we're going to have a drawing and we have received several donations from businesses and individuals that we want to raffle those off. So, if your name is called, please come forward to the edge of the stage to get your prize. If you receive something edible, please do not open it in the auditorium. Save it for later. We don't want to get in trouble. We don't want you to get in trouble. Also, check with your teacher before you eat it in class. Okay. So, I have two containers here with names in them that I will pick from. The first prize is a tumbler compliments of Starbucks. Seventh
011grade is Mason Wilson and eighth grade is Kora Meccl Downey. Okay, the next prize is a people cinch bag that has a $15 Dairy Queen gift card and some other people's merchandise and treats. Seventh grade winner is Leila Booher Ber. She's not here. Okay. How about Avery Bully? And eighth grade winner is Lily Hughes. Next we have a baseball cap compliments of the Village Boutique. Seventh grade winner is Evelyn Cole. she here. >> And eighth grade winner is Patty Baldridge. The next prize is $10 cash compliments of Jim Gross of Gross Lumber Company. Uh, the seventh grade winner is Jaden Beachch and the eighth grade winner is Lacy Lamb. We have another $10 cash compliments of Jim Gross of Gross Lumber Company. Seventh grade winner is Maline Gay. Eighth grade winner is Joey Holland. The
012next prize is $10 booster bucks compliment compliment complimentary of Kal Booster Club. These booster bucks can be used at the concession stand for football games, basketball games. Uh but it has to be you have to use it all at one time. So $10 booster bucks. Seventh grade, Brooklyn Nicholls. Eighth grade, Natalie Osborne. The next prize is a $10 Subway gift card and stickers compliments of CRA and the Village Boutique. Seventh grade winner is Isabella Baldwin Bravo. And the eighth grade winner is Laney Winkler. She wasn't She wasn't here. Okay, let me pick somebody else. Ellie Krauss. She's not here. Okay. How about Carter Lawson? Okay. Uh, the next prize is for eighth grade. Don't have one for seventh grade, but eighth grade. This is a $10 A&G pizza gift card. Compliments of A&G. Ryland Blankenship.
013The next prize is a free 6inch sub and a free small ice cream cone compliments of Subway and Dairy Queen. Seventh grade winner is Palmer Chatterton. Eighth grade winner is Chloe Payne. The next prize is a $5 Starbucks gift card and a free small cone compliments of the Village Boutique and Dairy Queen. Starbucks. >> Starbucks. Oh, that's not it. Okay, this will be for eighth grade. $5 Starbucks gift card and free cone. And that would be Zachary Ellis. Dairy Queen is next. Is that what you have? >> Dairy Queen. >> Okay. Uh, next is a $5 Dairy Queen gift card compliments of CR. And seventh grade is Colton Hopton. And eighth grade is Addison Lane. We have another $5 Dairy Queen gift guard gift card compliments of CRA. Seventh grade winner is Lola Adams Rose
014and eighth grade is Bentley Martin. Casey is next. >> Okay, next is a $5 Casey's gift card compliments of CRA. Seventh grade winner is Jeremy Bowwig. Eighth grade winner is Elise Leupold. We have another $5 Casey's gift card. Compliments the CRA. Seventh grade winner is Ella Baker. Eighth grade winner is Elena Buchanan. We have a $5 Skyline coupon and free cone compliments of Skyline and Dairy Queen. Seventh grade winner is Ryland Urkel. Eighth grade winner is Broen Leech. >> Oh, not here. Okay. >> Uh Jeffrey Rudd. Our next prize is a free Dairy Queen cone stickers and pin compliments of Dairy Queen and Village Boutique. Seventh grade winner is Amelia Buck. Eighth grade winner is Draven Crane. And we have another free Dairy Queen cone stickers and pins. Seventh grade winner is Zen Clark. Eighth
015grade winner is Hunter Crawford. >> Okay. For seventh grade, we have some Swedish fish and a free cone. Compliments of CRA and Dairy Queen. Seventh grade winner is Michaela King. Not here. Uh Maggie Hoben. In eighth grade, we have some Sour Patch Kids and a free cone. And the winner is Elellanar Hawkins. Okay, for seventh grade, we have some Airheads and a free cone. Compliments of CRA and Dairy Queen. The winner is Jaden George, >> not here. Natalie Gibbs. >> In eighth grade, we have some Butterfinger minis and a free cone. Compliments of CRA and Dairy Queen. Chase Hobbs. Is he here? >> Hayden Christensen. Uh, for seventh grade, we have a box of nerds and a free cone. Compliments the CRA Dairy Queen. The winner is Kaden Isaac. Eighth grade, we have some Airheads
016and a free cone. And the winner is Bryson Walston. In seventh grade, we have some Hi-Chew, sweet and sour candy, and a free cone, compliments of CRA, and Dairy Queen. Avery Dalton. >> In eighth grade, we have some Oreo minis and a free cone. And that would be McKenzie Miller. Okay, seventh grade. Uh, somehow we have um this left over. Somehow we messed up. Anyway, this is a uh $10 Subway gift card as compliments of CRA and I think there's some stickers in there maybe. So, the winner of the $10 Subway gift card is Ava Whitlock. >> Is she here? Okay. How about Elena McN? >> Okay. Uh again, congratulations on your academic achievements. Keep up the good work. We look forward to seeing you again next year. Seventh graders, you're on the path. You
017make it for all the way uh 7th grade to 12th grade, then you can apply for that senior scholarship. This year, we're giving $1,000, $750, and a $500 scholarship. So, keep up the good work and be eligible to apply for that scholarship when you're a senior. Now, before we dismiss, uh Mrs. Grooms wants to get a picture. So, if you would like to be in the pictures, stand up. Seventh graders. Okay, Mr. Turner is going to come and tell you uh where you should go next. But before he does that, I want to thank the parents for coming today. I'm so thrilled to see so many parents here supporting your child's academic achievements. Uh students, let's give your parents a big round of applause. >> I guess we're done. >> Okay. I want to second
018that. parents, your students wouldn't be getting recognized today if it wasn't for you for your support. Obviously, it shows that you're here today. Thank you for coming. We we truly appreciate it. And it's it's so nice that we can allow parents back into the building. There was times here about four or five years ago where it was kind of a taboo to bring more people from the outside, but everything's opening up. And we're we're we're very thankful you came to to witness your uh children getting uh recognized today. As you leave today, as you exit, obviously don't drive where there's children because they're on the playground. Now, as you leave and you exit, please exit the way you came in. We just ask that everybody exit that that way and stay away from their kids
019on the playground. Other than that, students, you're going to be dismissed last. I will dismiss parents right now. You may leave to go get in your car. We ask that you please exit as as soon as you can because we got buses coming in for the elementary. I think two grades is the way to go though. >> Yeah. Yeah. That was less than 45 minutes. That was less than 45 minutes. What's up? >> Hell yeah. I don't know why they're with kids. >> Students, stay seated, please. Students, please stay seated, please.