First Flight High School Seniors Awarded $38,900 in Scholarships

Eight First Flight High School seniors will be heading off to their first year of college in the fall with support from local fund establishers and donors.

Eighteen 2022 scholarship awards for these eight students total $38,900. Nine of the 18 scholarships are renewable, making the potential total investment for these students $122,900 over the next four years.

2022 First Flight High School scholarship recipients are:


Chloe Clark
$2,500/$1000 renewable

  • Bill Jones Memorial Scholarship
  • Dare County Association of Fire Officers Scholarship

Versailles D’Alessio
$8,000/$6,000 renewable

  • Jerry and Arlene Davis Scholarship
  • Rex Sample Scholarship for Courage and Determination
  • Outer Banks Association of Realtors Scholarship

Kayla Hallac
$1,500/renewable

  • Courtney M. Burgess Memorial Scholarship

Kate Hamilton
$4,500/$3,500 renewable

  • Barbara Barnes Sherman Scholarship
  • John T. Daniels, Lois Pearce Smith, & J. Bryan Smith Scholarship
  • Outer Banks Association of Realtors Scholarship

Maggie McNinch
$8,900/$6,000 renewable

  • Milton A. Jewell Academic Scholarship
  • Robert E. Rollason, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
  • Outer Banks Association of Realtors Scholarship

Mya Salch
$9,000/$6,500 renewable

  • Elizabeth and Wayne Evans Scholarship
  • Osborne Scholarship
  • Wallace H. McCown Memorial Scholarship
  • Outer Banks Association of Realtors Scholarship

Maggie Sherman
$1,000

  • Outer Banks Association of Realtors Scholarship

Loxley Wayland
$3,500/$3,500 renewable

  • Charles H. & Dorothy S. Luedemann Art Scholarship


The awards were presented at First Flight High School’s Awards Night on April 26. Congratulations to these students, and plenty of thanks and appreciation to scholarship fund establishers and donors to funds for local scholarships. Anyone can contribute to an existing scholarship fund or establish a new scholarship fund. Online donations can be made at www.obcf.org-donate, and scrolling through the list of funds. If you’ve dreamed of creating a fund and want to know more, call us at 252-261-8839 to get started.