Austin Duggin awarded Larry Trail Memorial Scholarship

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The class of 1970 is pleased to announce that Austin Duggin is the 2018 recipient of the Class of 1970/ Larry Trail Memorial Scholarship. 2018 is the eleventh year the Class of 1970 has awarded the scholarship. Austin is the son of Wade and Jennifer Duggin and Pam Gaither are residents of Woodbury, Tennessee.

While at CCS, Austin has been a member of the Beta Club. He has also been a member of the basketball team and cross-country team.

During the holidays Austin and his family help with providing food boxes for the elderly and shut-ins in the community. He also collects toys for children of fallen veterans. He and his family participate in programs that help homeless veterans.

Austin has been accepted at Tennessee Technology University, where he plans to major in Mechanical Engineering. After graduating college, Austin says "I hope to come back to Cannon County and possibly bring some sort of industry to the community, which in turn would bring jobs to the local citizens and more money to our community. It is my hope that Woodbury will continue to grow and thrive so that my children and possibly grandchildren can work within our community. And I hope that one day I will retire in Woodbury".

The Class of 1970/Larry Trail Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a deserving high school senior who plans to pursue a college degree. The student must be graduating from Cannon County High School and must live in Cannon County. The candidate must submit a college or university acceptance letter and test results from the ACT and/or SAT.

An application must be accompanied by a 300-500 word essay which explains why he or she deserves to receive this scholarship and how winning it could benefit the Cannon County community. Additionally, a complete high school transcript must be submitted.

The Class of 1970/Larry Trail Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of class member Larry Trail who passed away August 21, 2006. Larry was a Tennessee State Senator and was elected Circuit Court Judge. Larry died prior to being sworn in as judge.

The scholarship is also given in memory of the other 1970 class members that have passed away: Anthony Bradley, Steven Thomas, Randy McBroom, Cathy Cook (Bennett), Vera Smith (Patterson), Russell Fann, Billie Dorris Hibdon (Williams), James Albert Thomas, Kim Francis, Barry Halliburton, and Dale Evans (Porter).

The scholarship fund is open to contributions from anyone who desires to contribute. All checks should be sent to CCHS, One Lion Drive, Woodbury, Tennessee. Each check should have the designation - Class of 1970/Larry Trail Memorial Scholarship.

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