Hampton High School’s Class of 1967 not only has pride in their school, they also work to help the students who followed in their footsteps through an academic scholarship program.
Each year, members of the Class of ‘67 select a graduate from Hampton High School to receive the scholarship, which varies in amount each year based on how much money the Class of ‘67 raises for the scholarship fund.
This year, the group selected Hanah Brumitt as the 2016 recipient. Brumitt graduated from Hampton in May and this Fall will attend East Tennessee State University where she will pursue the pre-Pharmacy track of courses. She is the daughter of David and Monica Brumitt and the granddaughter of Terry and Rebecca Brumitt, Wanda Pierce and Richard Pierce. In a happy coincidence, her grandfather Terry Brumitt was a member of the Class of ‘67.
To award the scholarship, the Class of ‘67 looks at the current graduating class and evaluates their academic history.
“It’s based on an interview process and a review of their scholastic achievement,” said David Horton, who helps organize the scholarship for the Class of ‘67. “We get a lot of input from the school professionals at Hampton High School. We’re fortunate to have some wonderful people at the school to help us.”
Brumitt was one 16 members of the HHS Class of 2016 to graduate with a perfect 4.0 grade point average and she was ranked eighth overall in the class.
She was recognized as both a State Distinction and a State Honors graduate based on her test scores, grade point average and her dual enrollment in college courses while still in high school as well as enrollment in Advanced Placement (AP) courses. “I finished high school with 17 college credit hours completed,” Brumitt said.
During her high school career, Brumitt was involved in the National Honor Society, ETSU’s Upward Bound Program and the Beta Club. She also attended Governors School.
Brumitt was also a member of HHS’s chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America. Earlier this year she competed at the FBLA State Conference and earned the right to go on to compete at the FBLA National Conference, which is slated for next week.
In addition to the scholarship from the Class of ‘67, Brumitt also earned an Academic Performance Scholarship (APS) from ETSU and the Hope Scholarship through the State of Tennessee.
Before being selected as an applicant for the Class of ‘67 academic scholarship Brumitt said she did not even know the scholarship existed. Being selected to receive the scholarship was an honor, she said.
“It was a big deal to me to be picked out of this class of high achieving people because we were a really strong class,” Brumitt said.