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June 22, 2012

Pattillo Alumni Association grants scholarships and awards

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TARBORO — The W.A. Pattillo High School National Alumni Association, Inc. continues to support the communities at-large by awarding scholarships and incentive awards to students in the Edgecombe County Public Schools.  Two scholarships were awarded to high school seniors and four incentive awards to elementary school students.

The Walter Alexander Pattillo Scholarship, named after the first principal of Tarboro Colored High School, later renamed W.A. Pattillo High School, was awarded to Morris Gene Armstrong, II of North Edgecombe High School in the amount of $1,000.  Morris will be attending North Carolina Central University this fall.  Born in Virginia, Walter Alexander Pattillo was a 1901 Shaw University alumnus. He was a renowned public educator and community activist in the Tarboro and Princeville communities from 1912 until 1946 upon his retirement.

The Charles Macon England Scholarship, named after former Pattillo faculty member Coach Charles Macon England was awarded to Mallory Watson Bynum of Tarboro High School in the amount of $1,000. Mallory will be attending East Carolina University in the fall.  A native of Newton, Coach England was a graduate of Shaw University and New York University. His teaching and coaching career started in 1949 at Pattillo, where he served nine years. Under Coach England’s leadership, the Pattillo High School Trojans won the 1953 2-A State Football Championship.

This year’s incentive award, a framed certificate and $50 in cash, was named for Miss Callie Hyman. Miss Hyman was the librarian in the main branch of the Tarboro Public Library in the section provided for the black community. She was a child advocate who desired to see children grow and develop through their experiences with books.  Miss Callie (as she was affectionately called) respected, embraced and welcomed all children.  She displayed an enthusiastic, committed, nurturing and caring spirit toward children.  Four elementary schools used their own internal process to select a recipient of their choice.  The awardees are Tanner Wittig of G.W Bullock Elementary School, Jalisha Armstrong of Coker –Wimberly Elementary School, Ganiya Atkinson of Carver Elementary School and Alnisha Wheeler of W.A. Pattillo School.

The W.A. Pattillo High School National Alumni Association, Inc. endeavors to continue to support education and promote academic excellence in the Edgecombe County Public Schools through its scholarship and awards program.

 

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