McKenzie, Tenn.–The McKenzie High School Alumni Association proudly announces its 2026 scholarship recipients. All scholarships are in the amount of $1000 each. This is the third year for MHSAA scholarships to be awarded, and they were presented by MHSAA President Betsy Hall Campbell (MHS Class of 1973) and Treasurer Lauren Hickman (2007) during the McKenzie High School Awards Day Program on May 8.
The winners were selected by the MHSAA Scholarship Committee, based on scholastic achievement and community involvement. Applicants were required to have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and ACT of 21, and to plan to continue their education at either a college or vocational school. The 2026 graduates receiving alumni scholarships this year are: Brody Berryhill, Dylan Bomar, and Tobey Brooks.
Also awarded by the MHSAA was the Marilynn Holland Putman (‘59) Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship was established by the family of Mrs. Putman, who was Salutatorian of the MHS Class of 1959 and passed away this past November. The MHSAA thanks the Putman family for their generosity. The scholarship recipient this year is the Class of 2026 Salutatorian, Gracie Aird.
The MHSAA would like to thank the McKenzie High Class of 1979 for their support in fully funding one of the $1000 scholarships in memory of their class sponsor and teacher Karen Webb Camp (‘60), who passed away in October of last year.
The MHSAA congratulates those receiving the scholarships as well as the entire McKenzie High School Class of 2026 on all of their remarkable achievements!
For anyone who wishes to make financial contributions to the MHSAA, you may mail checks payable to the MHSAA to 114 W. Bell Avenue, McKenzie TN 38201.
Plans are underway for the third annual MHSAA Decades Reunion weekend on September 25-26, 2026. All MHS alumni are invited to return to McKenzie to reconnect with friends, classmates, and their former teachers, through many reunions and many other planned events. Updates on the weekend activities and class reunions will be provided via the MHSAA Facebook page as well as the McKenzie Banner. You may also email the MHSAA at mckenziehsalumni.tn@gmail.com with any questions or class reunion updates.
Pictured (left to right) are: MHSAA President Betsy Hall Campbell (MHS Class of 1973), Brody Berryhill, Gracie Aird, Dylan Bomar, Tobey Brooks, and MHSAA Treasurer Lauren Hickman (MHS Class of 2007). The MHSAA scholarships were presented during Awards Day at MHS on May 8, 2026.