Tonight, Cross High will celebrate the 55 graduates representing the class of 2024.
This year's graduating class includes 18 students eligible for the Life Scholarship and 14 eligible for the Hope Scholarship. The school has one Presidential Scholar, Emily Hernandez Cushman.
Seniors raked in an estimated $1,190,894 in academic scholarships.
Commencement exercises begin at 6 p.m. at the high school. All graduation ceremonies are livestreamed.
Valedictorian
Maliq Kaleb Ravenell
Parents: Shana Middleton and Claude Ravenell, Jr.
Awards: 2023 Breakfast of Champions; College Board National African American Recognition Award (NAARA); Building Construction Career and Technical Education Completer
Offices held: Student Government Vice President
Extracurricular activities: Cross country
Scholarships earned: First Runner Up to Mr. Cross High; Most Ads Sold scholarship; Valedictorian Academic Scholarship; Marva Ebony Kiera Wiggins Scholarship; Eutawville Community Funeral Home Scholarship; Joseph And Martha Myers Scholarship; SC LIFE Scholarship Eligible
Total scholarships: $16,709
College attending: University of South Carolina
Intended major: Film and Business
Message to the senior class: "Be kind, be smart, live your life."
Salutatorian
Caleb McClay Cornell
Parents: Brett and Susan Cornell
Awards: JROTC Completer
Offices held: Rotational Captain of Cross High football team; Captain of wrestling team; Captain of Trojan Battalion
Extracurricular activities: Raider Team member; led the JROTC Program Accreditation inspection ; member of JROTC Leadership Academic Bowl Team
Scholarships earned: Life Scholarship eligible; Charleston Southern University academic scholarships; Newberry Merit Scholarship; MUSC Scholarship; Salutatorian Academic Scholarship
Total scholarships: $76,000
College attending: Charleston Southern University
Intended major: Nursing
Message to the senior class: "Fellow graduates, this is our moment! We have earned it. Let's embrace it with gratitude, humility, and a commitment to being a force for good in the world. Let's strive to be the best versions of ourselves, to lift up others, and to continue to chase our dreams with passion and determination. I pray you find joy in all you do."
Top 5 Graduating Seniors
Joining Ravenell and Cornell in the Top 5 are the following graduates:
3. Iyanna Janea Crowder
4. Kevin Arciniega-Morales
5. Navaeh NaCole Mack
Cross High's graduating class of 2024
Hannah Grace Alexander
Kevin Arciniega-Morales
D'Andre Louis Bartelle
Ja'Kyra Imarie Beauford
Malik Xzavion Becoate
Taylor Breanna Bryant
Tihlj'Zhariquek Qu'Dehllis Bryant
Christian Angelo Bursey
Juliet Grace Byrd
Cobey William Coleman
Caleb McLay Cornell
Iyanna Janea Crowder
Titus Latrell Dukes
Bradley Tanner Evans
Jeremy Paul Forget Jr.
Cyla Marie Foster
Zhania La'angel Frederick
Jayden Prince Gathers
Aaliyaah Shanekqua Gavin
TyShawn Lamar Gavins
Monique Zakeshia Gibbs
Jayla Zaire Hamilton
Emily Louise Hernandez Cushman
Da'Lanron Dierron Huger
Ja'Bari Demontae Jefferson
A'miyah Marie Johnson
Aryana Janice Johnson
Ma'Laysia Angela Johnson
Tanaya Mckenzie Johnson
Ashton Jamiri Jones
Trejur Cordae Jones
Dominick Roshawn Lampkin Jr.
Navaeh NaChole Mack
Jayden Nasir Middleton
Kian Marquez Mitchum
Tyler Doran Mungin
Diamonique Summer Nelson
Qua'shaun Omontre Odom
Zeni Samone Pinckney
Michiah Joy Pope-Lattimore
Dexter D'Wayne Pringle
Ja'Mari Craig Prioleau-Smith
Maliq Kaleb Ravenell
Adam Rivers III
Triniti Cheyanne Rivers
Logan Phoenix Sanders
Diamond Jashaylaa Shepherd
Jaylin Houston Shuler
Jayden Ethan Smith
De Andre Torell Spann
Adam Bryan Jason Walden
Jamez Raymeir Way
Layla Nicole Wright
Makayla Jade Wright
Jarodaye Promise Nigeria Yeadon