2022

 Mason Vaughan is the son of Heath and Adrienne Vaughan and a 2022 graduate of Laney High School, graduating first academically in the senior class. Mason serves as Student Body President and represented Laney High School at the Hugh O’Brian Leadership Conference and Tar Heel Boys’ State. He is a four-year varsity athlete in Lacrosse and Football. As Vice President of the National Honor Society, Mason leads a peer tutoring program at Laney High School and is a member of the School Improvement Team. Mason is an avid outdoor enthusiast who enjoys hunting and fishing. He is an advocate for conservation and stewardship of our waterways. He has served the community as a Cape Fear Creek Watcher and through community clean-ups and hurricane relief efforts. .

Sara Frances Butler is the daughter of Algernon and Jenna Butler and a 2022 graduate of the Lyceum Academy at New Hanover High School. A four-year starter on the varsity tennis team, Sara Frances was also team captain her Junior and Senior years. She was a four time all conference and all area player and played in the NCHSAA 3A tennis state championships and the NCHSAA individual 4A doubles state championships. Sara Frances was a varsity cheerleader during her freshman and sophomore years, followed by joining the varsity girls’ basketball team her junior and senior years. Sara Frances’s coaches noted her work ethic, leadership, and accountability. Sara Frances was the NHHS Chief Junior Marshall in 2021. She spent her high school years as a tutor and mentor in the Latino community through the El Cuerpo ministry and ESL program at NHHS. Sara Frances founded the NHHS Yoga club and is a member of the Beta Club, National Honors Society, Cats Club, Wilmington Chapter of the National Charity League and “Going Beyond the Pink” Junior Board. Sara Frances is a founding member of the New Hanover County “Student Voices” program which gives students a voice in the decisions made by New Hanover County school leaders and New Hanover County School Board.