Sam Eason, Cortlyn Hartman and Jacey Thompson have been named outstanding students of the month for September at Pendleton County Middle/High School.
Eason is the Academic Student of the Month. A ninth-grade student, he plays football, basketball, and runs track. He is also an active member of FFA, Educator’s Rising, Pep Club, and serves as president of the class of 2028. He won the 2024 Golden Horseshoe, as well as the Best Camper Scholarship at the West Virginia Governor’s School for Literacy, Arts, Culture and History. His plans are to attend college and then return to Pendleton County to teach. He is the son of Dave and Amy Eason of Brandywine.
Hartman is the James Huffman Responsible Student of the Month. A senior, she is the daughter of Jed and Melissa Hartman of Franklin. She serves as president for her Young Women’s Church Youth Group at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She also spends her time as assistant night manager at Brandywine’s Fox’s Pizza Den. After graduation, she plans to attend cosmetology and esthetician school.
Thompson is the Pendleton County Middle School Student of the Month. An eighth grader, she is the daughter of Jason and Lindsey Thompson of Circleville. She enjoys softball, volleyball, and farming. In the future, she is interested in becoming a radiologist or anesthesiologist.
These students receive a t-shirt, $50 from Pendleton Community Bank, and movie, bowling and ice cream passes courtesy of South Branch Cinema 6 & South Branch Potomac Lanes.