Seniors Anna Katherine Cates and Ethan Delashmit have been named as finalists for the Vincent J. Dooley Award, sponsored by Athletes for a Better World in partnership with GHSA. The accolade is given to a male and female student who best demonstrate character, teamwork and citizenship.
As finalists, Cates and Delashmit will compete with athletes from throughout the State of Georgia for a four-year, $1,000 per year college scholarship, which will be presented this spring. Only one male and one female scholarship winner will be selected; these students will also receive $1,000 to donate to a nonprofit organization of their choice. The winners will be announced on April 29.
Anna Katherine Cates is an AP Scholar with Distinction and a member of the Cum Laude Society, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and Spanish Honor Society. A Furman Scholar, she has received the Phi Beta Kappa Book Award; the Georgia Certificate of Merit; the Hanks Medal; two Class Scholarship Awards; and E.L. Wright Awards for English 1, English 3, AP Biology, AP Spanish Language and Culture, and AP U.S. History.
In addition, Cates serves as president of the Y-Cabinet and Spanish Club; captain of her varsity cheerleading squad and soccer team; and an Admission Tiger Expert. She has participated in the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce High School Leadership Rome Program, the U.S. Naval Academy Summer STEM Program and the Darlington Center for Integrity and Leadership. She is the daughter of Christi and Bruce Cates of Rome.
Ethan Delashmit is a member of the varsity football team and also runs track. He is an AP Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, French Honor Society and has received the Merit Scholarship Award for the past four years. Delashmit serves as a member of the Y-Cabinet; Admission Tiger Expert; Discipline Committee President; and Neville House Day
