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Boaz Ledger Leaders Have Outstanding GPAs
By Brandon K. Pierce The Sports Ledger Boaz High School Junior standouts Ty Sullivan and Ava Rhoden have both received a 2024 Ledger Leader award and both have outstanding academic GPA's. Ty is a three-sport student-athlete for the Pirates. In Football, Ty has earned All-Region and All-County honors. He is also a member of the Boaz Basketball and Track teams. In addition to athletics, Ty has one of the highest GPA's among all Ledger Leader award recipients this year. He sports a 4.41 academic average. Ty is an “A” Honor Roll student, as well as a member of the National Honor Society. Ty participates in Mu Theta Alpha and he is an By Brandon K. Pierce The Sports Ledger Douglas High School’s Zane Hayes and Mallory Ackles are both recipients of the 2024 Ledger Leader Awards, which are given to high school junior student athletes who excel both on the playing field and in the classroom. Zane is a member of the Eagles football team, and he sports a 4.1 GPA. During his athletic career at Douglas, he has earned numerous awards including All-County and All-Area Football honors. He was the Eagles’ 2023 Offensive Line MVP. In 2022, Zane was named the most improved offensive lineman and in 2021 he was named the most improved defensive lineman. During his spare time, he shares his football knowledge as a volunteer youth football coach.
In addition to football, he is a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, FFA and the Douglas Scholars Bowl Team. He was selected for the Marshall County Youth Leadership Organization, and he was the 2024 Prom Prince at Douglas. Mallory is a three-sport standout at Douglas, where she is a member of the Volleyball, Basketball, and Softball teams. She is a two-time All- County Volleyball player and two-time All-Area Basketball player. In softball she has been named All-County four times and All-Area three times. Mallory has a 3.9 academic GPA. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Club and D-Club. Additionally, she was the 2024 Prom Princess at Douglas. officer in the FBLA and SGA. Furthermore, he is on the FCA Leadership team and a Junior Marshall. Outside of school, he has served as a buddy for the Special Olympics. Ava is a softball standout and cheerleader for the Lady Pirates. She has earned First- team All-State and AHSAA All-Area tournament honors for the past two years. She is also near the top her class academically, with a 4.23 GPA. Ava is a member of the National Honor Society and HOSA. She is also on the FCA Leadership team, and she has earned a Citizenship Award. Outside of Boaz High School, Ava is active in her youth group and mission trips. She has also volunteered for FCA Summer Camps.
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2024 Boaz Ledger Leader recipients Ty Sullivan and Ava Rhoden.
Douglas Standouts Named Ledger Leaders
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2024 Douglas Ledger Leader recipients Mallory Ackles and Zane Hayes.
Gadsden City Ledger Leaders are multi-sport athletes
By Brandon K. Pierce The Sports Ledger Four different sports are represented by the 2024 Ledger Leaders from Gadsden City High School. Alex Swafford plays football and baseball, while junior classmate Karleigh
Sheffield is a standout basketball player and member of the Titans track team. Both have earned the distinguished honor of being selected for The Sports Ledger’s annual leadership award, which is awarded to junior athletes.
Alex has a 3.8 academic GPA and is an “A” Honor Roll Student at Gadsden City High School. Additionally, he is a member of the Key Club and a Peer Helper. Alex has earned the Count on Me Award and has served as the Titans
Baseball Team Captain. Karleigh has a 4.0 academic GPA at Gadsden City. She is a member of the Beta Club, Key Club, National Honor Society, FBLA, Spanish Club, and National Technical Honor Society.
Alex Swafford and Karleigh Sheffield.
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