Tallassee’s Emma Grace Qiaowei Coyle and Eclectic’s James Allen Singleton Jr. have joined the elite club of those who have won the Joe Sewell Memorial Award and John Sewell Scholarship.

Coyle, an All-American cheerleader from Tallassee High School, and Singleton, a three-sport athlete at Elmore County High School, were chosen from a class of 28 seniors from Elmore County high schools and named the 2019 recipients at the annual banquet on May 7 at the Wetumpka Civic Center. Each received a $3,000 scholarship.