Julianna Scott was awarded the Taylor Moore Memorial Scholarship at the New Albany High School graduation ceremony on May 17, 2024. The $6,500 competitive scholarship is given each year to a deserving NAHS student who plans to attend college in Mississippi. The scholarship selection process includes criteria relating to character, GPA, extracurricular activities, written essay, and an interview by a selection committee.
Julianna is the daughter of Lyndie & Dr. Brad Scott. She is currently attending the University of Mississippi majoring in biology.
An honors graduate, Scott was a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Student Council, Future Business Leaders of America, the varsity tennis team, and served as President of the Anchor Club.
Scott was elected to the New Albany High School Hall of Fame. She received the IMPACTO Internship Award, was voted Most Dependable, and selected as a Homecoming Maid. Scott completed the Union County Leadership Academy and served as a Mainstreet Association Ambassador
The Taylor Moore Scholarship was established by Bobby and Minerva Moore in memory of their son who died in 2000. Taylor Moore was a 1988 honor graduate of W.P. Daniel High School. He was Mr. DHS, Most Popular, Most Dignified, and Class Favorite and was active in student government. Moore played first base for the DHS baseball team, and received numerous academic honors. He went on to receive his bachelors and master’s degrees in business administration from Mississippi State University.
The scholarship established in his memory has been awarded for eighteen years to outstanding graduates of New Albany High School. Past recipients of the Taylor Moore Scholarship are Stacy Stepp, Darden Holmes, Kyle Kimbrough, Ivy Lauren Williams, Kyle Hickey, Callie Creekmore, Taylor Goode, Josh Creekmore, Olivia Dunnam, Lauren Cavender, Jack Hickey, Meghan Van, Sam Cagle, Joseph Rutherford, RJ Rutherford, Maggie Jo Everett, Emma Laney, Catherine Truemper, and Zane Chapman.
