Product of Putnam Award

πŸŽ‰ Congratulations to the 2025 Product of Putnam Honorees! πŸŽ‰

This morning, we proudly celebrated some of our most distinguished alumni at the Product of Putnam Awards Breakfast, sponsored by Georgia-Pacific.

πŸ† Agriculture: Heather Deloach Pogue

πŸ† Business: Jini McCool Robbins

πŸ† Community Service: Yvette Jones

πŸ† Education: Ron Whitehurst

πŸ† Healthcare: Kayla McClain

πŸ† Industrial Manufacturing: Jeffrey Cahan

πŸ† Public Service: Charles Overturf III

These incredible individuals exemplify the spirit and success of the Putnam County School District. πŸ’™πŸ’š Stay tuned β€” a full article and photos from the event will be shared soon!

"It’s about giving back to their community in all parts of our district. This is why we honor graduates. It doesn’t matter what year."

-Superintendent Rick Surrency

Formed in 2019, the 'Product of Putnam' Award recognizes 7 graduates of the Putnam County School District each year who are giving back to Putnam County. Individuals are nominated by community members. PCSD, Palatka Daily News, and the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce review submissions and select the 7 recipients of the award each year.

The award recognizes individuals that work in fields including, but not limited too, agriculture, business, community service, education, healthcare, industrial manufacturing, and public service.

The Putnam County School District β€˜Product of Putnam’ honors alumni with exemplary achievement in the areas of post-graduate career accomplishments; leadership within career organizations/industries; community service and voluntary leadership in their community; prior recognition and honors; and/or innovative accomplishments.

As honorees of the β€˜Product of Putnam’ award they will forever be recognized as representing the best of Putnam County. Their success is a reflection of the opportunities provided them throughout their grade school experiences as Putnam County students. Recipients of the award act as examples to current students, displaying the array of opportunities available here in Putnam County.

Previous Winners

Thank Georgia-Pacific for reaching out to provide support for Product of Putnam by sponsoring this event. 

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