Congratulations to our 2025 scholarship recipients. We are excited to announce that this year BMS awarded $40,000 to eleven very deserving and qualified students. Since its inception four years ago, BMS has awarded $150,000 to thirty five graduates, all children of Carteret County First Responders.
Croatan High School Recipients Kaiden Atchinson and Madeline Cunningham with Gary McKeel and Sheriff Asa Buck
West Carteret High School Recipients Jovanni Burdette and Aleksandra Baker with Gary McKeel and Sheriff Asa Buck
West Carteret High School Recipient Katelyn Lewis
South Brunswick High School Recipient Samuel Weaver
East Carteret High School recipient Braydon Johnson with Sheriff Asa Buck and Board Member Franklin Fulcher
East Carteret High School recipient Donovan Hunnings with Sheriff Asa Buck and Board Member Franklin Fulcher
East Carteret High School recipient Hailey Pittman with Sheriff Asa Buck and Board Member Franklin Fulcher
Truth and Faith High School recipients Samantha and Lauren Tucker
Buddy McKeel Scholarship for Children of First Responders 