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April 17,
2017 – One-hundred and
eighty-three graduating seniors from schools across Georgia have been
recognized as 2017 Georgia Scholars, the Georgia Department of Education
announced today.
Through the Georgia
Scholar program, the Department identifies and honors high school seniors
who have achieved excellence in school and community life. The program is
coordinated by the Department’s Excellence Recognition Office and through local
coordinators in each public school system and in private schools throughout the
state. Each Georgia Scholar receives a seal for his or her diploma.
“I offer my
sincere congratulations to each of our 2017 Georgia Scholars,” State School
Superintendent Richard Woods. “These students have exemplary academic
performance but they’ve also gained soft skills by taking on leadership roles
within their schools and communities. I am confident we will hear great things
about their accomplishments in the near future.”
Students
eligible for Georgia Scholar recognition are high school seniors who exhibit
excellence in all phases of school life, in community activities, and in the
home. Georgia Scholars are students who have carried exemplary course loads
during the four years of high school; who performed excellently in all courses;
who successfully participated in interscholastic events at their schools and in
their communities; and who have assumed active roles in extracurricular
activities sponsored by their schools.
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School
District
|
School
|
Student
Name
|
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APS
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North Atlanta
High
|
Caroline Cook
|
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APS
|
North Atlanta
High
|
Summer Epps
|
|
APS
|
North Atlanta
High
|
Zachary Flash
|
|
APS
|
Maynard
Jackson High
|
Lucille Grant
|
|
APS
|
North Atlanta
High
|
Emma Grice
|
|
APS
|
Maynard
Jackson High
|
Sophie Lenard
|
|
APS
|
Frederick
Douglass High
|
T'Shana
McMillian
|
|
APS
|
Maynard
Jackson High
|
Rebecca
Schmitt
|
|
APS
|
North Atlanta
High
|
Sterling Spiegl
|
|
APS
|
North Atlanta
High
|
Avery Thomas
|
|
APS
|
Frederick
Douglass High
|
Kayla Trawick
|
|
Bremen City
|
Bremen High
|
Alexis Wylie
|
|
Bryan
|
Bryan County
High
|
Bradley
Howard
|
|
Bryan
|
Richmond Hill
High
|
Chelsea Riley
|
|
Camden
|
Camden County
High
|
Hailey Chinen
|
|
Camden
|
Camden County
High
|
Alyssa Truong
|
|
Carroll
|
Central High
|
Anastasia
Dunn
|
|
Catoosa
|
Heritage High
|
Jacob Frogge
|
|
Catoosa
|
Heritage High
|
Steven Sawyer
|
|
Catoosa
|
Lakeview Fort
Oglethorpe High
|
Meghan
Trusley
|
|
Cherokee
|
Woodstock
High
|
Abigail
Barrett
|
|
Cherokee
|
River Ridge
High
|
Cecelia
Fornuto
|
|
Cherokee
|
Sequoyah High
|
Daniel Gordon
|
|
Cherokee
|
Creekview
High
|
Austin
Griffin
|
|
Cherokee
|
Creekview
High
|
Michelle
McCord
|
|
Cherokee
|
Creekview
High
|
John Miles
|
|
Cherokee
|
Creekview
High
|
James Pace
|
|
Cherokee
|
Creekview
High
|
Haleigh
Streak
|
|
Chickamauga
City
|
Gordon Lee
Memorial High
|
Michaela
Wilkins
|
|
Clayton
|
Mundy's Mill
High
|
Norah
Jean-Charles
|
|
Cobb
|
Pope High
|
Matthew
Anderson
|
|
Cobb
|
Pope High
|
Kylie Bugbee
|
|
Cobb
|
George Walton
Comprehensive HS
|
Christopher
Cherian
|
|
Cobb
|
Pope High
|
Meredith
Cohen
|
|
Cobb
|
Pope High
|
Jordan Conley
|
|
Cobb
|
Hillgrove
High
|
Destini
Deinde-Smith
|
|
Cobb
|
Harrison High
|
Heather Hall
|
|
Cobb
|
George Walton
Comprehensive HS
|
Sindhu
Kannappan
|
|
Cobb
|
Pope High
|
Dimitri
Krumenaker
|
|
Cobb
|
George Walton
Comprehensive HS
|
Sana
Lakdawala
|
|
Cobb
|
Hillgrove
High
|
Kate Miller
|
|
Cobb
|
George Walton
Comprehensive HS
|
Abhi Nathan
|
|
Cobb
|
South Cobb
High
|
Adanze Nnyagu
|
|
Cobb
|
George Walton
Comprehensive HS
|
Shreya Shah
|
|
Cobb
|
George Walton
Comprehensive HS
|
Ralueke
Vandenhoudt
|
|
Cobb
|
Hillgrove
High
|
Erica
Washington
|
|
Cobb
|
Pope High
|
Jacqueline
Weiss
|
|
Cobb
|
Hillgrove
High
|
Tori Wise
|
|
Columbia
|
Greenbrier
High
|
James Clay
|
|
Columbia
|
Greenbrier
High
|
Lauren
Helling
|
|
Coweta
|
Northgate
High
|
Brandon
Dobson
|
|
Coweta
|
East Coweta
High
|
Kayla Sims
|
|
Decatur City
|
Decatur High
|
Emmaline
Poth-Nebel
|
|
DeKalb
|
Dunwoody High
School
|
Samantha
Brewer
|
|
DeKalb
|
Clarkston
High
|
Eunice Garcia
|
|
Douglas
|
Douglas
County High
|
Erica
Bressner
|
|
Douglas
|
Douglas
County High
|
Devika Dutt
|
|
Douglas
|
Alexander
High
|
Katherine
Gamel
|
|
Douglas
|
Alexander
High
|
Carter
Lankford
|
|
Douglas
|
Chapel Hill
High School
|
Kayla McLain
|
|
Douglas
|
Chapel Hill
High School
|
Jack
Shadinger
|
|
Douglas
|
Douglas
County High
|
Christine Sit
|
|
Effingham
|
South
Effingham High
|
Ian Azpiazu
|
|
Effingham
|
Effingham
County High
|
Haley Fowler
|
|
Effingham
|
South
Effingham High
|
Katherine
Freeman
|
|
Effingham
|
South
Effingham High
|
Garrett
Harvey
|
|
Effingham
|
Effingham
County High
|
Joseph Jarman
|
|
Effingham
|
Effingham
County High
|
Joshua
McElveen
|
|
Effingham
|
South
Effingham High
|
Elizabeth
Nist
|
|
Effingham
|
South
Effingham High
|
William
Solomons
|
|
Emanuel
|
Emanuel
County Institute
|
Trent Smoyer
|
|
Floyd
|
Model High
|
Sam Bryant
|
|
Floyd
|
Armuchee High
|
Brian Richey
|
|
Forsyth
|
North Forsyth
High
|
Mackenzie Day
|
|
Forsyth
|
Forsyth
Central High
|
Kayla Mamrick
|
|
Forsyth
|
North Forsyth
High
|
Thomas
Scheyer
|
|
Forsyth
|
Forsyth
Central High
|
Amber Shell
|
|
Forsyth
|
Forsyth
Central High
|
Elizabeth
Somsen
|
|
Fulton
|
Roswell High
|
Margaret
Bornhorst
|
|
Fulton
|
Milton High
|
Michael
Brolly
|
|
Fulton
|
Roswell High
|
Hailey Mellor
|
|
Fulton
|
Roswell High
|
Arfa Ul-Haque
|
|
GA Cyber
Academy
|
GA Cyber
Academy
|
Michaela
Daniel
|
|
Grady
|
Cairo High
|
Madison
Catrett
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Parkview High
|
Jasmine
Anickat
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Mill Creek
High
|
Breonni
Carter
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Mountain View
High
|
Santiago Escobar
|
|
Gwinnett
|
North
Gwinnett High
|
Victoria
Fonzi
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Grayson High
|
Kaylan
Franklin
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Parkview High
|
Jahi Hamilton
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Brookwood
High
|
Haley Harvard
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Parkview High
|
Andrew Joel
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Brookwood
High
|
Arjuna
Karikaran
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Grayson High
|
Taylor Keys
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Mountain View
High
|
Hannah Kim
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Brookwood
High
|
Daniel Mativo
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Grayson High
|
Livya Matthew
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Shiloh High
|
Mehul Mehra
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Parkview High
|
Ramisa
Murshed
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Grayson High
|
Nastassia
Nguyen
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Collins Hill
High
|
Keerthi
Ramachandran
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Parkview High
|
Sandhya
Ramachandran
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Brookwood
High
|
Sharan
Ravigopal
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Brookwood
High
|
Havilah
Ravula
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Mill Creek
High
|
Sara Scales
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Norcross High
School
|
Killian Scourtis
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Brookwood
High
|
Angelina
Suwoto
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Grayson High
|
Elizabeth
Thompson
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Norcross High
School
|
Raya Ward
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Parkview High
|
Chang Xu
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Brookwood
High
|
Tony Zeng
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Grayson High
|
Ketsia Zinga
|
|
Hall
|
R.W. Johnson
High
|
Jackson Kelly
|
|
Hall
|
R.W. Johnson
High
|
Madison
Stewart
|
|
Hall
|
Flowery
Branch High
|
Ali
Winiesdorffer
|
|
Henry
|
Union Grove
High
|
Jessica Moore
|
|
Henry
|
Union Grove
High
|
Kaitlyn Mote
|
|
Houston
|
Perry High
School
|
Dawson Dooley
|
|
Houston
|
Perry High
School
|
William
Sawyer
|
|
Houston
|
Houston
County High
|
Nivedha
Soundappan
|
|
Jefferson
|
Jefferson
County High
|
Tyler Dill
|
|
Lee
|
Lee County
High
|
Amanda Kelley
|
|
Lowndes
|
Lowndes High
|
John Crawford
|
|
Lowndes
|
Lowndes High
|
Brooklyn
Strickler
|
|
Oconee
|
Oconee County
High
|
Davis Hardell
|
|
Oconee
|
Oconee County
High
|
Julia Hardell
|
|
Oconee
|
Oconee County
High
|
Sarah Hardell
|
|
Oconee
|
North Oconee
High
|
Megan Measel
|
|
Oconee
|
Oconee County
High
|
Benjamin
Pooser
|
|
Oconee
|
North Oconee
High
|
Margaret
Pritchett
|
|
Oconee
|
Oconee County
High
|
Alex
Schwarzenbach
|
|
Oconee
|
North Oconee
High
|
Zida Wang
|
|
Paulding
|
Paulding
County High
|
Lena Allen
|
|
Paulding
|
Paulding
County High
|
Kimberly
Hadaway
|
|
Paulding
|
Paulding
County High
|
Chayton
Pabich
|
|
Private
|
Christian
Heritage School
|
Charles Acres
|
|
Private
|
Eagle's
Landing Christian Academy
|
Jordan Reed
|
|
Private
|
Eagle's
Landing Christian Academy
|
Ali Austin
|
|
Private
|
First
Presbyterian Day School
|
Katlyn Smaha
|
|
Private
|
First
Presbyterian Day School
|
Adam Young
|
|
Private
|
Holy Spirit
Preparatory School
|
Emma Jones
|
|
Private
|
Holy Spirit
Preparatory School
|
Cat Sanchez
|
|
Private
|
Tattnall
Square Academy
|
Caroline Dunn
|
|
Private
|
The Westfield
School
|
George
Culpepper
|
|
Private
|
The Westfield
School
|
Walter Kopacz
|
|
Private
|
The Westfield
School
|
Winston Way
|
|
Private
|
Unity
Christian School
|
Carson
Earnest
|
|
Private
|
Valwood
School
|
Olivia Cox
|
|
Private
|
Valwood
School
|
Addy Perlman
|
|
Private
|
Valwood
School
|
Mary Smith
|
|
Putnam
|
Putnam County
High
|
Timothy Silva
|
|
Rockdale
|
Rockdale
Magnet School for Science and Technology
|
Gwendolyn
Cothran
|
|
Rockdale
|
Rockdale
Magnet School for Science and Technology
|
Jazz Duncan
|
|
Rockdale
|
Rockdale
Magnet School for Science and Technology
|
Jordan Holmes
|
|
Rockdale
|
Rockdale
Magnet School for Science and Technology
|
Laurel Holmes
|
|
Rockdale
|
Rockdale
Magnet School for Science and Technology
|
Caroline
Norwood
|
|
Rockdale
|
Rockdale
Magnet School for Science and Technology
|
Dahlia Walter
|
|
Rome City
|
Rome High
|
Mary Jo
McCormick
|
|
Rome City
|
Rome High
|
Abigail Young
|
|
Savannah-Chatham
|
Savannah Arts
Academy
|
Soniya Bhagat
|
|
Savannah-Chatham
|
H.V. Jenkins
High
|
Sanya Dudani
|
|
Savannah-Chatham
|
Savannah Arts
Academy
|
Samuel Cronin
|
|
Savannah-Chatham
|
H.V. Jenkins
High
|
Sarah Redmond
|
|
Savannah-Chatham
|
Savannah Arts
Academy
|
Jennifer Wei
|
|
Tattnall
|
Tattnall
County High
|
J Shuman
|
|
Thomas
|
Thomas County
Central
|
Lindsey
Jordan
|
|
Thomas
|
Thomas County
Central
|
Eli Kosciw
|
|
Thomas
|
Thomas County
Central
|
Maggie Martin
|
|
Thomas
|
Thomas County
Central
|
Chandler
Watson
|
|
Thomasville
City
|
Thomasville
High School Scholar Academy
|
Ryan Owens
|
|
Tift
|
Tift County High
|
Mary Kathryn
Howard
|
|
Tift
|
Tift County
High
|
Jared Larger
|
|
Troup
|
Callaway High
|
Grace Summers
|
|
Valdosta City
|
Valdosta High
|
Matthew
Gerber
|
|
Valdosta City
|
Valdosta High
|
Jimmy Loud
|
|
Whitfield
|
Northwest
Whitfield High
|
Megan Climer
|
|
Whitfield
|
Coahulla
Creek High
|
Hannah Conway
|
|
Whitfield
|
Coahulla
Creek High
|
Damary
Gutierrez Hernandez
|
|
Whitfield
|
Northwest
Whitfield High
|
Amanda Jones
|
|
Whitfield
|
Coahulla
Creek High
|
Bryce Jones
|
|
Whitfield
|
Northwest
Whitfield High
|
Emily
Lugthart
|
|
Whitfield
|
Northwest
Whitfield High
|
Steven
McMullen
|
|
Whitfield
|
Northwest
Whitfield High
|
Jacob Smith
|
