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Sept. 17, 2013 - State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge today named 50 students from around Georgia to serve on his 2013-2014 Student Advisory Council. As members of the council, these students will meet three times throughout the school year to advise Superintendent Barge on how state policies are having an impact in the classroom. The Student Advisory Council will also discuss other education-related issues and will serve as the Superintendent's ambassadors in their respective schools.
"The Student Advisory Council is a great way for me to hear directly from students in our schools and discuss major initiatives with them," Superintendent Barge said. "Having student input during the policy-making process is invaluable. The students are ultimately the ones impacted by our work, and I want them to share their ideas and concerns as we address many critical issues.”
More than 700 students applied to be a member of the Student Advisory Council and answered essay questions. Students were chosen based on the strength of their essay answers.
"As usual, the selection process for the Student Advisory Council was very difficult because there were so many outstanding applications." Superintendent Barge said. "I’m excited about working with this group of students because they have very diverse backgrounds and will help me in the process of making education work for all students.”
The first meeting of the Student Advisory Council will be held Sept. 27 at the state Department of Education offices in Atlanta.
Name |
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School District |
High School |
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Rushay |
Amarath-Madav |
Cherokee |
Etowah High School |
|
Hayden |
Anderson |
Bartow |
Woodland High School |
|
Benson |
Anderson |
Houston |
Warner Robins High School |
|
Raley |
Arnold |
Jefferson |
Jefferson County High School |
|
Mireya |
Arteaga |
Rockdale |
Rockdale County High School |
|
John |
Barnhill |
Waycross |
Ware County High School |
|
Brad |
Baxter |
Charlton |
Charlton County High School |
|
Tyler |
Boone |
Cobb |
Lassiter High School |
|
Elizabeth |
Brown |
Muscogee |
Hardaway High School |
|
Courtney |
Cameron |
Valdosta |
Lowndes High School |
|
Justin |
Daniel |
Oconee |
North Oconee High School |
|
Calen |
Dennis |
Dodge |
Dodge County High School |
|
Rhy |
Doucette |
Glynn |
Glynn Academy |
|
Toni |
Dunlap |
Stockbridge |
Georgia Cyber Academy |
|
Kaitlyn |
Ellington |
Winder-Barrow |
Apalachee High School |
|
Stacie |
Evans |
Coweta |
East Coweta High School |
|
Mitchell |
Everly |
Atlanta |
North Atlanta High School |
|
Maddison |
Faulkner |
Cherokee |
Cherokee Charter Academy |
|
Mya |
Green |
Atlanta City |
Therrell High Stems |
|
Christian |
Griffiths |
Camden |
Camden County High |
|
Eli |
Guidry |
Houston |
Perry High School |
|
Jordan |
Hale |
Cobb |
Alan C. Pope High School |
|
Ezra |
Hall |
Cartersville City |
Cartersville City High |
|
Makayla |
Hoffman |
Lowndes County |
Lowndes High School |
|
Benjamin |
Hopper |
Cartersville City |
Cartersville City High |
|
Ashley |
Huynh |
Gwinnett |
Archer High School |
|
Leah |
Idichandy |
Fulton |
Alpharetta High School |
|
Daniel |
Kimmel |
Jefferson City |
Jefferson High School |
|
Molly |
Lauritsen |
Houston |
Veterans High School |
|
Savannah |
Locke |
Decatur |
Bainbridge High School |
|
Zachary |
Miner |
Oconee |
Oconee County High School |
|
Jake |
Montalbano |
Cobb |
Lassiter High School |
|
Jesse |
Murr |
Coweta |
East Coweta High School |
|
Alexander |
Nichols |
Douglas |
Lithia Springs Comprehensive |
|
Katie |
Pilson |
Oglethorpe |
Oglethorpe County High |
|
William |
Quarterman |
Savannah-Chatham County |
Windsor Forest High School |
|
Charley |
Rayfield |
Decatur |
Bainbridge High School |
|
Ryan |
Romano |
Jefferson City |
Jefferson City High School |
|
Cole |
Simmons |
Dawson County |
Dawson County High School |
|
Hallie |
Smith |
Jeff-Davis |
Jeff Davis High School |
|
Brandi |
Southern |
Ellijay |
Mountain Education Charter |
|
Anna |
Stewart |
Pulaski |
Hawkinsville High School |
|
Ashley |
Thigpen |
Decatur County |
Bainbridge High School |
|
Asher |
Thompson |
Forsyth |
Lambert High School |
|
Jacob |
Turner |
Houston |
Perry High School |
Jordan |
Tyler |
Jefferson City |
Jefferson High School |
Tyler |
Wagner |
Jenkins |
Jenkins County High School |
Benjamin |
Weinhardt |
Fayette |
Sandy Creek High School |
Aubrey |
Wheeler |
Ware |
Ware County High School |
Donald |
Williams |
Muscogee |
Columbus High School |
Jackson |
Williams |
Glascock County |
Glascock County Consolidated |
Duo-Wei |
Yang |
Decatur City |
Decatur High School |
