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Communications Office, (404) 656-5594, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us
February
2, 2015 – State
School Superintendent Richard Woods has selected 64 Georgia students to serve
on his 2015 Student Advisory Council. Throughout the school year, these middle
and high school students will meet with Superintendent Woods to discuss the
impact of state policies in the classroom. Members of the Student Advisory
Council will also discuss other issues related to education, and will serve as
the Superintendent’s ambassadors to their respective schools.
“It
is essential, as we work to develop child-focused, classroom-centered policies,
to hear directly from students,” Superintendent Woods said. “These students
feel the impact of our decisions every day and, if we’re going to improve their
educational experience, we have to bring them to the table.”
Members
of the 2015 Student Advisory Council were selected from a pool of more than
1,000 students who applied to serve on the council. Students were chosen based
on the strength of their essay answers, which focused on their ideas for public
education and ways their own educational experience could be improved.
“It
was hard to narrow down the many outstanding applications, but it was
refreshing and valuable to read these students’ feedback and ideas for the
future of our educational system,” Superintendent Woods said. "I’m thrilled to
work with the members of my Student Advisory Council, and I’d like to thank
every student who took the time to apply and share his or her thoughts.”
Meetings of the Student Advisory Council will
be held February 25, March 11 and April 28 at the Georgia Department of
Education’s offices in Atlanta.
High School Members:
|
First Name
|
Last Name
|
School District
|
School
|
|
Mary
|
Baxter
|
Charlton
|
Charlton County High School
|
|
Mitch
|
Baxter
|
Charlton
|
Charlton County High School
|
|
William
|
Lawing
|
Thomas
|
Thomas County Central High
School
|
|
Casey
|
Smith
|
Columbia
|
Lakeside High School
|
|
Maritza
|
Sanchez
|
Richmond
|
A.R. Johnson High School
|
|
Stephanie
|
Sanchez
|
Putnam
|
Putnam County High School
|
|
Harley
|
Obsitnik
|
Fayette
|
McIntosh High School
|
|
Logan
|
House
|
Newton
|
Newton College and Career
Academy
|
|
Elizabeth
|
Veal
|
Troup
|
Troup County Comprhensive High
|
|
Anastasia
|
Dunn
|
Carroll
|
Central High School
|
|
Alex
|
Chastain
|
Fannin
|
Fannin County High School
|
|
Tyler
|
Wheat
|
Fannin
|
Fannin Comprehensive High School
|
|
Stephen
|
Jordan
|
Pickens
|
Pickens High School
|
|
Temi
|
Adekunie
|
Cherokee
|
River Ridge High School
|
|
William
|
Webb
|
Oconee
|
North Oconee High School
|
|
JoAnn
|
Graves
|
Gordon
|
Sonoraville High School
|
|
Alexander
|
Nichols
|
Douglas
|
Lithia Springs Comprehensive
High
|
|
Jack
|
Crawford
|
Lowndes
|
Lowndes High School
|
|
Becca
|
Velasquez
|
Effingham
|
Effingham County High School
|
|
Quimyre
|
Rolland
|
Dodge
|
Dodge County High School
|
|
Caleb
|
Theriault
|
Muscogee
|
Columbus High School
|
|
Michael
|
Smith
|
Muscogee
|
Columbus High School
|
|
Michaela
|
Woody
|
Bibb
|
Central High School
|
|
William
|
Crouch
|
Houston
|
Northside High School
|
|
Kerrigan
|
Ellington
|
Barrow
|
Apalachee High School
|
|
Allison
|
Fine
|
Cobb
|
Lassiter High School
|
|
Justin
|
Daniel
|
Oconee
|
North Oconee High School
|
|
Sam
|
Hay
|
Newton
|
Eastside High School
|
|
Harris
|
Browning
|
Lowndes
|
Lowndes High School
|
|
Emily
|
Howe
|
Rockdale
|
Heritage High School
|
|
Harley
|
Fuller
|
Paulding
|
South Paulding High School
|
|
Andrew
|
Moxley
|
Paulding
|
North Paulding High School
|
|
Kindle
|
Anderson
|
Fulton
|
Alpharetta High School
|
Middle School Members:
|
First
Name
|
Last
Name
|
School
District
|
School
|
|
Danielle
|
Zhanje
|
Bartow
|
South Central
Middle School
|
|
Taylor
|
Carles
|
Floyd
|
Pepperell Middle
School
|
|
Steven
|
Petty
|
Murray
|
Bagley Middle
School
|
|
Garrett
|
Curbow
|
Heard
|
Heard County Middle
School
|
|
Sarah
|
Schlueter
|
Newton
|
Newton County Theme
School
|
|
Joseph
|
Hunter
|
Fayette
|
Flat Rock Middle
School
|
|
Thomas
|
Collingsworth
|
Richmond
|
Pine Hill Middle
School
|
|
Zizi
|
Ohamadike
|
Lee
|
Lee County Middle
School
|
|
Austin
|
Aldridge
|
Decatur
|
Bainbridge Middle
School
|
|
Priya
|
Patel
|
Coffee
|
Coffee Middle
School
|
|
Taylor
|
Justice
|
Coffee
|
Coffee Middle
School
|
|
Alvin
|
Delgado
|
Oconee
|
Oconee County
Middle School
|
|
Joshua
|
Garrison
|
Gwinnett
|
Crews Middle School
|
|
Marin
|
Lonnee
|
Oconee
|
Oconee County
Middle School
|
|
Benjamin
|
Trofemuk
|
Bibb
|
Academy for
Classical Education
|
|
Phoebe
|
Guidry
|
Houston
|
Perry Middle School
|
|
Janea'C
|
Clark
|
Stewart
|
Stewart Middle
School
|
|
Julianne
|
Moon
|
Marion
|
Marion County
Middle School
|
|
Kyuana
|
Holmes
|
Laurens
|
West Laurens Middle
School
|
|
Grant
|
Cook
|
Telfair
|
Telfair County
Middle School
|
|
Isabella
|
Martinez
|
Bryan
|
Richmond Hill
Middle School
|
|
Olivia
|
Arneson
|
Savannah-Chatham
|
Esther F Garrison
Middle School
|
|
Elizabeth
|
Ramirez
|
Bryan
|
Richmond Hill
Middle School
|
|
Simone
|
Brock
|
Lowndes
|
Pine Grove Middle
School
|
|
Kaleb
|
Bell
|
Berrien
|
Berrien Middle
School
|
|
CJ
|
Pearson
|
Columbia
|
Columbia Middle
School
|
|
John
|
Riddle
|
Wayne
|
Martha Puckett
Middle School
|
|
Elizabeth
|
Hughes
|
Cherokee
|
E.T. Booth Middle
School
|
|
Katie
|
James
|
Clinch
|
Clinch County
Middle School
|
