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September 11, 2015 – State School
Superintendent Richard Woods has selected 110 Georgia students to serve on his 2015-2016 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.
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“Students feel the impact of
our decisions every day,” Superintendent Woods said. “If we are going to
develop child-focused, classroom-centered policies, we must hear directly
from students. We can only improve their educational experience by bringing
them to the table.”
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Members were selected
from a pool of more than 1,500 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. The students selected represent charter, virtual
and traditional public schools in every RESA district in Georgia.
“It was refreshing
and valuable to hear feedback from these students, as well as their ideas for
education in Georgia,” Superintendent Woods said. “This is a great group of
students with smart, varied ideas for the future of our educational system. I
look forward to working with them 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 September 28, November 9 and March 28
for middle school students, and October 1, November 12 and March 31 for
high school students at the Georgia Department of Education’s offices in
Atlanta. The council will also hold two virtual meetings. Details have been
sent via email to selected students.
Middle
School Students
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First Name
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Last Name
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Title
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School
District
|
School
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Theodora
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Alese
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Gwinnett
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Five Forks
Middle School
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Ayalon
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Allen
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Clayton
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M.D.
Roberts Middle School
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Austin
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Alridge
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Decatur
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Bainbridge
Middle School
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Owen
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Anderson
|
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Valdosta
City
|
Valdosta
Middle School
|
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Jadyn
|
Andrews
|
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Burke
|
Burke
County Middle School
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Jada
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Bartolozzi
|
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DeKalb
|
Chamblee
Middle School
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Caroline
|
Beach
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Madison
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Madison
County Middle
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Robert
|
Beckham
|
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APS
|
Sutton
Middle School
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Jackson
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Blaylock
|
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Rome City
Schools
|
Rome Middle
School
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Victoria
|
Brown
|
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Pulaski
|
Pulaski
County Middle School
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Noah
|
Buice
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Lamar
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Lamar
County Middle School
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Landen
|
Burney
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Wilkinson
|
Wilkinson
County Middle School
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Grayson
|
Carter
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Liberty
|
Midway
Middle School
|
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Jani
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Christopher
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Valdosta
City
|
Valdosta
Middle School
|
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Griffin
|
Cobb
|
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Jackson
|
West
Jackson Middle School
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Tanner
|
Conley
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Paulding
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Austin
Middle School
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Daley
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Culberson
|
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Walker
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Chattanooga
Valley Middle School
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Hannah
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Culver
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Cherokee
|
Booth
Middle School
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Jordyn
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Dixon
|
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DeKalb
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DeKalb
School of the Arts
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Austin
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Fabritius
|
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Cobb
|
Griffin
Middle School
|
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Jonah
|
Free
|
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Habersham
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South
Habersham Middle School
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Camryb
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Fricks
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Habersham
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South
Habersham Middle School
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Aaliyah
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Gilbert
|
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Randolph
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Randolph-Clay
Middle School
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Hassan
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Goggins
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Cobb
|
Tapp Middle
School
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Mary
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Hamilton
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Savannah-Chatham
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Esther F.
Garrison
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Syniah
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Hood
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Muscogee
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East
Columbus Magnet
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Joey
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Hunter
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Fayette
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Flat Rock
Middle School
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Tristan
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Lankford
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Clarke
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Hilsman
Middle School
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Michael
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Manchiraju
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Douglas
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Mason Creek
Middle School
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Isabella
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Martinez
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Bryan
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Richmond
Hill Middle School
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Charles
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McCollough
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Camden
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Camden
Middle School
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David
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McCune
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Wilkinson
|
Wilkinson
County Middle School
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Christa
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McKelton
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Muscogee
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Double
Churches Middle School
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Sadie
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McWhorter
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Barrow
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Bear Creek
Middle School
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Luke
|
Michaelis
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Fulton
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Autrey Mill
Middle School
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Logan
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Nelson
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Bartow
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Cass Middle
School
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How'Ron
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Nesbitt
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Gwinnett
|
Glenn C
Jones Middle School
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Sean
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Nunn
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Muscogee
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Double
Churches Middle School
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Kimberly
|
O'Brien
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Carroll
|
Bay Springs
Middle School
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Thomas
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Peters
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Clarke
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Hilsman
Middle School
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Sadie
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Phillips
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Pickens
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Jasper
Middle School
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Isabella
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Ragozzine
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Cherokee
|
Teasley
Middle School
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Cecilia
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Rhoades
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Richmond
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A.R.
Johnson Magnet
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Ki
|
Riddle
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Wayne
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Martha
Puckett Middle School
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Trevor
|
Sands
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Fulton
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Autrey Mill
Middle School
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Kelsey
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Snell
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Henry
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Union Grove
Middle School
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Emily
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Surcey
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Bartow
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Cass Middle
School
|
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Rachel
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Thigpen
|
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Montgomery
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Montgomery
County Middle
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Elizabeth-Anne
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Thornton
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Valdosta
City
|
Valdosta
Middle School
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Benjamin
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Trofemuk
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Bibb
|
Academy for
Classic Education
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Ellis
|
Wallace
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Habersham
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South
Habersham Middle School
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Brianna
|
Williams
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DeKalb
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DeKalb
School of the Arts
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Hannah
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Wise
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Wayne
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Arthur
William's Middle School
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Madelyn
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Zeiner
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Cherokee
|
Teasley
Middle School
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High
School Students
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First Name
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Last Name
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Title
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School
District
|
School
|
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Ayah
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Abdelwahab
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GCSA
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Georgia
Cyber Academy
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John
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Adams
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Murray
|
Murray
County High School
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Molly
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Arrowood
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Clarke
|
Clarke
Central High School
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Andrea
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Augustine
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Henry
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Eagles
Landing High School
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Mouhamed
|
Bah
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APS
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The Best
Academy High School
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Evan
|
Barnard
|
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Fulton
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Johns Creek
High School
|
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Chare
|
Bostic
|
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Dublin City
|
Dublin High
School
|
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Harris
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Browning
|
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Lowndes
|
Lowndes
High School
|
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Loren
|
Cagle
|
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Cherokee
|
Sequoyah
High School
|
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Parker
|
Campiglia
|
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Valdosta
City
|
Valdosta
High School
|
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Maria
|
Campos
|
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Rockdale
|
Rockdale
County High School
|
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William
|
Collins
|
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Bulloch
|
Southeast
Bulloch High School
|
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Halli
|
Collins
|
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State Charter Schools Commission
|
Georgia
Connections Academy
|
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Justin
|
Daniel
|
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Oconee
|
North
Oconee High School
|
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Connor
|
Darling
|
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Cobb
|
Lassiter
High School
|
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Justin
|
Deal
|
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Whitfield
|
Northwest
Whitfield High School
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Sahra
|
Draper
|
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Newton
|
Eastside
High School
|
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Jazz
|
Duncan
|
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Rockdale
|
Rockdale
Magnet School
|
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Kayla
|
Edwards
|
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Randolph
|
Randolph-Clay
High School
|
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Maddison
|
Faulkner
|
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Cherokee
|
Sequoyah
High School
|
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Harley
|
Fuller
|
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Paulding
|
South
Paulding High School
|
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Chase
|
Gowan
|
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Houston
|
Veterans
High School
|
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Jasmine
|
Guy
|
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Coweta
|
East Coweta
High School
|
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Jake
|
Harris
|
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Harris
|
Harris
County High School
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Cason
|
Howard
|
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Charlton
|
Charlton
County High School
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Veena
|
Jaipradeep
|
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Fulton
|
Milton High
School
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John
|
Jardin
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Cobb
|
Hillgrove
High School
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Shala
|
Jones
|
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Stewart
|
Stewart
County High School
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Kirby
|
Jones
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Chickamauga
City
|
Gordon Lee
High School
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DeTreveon
|
Jones
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Tift
|
Tift County
High School
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Mariclaire
|
Kimbrell
|
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Pierce
|
Pierce
County High School
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Erin
|
Lee
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Troup
|
Lagrange
High School
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Anna
|
Locke
|
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Taylor
|
Taylor
County High School
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David
|
Martinez
|
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State
School
|
Georgia
School for the Deaf
|
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Brittany
|
Mills
|
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Richmond
|
A.R.
Johnson Magnet School
|
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Oren
|
Morgan
|
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Toombs
|
Toombs
County High School
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Elise
|
Nanista
|
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APS
|
Maynard H.
Jackson High School
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Zachary
|
Nease
|
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Savannah-Chatham
|
H.V.
Jenkins High School
|
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Emily
|
Newsome
|
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Putnam
|
Putnam
County High School
|
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Calvin
|
Nix
|
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Forsyth
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South
Forsyth High School
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Mekenzie
|
Parker
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Trion City
|
Trion High
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Thomas
|
Petty
|
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Murray
|
North
Murray High School
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Emily
|
Phillips
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Rome City
|
Rome High
School
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Madelyn
|
Pruitt
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Dodge
|
Dodge
County High School
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Jacob
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Quast
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Murray
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Murray
County High School
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Kiara
|
Rayford
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Columbia
|
Grovetown
High School
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Brantley
|
Saye
|
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Oconee
|
Oconee
County High School
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Spencer
|
Shimek
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Habersham
|
Habersham
Central High School
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Harold
|
Shoats
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Harris
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Harris
County High School
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Jaden
|
Stutzmann
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Coweta
|
East Coweta
High School
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Caleb
|
Theriault
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Muscogee
|
Columbus
High School
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Tanner
|
Todd
|
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Bulloch
|
Southeast
Bulloch High School
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Ngozi
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Ugboh
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Gwinnett
|
Collins
Hill High School
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Angelia
|
Walker
|
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Chattooga
|
Chattooga
High School
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Jonathan
|
Walls
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Hall
|
Flowery
Branch High School
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Remington
|
Youngblood
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Forsyth
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Lambert
High School |
