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View the list of Student Advisory Council members at the bottom of this
release.
August 31, 2016 – State School Superintendent Richard
Woods has selected 108 Georgia students to serve on his 2016-2017 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, serve as the Superintendent’s
ambassadors to their respective schools, and participate in service projects to
benefit schools and students.
“Meeting with
my Student Advisory Council has been, and will continue to be, an invaluable
part of my decision-making process,” Superintendent Woods said. “To develop
child-focused, classroom-centered policies, we have to hear directly from
students. We can only improve their educational experience by bringing them to
the table.”
Members were
selected from a pool of more than 800 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 the ways their own
educational experience could be improved. The students selected attend public
schools all over the state.
“It was
refreshing and valuable to hear these students’ feedback and ideas,”
Superintendent Woods said. “This is a fantastic group of students with great
ideas for the future of our educational system, and I can’t wait to work with
them. I’d like to thank every student who took the time to apply and share
their thoughts.”
Meetings of the
Student Advisory Council will be held September 12, November 7, February 13,
and April 10 for middle school students, and September 13, November 8, February
14, and April 11 for high school students at the Georgia Department of
Education’s offices in Atlanta. Details will be sent via email to selected
students.
Student Name, School District
MIDDLE
SCHOOL
First Name
|
Last Name
|
Title
|
School District
|
School
|
Amaya
|
Moss
|
|
Marietta City Schools
|
Marietta Middle School
|
Angelise
|
Sanchez
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Snellville Middle School
|
Aria
|
Jenkins
|
|
Houston
|
Feagin Middle School
|
Beth-Anne
|
Thornton
|
|
Valdosta City
|
Valdosta Middle School
|
Brianna
|
Williams
|
|
Dekalb
|
Dekalb School of the Arts
|
Brody
|
Kinsey
|
|
Whitfield
|
Valley Point Middle School
|
Camryn
|
Fricks
|
|
Habersham
|
South Habersham Middle School
|
Carl
|
Owen
|
|
Muscogee
|
Blackmon Road Middle School
|
Carson
|
Fowler
|
|
Hart
|
Hart County Middle School
|
Corbin
|
Austin
|
|
Decatur
|
Bainbridge Middle School
|
Daley
|
Culberson
|
|
Walker
|
Chattanooga Valley Middle School
|
Dinma
|
Ohamadike
|
|
Lee
|
Lee County Middle School West
|
Ellis
|
Wallace
|
|
Habersham
|
South Habersham Middle School
|
Emily
|
Surcey
|
|
Bartow
|
Cass Middle School
|
Emily
|
Kilgore
|
|
Pulaski
|
Pulaski County Middle School
|
Eve
|
Harclerode
|
|
APS
|
Sutton Middle School
|
Fernanda
|
Ananou
|
|
Cherokee
|
Cherokee Charter Academy
|
Gomez
|
Dario
|
|
Muscogee
|
Blackmon Road Middle School
|
Grayson
|
Carter
|
|
Liberty
|
Midway Middle School
|
Griffin
|
Cobb
|
|
Jackson
|
West Jackson Middle School
|
Hannah
|
Culver
|
|
Cherokee
|
Booth Middle School
|
James
|
Bond
|
|
APS
|
Centennial Academy
|
Jani
|
Christopher
|
|
Valdosta City
|
Valdosta Middle School
|
Jasmine
|
Arnold
|
|
Richmond
|
AR Johnson Middle School
|
Jermaine
|
Brown
|
|
Carroll
|
Temple Middle School
|
Jordan
|
Lowe
|
|
Bibb
|
Weaver Middle School
|
Jordyn
|
Dixon
|
|
Dekalb
|
Dekalb School of the Arts
|
Kelsey
|
Snell
|
|
Henry
|
Union Grove Middle School
|
Kimberly
|
O'Brien
|
|
Carroll
|
Bay Springs Middle School
|
Landen
|
Burney
|
|
Wilkinson
|
Wilkinson County Middle School
|
Luke
|
Michaelis
|
|
Fulton
|
Autrey Mill Middle School
|
McCormick
|
Anderson
|
|
Morgan
|
Morgan County Middle School
|
Myles-Anthony
|
Johnson
|
|
Dekalb
|
Dekalb School of the Arts
|
Owen
|
Anderson
|
|
Valdosta City
|
Valdosta Middle School
|
Paulina
|
Macias
|
|
Greene
|
Anita White Carson Middle School
|
Ryla
|
Traylor
|
|
Lamar
|
Lamar County Middle
|
Sadie
|
McWhorter
|
|
Barrow
|
Bear Creek Middle School
|
Sadie
|
Phillips
|
|
Pickens
|
Jasper Middle School
|
Sam-Wes
|
Puckett
|
|
Polk
|
Cedartown Middle School
|
Shemitria
|
Risper
|
"Peachy"
|
Bibb
|
Weaver Middle School
|
Shylaci
|
Sistrunk
|
|
Savannah-Chatham
|
DeRenne Middle School
|
Spencer
|
Presley
|
|
Forsyth
|
Vickery Creek Middle School
|
Stuart
|
Baker
|
|
Greene
|
Lake Oconee Academy
|
Sydney
|
Pridgon
|
|
Tift
|
Eighth Street Middle School
|
Sydney
|
Griffith
|
|
Morgan
|
Morgan County Middle School
|
Tatum
|
Minter
|
|
Richmond
|
A.R. Johnson Magnet School
|
Theodora
|
Alese
|
|
Gwinnett
|
Five Forks Middle School
|
Triston
|
Parsons
|
|
Muscogee
|
Double Churches Middle School
|
Wayne
|
Lockhart
|
|
Lowndes
|
Pine Grove Middle School
|
Will
|
Kroymann
|
|
Bryan
|
Bryan County Middle School
|
Xander
|
Smith
|
|
Bulloch
|
Southeast Bulloch Middle School
|
Zanaiah
|
Billups
|
|
Richmond
|
Davidson Fine Arts Academy
|
Zechariah
|
Fuller
|
|
Cobb
|
Dickerson Middle School
|
HIGH SCHOOL
First Name
|
Last Name
|
School District
|
School
|
Alexis
|
Carmichael
|
Lowndes
|
Lowndes High School
|
A'mayall
|
Adams
|
Tift
|
Tift County High School
|
Andrea
|
Augustine
|
Henry
|
Eagles Landing High School
|
Austin
|
Alridge
|
Decatur
|
Bainbridge High School
|
Austin
|
Fabritius
|
Cobb
|
Campbell High School
|
Austin
|
Futch
|
Ben Hill
|
Fitzgerald High School
|
Azortea
|
Sanders
|
Hancock
|
Hancock Central High School
|
Benjamin
|
Trofemuk
|
Bibb
|
Academy for Classic Education
|
Brittany
|
Mills
|
Richmond
|
A.R. Johnson Magnet School
|
Bryce
|
Nethery
|
Dade
|
Dade County High School
|
Caleb
|
Moore
|
Thomas
|
Thomas Central High School
|
Caroline
|
Beach
|
Madison
|
Madison County High School
|
Chanz
|
McClain
|
Tift
|
Tift County High School
|
Charles
|
McCollough
|
Camden
|
|
Chase
|
Gowan
|
Houston
|
Veterans High School
|
Connor
|
Darling
|
Cobb
|
Lassiter High School
|
Day
|
Story
|
Worth
|
Worth County High School
|
Ethan
|
Nguyen-Tu
|
Richmond
|
Davidson Fine Arts Academy
|
Halli
|
Collins
|
Gwinnett
|
Georgia Connections Academy
|
Hannah
|
Wise
|
Wayne
|
|
Harley
|
Fuller
|
Paulding
|
South Paulding High School
|
Harold
|
Shoats
|
Harris
|
Harris County High School
|
How'Ron
|
Nesbitt
|
Gwinnett
|
Millcreek High School
|
Isabella
|
Martinez
|
Bryan
|
Richmond Hill High School
|
Jack
|
Johnson
|
Douglas
|
Chapel Hill High School
|
Jacob
|
Cone
|
Thomasville City
|
Thomasville High School Scholars
|
Jacob
|
Derry
|
McDuffie
|
Thomson High School
|
Jada
|
Bartolozzi
|
Dekalb
|
|
Jake
|
Harris
|
Harris
|
Harris County High School
|
Jayla
|
Pullen
|
|
Pebble High School Magnet
|
Joey
|
Hunter
|
Fayette
|
Starr's Mill High School
|
John
|
Jardin
|
Cobb
|
Hillgrove High School
|
Jonathan
|
Johnson
|
Fulton
|
Westlake High School
|
Ju'Keindra
|
Fuller
|
McDuffie
|
Thomson High School
|
Ki
|
Riddle
|
Wayne
|
Wayne County High School
|
Kirby
|
Jones
|
Chickamauga City
|
Gordon Lee High School
|
Marcus
|
Scott
|
Glynn
|
Brunswick High School
|
Mary
|
Hamilton
|
Savannah-Chatham
|
|
Michael
|
Manchiraju
|
Douglas
|
Doughlas County High School
|
Nigeria
|
Demmons
|
Richmond
|
The Academy of Richmond
|
Noah
|
Buice
|
Lamar
|
Lamar County High School
|
Rachel
|
Thigpen
|
Montgomery
|
|
Ralph
|
Brown
|
Newton
|
Newton College & Career
Academy
|
Remington
|
Youngblood
|
Forsyth
|
Lambert High School
|
Ronnie
|
White
|
Appling
|
Appling County High School
|
Royce
|
Dickerson
|
Forsyth
|
Lambert High School
|
Ryan
|
Bryant
|
Hart
|
Hart County High
|
Taylor
|
Kilgore
|
Early
|
Early County High School
|
Thomas
|
Peters
|
Clarke
|
|
Thomas
|
Petty
|
Murray
|
North Murray High School
|
Tristan
|
Lankford
|
Clarke
|
Cedar Shoals High School
|
Tyler
|
Baker
|
Seminole
|
Seminole High School
|
Veena
|
Jaipradeep
|
Fulton
|
Milton High School
|
Victoria
|
Clark
|
Clayton
|
Jonesboro High School
|
Zackary
|
Fallah
|
Newton
|
Newton County High School
|