MEDIA CONTACT: Matt Cardoza, GaDOE Communications Office, (404) 651-7358, mcardoza@gadoe.org
Dorie Turner Nolt, GaDOE Communications Office, (404) 656-5594, dnolt@gadoe.org
October 19, 2012 -- State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge today named 50 students from around Georgia to serve on his 2012-2013 Student Advisory Council. As members of the council, these students will meet two 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 allows me to hear directly from students in our schools and discuss major initiatives with them," Superintendent Barge said. "The Council also gives students the opportunity to share with me their ideas and concerns, which we can use to shape future state policies.”
More than 750 students from 121 districts 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.
"It was very difficult to choose the members of the Student Advisory Council because there were so many great applications," Superintendent Barge said. "I’m excited about working with this group of students because I know they will be prepared to share their ideas to make education work for all students.”
The first meeting of the Student Advisory Council will be held Nov. 28 at the state Department of Education offices in Atlanta.
Name
Brendan Bell |
School System
Henry |
High School
Stockbridge High School |
Donnie Pulliam |
Liberty |
Liberty County High |
Allison Walls |
Hall |
Flowery Branch High |
Sheena McEachin |
Jackson |
East Jackson High |
Jesus Ontiveros |
Statewide |
School for the Deaf |
Cole Harper |
Irwin |
Irwin County High |
Ezra Hall |
Cartersville |
Cartersville City High |
Alexander Pegues |
Houston |
Houston County High |
A'Ja Johnson |
Lamar |
Lamar County High |
Eliza Kate Leiter |
Cobb |
Pebblebrook High |
Joshua Lewis |
Dekalb |
Cross Keys High School |
Abbey Padgett |
Richmond |
Westside Comprehensive |
Jamesia Robinson |
Atlanta Public Schools |
Henry W. Grady High |
Faith Strickland |
Coweta |
East Coweta High |
Christian Griffiths |
Camden |
Camden County High |
Staley Reed |
Oconee |
North Oconee High |
Dionne Black |
Fulton |
Creekside High |
Brianna Barkley |
Rockdale |
Salem High School |
Juliann Watson |
Jefferson City |
Jefferson City High |
Ethan Perkins |
Bulloch |
Southeast Bulloch High |
Wensday Sailers |
GA Cyber Acad. |
GA Cyber Acad./K12 |
Jena Lane |
Carroll |
Bowden High |
Maggie Rollins |
Columbia |
Greenbriar High |
Charles Chang |
Gwinnett |
Brookwood High |
Jasmine Reese |
Emanuel |
Emanuel County Institute |
Kayla McGhee |
Morgan |
Morgan County High |
Allison Woody |
Lumpkin |
Lumpkin County High |
Alexandra Wang |
Lowndes |
Lowndes County High School |
Morgan Akridge |
Stephens |
Stephens County High School |
Millie Collins |
Bleckley |
Bleckley County High School |
Destini Shelton |
Douglas |
Chappel Hill High School |
Benjamin Weinhardt |
Fayette |
Sandy Creek High School |
Jordan Cown |
Walton |
Walnut Grove High School |
Erin Wolf |
Putnam |
Putnam County High School |
Rani Tilva |
Cherokee |
Woodstock High School |
Jim Beatty |
Oglethorpe |
Oglethorpe County High |
Jamar Feggins |
Muscogee |
Jordan Vocational High School |
Fabian Kopp |
Bibb |
Central High School |
Zachary Grimsley |
Pulaski |
Hawkinsville High School |
Sanquez Fair |
Long |
Long County High School |
Faithe Robinson |
Towns |
Towns County High School |
Hezikiah Johnson IV |
Dougherty |
Westover High School |
Gresham Conway |
Jenkins |
Jenkins County High School |
Tyler Heath |
Treutlen |
Treutlen County High School |
Alice Francis |
Union |
Union County High School |
Sarah Pounds |
Jones |
Jones County High School |
Bobbi Owens |
Thomas |
Thomas County Central High |
Christian Hopper |
Cartersville |
Cartersville City High |
Ashton Hosta |
Thomaston-Upson |
Upson Lee High School |