Following an extensive application and interview process, 15 Carrollton High School students have been nominated to compete at the state level for Governor’s Honors, setting a record for the most students selected to compete in the next round.
Fifteen CHS students have been named the school-level nominees for the Governor’s Honors Program. Pictured bottom row from left are Kameron Smith, Wright Roenigk, Ben Cleek, Sarah Scholl, Madelyn Cook, Kieran Kelly, Lydia Baldizon, and Laney Quinn. Pictured top row from left are Fabricio Hernandez, Kai Remshagen, Drew Johnson, Connor Haley, Joseph Ivey, Gretchen Ellerbee, and Zooey Bush.
The Governor’s Honors Program, known as GHP, is a four-week residential summer program for gifted and talented rising high school juniors and seniors. Students who attend public, private, and home schools are eligible for nomination in one of 20 subject areas.
The nominees this year are Lydia Baldizon, Zooey Bush, Ben Cleek, Madelyn Cook, Gretchen Ellerbee, Conner Haley, Fabricio Hernandez, Joseph Ivey, Drew Johnson, Kieran Kelly, Kai Remshagen, Wright Roenigk, Sarah Scholl, Kameron Smith, and Laney Quinn. Lydia and Zooey will compete in Theatre, Fabricio in Visual Arts, Gretchen and Laney in Dance, Conner in Instrumental Music, Joseph and Kai in Computer Science, Kameron in Engineering, Wright and Ben in Social Studies, Sarah and Drew in Science, and Madelyn and Kieran in Communicative Arts.
These students will now prepare for state, which also includes an application and personal interview process. GHP finalists will be announced next spring and the program will be held June 18 through July 15 at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro.
CHS has a strong legacy of producing competitive GHP candidates. Last year, nine of the 10 nominees cleared the next hurdle to be named semi-finalists. Of that cohort, six were named finalists and attended the program. Five current seniors achieved finalist status: Belle Esslinger, Isabel Keller, Serena McGuinn, Ella Barden and Mark Zimmer. Two now juniors, Tyler Ou and Edward Kenyon, also were selected. Each earned the opportunity in specific areas of study: Isabel, Communicative Arts; Tyler and Serena, Dance; Belle, Ella and Edward, Science; and Mark, World Languages, specifically Spanish.
CHS Principal Ian Lyle said he is proud of the students and grateful to CHS counselor Shae Holland for her hard work with the application process.
"I am proud of these students for being nominated to compete in the next round for Governor's Honors," he said. "I am also thankful for our counselor Ms. Shae Holland for her passion and hard work throughout the application process. She pours into these students to ensure they have every opportunity to succeed."
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