Sixteen Carrollton High School students have been nominated to compete in the state-level Governor’s Honors Program, which will be held at Georgia Southern University in June. Pictured are (left to right) CHS assistant principal of guidance Ashleigh Paulk, Victoria Duncan, Cadence Carr, Julia Hume, Kaia Maggiano, Milan Jovingo, Grace Russell, Avery Tritt, Presley McLaren, Samantha Berg, Luis Marti, Marco Rodriguez, Camren Harley, Ava Emberson, Will Brewer, Edward Fleck, and Hutch Jennings. These students will now prepare for state evaluations in their respective subject areas for a chance to attend the prestigious summer program.
CARROLLTON, GA – After an extensive application and interview process, 16 Carrollton High School students have been nominated to compete at the state level for the Governor’s Honors Program.
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. Public, private, and home school students are eligible for nomination in one of 20 subject areas.
The nominees this year are Samantha Berg, Will Brewer, Cadence Carr, Victoria Duncan, Ava Emberson, Edward Fleck, Camren Harley, Julia Hume, Hutch Jennings, Milan Jovingo, Kaia Maggiano, Luis Marti, Presley McLaren, Marco Rodriguez, Grace Russell, Avery Tritt. Milan will compete in communicative arts; Grace, Hutch, and Camren in mathematics; Samantha, Edward, and Presley in social studies; Julia in visual arts; Victoria and Kaia in theatre; Ava and Avery in dance; Luis and Marco in Spanish; Cadence in instrumental music; and Will in computer science.
These students will now prepare for the state competition, which includes an application and personal interview process. GHP finalists will be announced next spring, and the program will be held June 15 through July 12 at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro.
Carrollton High School has a strong legacy of producing competitive GHP candidates. Last year, six of the 15 nominees cleared the next hurdle to be named semi-finalists. Of that cohort, two were named finalists and attended the program. Current juniors Alana Lee and Marie Fujita-Block represented the district. Alana competed in communicative arts and Marie competed in science.
CHS Principal Ian Lyle is proud of the students and grateful to the guidance department for their hard work on the application process.
“I am incredibly proud of these students who have been nominated to advance to the next stage of the Governor’s Honors Program,” said CHS Principal Ian Lyle. “This achievement reflects their exceptional talent in their respective areas of study and the dedicated efforts of our guidance office and counselor Shae Holland, who leads our students through this process. Success in GHP study areas starts in the classroom, and we are committed to supporting all our students as they pursue their passions and reach their fullest potential.”
