More than 150 graduating seniors from public and private schools across Georgia, including four from Hall County and two from Lakeview Academy, have been named 2016 Georgia Scholars.
Through the Georgia Scholar program, the Georgia Department of Education identifies and honors high school seniors who have achieved excellence in school and community life. The program is coordinated by the Department’s Excellence Recognition Office and through local coordinators in each public school system and in private schools throughout the state. Each Georgia Scholar receives a seal for his or her diploma.
Those from the Hall County School System are: Natalie Black of North Hall High, Jacob Frier of Johnson High, Kristen McCole of Flowery Branch High and Corson Teasley of North Hall High. Lakeview Academy is represented by Stephanie Eubanks and Chapin Smith.
“I offer my sincere congratulations to each of our 2016 Georgia Scholars,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said in a press release issued Thursday morning. “These students have worked extremely hard and have engaged with all aspects of the educational process, with the result that they are truly ready to learn, ready to live, and ready to lead. They have exemplary academic performance but they’ve also gained soft skills by taking on leadership roles within their schools and communities. I am confident we will hear great things about their accomplishments in the near future.”
Students eligible for Georgia Scholar recognition are high school seniors who exhibit excellence in all phases of school life, in community activities, and in the home. Georgia Scholars are students who have carried exemplary course loads during the four years of high school; who performed excellently in all courses; who successfully participated in interscholastic events at their schools and in their communities; and who have assumed active roles in extracurricular activities sponsored by their schools.
Click here http://www.gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/communications/Pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?PressView=default&pid=423 for a list of all of this year's honorees.
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