Coweta County Schools

Press Release
Coweta County Schools

Date: January 6, 2012

2012 Governor's Honors nominees announced from Coweta County Schools

The Coweta County School System has nominated 46 students to state-level interviews for the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program.
 
 They join more than 2,800 nominated students from across the state who will be interviewed and auditioned over three weekends in January and February. From those nominees, 690 finalists will be chosen to participate in the 2012 program. Since the program is fully funded by the Georgia General Assembly, there is no charge for students to attend.
 
 The Governor’s Honors Program, known as GHP, is a residential summer program for gifted and talented high school juniors and seniors. A function of the Georgia Department of Education, the program takes place each summer on the campus of Valdosta State University. The 2012 program will be the 49th summer, making it the longest continually running program of its kind in the nation.
 
 During the four weeks of the program, students spend the mornings in their major area of nomination, exploring topics not usually found in the regular high school classroom. During the afternoons, students choose one of the other areas in which to study. The curriculum in all the areas is challenging and engaging. Evenings are filled with seminars, activities, concerts, and performances.
 
 “GHP is such a competitive program that even being nominated is an accomplishment,’ said Georgia Governor’s Honors Program Director Dale Lyles. “I congratulate the students of Coweta County School System and look forward to meeting them and their parents at the interviews.” He added that many if not most of GHP’s past participants regard it as one of the most life-changing events in their lives.
 
 Coweta County’s nominees for the 2012 Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (including their field of nomination) are:
 
 John Bauer, Northgate High School, Chemistry
 Dakota Becker, East Coweta High School, Visual Arts
 Ashley Cain, Newnan High School, Visual Arts
 Alexa Carleo, East Coweta High School, Communicative Arts
 Elizabeth Clark, Newnan High School, Visual Arts
 Jordan Collis, East Coweta High School, Spanish
 Brianna Croft, East Coweta High School, Music/Voice (Alto)
 Aerin Dalman, East Coweta High School, Visual Arts
 Alison Dees, East Coweta High School, Theatre Performance
 Christella Dhammaputri, Newnan High School, French
 Carly Duke, Newnan High School, Mathematics
 Nicholas Emory, Northgate High School, Music/Voice (Tenor)
 Anais Felix, Newnan High School, Chemistry
 Cody Ford, Newnan High School, Social Studies
 Anthony Galvan, Newnan High School, Visual Arts
 Christopher Green, Newnan High School, Music/Voice (Baritone)
 Melinda Griffith, Newnan High School, Music/Woodwinds (Flute)
 Laura Haag, East Coweta High School, Dance
 Sarah Hannah, Northgate High School, Mathematics
 Nathan Hoffman, Northgate High School, Social Studies
 Scarlett Holt, East Coweta High School, Visual Arts
 Rees Horton, Northgate High School, Communicative Arts
 Lauren Hovey, Newnan High School, Visual Arts
 Devin Johnson, East Coweta High School, Music/Voice (Tenor)
 Christina Kelly, Northgate High School, Dance
 Saeyun Lee, East Coweta High School, Biology
 Valerie Mannebach, East Coweta High School, Communicative Arts
 Lance Mapp, Newnan High School, Music/Jazz (Guitar)
 Michael Maske, East Coweta High School, Theatre Performance
 Kelsie McDuffie, Northgate High School, Music/Voice (Alto)
 Carleigh Myatt, Northgate High School, Music/Voice (Soprano)
 Kimberly Obermeyer, Newnan High School, French
 Louis Owen, Newnan High School, Chemistry
 Madeline Robinson, Northgate High School, Music/Woodwinds (Flute)
 Sarah Robinson, Newnan High School, Music/Woodwinds (Bassoon)
 Rachael Scott, East Coweta High School, Social Studies
 Melinda Smith, Newnan High School, Music/Woodwinds (Oboe)
 Rachel Starnes, Newnan High School, Music/Voice (Soprano)
 Katelyn Sullivan, East Coweta High School, Theatre Performance
 William Upchurch, Central Educational Center, Technology
 William Vineyard, Newnan High School, Social Studies
 Joshua Vorderlandwehr, Central Educational Center, Design
 Carly Weikle, Northgate High School, Music/Woodwinds (Clarinet)
 Christopher White, East Coweta High School, Physics
 Melissa Wright, Northgate High School, Communicative Arts
 Lexy Zelczak, East Coweta High School, Spanish