22 Floyd County Sophomores and Juniors Named Governor’s Honors District Finalists; Finalists to Move Forward in Selection Process​

22 students from Floyd County Schools (FCS) were selected as district finalists and will advance in the Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) selection process.

Congratulations to the following students selected:

Nick Bell, MHS, Music:  Brass

Michael Bollen, CHS, Theatre Performance

Alex Brown, AHS, Mathematics

Caedmon Burnett, CHS, Theatre Performance

Charlie Cross, MHS, Communicative Arts

Elijah Ely, MHS, Mathematics

Cullen Hall, CHS, Theatre Performance

William Hosford, MHS, Music: Percussion

Emerson Laipple, PHS, Communicative Arts

Caroline Looney, MHS, Visual Arts

Annabell Magness, MHS, Communicative Arts

Ellery McClain, AHS, Communicative Arts

Alicia Miranda, MHS, Social Studies

Andrew Mitchell, MHS, Computer Science

Quinn Molyneux, MHS, Agriculture Research, Biotechnology, and Science

Hailee Palmer, CHS, Music:  Voice

Gisselle Segura, PHS, World Languages: Spanish

Avi Singh, MHS, Biology/Environmental Science

Lila Sutton, MHS, Visual Arts

Toby Swanagan, MHS, Mathematics

Brandon Turbyfill, PHS, Theatre Performance

Braeden Walker, PHS, Music:  Woodwind

GHP is a four-week summer instructional program designed to provide intellectually gifted and artistically talented high school students with challenging and enriching educational opportunities that are not typically available during the regular school year. The 22 sophomores and juniors selected will complete a state-level online application, which will provide an opportunity to be selected as a semifinalist and represent FCS in the in-person GHP interviews scheduled for February and March.

GHP will take place on the campus of Georgia Southern University this summer. Rising juniors and seniors in Georgia public and private high schools are eligible to be nominated by their teachers to participate in the program. The program is fully funded by the Georgia General Assembly, so there is no charge for students to attend. For four weeks, students spend the morning 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 areas is challenging and engaging. Evenings are filled with seminars, activities, concerts, and performances.

Each applicant must go through a very extensive selection process to be invited to participate in the program. Transcripts of grades and records, nomination forms, endorsements, and other pertinent information are submitted to substantiate the nominations, and the students must interview with a local screening committee.

Major instructional areas are agricultural research, biotechnology and science, communicative arts, computer science, dance, engineering, mathematics, music, science, social studies, theatre performance, visual arts, and world languages. Students also select a minor area outside their major area of study. These include all the major instructional areas as well as additional offerings that reflect the interests and abilities of the instructional staff.