MEET THE ELITE: Seventeen Bartow County School System students advance in the highly competitive and prestigious Georgia Governor’s Honors Program – the highest number ever recorded in BCSS history.
The semifinalists include Adairsville High School juniors Lilith Affolder (Agriculture), Gabriel Greenway (Engineering: Mechanical & Electrical), Skyla Rowland (Visual Arts), and Braden Mathis (World Languages: Spanish), and sophomores Allison Potter (Dance), and Vivian Reyes-Martinez (World Languages: Spanish); Cass High School juniors Jayce Bradford (Computer Science), Caydi Hyde (World Languages: Chinese), Brandy Jordan (Theatre Performance), and Damaya Norwood (Music: French Horn), and sophomores Charlotte Langhans (Music: Flute), Emma Brown (Music: Oboe), Josue Granados (Music: Flute), and Savannah Plumley (Visual Arts); Woodland High School junior Talal Tariq (Mathematics), and sophomores Makai Messier (Music: Euphonium) and Hylan Westberry-Davis (Music: Saxophone).
“This year, approximately 4,200 students across the state were nominated to the state-level competition, and nearly 1,500 of them have been selected as semifinalists for the state interviews and auditions,” said BCSS GHP Coordinator Paula Camp. “From music nominations to mathematics, this is a very talented group of Bartow County sophomores and juniors. This is also a record-breaking group. Never before have we seen 17 BCSS students selected as semifinalists in the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program. That’s a testament to our academically rigorous schools and a sharp focus on results.”
The 2024 GHP semifinalists will now have the opportunity to interview or audition at Georgia Southern University on February 24. Finalists and alternates will be announced March 22.
Upon acceptance, finalists will participate in the four-week, summer residential program at Georgia Southern University starting June 16.
The Governor’s Honors Program remains fully funded by the Georgia General Assembly.