The Carroll County School System has nominated 23 students to state level interviews for the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program.

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, it takes place on the campus of Valdosta State University. The 2014 program will be the 51st summer, making it the longest continually running program of its kind in the nation.

More than 2900 students from across the state will be interviewed and auditioned over three
weekends in January and February, and from those nominees up to 690 finalists will be chosen to
participate in the 2014 program. Since the program is fully funded by the Georgia General
Assembly, there is no charge for students to attend.

During the four weeks of the program, 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 the areas
is challenging and engaging. Evenings are filled with seminars, activities, concerts, and
performances.

Mr. Terry Jones, Director of Middle and Secondary Education, said “Governor’s Honors gives many
of our students the opportunity to explore their passion for a particular subject area. This program
also provides our students with a learning experience in regard with research and exploration that
will serve them well as they move on to their undergraduate studies.”

Carroll County’s nominees for the 2014 Georgia Governor’s Honors Program are:

Lucas Brock - Bowdon High - Agriscience/Biotechnology
Wren Brown - Bowdon High - Agriscience/Environmental Science
Emma Lowery - Bowdon High - Communicative Arts
Kayla Marino - Bowdon High - Communicative Arts
Julia McCormick - Bowdon High - Mathematics
Brooke Jones - Bowdon High - Music/Jazz (Jazz Saxophone)
Tyler Carter - Bowdon High - Technology
D'Maya Kirkland  - Bowdon High - Theatre Performance
Quinn Evans - Central High - Executive Management
John Jones - Central High - Mathematics
Caroline Conerly - Central High - Social Studies
Sydney Stone - Central High - Social Studies
Andrew Cook - Central High - Spanish
Alana Sasser - Central High - Visual Arts
Jemone Thomas - Mt. Zion High - Agriscience/Environmental Science
Marisa Sorensen - Temple High - Communicative Arts
Martin Ma - Temple High - Mathematics
Madison Meherg - Villa Rica High - Social Studies
Kalub Anderson - Villa Rica High - Spanish
Shiv Patel - Villa Rica High - Spanish
Robert Folts - Villa Rica High - Theatre Performance
Alex Vincent - Villa Rica High - Theatre Performance
Tessa Hamilton - Villa Rica High - Visual Arts