CCSD Students Honored with College Board Awards

The College Board honored 146 Cherokee County School District students through its National Recognition Programs awards!

The programs are designed by the College Board to provide recognition opportunities for high school seniors and juniors in underrepresented groups.  Students may apply for the National African American Recognition Award (NAARA), National Hispanic Recognition Award (NHRA), National Indigenous Recognition Award (NIRA) and National Rural and Small Town Recognition Award (NRSTA).  

To be considered for recognition, students must have a GPA of at least 3.5 and either exceptional test scores placing them in the top 10% in their state on the PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10, or scores of 3 or higher on two or more Advanced Placement (AP) exams.  

This year’s class includes the first honoree from i-Grad Virtual Academy, CCSD’s online high school program, as junior Lula Cocking has earned the National Hispanic Recognition Award!

Lula Cocking

“Congratulations to all of our outstanding scholars on this national recognition of your hard earned academic success,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower said.  “Thank you to their teachers and thank you to the College Board for providing this additional opportunity to recognize our exemplary students.”

CCSD’s honorees are:

CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL
Raphael Aca: NHRA, NRSTA
Martin Armbruster: NRSTA
Andrew Barnes: NRSTA
Camille Bruu: NRSTA
Caleb Christian: NRSTA
Kate Crotty: NRSTA
Emily Cruse: NRSTA
Jenna Cuomo: NRSTA
Dylan Dela-Vega: NRSTA
Owen Garity: NRSTA
Erin Gilleland: NRSTA
Chase Gorum: NRSTA
Emily Gross: NRSTA
Johnna Kelly: NRSTA
Elijah Key: NRSTA
William Longstaff: NRSTA
Halley Lugli: NRSTA
Elliana Mathews: NRSTA
Abby McCarty: NRSTA
Riley Morris: NRSTA
Rachel Newman: NRSTA
Luke Oaks: NRSTA
Lucas O’Connor: NRSTA
Mackenzie Pruett: NRSTA
Alexander Ramirez-Meza: NHRA
Noelle Richardson: NRSTA
Spencer Rosant: NAARA, NRSTA
Finnegan Sheldon: NRSTA
Abigail Snyder: NRSTA
Anna Snyder: NRSTA
Benjamin Squires: NRSTA
Haley Starr: NRSTA
Julia Stevens: NAARA
Collin Ulm: NRSTA
Elizabeth Waller: NRSTA
Jacob Waller: NRSTA

CREEKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Lillian Abdinoor: NRSTA   
Jacqueline Akin: NRSTA   
Micah Bailey: NRSTA   
Eason Barrineau: NRSTA   
Winton Bowman: NRSTA   
Jameson Brooks: NRSTA   
Alexander Candelario: NRSTA, NHRA, NAARA 
Mackinsey Candelario: NRSTA, NHRA, NAARA 
Landon Carlson: NRSTA   
Tatum Carmichael: NRSTA   
Lindsey Clark: NRSTA   
Rachel Cohen: NRSTA   
Katelyn English: NRSTA   
Lucilia Foran:  NHRA  
Searlait Frey: NRSTA   
Charli Gilliam: NRSTA   
Grace Gilmore: NRSTA   
Austin Hamm: NRSTA   
Bryce Holder: NRSTA   
Brayden Huguenard: NRSTA   
Tyson Hurdle: NRSTA   
Aiden Hurst: NRSTA   
Owen Jacobson: NRSTA   
Elsa Johnson: NRSTA   
Eli Keith: NRSTA   
Samantha Khanimov: NRSTA, NHRA  
Andres Klementzos: NRSTA, NHRA  
Ava Lightsey: NRSTA   
Jenna Lofton: NRSTA   
Jasmine Lutin: NRSTA, NHRA  
Molly Maloney: NRSTA   
Korrigan Marsh: NRSTA   
Caleb Miller: NRSTA   
Chani Miller: NRSTA   
Maryanne Momeh: NRSTA, NAARA 
Grayson Newell: NRSTA   
Benjaminh Nguyen: NRSTA   
Ava Obermeier: NRSTA   
Sophia Orris: NRSTA   
Jonathan Palzewicz: NRSTA   
Wyatt Pangburn: NRSTA   
Nickolas Pelcastre: NRSTA, NHRA  
Marissa Poette:  NHRA  
Anne Robida: NRSTA   
Gina Ross: NRSTA   
Lake Rowley: NRSTA, NIRA
Sofia Sanchez:  NHRA  
Cade Smith: NRSTA   
Myer Spillers: NRSTA, NHRA  
Austin St. Amour: NRSTA   
Isabella Stamey: NRSTA   
Amilya Taft: NRSTA   
Madison Thompson: NIRA
Cameron Thrower: NRSTA   
Palmer Vining: NIRA
Braxton Walker: NRSTA   
Audrey Warnick: NRSTA   
Noah Watkins: NRSTA   
Olivia White: NRSTA   

ETOWAH HIGH SCHOOL
Gabrielle Crane: NAARA
Cristina Garcia: NHRA
Zachary Gonzalez: NHRA
Eric Martinez: NHRA
Jamari Maxime: NAARA
Laika Olwana: NAARA
Kaili Phillips: NAARA
Tiffany Reece: NAARA
David Rocha: NHRA
Jose Solis-Ocampo: NHRA
Megan Torres: NHRA

i-GRAD VIRTUAL ACADEMY
Lula Cocking: NHRA

RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Anthony Amos: NAARA
Isabella Lenahan: NHRA
Revis McClairen: NAARA
Oluwasemilore Micheal: NAARA
Ijeoma Omorogbe: NAARA
Leah Orr: NAARA
Kimberly Rodriguez: NHRA

SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL
Zahira Ambriz-Villela: NHRA, NRSTA
Luke Barber: NRSTA
Tristan Barber: NRSTA
Jordan Barker: NRSTA
Aidan Christian: NRSTA
Justin Clark: NAARA, NRSTA
Ethan Clay: NRSTA
Christopher Coli-Lopez: NHRA
Sayler Davies: NRSTA
Blakely Freeman: NRSTA
Amelia Griffiths: NRSTA
Maci Hamilton: NRSTA
Isabel Harper: NRSTA
Sean Harrelson: NRSTA
Elizabeth Hebert: NRSTA
Noah Kunik: NRSTA
Claire Mathis: NRSTA
Catherine McCrobie: NRSTA
Julian Noaker: NRSTA
Jennifer Ramos-Hernandez: NRSTA
Robert Raymer: NHRA, NRSTA
Asby Rowson: NRSTA
Mengxi Tang: NRSTA
Sophie Taylor: NRSTA
Luke Thoroughman: NRSTA
Geethanjali Thota: NRSTA
Rylee Trusner: NRSTA

WOODSTOCK HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan Bustelo: NHRA 
Evelyn Campos: NHRA 
Jullia Costa: NHRA 
Santiago Ochoa: NHRA 
Eowyn Ordones: NHRA

*Additional students may earn this honor before the end of the school year.

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