2023 Superintendent's Key Scholars

The Cherokee County School District on Thursday night celebrated 259 outstanding high school juniors as 2023 Superintendent’s Key Scholars!  

These top students were recognized, through the 18th Annual Superintendent’s Key Scholar Recognition Ceremony, for scores achieved on the PSAT that rank them in the top 10% nationwide.  [See more photos from the ceremony online here]

“Through Key Scholars, we recognize some of our brightest students and their dedication to academic success,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower said.  “We know this achievement would not be accomplished without the hard work of these students and the excellent instruction and guidance provided by our outstanding teachers.  The School Board and I look forward to this event and celebrating with our Scholars’ families, who are so proud and do so much to support their student’s success.  Congratulations and best wishes as you continue your learning!”

Each honoree received an embroidered “Key Scholar” letter-jacket patch, pen and keychain as part of the districtwide academic recognition program.  Students who scored at the 95th percentile or greater on the PSAT in their sophomore of junior year received additional recognition and will receive a special cord to wear at their graduation ceremony.    

The Key Scholar program costs are sponsored by Cobb EMC and LGE Community Credit Union, CCSD Partners, and representatives from both organizations gave remarks during the program.  The program, which was held at Cherokee High School, also featured a performance by the school’s Madrigals choral group directed by teacher Brad Ellis.
 

2023 CCSD SUPERINTENDENT'S KEY SCHOLARS

*The asterisks note students who scored 95th percentile or greater

 

 

CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL
Raphael Aca
Martin Armbruster*
Ruby Arthur
Thaddaeus Brake*
Jenna Cuomo*
Samantha Geer*
Claire Green
Emily Gross
Emily Hamilton
Matthew Hughes*
Avery Kesler
Kaitlyn Lawrence
Bryce Longstaff
William Longstaff
Halley Lugli
Kinsley Luther
Elliana Mathews*
Michael Michno
Emma Miller
William Murdock
Rachel Newman
Luke Oaks
Alexander Perales
Sarah Grace Pfanstiel*
Adam Price*
Delaney Pruett*
Amelia Ray
Sophia Richard*
Hayden Roberson*
Spencer Rosant
Lorelei Sheldon
Joseph Shipley*
Abigail Snyder*
Ava Stuart*
Jorianna Teutsch
Mateo Tobar
Ronan Topham
Elizabeth Waller
Sydney Watson*
Allison Whyte
Nathaniel Williams
Renzo Zapata*

 

 

CREEKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Lillian Abdinoor*
Evelyn Andrews*
Kassidy Baird
Winton Bowman
Alexander Candelario
MacKinsey Candelario*
Gunner Cantrell
Tatum Carmichael*
Lindsey Clark
James Cox*
Maximilian D'Agostino
Sara Davis
Vincent Dupard*
Katelyn English*
Chloe Feibus*
Searlait Frey*
Camdyn Gates*
Laura Hand*
Brayden Huguenard*
Elsa Johnson*
Eli Keith*
Samantha Khanimov*
John Kiser*
Keirnan Lamp
Jasmine Lutin
Korrigan Marsh
Caleb Miller
Maxton Moreland
Helen Myers
Benjaminh Nguyen*
Ava Obermeier*
Jonathan Palzewicz
Wyatt Pangburn*
Hannah Petzinger
Anne Marie Robida*
Cooper Rose
Jack Schaly
Breton Seargeant
Emerson Shi*
Jamie Shipta
Kinley Sikes*
Joshua Smith*
Austin St. Amour
Isabella Stamey
Alyssa Thomason
Cameron Thrower*
John Uhakheme
Riley Walker
Sarah Wall
Charles Wall*
Elizabeth Walters*
Audrey Warnick*
Elias Webb
Anna White
Olivia White

 

 

ETOWAH HIGH SCHOOL
Sara Alvarado
Ethan Black
Haylee Castens*
Katherine Clark
Alena Ezell*
Cristina Garcia
Levi Goins
Connor Halloran*
Aidan Harrelson*
Sean Helms*
Kendall Hinson 
Charlotte Holtzhower
Anna Jones
Geethika Kalva
Nicholas Knerr
Anna Knight
Grace Lancaster
Addison Lund
Wesley Martin
Jack McFadin*
Carson Mierzejewski
Davis Murphy
Nicholas Nejad
Kamdyn Novak*
Ruhan Patel*
Evan Phillips*
Satyajit Prabhuram*
Aasiya Rafath
Anvita Rautray*
David Rocha*
Ari Shostak*
Sophia Torres
Ilona Vivanco*
Devin von Seeger
Hailey Weiner*
Nathan Woodall

 

 

RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Bahaar Aggarwal*
Coleman Alligood*
Aiden Allison*
Anna Beeler*
Jameson Bragg
Maja Brooker*
Ian Brownlee
Sean Brownlee
Skyler Cook*
Peyton Daniel*
Regan Daugherty
William Dietze*
Soham Duggal
Kevin Duncan*
Carson Froy*
Parker Giles
Andrew Gintert*
Madison Gonzalez
Aiden Hospodka*
Jacob Imbeault*
Noah Kampman
Julianna Kershaw*
Giselle Kurtz
Isabella Lenahan
Caleb Lewis*
Addison Macdonald
Adrianna Musser*
Surya Narasimhan
Graeme Navarro*
Leah Orr
Elli Palmquist
Rylan Radziewicz*
Abigail Reeves
Connor Schmitt*
Lavanya Shankar*
Aijaz Syed*
Alfred Tang*
Cole Villano*
Chesleigh Waites
Chendan Wang
Emily Wilson*
Eva Yokley

 

 

SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL
Zahira Ambriz-Villela*
Luke Barber*
Emalee Bennett*
Ethan Booth
Carson Cagle*
Aidan Christian*
Justin Clark
Ethan Clay
Jack Coburn*
Christopher Coli-Lopez*
Owen Cook
Dominic Craemer*
Sayler Davies
Blakely Freeman
Jackson Garner
Derrick Gilbert*
Maci Hamilton
Isabel Harper*
Sean Harrelson*
Elizabeth Hatch
Elizabeth Hebert
Blythe Hilliard
Zachary Howell
Cayla Johnson
Pearson Jones*
Zachary Koenig*
Jake Koster*
Madeleine Markham
James Mathews*
William Moores
William Murphy*
Sunny Nguyen*
Julian Noaker*
Benjamin Offenberg*
Anna Louise Panhorst
Jennifer Ramos-Hernandez
Robert Raymer*
Sasha Sins
Ava Smith
Charles Smith*
Riley St. Peter
Max Swain*
Mengxi Tang*
Geethanjali Thota*
Christoffer Tuvell*
Emma Whittenbarger*
Clara Williams
Rilee Williams

 

 

WOODSTOCK HIGH SCHOOL
Kate Bean
Cheyenne Buffkin
Kielie Cooper
Mouhab Culdis*
Sophia Foisy*
William Furstein
Kylie Johnson
Bryce Jones*
Caroline Kallbreier
Taylor King
Sebastian Lamprea*
Leia Lankford*
Brandon Lin
Wei-Hung Lin
Ariana Maniatis
Robert McAdoo
Brayden McPhillips
Evan Morawski*
Evelyn Neal
Xavier Olsen*
Owen Parker*
Cooper Price
Noah Richards*
Maeve Seabury
Lucas Shewbert
Matthew Shewfelt*
Xiaowei Shi
Jacob Spilker*
Alexandra Tanner
Caroline Toole*
Ian Walstead
Charles Welch*
Campbell Wilson
Ayden Yaun*
Justin Yearout
Adam Ziemecki
 

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