Seven Clarke County Pubic School Students Headed to Governor's Honors

Seven Clarke County School District students have will be attending the Governor’s Honors Program (GHP), a residential summer program for gifted and talented high school juniors and seniors. A function of the Georgia Department of Education, the program takes place on the Valdosta State University campus.

“Our Governor’s Honors Program finalists excel in a variety of areas, and I know they will do a great job representing the Clarke County School District. This is a prestigious honor, and each student is most deserving of this level of recognition,” said Superintendent Philip D. Lanoue.

Nearly 3,000 students from across the state were interviewed over three weekends in January and February, and from those nominees 690 finalists were chosen to participate in the 2013 program. Since the program is fully funded by the Georgia General Assembly, there is no charge for participants to attend.

Students will arrive on campus on Jun. 23. For the next four weeks, they will 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. Evenings are filled with seminars, activities, concerts and performances.

Director Dale Lyles said, “GHP is such a competitive program that even being nominated is an accomplishment. I congratulate the students of the Clarke County School District and look forward to meeting them and their parents in June.”

Clarke County School District finalists for the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program are:

Jenny Alpaugh      Clarke Central    Communicative Arts
Barrett Binder      Clarke Central    Mathematics 
Radford Brosius    Clarke Central    Design Architectural
Austin DeFoor        Clarke Central   Design Architectural
Charles Harris        Clarke Central   Agriscience/biotechnology
Tyler Redmond      Clarke Central   Music/Voice (Bass)  
Benjamin Vencill    Cedar Shoals     Biology