Cherokee Students Excel At Tech Fair, Advancing To State

CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — Cherokee County School District students excelled in this year’s Student Technology Competition, with 53 placing first at regions.

The statewide Georgia Student Technology Competition program includes 16 categories of competition for students in Grades 3-12. In total, 337 students put their technology skills to the test at the Piedmont Regional Technology Competition recently held at Woodstock Middle School.

More than 50 Cherokee County students won first place in their respective categories, earning a spot at the statewide competition that will be held in March at Kennesaw State University’s Marietta campus.

The competition was organized and led by Shannon Carroll, Cherokee County Schools' supervisor of instructional technology and Jeff Pence, Cherokee County Schools instructional technology specialist.

Cherokee Schools’ Region First-Place Winners

(Divisions include two grade levels)

• Avery ES: Dakota Calhoun, Grades 3-4, Internet Applications
• Carmel ES: Alyssa Pope, Grades 5-6, Multimedia Applications
• Cherokee HS: Sanjana Sharma, Grades 11-12, Device Modification; Lexi Anne Rodkey, Grades 11-12, Digital Photo Production; Nathan Gramza, Grades 9-10, Video Production
• Clark Creek ES STEM Academy: Lucas Herrera, Grades 3-4, 3D Modeling; Juliette Kvenild, Grades 5-6, Graphic Design; Arcadian Freund, Grades 3-4, Mobile Apps; Drennan Snyder, Grades 3-4, Project Programming
• Creekland MS: Wyatt Hirschy, Grades 5-6, Game Design; Michael Abdinoor, Grades 7-8, Graphic Design
• Creekview HS: Trey Stannard and Pierson Moss, Grades 9-10, Productivity Design
• Dean Rusk MS: Nathan Boronat, Grades 7-8, Video Production
• E.T. Booth MS: Ari Cephas, Grades 7-8, 3D Modeling; Gavin Letendre and Dylan Fallin, Grades 5-6, Audio Production; Anthony Kahn, Grades 7-8, Audio Production; Shawn Cole, Grades 7-8, Digital Photo Production; Kamdyn Novak and Allan Berry, Grades 7-8, Game Design; Grace Lancaster and Haylee Castens, Grades 7-8, Internet Applications; Nathaniel Hughes, Grades 7-8, Mobile Apps; Terra Price and Aaliyah Murry, Grades 7-8, Multimedia Applications; Nicholas Knerr, Grades 7-8, Project Programming; Jason West, Grades 7-8
• Holly Springs ES STEM Academy: Anna Kate McNeal and Emily Fernandes, Grades 5-6, Device Modification; Aaron Jacobs and Blake McNeal, Grades 3-4
• Indian Knoll ES: Anthony Dagostino, Grades 3-4, Audio Production; Finley Malcolm, Grades 3-4, Digital Photo Production; Paxton Miller, Grades 3-4, Multimedia Applications; Ryan Wexler, Grades 3-4, Productivity Design; Ayah Mahi, Grades 5-6, Productivity Design; Alex Severson, Grades 5-6, Project Programming; Maddox Grummer, Grades 3-4, Video Production
• Knox ES STEM Academy: Cole Mizelle and William Foreman, Grades 5-6, Robotics
• Little River ES: Noah Howard, Grades 3-4, Robotics
• Macedonia ES: Bradlee Rodriguez, Grades 5-6, Digital Photo Production; Blakely Turner and Mary Ella Norton, Grades 3-4, Graphic Design; Benjamin Rodriguez and Camden Johnson, Grades 5-6, Video Production
• Mill Creek MS: Caleb Glisson, Grades 5-6, 3D Modeling; Landon Fay and Braden Timbol, Grades 7-8, Animation; Maggie Ku, Grades 5-6, Internet Applications
• Oak Grove ES Fine Arts Academy: C.J. Steelman, Grades 3-4, Device Modification
• Sequoyah HS: Lily Carras, Grades 9-10, Game Design; Brett Lougheed, Grades 9-10, Internet Applications
• Sixes ES: Sophia Johnson, Grades 3-4, Animation
• Woodstock ES: Clayr Mobley, Grades 5-6, Animation
• Woodstock MS: David Holbrook, Grades 5-6, Mobile Apps