Sequoyah High Student Wins Georgia Thespians' Award

From Cherokee Schools: A Sequoyah High School student has won a top award from Georgia’s statewide organization for high school drama students!

Senior Victoria “Tori” Turk was awarded the Georgia Thespians’ 2018 Outstanding Student Achievement Award, which recognizes students who exemplify the organization’s ideals, at the Georgia State Thespian Conference held earlier this month in Columbus.

Only two students in the state receive this award annually, which includes a plaque and a $200 scholarship. She was nominated for the honor by Gerald Parker, Sequoyah High School’s drama teacher and Thespian Troupe sponsor.

Tori is the president of the school’s Drama Club, Sequoyah Thespians Troupe No. 4739. She has been involved in every production at Sequoyah her four years of high school, as well as community theater around the state. This year, Tori led the effort to create Sequoyah’s Improv Group.

Georgia Thespians is an affiliated branch of the International Thespian Society and is affiliated with the Educational Theater Association.

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