7 Douglas County Students Selected For Governor's Honors

DOUGLASVILLE, GA — Seven students from schools in Douglas County have been selected to attend the prestigious Governor’s Honors Program, or GHP, this summer. The students were selected after a rigorous application and interview process.

The experience will begin June 17, at Berry College in Rome, GA. GHP is a four week residential summer program for gifted and talented high school students who will be juniors and seniors in high school in August. The program offers instruction that is significantly different from typical high school classrooms and is designed to provide students with academic, cultural, and social enrichment necessary to become the next generation of global critical thinkers, innovators, and leaders. The state of Georgia covers the cost of the program for all participants.

Pictured are (front row) Cassandra Rich, Alexander High School, 10th grade, Science; Nicholas Gorzynski, Lithia Springs High School, 11th grade, Engineering with a concentration in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering; (back row) Chase Ledgerwood, Alexander High School, 11th grade, Agricultural Science; and Brendon Thaler, Douglas County High School, 11th grade, Mathematics. Not pictured are Luis Osorio, Douglas County High School, 11th grade, World Languages with a concentration in French; Sydney Roe, Douglas County High School, 11th grade, Communicative Arts; Kylah Edge, New Manchester High School, 11th grade, Music with a concentration in Voice: Treble. Trejohn Skinner from New Manchester High School was selected as an alternate in Music

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Photo courtesy Douglas County School System