16 CCSD Students Win at State Tech Fair

Sixteen Cherokee County School District students earned top honors at the Georgia Educational Technology Fair!

The School District entered 59 projects into the State Fair based on students’ outstanding performance at the Regional competition coordinated by River Ridge HS teacher Judi Haggerty. The 16 students who placed at State competed there against 1,200 other students in a range of categories such as robotics, animation and project programming.

First-place winners at State were: Christian Deneka of E.T. Booth MS, Bryce Jones of Woodstock ES, Josh Minter of Etowah HS, Jack Sapere of E.T. Booth MS and Kathryn Stapleton of Etowah HS; second-place winners were: Cress Howard and Ryan Moniz of River Ridge HS, Xavier Owens and Mason Davis of Etowah HS, Alice Pelton of Indian Knoll ES and Lucy Watkins of Holly Springs ES STEM Academy; third-place winners were Isabella Bryant and Sarah Oburu of E.T. Booth MS, Brittany Gunter of Woodstock HS, Reagan Pastor of Macedonia ES and Mia Terrado of Carmel ES.

The winners will be recognized by the Cherokee County Superintendent of Schools and School Board at the April 21 School Board Meeting.

PHOTOS

Carmel ES: More than 40 students from Carmel ES participated in the Regional event, and six competed at State, with Mia Terrado placing third in Audio Production. The State competitors were, from left to right, Nikoli Dunne, Nathaniel Kuuya, Kyler Jacobs, Garrett Smith, Lily Norrell, Mia Terrado with Computer Club advisors teachers Ashley Roth, left, and Merry Willis.

River Ridge HS: Cress Howard and Ryan Moniz of River Ridge HS placed second in Robotics at the Georgia Educational Technology Fair.

Woodstock ES: Bryce Jones of Woodstock ES placed first in Robotics at the Georgia Educational Technology Fair. He is pictured with teachers, from left to right, Caitlin Crews, Amy VanFossen and Kristen Brooks.