Houston County high
schools have recently submitted their 2012-2013 Governor’s Honors Program (GHP)
nominees to the state for the next step in the selection process. The 56
exceptional 10th and 11th graders will be honored by the system at a program on
Jan. 28 at Warner Robins High at 6 p.m.
More than 2,900 students will be
interviewed, with no more than 690 finalists named statewide after interviews
are held in January and February. The finalists will be invited to participate
in a four-week summer program free of charge in their field of study at
Valdosta State University.
The following are Houston County’s
nominees for the 2013 Georgia GHP:
Houston County High School: Skyler
Alexander, Chen-hui Bergl, Colton Berry, Jacob Bodien, Davien Brown, Navin
Buxani, Ian Clester, Callie Cook, Shivani Dhir, Brandon Hancock, Payton Horton,
Hunter Hufnagel, Joseph Little, Kade Randall, Michael Stewart and Cole Stewart
Northside High School: Natalie
Boswell, Jamila Chambers, William Crouch, Robert Gilstrap, Austin Maddox,
Alexander Oakley, Peyton Raley, Brianna Roberson and Shelly Vyas
Perry High School: Bethany Brown,
Madeline Dannenberg, Delaney Foster, Eli Guidry, Steven Le, Liston Mehserle,
Emily Moody, Ryan Oxyer and Jacob Turner
Veterans High School: Leigh Ann Copeland,
Levi Davis, Emily Deyton, Divine Francis, Alexander Goldstien, Holder
Kristen, Aja Miller, Kahlil Moss, Lindsay Richardson, Amy Rigsby, Clinton
Rogers and Tyra Wilson
Warner Robins High School: Camille
Bagwell, Katherine Bakrania, Callie Bruce, Abby Butikofer, Carmen Foskey,
Brendan Kennedy, Connor Martin, Christopher Millican, Lauren Rossman and Anna
Slivka
GHP is a residential instructional program for gifted that offers talented
high school juniors and seniors challenging and enriching educational
opportunities not usually available during the regular school year. During the
four weeks of the summer program, students 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.
Dale Lyles, director, said, “GHP is such a competitive program that even being
nominated is an accomplishment. I congratulate the students of Houston County
and look forward to meeting them and their parents at the interviews.” He added
that many, if not most, of GHP’s past participants regard it as one of the most
life-changing events in their lives.
The 2013 program will be the 50th summer, making it the longest continually
running program of its kind in the nation. GHP began in 1964 and is the oldest
and largest program of its type in the country. Fully funded by the Georgia
General Assembly, it is free of charge to participants.
For more information, contact the Director of Gifted Education and AP Programs,
Jan Jacobsen, at jan.jacobsen@hcbe.netor 478-988-6395, ext. 10393.
HHJ News
