HCSD’s nominees for next Governor’s Honors Program

Sixty-one sophomores and juniors have been selected to represent Hall County Schools (HCSD) as district nominees for the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) next summer. GHP is a residential summer program for gifted and talented students who have a passion for one of the nomination areas.

It offers instruction that is significantly different from the typical high school classroom and is designed to provide students with the academic, cultural, and social enrichment necessary to become the next generation of global critical thinkers, innovators, and leaders.

GHP is held each summer as a residential educational experience on a college or university campus. Students attend classes in the mornings and afternoons in specific areas of study and participate in a wide variety of social and instructional opportunities each evening. Meals and lodging are provided by the program.

Additional information is available through the program’s website at gosa.georgia.gov/governors-honors-program.

Students will be notified on February 5 if they move on to the semifinalist/interview phase of the application process.

Hall County School District’s Nominees for the 2027 Georgia Governor’s Honors Program

NomineeHigh SchoolGHP Nomination Area
Isabella SorvinoFlowery Branch High SchoolAgricultural Research, Biotechnology, Science
Ruby ShaughnessyCherokee Bluff High SchoolCommunicative Arts
Carolynn BrownChestatee High SchoolCommunicative Arts
Lucy EliasFlowery Branch High SchoolCommunicative Arts
Cadence CoffeeFlowery Branch High SchoolCommunicative Arts
Reagan GossJohnson High SchoolCommunicative Arts
Mikayla HaynesJohnson High SchoolCommunicative Arts
Madalyn PoffJohnson High SchoolCommunicative Arts
Wyatt PallerWest Hall High SchoolCommunicative Arts
Myles GumbsFlowery Branch High SchoolComputer Science
Ethan HernandezJohnson High SchoolComputer Science
Eva ScaliCherokee Bluff High SchoolDance
Jaia ParkerFlowery Branch High SchoolEngineering: Civil Engineering
Elijah JohnstinFlowery Branch High SchoolEngineering: Electrical & Computational
Jose LopezFlowery Branch High SchoolEngineering: Civil Engineering
Ana Sofia Wilson-CardenasFlowery Branch High SchoolEngineering: Mechanical & Aerospace
Ivan SaundersFlowery Branch High SchoolEngineering: Mechanical & Aerospace
Kimberly FriendFlowery Branch High SchoolEngineering: Electrical & Computational
Colin VanausdollFlowery Branch High SchoolMathematics
Iker HernandezJohnson High SchoolMathematics
Manuel ChavezWest Hall High SchoolMathematics
Benjamin PerezWest Hall High SchoolMathematics
Ella ChewningCherokee Bluff High SchoolMusic: Voice (Soprano)
Madison SnurkowskiCherokee Bluff High SchoolMusic: Voice (Soprano)
Rylan DuffeyChestatee High SchoolMusic: Woodwind (Saxophone)
Jeremiah DobsonChestatee High SchoolMusic: Woodwind (Clarinet)
Nathan SimelaFlowery Branch High SchoolMusic: Voice (Tenor)
Owen PackNorth Hall High SchoolMusic: Jazz (Drums)
Cheyenne MohrWest Hall High SchoolMusic: Woodwind (Flute)
Jeremiah SalasCherokee Bluff High SchoolScience: Chemistry
Katelyn CastilloChestatee High SchoolScience: Biology/Environmental Science
Aleah KingChestatee High SchoolScience: Biology/Environmental Science
Evelyn CanalesEast Hall High SchoolScience: Biology/Environmental Science
Christopher InmanFlowery Branch High SchoolScience: Chemistry
Nicholas RushFlowery Branch High SchoolScience: Biology/Environmental Science
Lucas TowJohnson High SchoolScience: Biology/Environmental Science
Mackenzie HendersonCherokee Bluff High SchoolSocial Studies
Zach RoachChestatee High SchoolSocial Studies
Kevin RaddatzFlowery Branch High SchoolSocial Studies
Francisco ColochoJohnson High SchoolSocial Studies
Kristen LoudermilkJohnson High SchoolSocial Studies
Miles WildeboerJohnson High SchoolSocial Studies
Grigorii EpifanovWest Hall High SchoolSocial Studies
Ava SnurkowskiCherokee Bluff High SchoolTheatre
Sophia GrayJohnson High SchoolTheatre
Madyson JacksonJohnson High SchoolTheatre
Lexi EcholsWest Hall High SchoolTheatre
Ashlyn PorterWest Hall High SchoolTheatre
Jaxson PowellWest Hall High SchoolTheatre
Elizabeth KingChestatee High SchoolVisual Arts
Nora WrightEast Hall High SchoolVisual Arts
Whitney VelazquezFlowery Branch High SchoolVisual Arts
Fernanda Contreras De LiraFlowery Branch High SchoolVisual Arts
Chloe DurhamFlowery Branch High SchoolVisual Arts
Ava IrizarryNorth Hall High SchoolVisual Arts
Drayden DobeyWest Hall High SchoolVisual Arts
Abrianna GaitiWest Hall High SchoolVisual Arts
Joseph BullardFlowery Branch High SchoolWorld Languages: Spanish
Maria Rosales AlviarezWest Hall High SchoolWorld Languages: Spanish
Camila SalazarWest Hall High SchoolWorld Languages: Spanish
Maria Gonzalez GomezWest Hall High SchoolWorld Languages: Spanish