State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge today named 50 students from around Georgia to serve on his 2013-2014 Student Advisory Council. As members of the council, these students will meet three times throughout the school year to advise Superintendent Barge on how state policies are having an impact in the classroom. The Student Advisory Council will also discuss other education-related issues and will serve as the Superintendent's ambassadors in their respective schools.
"The Student Advisory Council is a great way for me to hear directly from students in our schools and discuss major initiatives with them," Superintendent Barge said. "Having student input during the policy-making process is invaluable. The students are ultimately the ones impacted by our work, and I want them to share their ideas and concerns as we address many critical issues.”
More than 700 students applied to be a member of the Student Advisory Council and answered essay questions. Students were chosen based on the strength of their essay answers.
"As usual, the selection process for the Student Advisory Council was very difficult because there were so many outstanding applications." Superintendent Barge said. "I’m excited about working with this group of students because they have very diverse backgrounds and will help me in the process of making education work for all students.”
The first meeting of the Student Advisory Council will be held Sept. 27 at the state Department of Education offices in Atlanta.
Rushay Amarath-Madav, Cherokee, Etowah High School
Hayden Anderson, Bartow, Woodland High School
Benson Anderson, Houston, Warner Robins High School
Raley Arnold, Jefferson, Jefferson County High School
Mireya Arteaga, Rockdale, Rockdale County High School
John Barnhill, Waycross, Ware County High School
Brad Baxter, Charlton, Charlton County High School
Tyler Boone, Cobb, Lassiter High School
Elizabeth Brown, Muscogee, Hardaway High School
Courtney Cameron, Valdosta, Lowndes High School
Justin Daniel, Oconee, North Oconee High School
Calen Dennis, Dodge, Dodge County High School
Rhy Doucette, Glynn, Glynn Academy
Toni Dunlap, Stockbridge, Georgia Cyber Academy
Kaitlyn Ellington, Winder-Barrow, Apalachee High School
Stacie Evans, Coweta, East Coweta High School
Mitchell Everly, Atlanta, North Atlanta High School
Maddison Faulkner, Cherokee, Cherokee Charter Academy
Mya Green, Atlanta City, Therrell High Stems
Christian Griffiths, Camden, Camden County High
Eli Guidry, Houston, Perry High School
Jordan Hale, Cobb, Alan C. Pope High School
Ezra Hall, Cartersville City, Cartersville City High
Makayla Hoffman, Lowndes County Lowndes High School
Benjamin Hopper, Cartersville City, Cartersville City High
Ashley Huynh, Gwinnett, Archer High School
Leah Idichandy, Fulton, Alpharetta High School
Daniel Kimmel, Jefferson City, Jefferson High School
Molly Lauritsen, Houston, Veterans High School
Savannah Locke, Decatur, Bainbridge High School
Zachary Miner, Oconee, Oconee County High School
Jake Montalbano, Cobb, Lassiter High School
Jesse Murr, Coweta, East Coweta High School
Alexander Nichols, Douglas, Lithia Springs Comprehensive
Katie Pilson, Oglethorpe, Oglethorpe County High
William Quarterman, Savannah-Chatham County, Windsor Forest High School
Charley Rayfield, Decatur, Bainbridge High School
Ryan Romano, Jefferson City, Jefferson City High School
Hallie Smith, Jeff-Davis, Jeff Davis High School
Brandi Southern, Ellijay, Mountain Education Charter
Anna Stewart, Pulaski, Hawkinsville High School
Asher Thompson, Forsyth, Lambert High School
Jacob Turner, Houston, Perry High School
Jordan Tyler, Jefferson City, Jefferson High School
Tyler Wagner, Jenkins, Jenkins County High School
Benjamin Weinhardt, Fayette, Sandy Creek High School
Aubrey Wheeler, Ware, Ware County High School
Donald Williams, Muscogee, Columbus High School
Jackson Williams, Glascock County, Glascock County Consolidated
Duo-Wei Yang, Decatur City, Decatur High School
