Media release: Four seniors from Floyd County Schools have been recognized as Georgia Scholars by the Georgia Department of Education. Leigh Ann Davenport, Pepperell High School; Colleen Hosmer, Armuchee High School; Brianna Taylor and Beth Cagle, Model High School have received the honor for 2013.
To be selected as a Georgia Scholar, a student must be a graduating high-school senior who exhibits excellence in all aspects of school life, community activities, and in the home. The student must present evidence of having carried an exemplary course load in the four years of high school; performed excellently in all courses; successfully participated in interscholastic events of the school or community; and assumed an active role in extracurricular activities sponsored by the school.
The criteria to be recognized as a Georgia Scholar is very demanding. Only 115 seniors in the state have qualified for the honor this year. Georgia Scholar receive a seal for their diploma recognizing their accomplishment as a Georgia Scholar.
The Georgia Scholar Program is an effort by the Georgia Department of Education to identify and recognize high school seniors who have achieved excellence in school and community life. The program is coordinated by the Office of School Improvement of the Georgia Department of Education through local coordinators in each public school system and private schools in the state.
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