The annual High School Honors Day Program for Emanuel County Institute was held Monday, May 18, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. in the school auditorium. At that time, students in grades 9-11 were recognized for their academic achievements, leadership, and literary participation during the 2022-2023 school year.
The program began with a welcome and recognition of special guests by Dhahami Salgado and the singing of the National Anthem by Mr. Kendall Hadden.
The program began with special presentations given out by Mrs. Elizabeth Kraus, school counselor and guest presenters. Our guest presenter was Jennifer Fields with East Georgia State College.
Following the presentations of awards by special guests and ECI faculty, Anetria Edenfield, principal, Corian Roberson and Brooke Frye, assistant principals, Sondra Cowart, intervention specialist, and Mrs. Elizabeth Kraus, counselor, presented awards and Academic E’s to deserving students. Assistant Principal Corian Roberson congratulated the award recipients and expressed thanks to all attending the ceremony. Closing remarks were given by Jarei Oglesby.
Awards and presentations were as follows:
Dual Enrollment Participants for East Georgia State College and Southeastern Technical College for 2022-2023:
East Georgia State College: Alaina Conley, Asia Gibbons, James Wallee Kersey, Emma Lai Tyam, Blake Librizzi, Conner Merrier, Ansley Moxley, Jarei Oglesby, Brycen Purvis, Brailey Radford, Charlie Rehberg, Alli Rigdon, Dhahami Salgado, Will Sasser, Jack Walden
Southeastern Technical College: Amber Harden, Jaida Harrell, Jackelyn Hebert, Jesse Hirschy, Destine Hirschy, William Lawrence, Aliya McCoy, Haley Patel, O’Zion Reese
EGSC Ambassadors for 2022-2023 Bobcat L.E.A.D Society: Jaida Harrell, Blake Librizzi, Conner Merier, Ansley Moxley, Haley Patel, Jarei Oglesby, Brailey Radford, Charlie Rehberg, Dhahami Salgado, William Sasser, Jack Walden
University of Georgia Certificates of Merit: Jarei Oglesby, Dhahami Salgado, William Sasser, Jack Walden
Governor’s Honors: Engineering – Madalyn Jones, Science – Jacob Q. McBride, Social Studies – Emma Lai Tyam, Mathematics – Gabriel Lee, Communicative Arts – Halli Kate Johnson, Music – Wallee Kersey; Emma, Wallee, and Jacob were selected at the county level to complete the State application packet.
Young Georgia Authors:
10th grade – Jaelynn Dixon-Rowland
11th grade – Salena Hamrick
State School Superintendent Richard Woods Student Advisory Board: Emma Lai Tyam
Emanuel County Schools Superintendent’s Advisory Board: Jayl’nn Harden, Samadhi Salgado, Erin Stanford, Lola Walden, Leonel Gonzalez-Demillon
Department Awards: Agriculture – Samadhi Salgado, Horticulture – JaMyra Shivers, Agricultural Mechanics I – Halli Kate Johnson, Forestry Science – Maggie Hattaway, Visual Arts/Comprehensive I – Grayson Thompson, Visual Arts /Comprehensive II – JaMyra Shivers, Visual Arts/Comprehensive III – Kaydence Jones, Visual Arts/Comprehensive IV—Jacorra Turner, High School Band I – Braeden Hooks, High School Band II – Esperanza Lopez, High School Band III- Jackelyn Hebert, High School Band IV- O’Zion Reese, Introduction to Business and Technology – Emma Lai Tyam, Business and Technology – Jaiyden Brown, Foundations of Engineering – Samadhi Salgado, Engineering Concepts – Madalyn Jones, Audio/Video 1 – Zach Rowe, Food Nutrition and Wellness – Aubrey Hudson, Food for Life – Elizabeth Allen, Aubrey Hudson, JROTC Army Leadership Education I – Summer Doney, JROTC Army Leadership Education II – Jamya Frazier, JROTC Army Leadership Education III – Asia Gibbons, 9th Literature/Composition – Braeden Hooks, 10th Literature/Composition – Halli Kate Johnson, American Literature—Jarei Oglesby, Algebra I – Lola Walden, Geometry – Emma Lai Tyam, Algebra II – Dhahami Salgado, US History Part 1/Government—Samadhi Salgado, US History- Logan Creamer, Biology – Robert Cayden Lane,
Physical Science – Jacob McBride, Chemistry – Will Sasser, Health/Personal Fitness – Lola Walden,
Weight Training—Heath Davis, Leonel Gonzalez-Demillon, Vintavious Hughes
Academic E:
Students must have been on Honor or Star Honor Roll for the first three grading periods and must have an overall average of 93 or higher.
9th grade: Melvin Dee Akridge, Jaiyden Brown, Addison Canady, Summer Doney, Lillian Hammond, Braeden Hooks, Aubrey Hudson, Samadhi Salgado, Carly Salinas, Erin Stanford, Lola Walden
10th grade: Michaela Barquet, Nataleigh Belcher, Matti Cochran, Jaelynn Dixon-Rowland, Parker Frederick, Mason Gay, Kinley Grimes, Halli Kate Johnson, Cayden Jones, Madalyn Jones, Jayna Kearson, Emma Lai Tyam, Mylie Lane, Robert Cayden Lane, Gabriel Lee, Jacob Q. McBride, Emily Rachels, Alli Rigdon, Janna Scott, JaMyra Shivers, Grace Swygert, Sean Wilkerson
11th grade: Elizabeth Allen, Logan Creamer, Nathaen Culbreth, Asia Gibbons, Jaida Harell, Anna Hayslip, Alynnza Hughes, Aden McQuaig, Conner Merier, Ansley Moxley, Sloan Murphy, Jarei Oglesby, Brailey Radford, Charlie Rehberg, Anna Beth Riner, Zachary Rowe, Dhahami Salgado, William Sasser, Jack Walden
