Nearly 100 Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) students were named as finalists for the 2022 Governor’s Honors Program. The Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) is a residential summer program for gifted and talented high school students who will be rising juniors and seniors during the program. The program offers instruction that is significantly different from the typical high school classroom and that is designed to provide students with academic, cultural, and social enrichment necessary to become the next generation of global critical thinkers, innovators, and leaders.

A total of 91 GCPS students were named finalists with an additional 17 named as alternates. The 2022 GHP program will be held June 19–July 16, at Berry College in Rome, Ga. As program participants, students attend classes in the mornings and afternoons in specific areas of study, and have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of social and instructional opportunities every evening. Meals and rooms are provided by the program.

The following list includes Gwinnett County Public Schools’ finalists invited to participate in GHP this summer as well as alternates:

Archer HS

• Kendall Tyson, Visual Arts

Brookwood HS

• Oyinkansola Adebomojo, World Languages–Latin
• Amal Ali, World Languages–French
• Raelyn Gudger, Visual Arts
• Bryson Handy, Social Studies
• William Li, Engineering–Mechanical and Electrical
• Steven Li, Science–Biology/Environmental Science
• Raymond Liu, Music–Woodwind: Saxophone
• Van Montgomery, Theatre Performance
• Han Nguyen, Social Studies
• Michelle Odumang, Visual Arts
• Scarlett Simmon, Dance
• Shayda Torab, Visual Arts
• Sophie Valeruz, World Languages–French
• Alexandra Vierra, Dance (alternate)

Central Gwinnett HS

• Tsumari Patterson, Theatre Performance
• Faith Meshida, Music–Strings: Violin (alternate)

Collins Hill HS

• Lillian Patterson, Science–Chemistry (alternate)

Duluth HS

• Olivia Chan, Science–Physics
• Daniel Lee, Mathematics
• Lela Stair, Music–Strings: Violin
• Ashwath Tirunellayi, Social Studies
• Anh Vu, World Languages–Spanish
• Rama Esrawee, Social Studies (alternate)

Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology

• Rayan Afsar, World Languages–German
• Pari Bakshi, Communicative Arts
• Prasun Banerjee, Social Studies
• Dua Bashir, Engineering–Mechanical Design
• Vikram Bharadwaj, Social Studies
• Utkarsh Borikar, Mathematics
• Joshua Caruso, World Languages–Spanish
• Diana Ciocan, World Languages–Chinese
• LanAnh Doan, Engineering–Mechanical Design
• Zahra Farooqi, Science–Physics
• Haven Hardy, Mathematics
• Serene Harris, World Languages–German
• Alexandru His, Mathematics
• Dale Irving, Mathematics
• Kevin Jacob, Mathematics
• Abhiram Kapaganty, Social Studies
• Suann Kim, Music–Strings: Violin
• Branden Kim, Science–Physics
• Parv Mahajan, Communicative Arts
• John Nguyen, World Languages–Chinese
• Disha Rachur, World Languages–German
• Rachna Rajesh, Mathematics
• Michael Christian Salamat, Music–Piano
• Sohaib Samad, World Languages–German
• Amay Shah, Engineering–Mechanical Design
• Kaylyn Shao, Mathematics
• Shivani Shreedhar, Social Studies
• Abby Gale Smith, World Languages–Chinese
• Isabella Sun, Engineering–Mechanical Design
• Eesh Trivedi, Engineering–Mechanical Design
• Jean Yu, Engineering–Computer Programing
• Sanjar Zaman, Mathematics
• Hrishikesh Bagalkote, Engineering–Computer Programing (alternate)
• Sharona Huang, Mathematics (alternate)
• Roshan Saigal, World Languages–German (alternate)
• Kacy Woodring, World Languages–German (alternate)

McClure Health Science HS

• Veronica Nieves Rojas, World Languages–Spanish

Mill Creek HS

• Nathan Curtis, Music–Voice: Bass/Alto
• Joshua Fraze, Music–Voice: Bass/Alto
• Esther Jung, Communicative Arts
• William Wansing, Engineering–Mechanical and Electrical
• Danielle Chun, Music–Strings: Viola (alternate)

Mountain View HS

• Eun Kang, Music–Voice: Tenor/Soprano
• Daniel So, Music–Voice: Tenor/Soprano

Norcross HS

• Kyra Andrews, Music–Woodwind: Flute
• Darby Lane, Music–Percussion
• Elyse Loew, Communicative Arts
• Dylan Christensen, Mathematics (alternate)

North Gwinnett HS

• Joshua Antony, Music–Brass: Trombone
• Suraj Chatoth, Music–Percussion
• Ethan Choi, Visual Arts
• Ekaterina Gaidachuk, Visual Arts
• Tyler Hsu, Mathematics
• Yeji Kim, Mathematics
• Yuna Lim, Music–Woodwind: Oboe
• Li Lin, Visual Arts
• Olivia Metcalf, World Languages–Latin
• Sarah Swope, World Languages–German
• Lena Towne, World Languages–Latin
• Aditi Venkatesh, Science–Physics
• Emily Moomey, Dance (alternate)
• Ross Pope, Music–Strings: String Bass (alternate)

Parkview HS

• Dat Dang, Music–Woodwind: Clarinet
• Ephratah Genet, Science–Biology/Environmental Science
• Henney Wu, Mathematics
• Noah McDaniel, World Languages–German (alternate)

Paul Duke STEM HS

• Ali Akbar, Engineering–Computer Programing
• Abigail Donkor, Communicative Arts
• Donald Iwejuo, Engineering–Mechanical and Electrical
• Harper Kucik, Communicative Arts
• Tatyana McVay, Engineering–Mechanical and Electrical
• Jackson Pulliam, Mathematics
• Alexandra Tarassenko, Social Studies
• Rohan Kumar, Engineering–Mechanical and Electrical (alternate)
• Zoe Liang, Mathematics (alternate)

Peachtree Ridge HS

• Katie Hwang, Visual Arts
• Savanna Kaufmann, Social Studies
• Elly Kim, Music–Strings: Cello
• Charlotte Kner, Social Studies
• Richard Moon, World Languages–Chinese
• Arya Patel, Visual Arts
• Christie Kwon, Engineering–Mechanical and Electrical (alternate)
• Matthew Nguyen, Science–Biology/Environmental Science (alternate)
• Grace Yu, Music–Strings: Cello (alternate)

GHP areas of nominations include:

• Agricultural Research, Biotechnology, and Science
• Communicative Arts
• Dance
• Engineering (Computer Programming; Mechanical Design; and Mechanical and Electrical)
• Mathematics
• Music (Brass: Euphonium, French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba; Jazz: Electric or Acoustic Bass, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Vibraphone; Percussion; Piano; Strings: Cello, String Bass, Viola, Violin; Voice: Bass/Alto, Treble, Tenor/Soprano; and Woodwind: Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Saxophone)
• Science (Biology/Environmental Science; Chemistry, and Physics)
• Social Studies
• Theatre Performance
• Visual Arts
• World Languages (Chinese, French, German, Latin, and Spanish)