The Foundation for Excellence in Public Education in Clarke County (FFE), a longstanding partner of the Clarke County School District, has announced its 2024 student awards, which were presented to students in recent weeks during schools' end-of-year ceremonies.
Every year, the FFE awards several thousand dollars to CCSD high school juniors and seniors who are chosen by school staff for their excellent work and dedication to their education. The organization also awards one student from each school's exiting class (grades 5, 8, and 12) the annual Eve Carson Humanitarian Spirit Award. The award honors the memory of the late 2004 Clarke Central High School graduate, and each school selects the student who best exemplies her qualities as described by the FFE: "Eve Carson exhibited a selfless generosity that one yearns to achieve in a full lifetime. Her unconditional positive regard for all people, caring, encouragement, acceptance, open-mindedness, genuine love, and practice of inclusive acts of kindness to all are examples of the qualities that this award is recognizing and promoting.”
The Arthur Moog Middleton Writing Awards for High School Juniors
Ruby Calkin, Cedar Shoals
Wyatt Meyer, Clarke Central
The Charlotte and Claude Williams American History Awards
Flor Bazarte-De la Luz, Cedar Shoals
Molly Suggs, Clarke Central
The Stephen Castile Memorial Awards
Isabel Chastain, Clarke Central
Finn McGreevy, Cedar Shoals
The Marge Schneider Science Awards
Kai Anderson-Bernabe, Clarke Central
Ana Mowrer - Cedar Shoals
The Gregg Lewis Scholar Athlete Awards
Winners:
Caroline Orbock, Clarke Central
Jason Zhang, Cedar Shoals
Runners-up:
Patrick Allen, Clarke Central
Isabella Morgan, Cedar Shoals
The Taylor Family Dual Enrollment Award
Natasha Harley
Jonathan Williams
Classic City High School Student of the Year
Onnestee Sims
Eve Carson Humanitarian Spirit Awards
Barnett Shoals Elementary - Zara Smoot
Barrow Elementary - Josie Crim
Bettye H. Holston Elementary - Cayden Gillespie
Cleveland Road Elementary - AnnaMarie Thompson
Fowler Drive Elementary - Itzel Hernandez-Albarran
Gaines Elementary - Allison Ramirez-Dita
Howard B. Stroud Elementary - Tristan Taylor
Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary - Breyl Martin
J.J. Harris Elementary - Giovanni Barron-Aguirre
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary - Xiomara Corrales Mejia
Timothy Road Elementary - Kennedy Gates
Whit Davis Elementary - Kerrington Holliday
Whitehead Road Elementary - Leslie Ulloa-Mondragon
Winterville Elementary - Leigha Young
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle - Kaydon Jones
Clarke Middle - Avery Lewis
Coile Middle - Riley Freeman
Hilsman Middle - Lucca Fleenor
Cedar Shoals High - Nayla Villafana
Clarke Central High - Katherine Queen.