The Foundation for Excellence in Public Education in Clarke County (FFE), a longstanding partner of CCSD, has announced its 2026 student awards, which were presented to students in recent weeks during schools' end-of-year ceremonies.
High School Awards
Arthur Moog Middleton Writing Awards for Juniors: Elijah Stone (Cedar Shoals) and Lea D’Angelo (Clarke Central)
Gregg Lewis Scholar Athlete Awards: Zeta Conway and Christopher Koch (Cedar Shoals); Noah Kilpatrick and Cara Flath (Clarke Central)
Marge Schneider Science Awards: Stella James (Cedar Shoals) and Copper Callahan (Clarke Central)
Charlotte and Claude Williams American History Awards: Leia Beal (Cedar Shoals) and Miriam Widener (Clarke Central)
Taylor Family Dual Enrollment Awards at the Athens Community Career Academy: Jose Hernandez and Lexie Holliday
Classic City High School Student of the Year: Malia Stephens
Marti Schimmel Award: Lexie Holliday (ACCA and Cedar Shoals)
Eve Carson Humanitarian Spirit Awards
Barnett Shoals Elementary - Journee Haynes
Barrow Elementary - Ace Weatherford
Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary - Jeshie Carranza
Cleveland Road Elementary - Parrish Miller
Fowler Drive Elementary - David Reyes Rodriguez
Gaines Elementary - Gabriel Weathers
Howard B. Stroud Elementary - Samara Elfadil
J.J. Harris Elementary - Zoe Solis-Munoz
Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary - Beatrice Peacock
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary - Clara Crim
Timothy Road Elementary - Chloe Taylor
Whit Davis Elementary - Greyson Brandon
Whitehead Road Elementary - Tefnet-Ankh-Re Huff
Winterville Elementary - Bennett Stahl
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle - Bronx Gresham
Clarke Middle - Mariam Ahmed
Coile Middle - Emanuel Castro-Menjivar
Hilsman Middle - Ryan Watkins
Cedar Shoals High – Derriana Smith
Clarke Central High – Quinn Pendley