Hall County Schools is proud to announce that 61 sophomores and juniors have been selected to represent Hall County Schools as district nominees for the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program. The Governor’s Honors Program, known as GHP, is a residential summer program for gifted and talented high school juniors and seniors who have a passion for one of the nomination areas.

The Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) is a residential summer program for skilled, knowledgeable, and talented high school sophomores and juniors. GHP offers instruction that is significantly different from the typical high school classroom and is designed to provide students with academic, cultural, and social enrichment necessary to become the next generation of global critical thinkers, innovators, and leaders. GHP is held in mid-summer (mid-June to mid-July) as a residential educational experience on a college or university campus. Students attend classes in the mornings and afternoons in specific areas of study, and they participate in a wide variety of social and instructional opportunities every evening. Meals and rooms are provided by the program. The only required and expected costs to the students are: travel expenses to and from the semifinalist event and host campus; a few basic supplies for classes and dorm rooms; and spending money as desired during the program (https://gosa.georgia.gov/governors-honors-program).

Managed by the Governor’s Office for Student Achievement, the plan for this summer is to hold GHP at Georgia Southern University. The 2027 program will be the 64^th summer, making it the longest continually running program of its kind in the nation. GHP will notify students on February 5, 2027, if they move on to the semifinalist/interview phase of the GHP application process.

Hall County School District’s Nominees for the 2027 Georgia Governor’s Honors Program

Nominee		High School	GHP Nomination Area
Isabella	Sorvino	Flowery Branch High School	Agricultural Research, Biotechnology, Science
Ruby	Shaughnessy	Cherokee Bluff High School	Communicative Arts
Brown	Carolynn	Chestatee High School	Communicative Arts
Lucy	Elias	Flowery Branch High School	Communicative Arts
Cadence	Coffee	Flowery Branch High School	Communicative Arts
Reagan	Goss	Johnson High School	Communicative Arts
Mikayla	Haynes	Johnson High School	Communicative Arts
Madalyn	Poff	Johnson High School	Communicative Arts
Wyatt	Paller	West Hall High School	Communicative Arts
Myles	Gumbs	Flowery Branch High School	Computer Science
Ethan	Hernandez	Johnson High School	Computer Science
Eva	Scali	Cherokee Bluff High School	Dance
Jaia	Parker	Flowery Branch High School	Engineering: Civil Engineering
Elijah	Johnstin	Flowery Branch High School	Engineering: Electrical & Computational
Jose	Lopez	Flowery Branch High School	Engineering: Civil Engineering
Ana Sofia	Wilson-Cardenas	Flowery Branch High School	Engineering: Mechanical & Aerospace
Ivan	Saunders	Flowery Branch High School	Engineering: Mechanical & Aerospace
Kimberly	Friend	Flowery Branch High School	Engineering: Electrical & Computational
Colin	Vanausdoll	Flowery Branch High School	Mathematics
Iker	Hernandez	Johnson High School	Mathematics
Manuel	Chavez	West Hall High School	Mathematics
Benjamin	Perez	West Hall High School	Mathematics
Ella	Chewning	Cherokee Bluff High School	Music: Voice: Soprano
Madison	Snurkowski	Cherokee Bluff High School	Music: Voice: Soprano
Rylan	Duffey	Chestatee High School	Music: Woodwind: Saxophone
Jeremiah	Dobson	Chestatee High School	Music: Woodwind: Clarinet
Nathan	Simela	Flowery Branch High School	Music: Voice: Tenor
Owen	Pack	North Hall High School	Music: Jazz: Drums
Cheyenne	Mohr	West Hall High School	Music: Woodwind: Flute
Jeremiah	Salas	Cherokee Bluff High School	Science: Chemistry
Katelyn	Castillo	Chestatee High School	Science: Biology/Env. Science
Aleah	King	Chestatee High School	Science: Biology/Env. Science
Evelyn	Canales	East Hall High School	Science: Biology/Env. Science
Christopher	Inman	Flowery Branch High School	Science: Chemistry
Nicholas	Rush	Flowery Branch High School	Science: Biology/Env. Science
Lucas	Tow	Johnson High School	Science: Biology/Env. Science
Mackenzie	Henderson	Cherokee Bluff High School	Social Studies
Zach	Roach	Chestatee High School	Social Studies
Kevin	Raddatz	Flowery Branch High School	Social Studies
Francisco	Colocho	Johnson High School	Social Studies
Kristen	Loudermilk	Johnson High School	Social Studies
Miles	Wildeboer	Johnson High School	Social Studies
Grigorii	Epifanov	West Hall High School	Social Studies
Ava	Snurkowski	Cherokee Bluff High School	Theatre
Sophia	Gray	Johnson High School	Theatre
Madyson	Jackson	Johnson High School	Theatre
Lexi	Echols	West Hall High School	Theatre
Ashlyn	Porter	West Hall High School	Theatre
Jaxson	Powell	West Hall High School	Theatre
Elizabeth	King	Chestatee High School	Visual Arts
Nora	Wright	East Hall High School	Visual Arts
Whitney	Velazquez	Flowery Branch High School	Visual Arts
Fernanda	Contreras De Lira	Flowery branch high school	Visual Arts
Chloe	Durham	Flowery Branch High School	Visual Arts
Ava	Irizarry	North Hall High School	Visual Arts
Drayden	Dobey	West Hall High School	Visual Arts
Abrianna	Gaiti	West Hall High School	Visual Arts
Joseph	Bullard	Flowery Branch High School	World Languages: Spanish
Maria	Rosales Alviarez	West Hall High School	World Languages: Spanish
Camila	Salazar	West Hall High School	World Languages: Spanish
Maria	Gonzalez Gomez	West Hall High School	World Languages: Spanish