A staff report
Forty-nine Cumberland County Schools students have been nominated to attend the North Carolina Governor’s School, according to a school system news release.
They include 33 academic nominees, selected by a district committee, and 16 nominees in the arts, selected at the local school level, the release said.
The students will compete at the state level for the chance to attend the summer residential program for gifted high school students. The program is administered by the State Board of Education and the Department of Public Instruction.
Nominees will be notified of selection decisions in March, the news release said.
The Cumberland County nominees and their categories are:
- Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual: Anna Gathright, English.
- Cross Creek Early College: Christopher Addaman, natural science; Donniela Strange, English; Kristina Nguyen, visual arts; Kyneiq Stallings, visual arts; Mariah Fernandez, social science; Niyani Owens-Mosely, natural science; Talon Alexander, natural science.
- Cape Fear High School: Alexis Martin, instrumental music; Arora Mullin, social science; Joshua Pirro, instrumental music; Lailyn Evans, social science; Lydia Dennison, English; Sierra Noel, social science.
- Cumberland International Early College: Emily Sacquety, natural science; Keren Asare, natural science.
- Cumberland Polytechnic Early College: Gwendolyn Carson, natural science; Kristen Hurtado, visual arts; Sierra Neuhauser, social science.
- E.E. Smith High School: Kenneth Williams, natural science; Saniya Bostick, natural science.
- Gray's Creek High School: Alexia Robinson, Natural science.
- Jack Britt High School: Gabriel Cruz, mathematics; Hailey Johnson, dance; Israel Mattocks, instrumental music; Jadyn Byrd, natural science; James Bartlinsk, natural science; Jayson Snoddy, mathematics; Joanna Lin, visual arts; Nirvaan Chapatwala, natural science; Olivia Haynes, social science; Raina Nazir, natural science; Se Park, mathematics; Selah Apollo, choral music; Sree Damuluri, mathematics.
- Massey Hill Classical High School: Joseph Cole, social science; Stella Martyak, natural science.
- Pine Forest High School: Emma DeNoble, natural science; James Alfaro, instrumental music; Kevin Lin, natural science; Milo Stauffer, English; Nicholas Win, instrumental music.
- Seventy-First High School: Daniela Arevalo-Reyes, natural science.
- South View High School: Hannah Olivera, instrumental music; Morgan Carpenter, dance; Morgan Ward, visual arts.
- Terry Sanford High School: Anna Ly, visual arts; Lauren Zuravel, social science; Madison Culbreth, instrumental music.
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