Richard Woods, Georgia's School Superintendent Educating Georgia's Future 
Superintendent Woods selects 2015 Student Advisory Council 
MEDIA CONTACT: Matt Cardoza, GaDOE Communications Office, (404) 651-7358, mcardoza@gadoe.org or Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, (404) 656-5594, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us 
February 2, 2015  State School Superintendent Richard Woods has selected 64 Georgia students to serve on his 2015 Student Advisory Council. Throughout the school year, these middle and high school students will meet with Superintendent Woods to discuss the impact of state policies in the classroom. Members of the Student Advisory Council will also discuss other issues related to education, and will serve as the Superintendent's ambassadors to their respective schools. 
 
 "It is essential, as we work to develop child-focused, classroom-centered policies, to hear directly from students," Superintendent Woods said. "These students feel the impact of our decisions every day and, if we're going to improve their educational experience, we have to bring them to the table." 
 
Members of the 2015 Student Advisory Council were selected from a pool of more than 1,000 students who applied to serve on the council. Students were chosen based on the strength of their essay answers, which focused on their ideas for public education and ways their own educational experience could be improved. 
 
"It was hard to narrow down the many outstanding applications, but it was refreshing and valuable to read these students' feedback and ideas for the future of our educational system," Superintendent Woods said. I'm thrilled to work with the members of my Student Advisory Council, and I'd like to thank every student who took the time to apply and share his or her thoughts." 
 
Meetings of the Student Advisory Council will be held February 27, March 11 and April 28 at the Georgia Department of Education's offices in Atlanta. 
 
High School Members: 
 
First Name 
Mary Mitch 
 
Last Name 
Baxter Baxter 
 
School District 
Charlton 
Charlton 
 
School 
Charlton County High School Charlton County High School 
 
 William Casey Maritza Stephanie Harley Logan Elizabeth Anastasia Alex Tyler Stephen Temi William JoAnn Alexander Jack Becca Quimyre Caleb 
 
Lawing Smith Sanchez Sanchez Obsitnik House Veal Dunn Chastain Wheat Jordan Adekunie Webb Graves Nichols Crawford Velasquez Rolland Theriault 
 
Thomas Columbia Richmond Putnam Fayette Newton Troup Carroll Fannin Fannin Pickens Cherokee Oconee Gordon Douglas Lowndes Effingham Dodge Muscogee 
 
Thomas County Central High School Lakeside High School A.R. Johnson High School Putnam County High School McIntosh High School Newton College and Career Academy Troup County Comprhensive High Central High School Fannin County High School Fannin Comprehensive High School Pickens High School River Ridge High School North Oconee High School Sonoraville High School Lithia Springs Comprehensive High Lowndes High School Effingham County High School Dodge County High School Columbus High School 
 
 Michael Michaela William Kerrigan Allison Justin Sam Harris Emily Harley Andrew Kindle 
 
Smith Woody Crouch Ellington Fine Daniel Hay Browning Howe Fuller Moxley Anderson 
 
Muscogee Bibb Houston Barrow Cobb Oconee Newton Lowndes Rockdale Paulding Paulding Fulton 
 
Columbus High School Central High School Northside High School Apalachee High School Lassiter High School North Oconee High School Eastside High School Lowndes High School Heritage High School South Paulding High School North Paulding High School Alpharetta High School 
 
Middle School Members: 
 
First Name 
Danielle 
 
Last Name 
Zhanje 
 
School District 
Bartow 
 
School 
South Central Middle School 
 
 Taylor Steven Garrett Sarah Joseph Thomas Zizi Austin Priya Taylor Alvin Joshua Marin Benjamin Phoebe Janea'C Julianne Kyuana Grant 
 
Carles Petty Curbow Schlueter Hunter Collingsworth Ohamadike Aldridge Patel Justice Delgado Garrison Lonnee Trofemuk Guidry Clark Moon Holmes Cook 
 
Floyd Murray Heard Newton Fayette Richmond Lee Decatur Coffee Coffee Oconee Gwinnett Oconee Bibb Houston Stewart Marion Laurens Telfair 
 
Pepperell Middle School Bagley Middle School Heard County Middle School Newton County Theme School Flat Rock Middle School Pine Hill Middle School Lee County Middle School Bainbridge Middle School Coffee Middle School Coffee Middle School Oconee County Middle School Crews Middle School Oconee County Middle School Academy for Classical Education Perry Middle School Stewart Middle School Marion County Middle School West Laurens Middle School Telfair County Middle School 
 
 Isabella Olivia Elizabeth Simone Kaleb CJ John Elizabeth Katie 
 
Martinez Arneson Ramirez Brock Bell Pearson Riddle Hughes James 
 
Bryan Savannah-Chatham Bryan Lowndes Berrien Columbia Wayne Cherokee Clinch 
 
Richmond Hill Middle School Esther F Garrison Middle School Richmond Hill Middle School Pine Grove Middle School Berrien Middle School Columbia Middle School Martha Puckett Middle School E.T. Booth Middle School Clinch County Middle School