See where Cobb’s valedictorians are going to college and their GPAs
Cobb County’s graduates are off to their next phases in life, some of which include continuing to sweat in the Georgia heat of summer.
Yes, 13 of the valedictorians/co-valedictorians from Cobb’s 16 high schools are sticking around for home cooking and free laundry. A couple are going up North to some place named Harvard.
Here is last year's group in Cobb.
Three high schools had co-valedictorians.
Check out the GPAs, the schools, the majors and the proud parents below. The information was provided by the Cobb County School District.
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Alan C. Pope High School
Valedictorian: Caleigh Ann Cullinan
GPA: 4.768
Intended college: University of Georgia
Intended area of study: biology and psychology
Parents: Tom and Michelle Cullinan
Salutatorian: Hisham Kashif
GPA: 4.741
Intended college: Augusta University
Intended area of study: cell and molecular biology
Parents: Kashif Akhtar and Sabeen Akhtar
Allatoona High School
Valedictorian: Sophia Blythe Greenberg
GPA: 4.618
Intended college: UGA
Intended area of study: environmental studies
Parents: Jeffrey and Jennifer Greenberg
Salutatorian: Ethan Lewis Benville
GPA: 4.606
Intended college: Georgia Institute of Technology
Intended area of study: applied mathematics and quantative finance
Parents: Denise and Jim Benville
Campbell High School
Valedictorian: Jennifer Shen
GPA: 4.8
Intended college: Georgia Tech
Intended area of study: industrial and systems engineering
Parents: Shyh-Chiang Shen and Minya Huang
Salutatorians: Grant Adams Brown; Andrew Stephenson Huffman; Patrick Jacob Kramer; Emma Lynn Sollenberger; Jeniveve Alexandra Vaia; Patrick Theodore Will
GPA: 4.794
Intended colleges: Georgetown University; University of Virginia; Georgia Tech; Northwestern University; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech
Intended areas of study: international business, Spanish, Portuguese; finance; biology; secondary education; material science and engineering; economics
Parents: Dick and Lisa Brown; Trey and Kristen Huffman; Andrew and Jennifer Kramer; Alan and Stacy Sollenberger; Jason and Siley Vaia; Geoffrey and Celeste Will
Carlton J. Kell High School
Valedictorian: Brian Tyler Buckley
GPA: 4.5
Intended college: Georgia Tech
Intended area of study: industrial engineering
Parents: Stephen and Barbara Buckley
Salutatorian: Veronica May Achinger
GPA: 4.403
Intended college: UGA
Intended area of study: middle grades education
Parents: Tom and Vickie Achinger
George Walton High School
Valedictorian: Andrew Hoon Chyong
GPA: 4.8
Intended college: Georgia Tech
Intended area of study: biomedical engineering
Parents: Ike and Stephanie Chyong
Salutatorian: Melody Mei Wang
GPA: 4.759
Intended college: Harvard University
Intended area of study: economics
Parents: Hank and Samantha Wang
Harrison High School
Valedictorian: Rachel Mae Wilder
GPA: 4.697
Intended college: Georgia Tech
Intended area of study: aerospace engineering
Parents: Jeff and Tracy Wilder
Salutatorian: Jadyn Micalah Sethna
GPA: 4.594
Intended college: Georgia Tech
Intended area of study: biology
Parents: Fram Sethna and Carla Pearson-Sethna
Hillgrove High School
Valedictorian: Deyana Aziz Siddiqui
GPA: 4.75
Intended college: Agnes Scott College
Intended area of study: pre-med
Parents: Abdul Siddiqui and Subuhi Aziz
Salutatorian: Abigail Kathryn Robertson
GPA: 4.72
Intended college: UGA
Intended area of study: psychology and Spanish
Parents: Forrest and Kathryn Robertson
Kennesaw Mountain High School
Valedictorians: Courtney Reagan Coats; Meredith Belle Johns
GPA: 4.781
Intended colleges: University of Pennsylvania; Harvard University
Intended area of study: dual degree in biology and economics; government
Parents: Marion and Stephen Coats; Marcia and Michael Johns
Salutatorian: Daniel Houyin Chu
GPA: 4.734
Intended college: Johns Hopkins University
Intended area of study: computer science
Parents: Qizhi Tu and Kong Chu
Lassiter High School
Valedictorian: Anastasia Achieng Onyango
GPA: 4.707
Intended college: Harvard University
Intended area of study: biomedical engineering
Parents: Dan Odero and Juliana Onyango
Salutatorian: Neal Michael Ostrowski
GPA: 4.680
Intended college: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Intended area of study: biomedical engineering
Parents: Michael and Amy Ostrowski
McEachern High School
Valedictorian: Carnell Olisaeloka Lyon
GPA: 4.524
Intended college: Georgia Tech
Intended area of study: aerospace engineering
Parent: Vivian Lyon
Salutatorian: Onyinye Nkechi Okere
GPA: 4.508
Intended college: Kennesaw State University
Intended area of study: nursing
Parents: Cleo and Immaculata Okere
North Cobb High School
Valedictorians: Julianna Reiter Isbitts; Sarah Elizabeth Punch
GPA: 4.719
Intended colleges: UGA; College of Charleston
Intended areas of study: political science and economics; psychology
Parents: Mark and Debra Isbitts; Robert Punch and Kimberley Franklin
Salutatorian: Abbey Lauren Milwicz
GPA: 4.635
Intended college: Duke University
Intended area of study: molecular biology
Parents: Michael and Anita Milwicz
Osborne High School
Valedictorians: Tina Diep; Rosa Victoria Venegas
GPA: 4.453
Intended colleges: UGA; Agnes Scott
Intended areas of study: pre-med; nursing
Parents: Tuan Diep and Cam Giang; Miguel Venegas and Rosa Maria Hernandez
Salutatorian: Ashley Zavala
GPA: 4.406
Intended college: UGA
Intended area of study: biology
Parents: Ana Zavala
Pebblebrook High School
Valedictorian: Brinkley Madison Doherty
GPA: 4.462
Intended college: Tulane University
Intended area of study: cell and molecular biology, and dance
Parents: Wendi and Frankie Doherty
Salutatorian: Erin Victoria Davis
GPA: 4.382
Intended college: Boston University
Intended area of study: acting
Parents: Gretchen Davis and Eric Davis
South Cobb High School
Valedictorian: Zainab Molumo
GPA: 4.516
Intended college: Emory-Oxford University
Intended area of study: human health on the pre-med or pre-optometry track
Parents: Sade and Bolaji Molumo
Salutatorians: Donni-Margree Lenora Crenshaw; Paige Nicholas; Sha'kira Thomas
GPA: 4.5
Intended colleges: UGA; UGA; Mercer University
Intended areas of study: biology with a concentration in neuroscience; biology; biology
Parents: Jeffery and Donna Crenshaw; Kevin and Susan Nicholas; Natasha Thomas
Sprayberry High School
Valedictorian: Mark Andrew Giles Jr.
GPA: 4.726
Intended college: Mercer University
Intended area of study: neuroscience/pre-med
Parents: Mark and Lisa Giles
Salutatorian: Payton Grace Wade
GPA: 4.636
Intended college: College of Charleston
Intended area of study: biology
Parents: Amy and Allen Wade
Wheeler High School
Valedictorian: Shawn Michael Doss
GPA: 4.735
Intended college: Johns Hopkins University
Intended area of study: neuroscience
Parents: Suresh Doss and Pauline Doss
Salutatorian: Grace Kathryn Whittington
GPA: 4.727
Intended college: Yale University
Intended area of study: global affairs
Parents: Wade Whittington
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