NEWS RELEASES 2001-02
:: APRIL 10, 2002
2002 GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL EAST SELECTIONS
Art | Dance | English
| Instrumental Music | Natural
Science
Choral Music | Drama | French
| Mathematics | Social Science
Art
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
| Asheville
City |
Elizabeth
W. Williams |
| Cardinal
Gibbons High School |
Andrea
G. Stroud |
| Catawba
County |
Meghan
V. Hollar |
| Charlotte
Country Day School |
Baijing
Yu |
| Durham
County |
Lindsey
C. Bradsher |
| Gaston County |
Jasmine D. Sicilia |
| Gaston County |
Susanna K. Rankin |
| Guilford County |
Rogers C. Dwyer |
| Guilford County |
Jillian W. Martin |
| Haywood County |
Lauren D. Rogers |
| Kannapolis City |
Toshieta J. Foster |
| Mecklenburg County |
Bailey G. Fiscus |
| New Hanover County |
Katie C. Veit |
| New Hanover County |
Melody L. Livingston |
| O'Neal School |
Anna K. Grace |
| Providence Day School |
Will M. McLeod |
| Union County |
Mamie C. Burdette |
| Union County |
Leanna B. Kluttz |
| Wake County |
Valerie A. Olszewski |
| Watauga County |
Lauren P. Sumrell |
Choral Music
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
| Alamance-Burlington |
Meg K. Monroe |
| Alamance-Burlington |
Zachary A. Roberts |
| Alamance-Burlington |
Stacey N. Hargis |
| Catawba County |
Krysta D. Murdock |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro |
Ryan A. Millager |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro |
Jesse S. Darden |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro |
Elisabeth B. Marlowe |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro |
Mary O. Campion |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro |
Kaitlin V. Connolly |
| Cleveland County |
Jennifer Robin Allison |
| Cleveland County |
Jennifer N. Clark |
| Cumberland County |
Jerrell C. Nelson |
| Cumberland County |
Johanna Brock Young |
| Davidson County |
Derin R. Knowles |
| Duplin County |
Destinie N. Bodin |
| Durham County |
Evelyn A. Deberry |
| Durham County |
Ashley L. Ray |
| Durham County |
Jami N. Jackson |
| Durham County |
Luke R. Stevens |
| Fayetteville Academy |
Elaine M. Erteschik |
| Forsyth Country Day School |
Kidar J. Miller |
| Forsyth County |
Jeffrey A. Hayes |
| Gaston County |
Christopher W. Piercy |
| Gaston County |
Jarrett R. Bumgarner |
| Gaston County |
Joshua M. Beatty |
| Guilford County |
RaSheeda A. Waddell |
| Guilford County |
Mario V. Richardson |
| Haywood County |
Melynda D. Bryson |
| Mount Airy City |
Emily G. Martin |
| New Hanover County |
Douglas I. Stoll |
| New Hanover County |
Emily R. Noland |
| Randolph County |
Alan R. Peterson |
| Randolph County |
Samuel J. Henley |
| Rowan-Salisbury |
Brandon S. Alley |
| Salem Academy |
Virginia W. Pharr |
| Wake County |
Brooks T. Peel |
| Wake County |
Nicole M. Funderburk |
| Wake County |
Jordan T. Wilson |
| Wake County |
Justin M. Mann |
| Westchester Academy |
Natalie K. Stephens |
| Wilkes County |
Christopher M. Shaw |
| Wilson County |
Nicholas G. Nguyen |
| Wilson County |
Lauren B. Peele |
| Wilson County |
Eric Thompson |
| Wilson County |
Travis C. Murrain |
| Yadkin County |
Kendra J. Vanhoy |
Dance
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
| Brunswick County |
Whitney O. Evans |
| Buncombe County |
Matthew J. Mines |
| Cabarrus County |
Sarah W. Sharp |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro |
Megan A. Gulla |
| Cumberland County |
Beth Powell |
| Cumberland County |
Kamisha P. Darden |
| Cumberland County |
Elizabeth A. Whalen |
| Cumberland County |
Christine M. Ciszek |
| Durham County |
Lindsay A. Spraque |
| Hoke County |
Katherine K. Mcneill |
| Lenoir County |
Mary M. Hazelgrove |
| Orange County |
Danielle L. Strauss |
| Pasquotank County |
Ashton H. Jeffries |
| Perquimans County |
Michelle L T. Rogers |
| Person County |
Martinique D. Murphy |
| Rowan-Salisbury |
Lauren R. Bucher |
| Surry County |
Kendall B. Casey |
| Wake County |
Lorna M. Troost |
| Wake County |
Rachel C. Ash |
| Wake County |
Randi A. Winter |
Drama
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
| Ashe County |
April A. Miller |
| Asheville School |
Lauren J. Northup |
| Buncombe County |
Lauren E. Patton |
| Charlotte Country Day School |
Elizabeth A. Chicken |
| Chatham County |
Forrest R. Mason |
| Columbus County |
Elliott G. Brown |
| Cumberland County |
Ann Marsh Treadwell |
| Durham County |
Kurt D. Frega |
| Forsyth County |
Matthew W. Farabee |
| Guilford County |
Jessica M. Robbins |
| Guilford County |
Timothy R. Metzner |
| Guilford County |
Taylor L. Huffman |
| Iredell-Statesville |
Cassaundra M. Papaj |
| Johnston County |
Amanda S. Bunce |
| Lee County |
Cornelius D. Bethea |
| Moore County |
Jane M. Taylor |
| New Hanover County |
Darryl S. Jones |
| New Hanover County |
Elisabeth A. Hoyson |
| Newton-Conover |
Anna E. Welker |
| Providence Day School |
John G. Munce |
| Union County |
Katie B. Richardson |
| Wake County |
Hannah I. Bishop |
| Wake County |
Reilly T. Dunn |
| Wake County |
Melena S. Hessel |
| Wake County |
Robert J. Karol |
| Wayne County |
Brian L. Letchworth |
English
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
| Alamance-Burlington |
Megan P. Jordan |
| Asheboro City |
Erin E. Munley |
| Asheville City |
Ellen C. Taylor |
| Bladen County |
Ann H. Greene |
| Buncombe County |
Marjorie H. Petersen |
| Cabarrus County |
Luisa M. Lara |
| Camden County |
Erica J. Purkett |
| Cardinal Gibbons High School |
Christina M. Behe |
| Carteret Academy |
Benjamin P. Davis |
| Carteret County |
Jennie L. Orcutt |
| Charlotte Latin School |
Harshada P. Rajani |
| Charlotte Latin School |
Keriann White |
| Clay County |
Reid E. Johnson |
| Cumberland County |
Sarah M. Dieck |
| Davidson County |
Dianna J. Matthews |
| Durham County |
Brian J. Oleniacz |
| Durham County |
Jessica C. Crowell |
| Edenton/Chowan |
Brittani D. Bonner |
| Forsyth County |
Sarah N. Long |
| Forsyth County |
Adam C. Rutledge |
| Forsyth County |
Hillary L. Norman |
| Franklin County |
Jodie K. King |
| Franklin County |
Carla Jo Faulkner |
| Gates County |
Daniel R. Lassiter |
| Guilford County |
Kelechi U. Nwankwo |
| Harnett County |
Andrew D. Baker |
| Haywood County |
Nicole Marin |
| Johnston County |
Rebecca A. Ewing |
| Johnston County |
Holland L. White |
| Lee Christian School |
Emily R. Garrett |
| Lenoir County |
Megan C. Dawson |
| Lincoln County |
Sarah T. Cagle |
| Martin County |
Patrick Moore |
| Mecklenburg County |
Ying Zhang |
| Moore County |
Gerianne P. Benson |
| Moore County |
Christopher A. Beatty |
| Moore County |
Allyson D. Vicars |
| Nash-Rocky Mount |
Lauren E. Bailey |
| New Hanover County |
Sarah E. Godwin |
| Newton-Conover |
Betty Jayne T. Lazon |
| Perquimans County |
Megan L. Stallings |
| Pitt County |
Seyward L. Darby |
| Providence Day School |
Nair D. Chang |
| Robeson County |
Danielle McLean |
| Tarboro Edgecombe Academy |
Christopher W. Coda |
| Vance County |
Jessica M. Woltz |
| Wake County |
Samantha A. Close |
| Wake County |
Jessamyn L. Bowling |
| Warren County |
Arthur V. Kochetkov |
| Watauga County |
Lauren E. Frank |
| Yadkin County |
John W. Duty |
French
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
| Alamance-Burlington |
Bushra A. Bhatti |
| Brunswick County |
Darryl E. Hardy |
| Burke County |
Caitlin E. Rockett |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro |
Natalie S. Rubinstein |
| Forsyth County |
Alexandra L. Bey |
| Franklin County |
Kimberly D. Lewis |
| Guilford County |
Jennifer E. Cimaglia |
|
Johnston County |
Katharine Paige O'Hale |
| Mecklenburg County |
Bonnie
E. Pierson |
|
Nash-Rocky Mount |
Adrienne J. Kralick |
| O'Neal School |
Virginia A. Doster |
|
Orange County |
Matthew G. Jarvis |
| Person County |
Hannah E. Bennett |
|
Person County |
Dustin B. Simpson |
| Rowan-Salisbury |
Mindy D. Wassum |
|
Union County |
Lana M. Rowenko |
| Wake County |
Xi Chen |
Instrumental
Music
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
| Alamance-Burlington |
Michael H. Curtis |
| Asheville City |
Frances M. Genz |
| Bertie County |
Sarah E. Sinnett |
| Cabarrus County |
Peter D. Benbow |
| Carteret County |
Patrick A. Kirby |
| Carteret County |
Brandon B. Hults |
| Carteret County |
Mary E. Whitford |
| Carteret County |
Amanda H. Lupton |
| Carteret County |
Jennifer M. Walker |
| Carteret County |
Alexandra A. Beaton |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro |
Martha C. Long |
| Cherokee County |
Hannah S. Hill |
| Cumberland County |
Christopher R. Leggett |
| Cumberland County |
Krystina Nicole Lucas |
| Cumberland County |
Clifford R. Chewning |
| Dare County |
Jo B. Broyles |
| Dare County |
Sophie E. Bennewitz |
| Gaston County |
Jonathan M. Crawford |
| Gaston County |
Heather M. Seay |
| Gaston County |
Michael A. Cavell |
| Guilford County |
April A. Edwards |
| Guilford County |
Hunter A. Barbee |
| Guilford County |
Claire E. Edwards |
| Guilford County |
Christine P. Wang |
| Guilford County |
Zachary Weiner |
| Haywood County |
Sarah E. Gregory |
| Haywood County |
Amy N. Cooper |
| Henderson County |
Morgan V K. Webster |
| Henderson County |
Jordan L. Richards |
| Hickory City |
James P. Mcginnis |
| Lenoir County |
Shantia J. Stanley |
| Moore County |
Amy E. Williamson |
| Nash-Rocky Mount |
Jessee W. Rackley |
| New Hanover County |
Michelle E. Farmer |
| Providence Day School |
Shaun D. Gittard |
| Ravenscroft School |
Peter M. Pirotte |
| Ravenscroft School |
Lauren T. Everett |
| Stanly County |
Jessica L. Luedeman |
| Union County |
Brooke G. Winchester |
| Union County |
Emily M. Bond |
| Wake County |
Aaron A. Shojinaga |
| Wake County |
Jessica Son |
| Wake County |
Ryder C. Shelley |
| Wake County |
Alison R. Kitto |
| Wake County |
Joel J. Paek |
| Wake County |
Vera B. Jaffe |
| Wake County |
William H. Buchanan |
| Wake County |
Mary Catherine Sanntag |
| Wake County |
William G. Mayo |
| Wake County |
Laura C. Donnelly |
| Wake County |
Robert H. Phoenix |
| Wake County |
Craig G. Potter |
| Wake County |
Jeremy R. Wisuthseriwong |
| Wake County |
Michael A. Warden |
| Wake County |
Jason P. Brame |
Mathematics
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
| Ashe County |
Megan K. Bower |
| Burke County |
Johnathan M. Greer |
| Cabarrus County |
Mark N. Osborne |
| Cabarrus County |
Gregory A. Villarosa |
| Caldwell County |
Anna M. Sullivan |
| Catawba County |
Steven W. Decker |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro |
Ruoting Gong |
| Chatham County |
Jamie I. Castillo |
| Cherokee County |
Shaun R. Sucillon |
| Cherokee County |
Adam C. Luther |
| Clinton City |
Chase J. Futrell |
| Cumberland County |
Andrew D. Ruth |
| Cumberland County |
Christopher Lunsford |
| Currituck County |
Brittany A. Palacioz |
| Davidson County |
Katie L. Berrier |
| Davidson County |
Rusty A. Hedrick |
| Duplin County |
Lachonya D. Williams |
| Durham County |
Nadia H. Massoud |
| Edgecombe County |
Elizabeth L. Myers |
| Forsyth Country Day School |
William P. Kroncke |
| Forsyth County |
Julian K. Simington |
| Gaston County |
Tyler W. Boyd |
| Gates County |
Terence O. Gatling |
| Graham County |
Jordan Christine Lovelace |
| Guilford County |
Kyle D. Ellington |
| Hale High School |
Brittain L. Mansfield |
| Harnett County |
Julie Allison Page |
| Haywood County |
Melissa M. DeLucchi |
| Hoke County |
Ashley L. Davis |
| Iredell-Statesville |
Anthony P. Parise |
| Iredell-Statesville |
John J. Allegro |
| Johnston County |
William B. Jones |
| Johnston County |
Dustin E. Gross |
| Nash-Rocky Mount |
Forrest B. Hinton |
| New Hanover County |
Rafael A. Lugo |
| New Hanover County |
Chaunte W. Lacewell |
| Onslow County |
Darren A. Cates |
| Pitt County |
Matthew C. Singletary |
| Robeson County |
Erica N. Dellinger |
| Robeson County |
Charlotte W. Branch |
| Robeson County |
Joshua L. Walters |
| Robeson County |
Jonathan L. Weathington |
| Rockingham County |
Taylor L. Dodson |
| Rockingham County |
Marshall A. Pergerson |
| Rockingham County |
Michael N. Brodeur |
| Rowan-Salisbury |
Walker David Brooks |
| Sampson County |
Moneika S. Owens |
| Sampson County |
Stacy E. Cox |
| Scotland County |
Kristine M. Armstrong |
| Scotland County |
Kimberly D. Hales |
| Stokes County |
Molly E. George |
| Union County |
Joshua T. Lockhart |
| Union County |
Chloe N. Poston |
| Vance County |
Ebony A. Harvey |
| Vance County |
John H. Jenkins |
| Watauga County |
Mark E. Logan |
| Wayne County |
Matthew Ryan Ward |
| Whiteville City |
Elizabeth C. Lee |
| Wilkes County |
Daniel F. Ham |
| Wilson County |
Justin Z. Cobb |
Natural Science
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
| Alamance-Burlington |
Laura A. Beaudry |
| Alamance-Burlington |
Meredith K. Ireland |
| Alexander County |
Benjamin J. Faulkenberry |
| Alleghany County |
Jacob M. Byers |
| Anson County |
Sarah K. Strayhorn |
| Asheville City |
Mary K. Mcclellan |
| Avery County |
John F. Vance |
| Beaufort County |
Joseph M. Rawls |
| Bertie County |
Kelly R. Daigle |
| Buncombe County |
Kathryn L. Jensen |
| Buncombe County |
Allyson M. Pritchett |
| Buncombe County |
Brian A. Breedlove |
| Cabarrus County |
Lauren E. Cooke |
| Cabarrus County |
Aubrey H. Mceachern |
| Caldwell County |
Maggie E. Esch |
| Caswell County |
Charlotte F. Roberts |
| Catawba County |
Cory M. Bowman |
| Chatham County |
Isaac F. Miller |
| Clinton City |
Lewis M. Fetterman |
| Columbus County |
David J. Mcpherson |
| Cumberland County |
Desiree R. Higgs |
| Cumberland County |
Tamarie A. Macon |
| Duplin County |
Susan Elizabeth Adkins |
| Durham Academy |
Charles C. Taylor |
| Durham County |
Shannon C. Conley |
| Forsyth County |
Sarah A. Moranlan |
| Gaston County |
Laura N. Boyce |
| Greene County |
Jerry R. Jones |
| Greensboro Day School |
Anoop Singh |
| Guilford County |
Fareed U. Qureshi |
| Guilford County |
Anna C. Snavely |
| Harnett County |
Cooper C. Opperman |
| Hickory City |
Margaret R. McIntyre |
| Hickory City |
Matthew L. Furst |
| Jones County |
Daisy T. Otululoro |
| Kings Mountain |
Joseph W. Griffin |
| Lee County |
Megan L. Borrell |
| Lee County |
Bryan P. Murphy |
| Lexington City |
Karl H. Heiss |
| Macon County |
Timothy A. Bleckley |
| Madison County |
Caleb Ryan Whitt |
| McDowell County |
Elizabeth Y. Long |
| Mecklenburg County |
Amit Y. Desai |
| Mecklenburg County |
Jennifer-Leigh E. Zartman |
| Mecklenburg County |
Hannah L. Reitzel |
| Montgomery County |
Jane A. Morgan |
| Mooresville City |
Jessica L. Aman |
| Mount Airy City |
Niccolo A. Marcaccio |
| New Hanover County |
Benjamin B. Hubbard |
| New Hanover County |
Robert P. Hutchins |
| New Hanover County |
Karishma V. Patel |
| New Hanover County |
Varsha D. Gadani |
| Onslow County |
Benjamin D. McGlaughon |
| Pender County |
Travis N. Miles |
| Pitt County |
Daniel R. Shearin |
| Pitt County |
John R. Lamm |
| Polk County |
Will N. Leonard |
| Randolph County |
Bony E. Blackard |
| Randolph County |
Catherine L. Loflin |
| Rowan-Salisbury |
Sarah A. Morris |
| Saint Mary's High School |
Katherine R. Clark |
| Shelby City |
David A. Rybnicek |
| Stanly County |
Kenneth W. Overton |
| Stanly County |
Ruth E. Hinkle |
| Surry County |
Michael Brady Hauser |
| Tyrrell County |
Bobby M. Armstrong |
| Union County |
Paul W. Meggs |
| Wake County |
Brian C. Roberts |
| Wake County |
Caitlin S. Kelleher |
| Wayne County |
Elizabeth L. Overman |
| Wayne County |
Kyle T. Reeves |
| Wayne County |
Sharrelle S. Barber |
| Wayne County |
Erica P. Pigford |
| Wayne County |
Cortney C. Wilson |
| Yancey County |
Kendra A. Goodson |
Social Science
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
| Alamance-Burlington |
Kunal Choksi |
| Bishop Mcguinness High School |
Sarah E. Lee |
| Carolina Friends School |
Andrew R. Lallier |
| Cleveland County |
James R. Jolley |
| Columbus County |
John M. Triplett |
| Craven County |
Jennifer W. Wingard |
| Dare County |
Alexandra L. Argiroff |
| Davie County |
Alison Y. Alexander |
| Durham County |
Jonathan D. NcNeill |
| Elkin City |
Jennifer L. Osment |
| Forsyth County |
Leah R. Giles |
| Franklin County |
Megan K. Rogers |
| Gaston County |
Jennifer E. Melia |
| Granville County |
Jacob D. Lemberg |
| Guilford County |
Andrew M. Shoffner |
| Halifax County |
Anthony L. Burgess |
| Henderson County |
Nicholas G. Cordell |
| Henderson County |
Daniel C. Rochester |
| Hickory City |
William K. Fitzsimmons |
| Iredell-Statesville |
Peggy D. Nicholson |
| Kannapolis City |
Michael W. Sellers |
| Lincoln County |
Reylinda C. Trevino |
| Martin County |
Nathan A. James |
| Nash-Rocky Mount |
Joseph B. Langston |
| New Hanover County |
Alice K. Pollard |
| Orange County |
Dallas B. Thompson |
| Pasquotank County |
Katherine E. Oast |
| Richmond County |
Ashley N. Spivey |
| Thomasville City |
Rachel M. Gordon |
| Wake County |
Patrick G. Mauro |
| Wake County |
Julia E. Marden |
| Watauga County |
Julia K. Dale |
| Wilson County |
Charles V. Lively |
| Yadkin County |
Melanie N. Norman |
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