NEWS RELEASES
2002-03
NEWS RELEASES
2002-03 NEWS RELEASES 2002-03
:: MARCH 27, 2003
2003 GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL WEST SELECTIONS
Art | Dance | English | Instrumental Music | Natural Science | Choral Music | Drama | Mathematics | Social Science | Spanish
Art
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
|---|---|
| Arendell Parrott Academy | Jillian Brooke Jones |
| Cardinal Gibbons High School | Scott P. Lisle |
| Chatham County | Jessica Y. Heinz |
| Columbus County | Robert J. Hammond |
| Cumberland County | Amanda L. Perrin |
| Durham County | Hannah S. Reed |
| Durham County | Julia M. Burchett |
| Durham County | Natalya A. Medvedeva |
| Forsyth County | Dennis C. Lee |
| Forsyth County | Eva C. Bastianon |
| Gaston County | Kari L. Herby |
| Mecklenburg County | Jennifer M. Kelly |
| Nash-Rocky Mount | Lauren E. Hodges |
| Providence Day School | Kara F. Mason |
| Rockingham County | David L. French |
| Union County | Courtney E. Smith |
| Wake County | Lina K. Lawrence |
| Wake County | Rebecca M. Steele |
| Wake County | Sharon M. Chin |
| Watauga County | Will G. Whitaker |
Dance
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
|---|---|
| Arendell Parrott Academy | Lauren B. Seymour |
| Buncombe County | Lauren J. Anderson |
| Buncombe County | Megan L. Schmidt |
| Carolina Friends School | Leah S. Wilks |
| Chatham County | Bonnie C. Kirkman |
| Chatham County | Melissa B. Clapp |
| Chatham County | Sandra G. Parks |
| Cherokee County | Lindsay H. Hughes |
| Durham County | Karen E. Clark |
| Durham County | Melanie A. Jackson |
| Henderson County | Joshua T. Justice |
| Lincoln County | Megan C. Wilson |
| Mecklenburg County | Angela M. Buckles |
| Moore County | Melissa K. Perryman |
| New Hanover County | Elizabeth S. Wolfson |
| New Hanover County | Samantha E. Shucavage |
| Orange County | Grace L. Anthony |
| Stanly County | Sarah T. Ellis |
| Wake County | Corin N. Youngblood |
| Wake County | Shannon M. Stinson |
Drama
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alamance-Burlington | Ryan A. Downing |
| Asheboro City | Josh A. Luria |
| Asheville School | Jessica L. Russell |
| Cabarrus County | Andrew T. Nichols |
| Cardinal Gibbons High School | Timothy J. O'Connor |
| Catawba County | Ashlee K. Jackson |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro | David J. Greenslade |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Jason E. Phillipi |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Susannah E. Kemple |
| Columbus County | Tavis L. Baker |
| Cumberland County | Vanessa Smith |
| Durham County | Jennifer A. Sheline |
| Forsyth Country Day School | Alexander P. Nifong |
| Gates County | Sarah E. Forsythe |
| Guilford County | Brandon D. Louk |
| Guilford County | Kira E. Vine |
| Iredell-Statesville | Christian F. Serna |
| Iredell-Statesville | Kellie R. White |
| Mecklenburg County | Nicole Doreen Moore |
| Moore County | Julie E. Barrett |
| Northampton County | Kristen J. Alston |
| Raleigh Charter High | Noah D. Putterman |
| Raleigh Charter High | Rachel A. Allred |
| Salem Academy | Taylor M. Shirley |
| Wake County | Robin M. Willis |
| Wake County | Stephanie Cluggish |
Choral Music
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alamance-Burlington | Brittany N. Brown |
| Alamance-Burlington | Virginia R. Scott |
| Cape Fear Academy | Benjamin J. Joachim |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Alex S. Holdaway |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Anoop M. Desai |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Matthew C. Ilinitch |
| Charlotte Country Day School | William T. Daniel |
| Chatham County | Hilary A. Stewart |
| Cleveland County | William J. Lattimore |
| Davie County | Jessica L. Bowling |
| Durham County | Alex J. Lane |
| Durham County | Amalia R. Sieber |
| NC School Of Science & Math | Andrew R. Barker |
| Durham County | Julia K. Kraus |
| Durham County | Lauren C. Bell |
| Durham County | Lisa N. Keaton |
| Durham County | Matthew W. Criscenzo |
| Forsyth County | Amie C. Crews |
| Forsyth County | Benjamin A. Boyles |
| Forsyth County | David R. Mikush |
| Guilford County | Karen E. Conner |
| Guilford County | Nicole T. Murray |
| Guilford County | Rufus T. Fish |
| Guilford County | Ryan S. McCollum |
| Harnett County | Samantha A. Lundy |
| Henderson County | Colby C. Coren |
| Henderson County | Stephanie A. Patterson |
| Hickory City | Courtney A. Hegert |
| Iredell-Statesville | Lawrence W. Lippard |
| Johnston County | Eric J. Dinwiddie |
| New Hanover County | Curry L. Oglesby |
| Pitt County | Jeffrey O. Woodard |
| Pitt County | Melody C. Maxwell |
| Ravenscroft School | Warren A. Weisler |
| Salem Academy | Erin K. Doyle |
| Wake County | Ashley K. Mangum |
| Wake County | Christopher C. Melton |
| Wake County | Clare J. Fitzgerald |
| Wake County | Jenna F. Smith |
| Wake County | Karen E. Hayden |
| Wake County | Kirsten A. Simmons |
| Wake County | Matthew C. Baldiga |
| Wake County | Matthew J. Bouchard |
| Wake County | Sarah C. Moseley |
| Watauga County | John T. Ward |
| Wilson County | John T. Brinson |
| Wilson County | Meredith C. Brna |
| Wilson County | Nicolas J. Wagner |
Instrumental Music
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alamance-Burlington | Alex K. Carroll |
| Arendell Parrott Academy | Henry C. Mostellar |
| Buncombe County | Hana T. Chmielewski |
| Buncombe County | Michael D. Cummings |
| Cabarrus County | Amanda M. Culp |
| Cabarrus County | James R. Hall |
| Cabarrus County | Jonathan S. Alexander |
| Cannon School | Scott T. Espenschied |
| Carteret County | Hayden C. Bottoms |
| Cary Academy | Roger W. Shaw |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Debra L. Kantner |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Jee-Eun Ahn |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Jenna R. Valley |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Joseph B. Rigdon |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Tracy Tiffany Wang |
| Clinton City | Matthew H. Lockerman |
| Durham County | Katherine L. Orr |
| NC School Of Science & Math | Minji Ku |
| Gaston County | Robert G. Renfro |
| Guilford County | Dylan S. Zola |
| Guilford County | Jacob R. Boy |
| Guilford County | Jesse E. Welborn |
| Guilford County | Michael A. Way |
| Henderson County | Erin E. Gibbs |
| Mecklenburg County | Jordan A. Lay |
| Mecklenburg County | Lauren E. Groves |
| Mecklenburg County | Lindsay N. Ellerbe |
| Mecklenburg County | Sarah F. Elkins |
| NC School Of Science & Math | Fulton M. Forde |
| NC School Of The Arts | David G. Hackelman |
| New Hanover County | Elizabeth M. Gay |
| New Hanover County | Radha Adhar |
| New Hanover County | Wayne A. Chen |
| O'neal School | Emily P. Troutman |
| Onslow County | Jacob A. Brady |
| Onslow County | Richard K. Jordan |
| Orange County | Shina E. Neo |
| Pitt County | Paul M. Bradley |
| Pitt County | Ryan K. Lassiter |
| Raleigh Charter High | Emily M. Shields |
| Ravenscroft School | Robert Anthony Mineo |
| Rowan-Salisbury | James M. Dickens |
| Shelby City | Patrick I.W. Murray |
| Wake County | Adric E. Worley |
| Wake County | Alexander J. Fioto |
| Wake County | Bradley C. Gersh |
| Wake County | Christopher L. Lin |
| Wake County | Cora B. Bridges |
| Wake County | Eric T. Grundstrom |
| Wake County | Joanna N. Izquierdo |
| Wake County | Katie S. Yang |
| Wake County | Kevin P. Pfeuffer |
| Wake County | Leslie H. Yuan |
| Wake County | Mark E. Cashin |
| Wake County | Martusha R. Thomson |
| Wake County | Neda Pourdeyhimi |
| Wake County | Rebecca F. Pritchett |
| Wake County | Robert B. Jefferies |
| Watauga County | Gregory P. Blimling |
| Wayne County | Steve Lewis |
English
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alamance-Burlington | Eileene I. Braxton |
| Arendell Parrott Academy | Lawrence A. Moye |
| Ashe County | Amanda S. Poe |
| Bladen County | Hector A. Clark |
| Buncombe County | Amanda R. Benjamin |
| Buncombe County | Rebekah M. Hargrove |
| Cabarrus County | Anne M. Salloum |
| Caldwell County | Catherine E. Fowler |
| Catawba County | Jesse T. Wooten |
| Cumberland County | ChaQuetta J. Callender |
| Cumberland County | Pia M. Chapman |
| Cumberland County | Tareva L. Johnson |
| Davidson County | Ashley D. Jones |
| Davie County | Heather R. Patton |
| Duplin County | Riley E. Barwick |
| Durham County | David E. Broadway |
| Durham County | Jessica L. Brintle |
| Edgecombe County | Robert E. Wells |
| Edgecombe County | Steven B. Brittain |
| Fayetteville Academy | Vishal H. Dhandha |
| Forsyth County | Anna B. Jensen |
| Hale High School | Ali G. Hamedani |
| Harnett County | James M. Lee |
| Harnett County | Mollie E. Price |
| Harnett County | Samantha N. Byrd |
| Henderson County | Stephanie E. Marzejka |
| Lincoln County | Katherine M. Jones |
| Martin County | Krystan S. Matkins |
| Mcdowell County | Pazoo Xiong |
| Mecklenburg County | Andrew W. Chan |
| Mecklenburg County | Rebecca S. McKenna |
| Moore County | Sarah Ashlyn Stone |
| Mooresville City | Ashley J. Spenello |
| Pasquotank County | Geoffrey T. Bridges |
| Person County | Tyson S. Pentecost |
| Randolph County | Daniel G. Pickard |
| Randolph County | Jeffery N. Allen |
| Robeson County | Chad J. Lewis |
| Robeson County | Janelle A. Rowell |
| Rockingham County | Jane E. Leinecker |
| Rockingham County | Tammy L. Manuel |
| Rowan-Salisbury | Juliann G. Fowler |
| Rowan-Salisbury | Matthew H. Clements |
| Stokes County | Erin L. Glant |
| Transylvania County | Jeremy R. Danielson |
| Wake County | Ashley N. Southerland |
| Wake County | Mary R. Parrish |
| Warren County | Alexandra L. Tharrington |
| Warren County | Charla A. Duncan |
| Wayne County | Lindsay C. Crawford |
| Wilkes County | Mary E. Fetters |
Mathematics
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alexander County | Ebonni M. Parsons |
| Asheboro City | Aaron C. Medford |
| Avery County | Keeli S. Harpold |
| Beaufort County | Joel L. Moore |
| Brunswick County | John P. Nawara |
| Buncombe County | Candace M. Curry |
| Buncombe County | Sarah N. Kim |
| Burke County | Paul M. Robertson |
| Cabarrus County | Kenneth L. Bryan |
| Cabarrus County | Wenhao M. Wu |
| Caldwell County | Blake M. Bass |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Adele A. Schwab |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Yeu-Fann W. Stafford |
| Chatham County | Antonio L. McBroom |
| Cherokee County | Ashley C. Stewart |
| Cleveland County | Roberta C. Dayberry |
| Clinton City | Sarah E. Carr |
| Cumberland County | Janel A. Curry |
| Currituck County | Jesse F. Wood |
| Davidson County | Karen G. Garrison |
| Forsyth County | Collin R. Jones |
| Forsyth County | Larry W. Wise |
| Forsyth County | Timothy O. Shelburne |
| Franklin County | Taylor W. Jones |
| Guilford County | Anna L. Shope |
| Guilford County | Jonathan P. Brentnell |
| Guilford County | Nancy H. Tan |
| Guilford County | Nicole B. Murphy |
| Guilford County | Stephen O. Hunter |
| Halifax County | Shawn J. Guy |
| Henderson County | John T. Linkous |
| Henderson County | Maralee C. Peek |
| Henderson County | Ross C. Stanley |
| Hickory City | Brett B. Gosnell |
| Hickory City | Kevin J. Kountz |
| Jones County | Melanie D. Smith |
| Kannapolis City | Brett C. Bartles |
| Lenoir County | Joshua W. Goodson |
| Lincoln County | Anne C. Lutin |
| Mcdowell County | Lunjin Jiang |
| Moore County | Jenny L. Fields |
| Mount Airy City | Desiree L. Hagwood |
| Nash-Rocky Mount | Atiya N. Boddie |
| New Hanover County | Justin W. Smith |
| New Hanover County | Sara M. Sizemore |
| Northampton County | Ronald W. Smith |
| Onslow County | Sheila M. Crawford |
| Orange County | David R. Bell |
| Pamlico County | Elizabeth L. Bramble |
| Pender County | Henry D. Colangelo |
| Pitt County | Matthew B. Wilkerson |
| Rowan-Salisbury | Frankio V. Nguyen |
| Rutherford County | Jessica D. Beck |
| Shelby City | Sara E. Thomas |
| Surry County | Dylan L. Mills |
| Washington County | Brantley A. West |
| Watauga County | Pearce D. Godwin |
| Wayne County | Jennifer F. Williamson |
| Wilson County | Brenda M. Haitema |
| Yadkin County | Melia J. Pinnix |
Natural Science
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alamance-Burlington | Amy C. Thompson |
| Anson County | Shanna J. Melton |
| Buncombe County | Jeremy L. Glass |
| Caldwell County | Amy M. Jensen |
| Camden County | Nathaniel E. Meiggs |
| Camp Lejeune | Elizabeth M. Kramer |
| Carteret County | Jeremy A. Felton |
| Cary Academy | Kelly L. Will |
| Clinton City | Catherine A. Ezzell |
| Columbus County | Johanna Louise Newman |
| Craven County | Mark E. Flanagan |
| Durham County | Lindsey E. Phillips |
| Forsyth County | Uzma R. Panjwani |
| Gaston Christian School | William T. Rothwell |
| Gaston County | Sebastian Larion |
| Graham County | Joshua J. Bennett |
| Greene County | John A. Hulbert |
| Guilford County | Christopher A. Baratta |
| Guilford County | Lillian A. Hanes |
| Guilford County | Tina A. Yin |
| Henderson County | Mary E. McCoy |
| Hobgood Academy | Elizabeth B. Autry |
| Iredell-Statesville | Adam R. Lanka |
| Iredell-Statesville | Elizabeth V. Ramsey |
| Iredell-Statesville | Erica L. Lunsford |
| Johnston County | Tara K. Blalock |
| Lenoir County | David P. Huffman |
| Lincoln County | Jason C. Harkey |
| Macon County | Deidre B. Ledford |
| Mecklenburg County | Brett A. Fair |
| Mecklenburg County | Lawrence Ngo |
| Nash-Rocky Mount | Stephen P. Shaheen |
| Orange County | Laura K. Williamson |
| Pitt County | Helmae Wubneh |
| Pitt County | Nabeel H. Arastu |
| Raleigh Charter High | Lindsey S. Kennedy |
| Randolph County | Sage E. Walker |
| Richmond County | Marcia E. Hooks |
| Robeson County | Monica A. Vyas |
| Robeson County | William Z. Ward |
| Rockingham County | Claudia K. Russell |
| Rocky Mount Academy | Alex J. Gould |
| Rocky Mount Academy | William S. Strickland |
| Rowan-Salisbury | Yorke J. Reynolds |
| Stanly County | Randall C. Elmo |
| Tyrrell County | Margaret E. Shearin |
| Wake County | Lindsay A. Naylor |
| Wake County | Neal K. Viradia |
| Wake County | Roby Chatterji |
| Wayne County | Danielle M. Bliss |
| Wayne County | Leslie A. Thompson |
| Wayne County | Marsha S. McCoy |
| Wayne County | Michelle M. Carmon |
| Wayne County | Nathan S. Strang |
| Whiteville City | Oliver Castrejon |
| Wilson County | Ginger R. Price |
| Wilson County | Jacob A. Montague |
| Wilson County | Jennifer L. Ricks |
| Yadkin County | Weslee S. Glenn |
| Yancey County | Selena C. Lusk |
Social Science
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
|---|---|
| Alleghany County | Amanda M. Scott |
| Asheville City | Sarah H. Olesiuk |
| Burke County | Joshua D. Baker |
| Cabarrus County | Andrew J. Leslie |
| Cannon School | Kristen E. Lovin |
| Cape Fear Academy | Thomas B. Evans |
| Cardinal Gibbons High School | Zachary L. Pesavento |
| Charlotte Country Day School | Christiane R. Regelbrugge |
| Chatham County | Mason W. Phillips |
| Craven County | Shardae D. Brown |
| Cumberland County | Caroline C. Gregory |
| Cumberland County | Edward R. Prewitt |
| Cumberland County | Jennifer L. Doran |
| Durham County | Matthew D. Beale |
| Elkin City | Holly L. Gambill |
| Gaston County | Roy L. Upchurch |
| Gates County | Crystal M. Lowe |
| Granville County | Brian C. Gallagher |
| Guilford County | Angela M. Vandegrift |
| Guilford County | Mary J. Small |
| Hale High School | Molly P. Fausch |
| Harnett County | Amanda S. Elmore |
| Harnett County | Mildred E. Davidson |
| Haywood County | Stephanie N. Morgan |
| Jackson County | Stanton F. Kidd |
| Kings Mountain | Thomas C. Bridges |
| Lexington City | Sarah F. Fish |
| Macon County | Justin K. Burch |
| Madison County | Bradley H. Fox |
| Mecklenburg County | Bahadur (Joey) J. Farouq |
| Mecklenburg County | Cody W.D Elder |
| Mecklenburg County | Kapil D. Vasudev |
| Mecklenburg County | Lura E. Rudisill |
| Mecklenburg County | Stesha A. Doku |
| Moore County | Lisa M. Southerland |
| Mooresville City | Amber M. Broach |
| Newton-Conover | Stephen W. Michael |
| Pasquotank County | Josie C. Johnson |
| Pitt County | Megan R. Moskop |
| Polk County | Charles W. Feagan |
| Randolph County | Amanda J. Sellers |
| Richmond County | Nina Maheshwari |
| Sampson County | Anca A. Stefan |
| Sampson County | Kyle L. Cooper |
| Scotland County | Francinia D. McKeithan |
| Thomasville City | Virginia A. Brinkley |
| Union County | Leah A. Szarek |
| Union County | Sydney E. Williams |
| Vance County | Nicholas Long |
| Vance County | Scott D. Dennis |
| Wake County | Ria Dutta |
Spanish
| LEA/SCHOOL | NAME |
|---|---|
| Asheville City | Paul S. Battle |
| Caldwell County | Meleah M. Benfield |
| Carteret County | Laura E. Baker |
| Catawba County | Bria L. Cook |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro | Elana K. Jones |
| Dare County | Mariah E. Henderson |
| Edenton/Chowan | Erin C. Potocki |
| Guilford County | Jinduan Zhu |
| Hoke County | Kendra N. Sumler |
| Lee County | Anne M. Dvorak |
| Martin County | William K. Allen |
| Mecklenburg County | Tara M. Hudak |
| New Hanover County | Aaron L. Marcus |
| Saint Mary's High School | Virginia (Jenna) L. Nash |
| Stanly County | Tristan P. Salvanera |
| Watauga County | Cara L. Ray |
| Yadkin County | Emily V. Harris |
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