On Monday, May 12, 2025, middle school students at Emanuel County Institute were honored for their academic excellence. The ceremony began with Mrs. Sondra Cowart, Intervention Specialist, welcoming everyone to the event. Dylan Alford then led the Pledge of Allegiance after ECI’s JROTC posting of the colors. Mrs. Elizabeth Kraus and Mr. George Bakey, ECI counselors, Mrs. Sondra Cowart and Mrs. Brooke Frye, ECI principal, aided by ECI teachers, awarded highest averages in each academic subject as well as middle school connections classes. Students were also honored for receiving honor and star honor roll for the year, Academic E’s, and other special awards. Mrs. Kraus awarded the top three eighth graders with the Presidential Award and Mrs. Brooke Frye made closing remarks to those in attendance. Camden Hall ended the program and thanked everyone for coming to celebrate the students’ successes.
Sixth Grade Highest Average
Math – Chloe Best
Language Arts – Brayden Telgen
Science – Chloe Best
Social Studies – Chloe Best
Most ELA IXL standards mastered – Riley Scott
Most Math IXL standards mastered – Jayce Juarez-Aragon
Seventh Grade Highest Averages
Math – Jenna Best
Language Arts – Blaire Johnson
Science – Ansley Frye
Social Studies – Jenna Best
Most ELA IXL standards mastered – Preston Sumner
Most ELA IXL standards mastered – Blaire Johnson
Eighth Grade Highest Averages
Math – Brodee Cate Johnson
Language Arts – Dylan Alford
Science – Brodee Cate Johnson
Social Studies – Brodee Cate Johnson
Most ELA IXL standards mastered – Taylor Hannah
Most ELA IXL standards mastered – Vaiden Kirkland
Participation in Algebra: Concepts and Connections – Brodee Cate Johnson and Kevin Juarez-Aragon
Highest Average in Algebra: Concepts and Connections – Kevin Juarez-Aragon
Academic Growth Award
6th grade – Wyatt Parillo
7th grade – Nathan Slater
8th grade – Emma Durden
Outstanding Student Award
6th grade – Lily Shaw
7th grade – Lane Sherrod
8th grade – Jada Wilkerson
Connections
Middle Grade Agriculture
6th Grade – Anna Caroline Frye
7th Grade – Ansley Frye
8th Grade – Joshua Walker
Band
6th grade – Ja’Corius Cross
7th Grade – Preston Sumner
8th grade – Adalyn Akridge
Career Awareness
6th Grade – Zane Robertson
7th Grade – Hendley Blackburn
8th grade – Madalyn Fann
Math Connections
6th Grade – Tanner Mitchell
7th Grade – Ansley Frye
8th Grade – Kevin Juarez-Aragon
Middle School Physical Education
6th Grade – Luis Fleitas
7th Grade – Blaire Johnson
8th Grade – Sadie Holden
Middle School Weight Training
7th Grade – Liam Simmons
8th Grade – Tucker Bryant
Young Georgia Authors
6th Grade – Maira Silva-Tomas
7th Grade – Braylie Brown
8th Grade – Alexis Rowland
Alexis Rowland was also a system winner for Young Georgia Authors.
Nordson Tech Time Challenge Winner
6th grade – Brayden Telgen
7th grade – Katie Dawn Kasper
8th grade – Shlomit Irazaba
DAR Youth Citizenship Medal – Camden Hall
Superintendent’s Student Advisory Board – Anna Caroline Frye, Camden Hall, and Bowen Ware
Top 3 AR Readers for each grade
6th grade – Damien Johnson, Ja’Corius Cross, Anna Caroline Frye
7th grade – Christian Silas, Blaire Johnson, Zamora Brown
8th grade – Taylor Hannah, Tatum Matthews, Cam’ryn Silas
Top Accelerated Reader – Top Middle School Reader – Damien Johnson who has earned more than 528 AR points, tested on 51 AR books, and read more than 3,901,882 words this year.
Honor Roll
6th Grade
Hudson Anderson, Taylor Bell, Joleigh Coxwell, Addison Daley, Charla Fields, Layla Hampton, Mila Hodges, Jayce Juarez-Aragon, VaNiya Kirkland, Hoyt Lawrence, Tanner Mitchell, Kabreigh Mixon, Chloe Oliver, Ezekiel Pague, Riley Scott, Arieonnah Seafus
7th Grade
Joselyn Brantley, Semariya Clemons, Bentley Collins, Raymond Davis, Bristol Dorsey, Chelsie Grimes, Caprice Handsom, Katie Dawn Kasper, James Morris, Landon Nasworthy, Bryson Rogers, Maggie Rowland, Preston Sumner
8th Grade
Dylan Alford, Sierra Bailiff, Kaidyn Crisp, Taylor Hannah, Hane Henry, Zackary Johnson, William Kennedy, Vaidan Kirkland, Ava Matthews, Tatum Matthews, Colbie Radford, Cam’ryn Silas, Bowen Ware, Skyler Wilcher
Star Honor Roll
6th Grade
Chloe Best, Natalie Bunn, Anna Caroline Frye, Joshua Hampton, Aliana Henry, Addison Johnson, Kimber Peterson, Addison Rich, Alan Sanchez, Brayden Telgen, Hudson Ware, Allison Woodward, Caleb Xochicale-Albor
7th Grade
Jenna Best, Hendley Blackburn, Brayden Coleman, Ansley Frye, Addyson Harrison, Blaire Johnson, Dicey Lane, Pearl Meadows, Lane Sherrod, Liam Simmons, Clay Smith, Isabella Steptoe, Harper Ware
8th Grade
Camden Hall, Brodee Cate Johnson, Jack Lee
Academic E Awards
6th Grade
Chloe Best, Natalie Bunn, Charla Fields, Anna Caroline Frye, Alaina Henry, Mila Hodges, Addison Johnson, VaNiya Kirkland, Kabreigh Mixon, Kimber Peterson, Addison Rich, Alan Sanchez, Riley Scott, Brayden Telgen, Hudson Ware, Allison Woodward, Caleb Xochicale-Albor
7th Grade
Jenna Best, Hendley Blackburn, Joselyn Brantley, Brayden Coleman, Raymond Davis, Bristol Dorsey, Ansley Frye, Chelsie Grimes, Caprice Handsom, Addyson Harrison, Blaire Johnson, Dicey Lane, Pearl Meadows, Bryson Rogers, Lane Sherrod, Liam Simmons, Clay Smith, Isabella Steptoe, Preston Sumner, Harper Ware
8th Grade
Dylan Alford, Camden Hall, Hane Henry, Brodee Cate Johnson, Vaiden Kirkland, Jack Lee, Tatum Matthews, Cam’ryn Silas, Bowen Ware
Presidential Awards
Brodee Cate Johnson, Camden Hall, Dylan Alford
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