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WCS Students Accepted into TN Governor’s School

Published April 27, 2017

Approximately 60 WCS students will be enhancing their educations this summer after being accepted into one of 12 Tennessee Governor’s School programs for gifted and talented high school students.

Tennessee Governor’s Schools provide 12 challenging and high-intensity programs for students currently in the tenth and eleventh grades. Nominations for the Tennessee Governor’s Schools must be made by high school counselors or principals.

To date, the following students have been accepted into Tennessee Governor’s School programs.

Brentwood

  • Sharon Jin, School for Prospective Teachers – UTC
  • Katharine McGurie, School for Humanities – UTM
  • Supreeth Voona, School for Computational Physics – APSU
  • Caitlin Nairon, School for Innovation and Entrepreneurship – TTU
  • Matthew Porter, School for International Studies – University of Memphis
  • Sailesh Sitaram, Schools for Sciences and Engineering – UTK
  • Vesu Devarsetty, Schools for Sciences and Engineering – UTK
  • Owen Atkinson, Schools for Sciences and Engineering – UTK
  • Esha Talati, School for Scientific Models and Data Analysis – ETSU
  • Christian Gilliam, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Carson Roberts, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Meredith Sparks, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Taggart Nadasdi, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Georgia Winkler, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Jacob Trauscht, School for the Arts – MTSU

Centennial

  • Molly Kreider, School for Humanities – UTM
  • Rhea Zaverchand, School for Computational Physics – APSU
  • Emily Lovgren, School for Innovation and Entrepreneurship – TTU
  • Nayanika Chavan, School for International Studies – University of Memphis
  • McCall Grow, Schools for Sciences and Engineering – UTK
  • Jamie Gim, School for the Arts – MTSU

Fairview

  • Sarah Anne Ferrell, School for the Arts – MTSU

Franklin

  • Zach Helton, School for Computational Physics – APSU
  • Sophia Matthews, School for Computational Physics – APSU
  • Stephen Quiton, School for Computational Physics – APSU
  • Meera Unni, School for Innovation & Entrepreneurship – TTU
  • Zachery Wolfson, School for International Studies – University of Memphis
  • Simone Li, Schools for Sciences and Engineering – UTK
  • Jordan Hafner, Schools for Sciences and Engineering – UTK
  • Sarah Li, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Molly Weir, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Sam Grove, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Broner McCoy, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Catherin Yeomans, School for the Arts – MTSU

Independence

  • Eugene Kim, Schools for Sciences and Engineering – UTK
  • Melissa Rothenstein, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Nina Green, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Will Henke, School for Emerging Technologies – TTU

Nolensville

  • Reed Beatty, School for Scientific Exploration of Tennessee Heritage – ETSU

Page

  • William Russell, School for Humanities – UTM
  • Taylor Maddox, School for Humanities – UTM
  • Chuka Onuh, Schools for Sciences and Engineering – UTK
  • Jackson Buckner, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Kelsey Dillion, School for the Arts – MTSU

Ravenwood

  • Will Eichstaedt, School for Prospective Teachers – UTC
  • Gabrielle Liu, School for Computational Physics – APSU
  • Joe Roebuck, School for Innovation and Entrepreneurship – TTU
  • Marisa Sashti, School for International Studies – University of Memphis
  • Alan Liu, School for International Studies – University of Memphis
  • Maddy Malik, Schools for Sciences and Engineering – UTK
  • Ryan Maguire, Schools for Sciences and Engineering – UTK
  • Hyungtaek Shin, Schools for Sciences and Engineering – UTK
  • Savithri Alwis, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Brendan Goodbred, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Diya Mitra, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Justin Schwartz, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Anna Li, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Sarah Johnson, School for the Arts – MTSU

Renaissance

  • Hannah Reid, School for the Arts – MTSU

Summit

  • Shannon Smyth, School for the Arts – MTSU
  • Dylan King, School for the Arts – MTSU