NEWS BRIEFS: High school graduation times listed, starting May 17

The graduation ceremonies for Gwinnett’s Class of 2023 will take place as follows: 

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Location        Time                      
Phoenix HS Lawrenceville Lawn 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Peachtree Ridge HS

 

Gas South Arena

 

3:00 p.m.

McClure Health Science HS Gas South Exhibit Halls C/D 5:00 p.m.
Central Gwinnett HS Central Gwinnett Stadium 7:00 p.m.
North Gwinnett HS Gas South Arena 8:00 p.m.
Brookwood HS Brookwood Stadium 8:00 p.m.
Mill Creek HS Mill Creek Community Stadium 8:00 p.m.
Parkview HS Parkview Community Stadium 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 25, 2023

Grayson HS

 

Gas South Arena

 

8:30 a.m.

Paul Duke STEM HS Gas South Exhibit Halls C/D 10:00 a.m.
South Gwinnett  HS Gas South Arena 2:00 p.m.
Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Gas South Exhibit Halls C/D 6:00 p.m.
Lanier HS Gas South Arena 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 26, 2023

Duluth HS

 

Gas South Arena

 

8:30 a.m.

Collins Hill HS Gas South Arena 2:00 p.m.
Gwinnett Online Campus  Gas South Ballroom 6:00 p.m.
Discovery HS Gas South Arena 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 27, 2023

Archer HS

 

Gas South Arena

 

8:30 a.m.

Shiloh HS Gas South Arena 2:00 p.m.
Dacula HS Gas South Arena 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 28, 2023

Berkmar HS

 

Gas South Arena

 

8:30 a.m.

Mountain View HS Gas South Arena 2:00 p.m.
Norcross HS Gas South Arena 7:00 p.m.
Monday, May 29, 2023

Meadowcreek HS

 

Gas South Arena

 

8:30 a.m.

Seckinger HS Gas South Arena 2:00 p.m.


Graduation times listed for other high schools in Gwinnett

Buford City Schools will hold its graduation on May 26 at 7 p.m. at the Buford Arena. The valedictorian and salutatorian will be announced at the Awards Banquet at the high school May 17 at 7 p.m. 

Greater Atlanta Christian School will graduate on May 20 in the Long Forum. Valedictorian of the class is Sophia Nguyen of Duluth, while salutatorian is Cecile Nguyen of Alpharetta.

Provident Christian Academy of Lilburn will graduate seniors on May 20 at Lilburn First Baptist Church at 10a.m.  Valedictorian of the class is Lydia Panek while salutatorian is Caleb Stewman.    

Killian Hill Christian School of Lilburn will graduate May 26 at Killian Hill Christian School at 7 p.m.  The valedictorian and salutatorian have not yet been determined.

Hebron Christian Academy of Dacula will graduate May 19 at 7 p.m. at Hebron Church.  There are three valedictorians of the class, who are John Paul Beck of Braselton, Jacob Fortner of Dacula and Peter Lee of Duluth. (All three tied with the same grade point average, 4.5.)

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Valedictorian, salutatorians named at each high school

Gwinnett County Public Schools also salutes the highest-ranked students in each school based on their GPA, those earning the title of valedictorian or salutatorian. They are:

High School Valedictorian (1st in Class) Salutatorian (2nd in Class)
Archer  Dean Putnam Andrew Schnupp
Berkmar  Samad Ahmed David Lopez-Cruz
Brookwood  Niheer Patel Farhan Baig
Central Gwinnett  Mariabelle Azemar Martina Tran
Collins Hill  John Kim Christina Pham
Dacula  Tiffany Obuah Kennedy Walker
Discovery  Joshua Reyes Cruz Jerusha Titus
Duluth  Hiteshri V. Chudasama Olivia Mei-Yun Chan
Grayson  Manav Ronvelwala Benito Karkada
Gwinnett Online Campus Jackson Lee Cordée Johnson
GMS&T John Prewitt Utkarsh Borikar
Lanier  Erika Meighan Tay Morgan Nash
McClure  Tri Do Ammar Razzak
Meadowcreek  Cristopher Miranda Nha Nguyen
Mill Creek  Henry Joiner Andra Sirbu
Mountain View  Joseph Moon Eris Wang
Norcross  Lumi Christensen Jonah Wu
North Gwinnett  Richard Zhou Romit Chunduri
Parkview  Nafez Ahmmed Grace Jia Liu
Paul Duke STEM  Sahana Parekh Stephanie Aguirre
Peachtree Ridge  Jane Yoo Andrew Kwak

Katharine Wang

Seckinger Yuki Huang Phoebe Sophia Yoon
Shiloh  Jessica Duong Sherlyn Rodriguez Vasquez
South Gwinnett  Kale Blas Narjise Koko

10 Gwinnett graduates will attend military service academies

Gwinnett grads continue to answer the call to military service. Ten Gwinnett seniors accepted appointments to one of the nation’s military service academies. 

A total of 421 seniors will serve their country through military service after graduation, including cadets who honed their leadership skills in Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) units available at 14 GCPS high schools. 

Those earning academy appointments include:

School Name Service Academy
Archer HS Justin Johnson United States Military Academy at West Point 
Dacula HS Dallen Rawson United States Air Force Academy
Grayson HS Tiffany Dang United States
Merchant Marine Academy
Grayson HS Rayne Fry United States Naval Academy
Lanier HS Benjamin Claypole United States
Merchant Marine Academy
Norcross HS David Apetrei United States Military Academy at West Point 
North Gwinnett HS William Collins United States Air Force Academy
North Gwinnett HS Ethan Washington  United States Military Academy at West Point 
Peachtree Ridge HS John Dutton United States Naval Academy
South Gwinnett HS Alexander Brookins United States Air Force Academy

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