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arkansas governor’s school 2019 yearbook & directory Table of Contents Message from the Directors ................................................................................2 Area I ................................................................................................................................3 Choral Music ................................................................................................................4 Cybersecurity ...............................................................................................................5 Drama ...............................................................................................................................6 English/Language Arts .............................................................................................7 Instrumental Music.....................................................................................................9 Mathematics .............................................................................................................. 10 Natural Sciences ......................................................................................................12 Social Sciences .........................................................................................................15 Visual Arts ....................................................................................................................18 Trips and Events ....................................................................................................... 19 Area II ............................................................................................................................22 Area III ...........................................................................................................................23 Area IV ...........................................................................................................................24 Volunteers and Staff ..............................................................................................25 Jim Rush Milestone Service Award ................................................................26 Student Directory ....................................................................................................32 Faculty/Staff Directory .........................................................................................40 Autographs ..................................................................................................................42 1 Message from the Directors Dear AGS 2019: The 40th Arkansas Governor’s School came with a change in location to Arkansas Tech University. While some of the details have changed, the core ideals of Arkansas Governor’s School have stayed the same. We have added the theme of “Technology: Past, Present, and Future” to explore how technology has shaped our society’s development and explore possible future developments. We have had several speakers and films which addressed what it means to be human in an increasingly technological world. Despite the changes, we have kept the traditional focus on conceptual, personal, and social development. Your classes and small groups have challenged you to think critically and work collaboratively. We hope this experience has better equipped you to be successful in the future. You have made a lasting impact on all of us and we hope we have been successful in making an impact on you. Cherish the friendships you have developed at AGS. After you leave, keep in contact with your fellow participants and your faculty. We look forward to seeing what you accomplish. This community of scholars will be a great resource for you in the coming years. You are also a great resource for us. Share your experience with others. Encourage the younger students in your school to apply to AGS. Apply to become a Resident Assistant. Come be a speaker at a future AGS. At the very least, come back next summer for Alumni Day. You are now part of the AGS family and there are many ways you can contribute. Thank you for making the first AGS at ATU a success! Robin Lasey, Director Arkansas Governor’s School AGS Class of 2019, Thank you for an amazing AGS experience! AGS is about the classes, speakers, movies, activities and special events, but to me, it is more about the students and what they bring to each other and to this community as a whole. Please remember the faculty and speakers and their generosity in sharing what they know. Remember what you studied and the places you visited. Also remember the choices you made when grades and certificates did not matter and your phone wasn’t always in your pocket. Remember Peggy! But most of all, please remember the people you met and the friends you made. It has been an honor and joy to serve as your co-director for AGS. I wish you the very best as you move on to your next exciting life adventure. Sincerely, Jeff Woods, Co-Director Arkansas Governor’s School 2 Area I Rising seniors in high school today are essentially cyborgs. Their smart phones give them almost immediate access to the world’s information and disinformation. They also allow them to connect to each other and people all over the world in real time at the push of a few buttons. The technology theme at AGS is less a vehicle to teach technical skills - though some of that will occur - than a prism through which AGS students can collaboratively examine what it means to be human. Technology - smart phones, personal computers, artificial intelligence, genetic modification, biomedical augmentation, etc. - increasingly frames our students’ daily communication, as well as their art, economics, politics, psychology, and ethics. As Henry Adams did at the turn of the twentieth century, AGS students will ask what it is to grapple with their humanity amidst the technological whirligig of the turn of the early twenty-first century. The Area I coordinators are Jeff Woods and Jeff Robertson. 3 choral music Chris Harris First row (left to right): Shyra Moody, Ceci Allen, Kassidy Llemit, Liberty Cooley, Hannah Blitz Second row: Anabelle Clark, Lilly Parker, Chloe Long, Yaielle Golden Third row: Markell Cox, Fatima Garduno, Abigale Houchins, Molly Post Fourth row: Emma Knecht, Sydney Siler Fifth row: Dax Driggs, Kaylea Henretty, Evan Mobley, Aiden Lemley, Chris Harris (Instructor) 4 cybersecurity Luay Wahsheh First row (left to right): Eleanor Adams, Sophia Kessler, Vanessa Otero-Martin Second row: Nicole Halina, Bradley Baltz Third row: Brooke Riley, Andrew Magana, Colby Cox, Bryant Cassady, Sean Walters Fourth row: Ethan Peck, Sandeep Chitturi Fifth row: Blaise Becan, Pranav Natarajan, Kevin Wise Sixth row: Luay Wahsheh (Instructor), John Swaim, Ryan Taneja, Spencer Rhoden, Miles Burgess 5 drama David Eshelman First row (left to right): Winter Recinos, Emily Norton, Kat Dunbar, Nakayla Pennington, Maddie Meek Second row: Marie Osmola, Ja’el Roe, Kendall Webb, Hayley Mitchell, India Harper, David Eshelman (Instructor) Third row: Lexi Urquhart, Thomas Cicatiello, Stella Engel, Robin Stover, Harper Chambers Fourth row: Ronny Thomas, Kailee Osborne, Suzy Hill, Ashlie Cox, Jacob Zito 6 english/language arts Anthony Lee First row (left to right): Elliot Stewart-Estes, Kaytlin Wheeler, Madison McLoy, Mir Shah, Carissa Li, Isabella Holmes, Serena Bolonsky, Kiara Gutierrez Second row: Lilly Brown, Charlotte McCombs, Katrina Fairless, Shelby Pederson, Marley Vincent, Eriyunna Miller, Kaylee Jacobs, Emily Godoy, Emily Walsh, Yuliana Hernandez Third row: Afton Blevins, Hadley Medlock, Natasha Arendt, Logan Ingram, Luke Pitts, Ethan Marotte, Katie Cruse, Anthony Lee (Instructor) Not pictured: Maddy Robertson 7 english/language arts Kathleen Manus First row (left to right): Colby Britton, Kyra McElvy, Grace Peterson, Sophia Puang, Zoey Smith, Sophia Huynh, Kathleen Manus (Instructor), Lily Ryall, Vanessa Washington Second row: Pierce Mead, Becca Beard, Shania Cogdill, Emma Jackson, Julia Gallagher, Tess Butler, Elena Mendez Third row: Gayla Hinton, Jacob Jarding, Tyler Lemley, Isabelle Vatthanatham, Nya Love, Olivia Dorantes Forth row: Olivia Marotte, Trevion Williams, Anna Gregg, Maurion Waller, McKenna Montez, Annie Helsley, 8 instrumental music Rick Dimond First row (left to right): Jaedon Enchelmayer, Daniel Zelaya, Victoria Kroeker Second row: AJ Navarro, Gabby McFee, Astrid Rodriquez, Emersen Ross, Lora Butcher Third row: Drew Murray, Amelia Ochoa, Lucas Mainhart, Nathan Hutchens, Chloe Keahey, Abbie Young, Rick Dimond (Instructor) Not pictured: Demarus Davison 9 mathematics John Anglin First row (left to right): Jerden Howard, Jasmine Camarena, Sarah Balenko, Elysia Crawford, Jahnavi Patel, DeLaney Virden, Bradley Jenkins Second row: DJ George, Caleb Marshall, Ki’Arya Davis, Emirra Harris, Andres Alvarado, Freedom Laycox, Devin Yocum, Keagan Thorpe, John Anglin (Instructor) Third row: Gavin Pitman, Mary Grace Green, Sanaa Fowler, Patrick Hayes, Ahmed Moustafa, Alex Hoffman, William Smith, Thomas Rohrback Not pictured: Serena Bolonsky 10 mathematics Matt Myers First row (on floor, left to right): Alvin Zheng, Mariana Abarca Chavez, Natalie Collins, Porcilyn Harris, Addison Standridge, Lexi Jackson Second row (seated): Jessica Liu, Daniela Rodriguez, Anna Grace Griffith Third row: Andrew Helms, Aryan Prabhudesai, Jasmine Gaunt, Neveah Montoya, Maria Cruz, Justin Kilgo, Qui Nguyen, Matt Myers (Instructor) Fourth row: Steven Pierson, Artemis Hogue, Zach Finn, Gabby Simancas, Chaz Glassmaker, Kasey Brown, Cruz Benvenutti, Oscar