Student Writers

shared stories about their school’s administrative assistant, new media specialist and snapshots of successes in the fall semester, respectively, in Around Canton this year. Rylie Gramling, Camdyn Thigpen and Emma Pethel also contributed to the December 2022 article, which featured varsity volleyball, Special Olympics athletes, color guard, drama and more. To view these articles and additional Creekview news, visit https://aroundcantonmagazine.com/ archives and https://cvhsclawprint.com.

We plan to continue our student-writer feature into the 2023-24 school year, and we sincerely hope you will contribute more articles about what’s happening on your campus in the coming months.

During the 2023-24 school year, we hope to gain new writers, and we would love to feature submissions from students at Cherokee and Sequoyah High in Around Canton, as well. We know there are great things happening there, and we’d love to offer students a platform to share them with the community. Newspaper and yearbook sponsors and journalism and English teachers can contact jessica@ aroundaboutmagazines.com for information on submitting your students’ work. We hope to hear from you soon!

The Cherokee Music Teachers Association (CMTA) recently held its 31st annual awards ceremony at Reinhardt University’s Performing Arts Center. Guest artist Jerico Vasquez of Shorter University presented a recital, followed by an awards ceremony for the 13 students (pictured) who participated in the annual CMTA auditions and solo festival. For more information, contact Linda Lokey at linda@lokey.net

The Rotary Club of Canton recently celebrated outstanding high school graduates — Juliana Brown of Cherokee High, and Jordan Buckley and Lily Carras of Sequoyah High — who have made contributions to their Interact clubs. Interact is Rotary’s youth service program for middle and high school students.

Every spring, the Canton club honors an outstanding senior from the Cherokee and Sequoyah High Interact programs. Juliana received a $1,000 college scholarship, and Jordan and Lily (who tied) are sharing the award to each receive $500.

Juliana will pursue a degree in kinesiology at the University of Alabama. Jordan plans to study civil engineering at Auburn University, and Lily is heading to Georgia Tech for a degree in computational media. For more information, visit www.therotaryclubofcantonga.org.

Reinhardt University and Kennesaw State University (KSU) have entered into a unique partnership called the Eagle-Owl Pathway, allowing Reinhardt students to have the opportunity to complete an undergraduate degree while starting a master’s degree at KSU.

This bridge program affords students the opportunity to obtain two degrees faster and at a significantly lower cost than if they pursued each degree independently, and Reinhardt will have the ability to offer its students options for obtaining master’s degrees in fields not currently offered.

The first Reinhardt undergraduates that will be eligible for this program are mathematics majors, with the opportunity to fulfill a master’s degree at KSU in intelligent robotic systems. The hope is to be able to expand this to include other STEM majors at both universities, preparing individuals for current workforce needs. Learn more at www.reinhardt.edu/ partnership-creates-eagle-owlpathway.