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High Failure Rate By Brandon K. Pierce Publisher There is a high failure rate among several Northeast Alabama High Schools. I am not talking about students that are not making the grade, I am talking about the leadership at schools and their priorities. The Alabama Ledger contacted almost every high school in our five county coverage either through email, or a personal visit, about both our Ledger Leader awards and our graduation coverage plans. These were both simple tasks. We ask the schools to nominate two junior student athletes with a 3.80 GPA or higher for our annual Ledger Leader awards. We also ask for a group picture of the senior class, as well as a list of names and the Class of 2024 Valedictorian and Salutatorian. By the way did you know that most schools do not announce the top two students until graduation night and some only do a top 10%. Maybe in the future all schools will go back to that tradition and announce the both the Val and Sal ahead of time. It would be great to honor those students in the newspaper for all their hard work. I mean it's not like getting a participation trophy for just showing up to class. Both opportunities were free and a way to recognize and honor area students. Some schools stepped up to the plate and provided this information, as you will see in this issue. A big A+ and thank you to these schools. However, most of the high schools missed the boat and failed completely. Many of the schools said that would send information and did not, and some schools did not even respond at all. Why? That's a good question. I understand some schools might not make a group cap and gown picture until graduation night. Well great, contact us and let us know that. Even better, make a picture and send us one for next month's issue. Our email is AlabamaLedger@gmail.com. A few schools did contact the newspaper and will be sending graduation info in following the 2024 commencement ceremonies. Hopefully, they will do that, so that we can publish their senior picture next month. So what about the Ledger Leader awards which honors junior student athletes? Surely, it is possible to nominate two deserving students. Well, many schools did not. What's wrong with our school system? Well, that might be a question that would take more than this column to answer. Let's just hope more have a passing grade next year. And, for the ones that had an A+ this year we appreciate all the help. Have a great summer! Guntersville High School is set to hold its 2024 Graduation ceremony on Friday, May 17 at Chorba-Lee Stadium. This year's Valedictorian is Carson Drake Brown and the 2024 Salutatorian is Carter Wilson Britt. Rounding out the 2024 Top 10 at Guntersville is Adeline Grace Smith, Kendall Brook Teall, Emma Nichole Stanley, Madalyn Grace Campbell, Kiley Brooke Bonds, Hudson Cole Miles, Kennedy Elizabeth Brown, and Cade William Altom. As of press time no other information was available. A group cap and gown picture is set to be made at senior awards night on May 16, 2024 and we hope to be able to publish that photo in the June edition of the Alabama Ledger. Guntersville Top 10
Cornerstone Christian Academy in Rainsville has announced the graduating Class of 2024. As of press time this group has been awarded $1,115,930 in scholarships. Caroline Joyhart Yates is the 2024 Valedictorian and Lucas Jackson Ashley is the 2024 Salutatorian. Their classmates (including the top 10) are: Sarah Ellen Andrews (#3), Daniel Gene Baugh, Traci Alyvia Raye Blizzard, Daxson Gregory Crow, Keely Faith Edmondson (#5), Lauren Michelle Fitzpatrick (#6), JayDan Mack Haynes (#10), Regan Hope Lambert (#8), John Tyler Lawton, Hayden Trent Maness, Isabella Grace Manus (#9), William Tyler O'Dell, Kaiden Talley O'Tinger, Christian Kahne Phillips, Dakota Ann Rimas (#7), Andrew Jamison Simpson, Alexis Lashae Stallings (#4), and Lilian Isabella Wooten. Cornerstone Christian Senior Class of 2024
Photos Courtesy of Cornerstone Christian Academy
Photo Courtesy of Geraldine High School
The Members of the Class of 2024 at Geraldine High School include: (listed alphabetically) Carlos Andres Juan, Austyn Banks, Hallie Burns, Rodrigo Cadena Sanchez, Mauricio Calderon Balcazar, Valeria Casas Callejas, Lynsey Chavis, Jaxon Colvin, Jon Conley, Jayse Cook, Brooklynn Dauer, Juan Domingo, Dylan Driver, Kyley Dunn, Riley Edwards, Nathan Ewing, Danny Felipe-Diego, Alyssa Fincher, Braylon Fricks, Annet Garcia Espinoza, Moses Garcia, Madison Gentry, Brock Gilbert, Isaac Gonzalez, Sarai Gonzalez, Brooklyn Hall, Sawyer Hanrahan, Alex Hernandez Callejas, Eduardo Hernandez, Jason Hernandez, Kobe Hill, Jessica Ixcoy Ixcoy, Connor Johnson, Lora Johnson, Natalie Johnson, Tanya Juan Bartolome, Camila Juan Domingo, Melly Juan Gaspar, Hayven Kight, Natalie Lang, David Lara Gijon, Adrian Lara Moreno, Odalis Lugo-Rodriguez, Carlos Mann, Giovanni Mata Salazar, Ethan McGowan, Marisol Molina Sanchez, Raven Moses, Brian Norton, Brodie Norwood, Brayan Orea Montero, Emely Ortiz Balcazar, Natalee Osteen, Hannah Paul, Cristian Peralta Martinez, Domingo Perez Rafael, Ayden Pope, Jackson Powell, Alysha Prestwood, Anecia Quinn, Lexie Ramirez, Shawn Reyes, Isabel Rogers, Robert Rogers, Harley Salers, Sherlin Santos, Jacob Shepherd, Kyle Sims, Chloe Smith, Obie Smith, Kaleb Spears, Emma Stephenson, Danial Stover, River Walling, Kaitlynn Walters, Alisa Watson, Nathaniel West, and Claudia Zavala Santoyo Geraldine Senior Class of 2024
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