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The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities is proud to present the following students of the Class of 2023 who will graduate on Friday, May 26 at Furman University’s McAlister Auditorium.

Aiken
Victoria Cazorla
Maggie Davisson

Allendale
Jet Joyner

Anderson
Caroline Baker
Savannah Bell
Cassi Bleitz
Rachael Clark
Anne Hughes
Cydney Jenkins
Lillian Morris
Pex Watt

Berkeley
Kyra Blanthorn
Deirdre Hickey

Charleston
Kate Hanchon
Darby Moody

Chesterfield
Ella Prevatte

Darlington
Jessica Hamilton
Paige Higgins
Leah Smith

Dorchester
Lily Brittain
Midori Brown
Alyssa Cousino
Empress Fogle
Elodie Hamilton
Tyler Hanson
Joslyn Taylor

Edgefield
Gray Crews

Florence
Grace Farnsworth

Greenville
Eli Baumgardner
Bella Bishara
Carmen Bunche
Katie Cunningham
Rusty Daniel
Joplin Gagné
Tota Garboua
Kiran Hafner
Gianna Marullo
Karolina Montalvo
Abigail Nelsen
Henri Pelletier
Agatha Sultan
Meredith Wiper

Greenwood
Honesty Cunningham
Alan Tran

Hampton
Norah Kehrli
Margo Morris

Kershaw
Laina Canetto

Lancaster
Jack Estrada
Emma Estridge
Dickson Nash
Braden Steen

Lexington
Harper Bosch
Liwa Hamidi
Cassidy Holt
Kyle Humphries
Evelyn Snider
Dai Terry
Sarai Winkler

Oconee
Hannah Brinkley
Eddy Lopez-Yanez
Samuel Prosser
Bella Winkler

Pickens
Kaylee Bennett
Skyler Green

Richland
Kat Davis
Mackenzie Ice
Carrena Spann
Logan Stephens
Reagan Taylor
David Vandelay
Malcolm Wright

Spartanburg
Michael Cassel
Taylor Frazier
Isabel Hong
Christy Hudson
Philip Tam

Sumter
Sam Hudman

York
Trey Buie
Kat Hoover
Caris Kulbok
Grace Luebbe
Julia Smith
Nahari Suchanek

This class has earned the following honors:

• All seniors earned the SC Diploma Pathways Arts Specialization Seal of Distinction
• 93 awards were earned by seniors in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Region-at-Large competition
• 31 seniors were inducted into the National Honor Society 
• 18 seniors were named Palmetto Fellows
• 9 seniors earned the SC Diploma Pathways Honors Seal of Distinction
• 7 seniors were named finalists in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Regional competition
• 5 seniors were inducted into the National Honor Society for Dance Arts
• 5 seniors were selected to be Piccolo Spoleto Rising Stars
• 3 seniors were honored by YoungArts 
• 2 seniors received medals in the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
• 1 senior received 1st place in Artfields, Jr.