SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Announces Graduating Class of 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities is proud to present the 26th graduating class who will be honored during a commencement ceremony on Friday, May 22, at Furman University’s McAlister Auditorium.

Aiken
Jade DeFeo
Jay Hallman
Teagan Johnson
Olivia Mixon
Rowan Tinker

Anderson
Dani Bomeline
Ellie Brooks
Jack Callahan
Chiara Carl
Jayden Che
Addison Dickson
Brianna Hudgens
Naiya Jones
Tegan McAlister
Alayna Minier
Lyla Pickens
Miko Scheuer

Beaufort
Luis Paredes

Berkeley
Alexandria Gandy
Avery Jackson
Kayla O’Toole

Charleston
Max Dunlevy
Louisa Jayne
Zoe Winston

Cherokee
Melody Morais

Clarendon
Melanie Stogner

Darlington
AB Flaherty

Dorchester
Kiera Johnson
Maddie Yausm

Edgefield
Jaelin Gill
Eric Zelmer

Florence
Kendall Fulton

Georgetown
Millie Grugan
Caley Wilder

Greenville
Isabella Agudelo
Yazlynn Aguilar
Ella BUrns
Sun Clark
Anne-Solene Courrier
Ky Duggan
Sean Gomiscek
Josiah Hill
Vi Hix
Emma Johnson
Sarah Kelley
Ngmenviel Kuuseg
Joheney Madrid
Olivia Marseil
Cate Olmert
Malachi Pancoast
Ellison Peace
Claire Quackenbush
Migeul Reyes Jimenez
Gaulthier Saintigny
Santi Vazquez
Cooper White
Stella Zgonc

Greenwood
Morgan Allord
Nasiah Jones
Try’Nev Robinson

Horry
Camden Liston
Madison McCarthy
Hayden Morrical
Will Tozzi

Kershaw
Mary Kathryn Jenkins

Lancaster
Bee Dunham
Maddie Lange
Nina Rodriguez

Laurens
Jacob Lesley
Dylan Thompson

Lee
Gus Messinides

Lexington
Jamie Crosby
Caden Edwards
Tristyn Gibson
Jayson Mikkelson
Lil Oxenrider
Kennedy Parker
Sophia Parriott
Augusta Watson

Newberry
Essence Epps

Oconee
Amirah Baxter
Willow Cobb
Icarus Halliwell
Lilith Wolsleger

Orangeburg
Ceras Missick

Pickens
Celie Belser-Vick
Tatum Rose Bronson
Aiden Sewell
Andrew Sexton
Whittaker Simon
Zoey Smith

Richland
Karinne Alleyne
Faith Ham
Charlotte Lofton
Tyrik Myers
Evann Regan
Brayden Ryan
Marlie Sisk
Amelia Squires
Madison Stallworth
Justyce Swatzell
Taylor Toliver
Liana Viera

Spartanburg
Rae Gandy
Keith Garrett
Sage Wilson

Williamsburg
Anthony Brown

York
Jayden Benenhaley
Riley Bond
Sadie Bridges
Morgan Clark
Kate Douge
Corrine Glenn
Julien Jones
Anwyn Kiblinger
Iggy Larkin

The 116 students of the Governor’s School’s Class of 2026 represent 28 counties in South Carolina. This class has earned the following honors:

• 128 awards were earned in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Region-at-Large competition
• 35 seniors are National Honor Society members
• 22 seniors were named Palmetto Fellows
• 11 seniors had works accepted into Artfields, Jr.
• 9 seniors were honored in the SC New Play Festival, including one finalist and eight semi-finalists
• 8 seniors qualified regionally in the SC National Association of Teachers of Singing competition
• 7 seniors were inducted into the National Honor Society for Dance Arts
• 7 films created by seniors received honors or were official selections in the Reedy Reels Film Festival, Tryon International Film Festival, Furman Film Festival and the SC Young Filmmakers Project.
• 4 seniors received medals in the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
• 3 seniors were named YoungArts winners

The Governor’s School’s public, residential high school program provides pre-professional training in the arts as well as a nationally recognized academic education. Artistically talented students from across the state are selected through an application and audition process and attend during their sophomore, junior and senior years, depending on their selected art area. As a public school, tuition is free for those who are accepted. Financial assistance is available for other fees through the Governor’s School Foundation.