Holly Springs and Hickory Flat schools were among the 16S Cherokee County School District schools have been named to the inaugural Governor’s SHAPE (Student Health and Physical Education) Honor Roll in recognition of their commitment to the health and well-being of Georgia’s students through fitness and nutrition. 

The Honor Roll program recognizes and rewards the schools, students and teachers that demonstrate excellence on measures of SHAPE participation, data reporting, and student wellness.  The Governor’s SHAPE initiative is a statewide program merging governmental, philanthropic and academic and business communities to address childhood obesity.

Statewide, only 112 of Georgia’s 2,291 public schools (5%) were named to this first-time Honor Roll, with the Cherokee County School District contributing heavily to that total.  The following is a breakdown of the statewide honors: 39 schools received Gold Medals, 34 schools received Silver Medals, and 39 received Bronze Medals.  Schools also will receive additional prizes ranging from banners to sports equipment based on the medal level they achieved.  The Gold Medal schools’ head PE teachers will be recognized by Governor Nathan Deal and Georgia Department of Health Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald during a pre-game ceremony on the field at an Atlanta Braves baseball game or an Atlanta Falcons football game.

The 16 CCSD schools and their PE teachers who made the recognition possible are:

GOLD:

Holly Springs ES STEM Academy

Amanda Anderson, Sharon Peters and Jamie Nelson

Mill Creek MS

Dana Townsend, Jana Osborne, Donna Ross, Eliot Galyean, Thomas Fountain and Matt Harrelson

River Ridge HS

Sara Goodbread, Barry lakes, Keith Manus, Robert Braucht, Deborah Lea, Julie Wilt, Syretha Marble and Scott Bradley

SILVER:

Carmel ES

Deborah Krug, Dr. Reginald Kimball and Debra vonMinden

Free Home ES

Ronnie Howell

Freedom MS

Karen Baker, Steve Blackwell, Patty Bonk, Laura Dunlap and Brad DuVall

Hickory Flat ES

Nell Hess and John Turner (retired)

Indian Knoll ES

Scott Barber and Jason Bermudez

Johnston ES

Clema Wilkins

Woodstock MS

Rusty Harrelson, Department Head; Jeff Brown, Darrin Clark, Lynn Kavanaugh and Sam Young

BRONZE:

Cherokee HS

PE Department Head Tonya Carlisle and teachers Tonya Carlisle, Matt Cates, Matt Debes, Nick DiGaetano, Matt Ely, Roger Kvam, Josh Shaw and Rob Williams

Clayton ES

Anne Cross

Dean Rusk MS

Janet Roach, Julie Swanson, Steve McGowan and Paul Singer

E.T. Booth MS

Bill Elliott, Rodney Hunter, Michael Roga, Leigh Anne Shaw, Jim Spivey and Kim Wilson

Oak Grove ES Fine Arts Academy

Chris O’Cleary

Woodstock HS

Anita Dodd, Ricky Glasper, Roy Clayton, Todd Harris, Brent Budde, Julie Crowe and Michael Powell