CCSD Recognizes Students with Yes I Can Awards!

The Cherokee County School District is recognizing 23 outstanding students with Yes I Can Awards!

The awards celebrate the achievements of children with exceptionalities based on achievements during the school year in one or more areas: Academics, Arts, School and Community, Self-Advocacy, and Technology.  One student is selected by each elementary school for the honor.  Congratulations to our honorees and their teachers!  Our School Board is laser focused on ensuring our students are learning more, growing more, and achieving more in our classrooms than they could anywhere else.

2025-26 Yes I Can Award Winners:

Academics: Arnold Mill ES, Aliza Khan; Bascomb ES, Colton Taylor; Clark Creek ES STEM Academy,  Xander Plas; Clayton ES, Luis Alvarado; Free Home ES, Jax Wilkie; Hasty ES Fine Arts Academy, Jackson Sandifer; Indian Knoll ES, Jeremias Cruz Carreno;  Johnston ES, Graham Irvine; Liberty ES, Alden Wacker; Macedonia ES, Emma Stovall; Oak Grove ES STEAM Academy, Dara Gbenjo; Woodstock ES, Lincoln Sechman

Arts: Avery ES, Jose Lopez-Sanchez

School and Community: Hickory Flat ES, Iris O'Neil; Holly Springs ES STEM Academy, Connor Adams; Mountain Road ES, Edward Bruce

Self-advocacy: Ball Ground ES STEM Academy, Tyler Dawson; Boston ES, Joseph Smith; Carmel ES, Michaela Terry; Knox ES STEM Academy, Matias Francisco-Pedro; Little River ES, Jonathan Martin; R.M. Moore ES STEM Academy, Ethan Robidou; Sixes ES, Lilliana Cobb

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