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Mountain Education honors seniors at special dinner

MECHS Gilmer Honor Graduates and recipients of the President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence included, left to right, Salutatorian Dakota Skiles, Bryson Darnell, and Jessica Jones. Not pictured is Felipe Arreaga.

ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Mountain Education Charter High School (MECHS) dedicated a night special for its own seniors set to graduate this year.

As a part of the graduation season, the school held a banquet honoring those seniors and their accomplishments. The dinner, held at First Baptist Church in Ellijay, honored those from the Gilmer site before the Graduation Ceremony at Fannin County High School Performing Arts Center honoring graduates from Fannin, Gilmer, and Union.

The night also noted Gilmer’s success with holding the entire system’s Salutatorian, Dakota Skiles. She was one of the four Honor Graduates from Gilmer alongside Filipe Arreaga, Bryson Darnell, and Jessica Jones.

Seniors honored for the President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement included, left to right, Christopher Byrd, Phebee Garrett, David Green, Mallory Grimes, Sonia Guzman, Luke McClure, Katelynn Roberts, Pennie Tuck, and Jadie Weaver. Not Pictured is Kacie Crook, McKenzie Hagin, Jacob King, and Luis Olea.

Additional honorees for the night included winners of the President’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement: Christopher Byrd, Kacie Crook, Phebee Garrett, David Green, Mallory Grimes, Sonia Guzman, McKenzie Hagin, Jacob King, Luke McClure, Luis Olea, Katelynn Roberts, Pennie Tuck, and Jadie Weaver.

As the ceremony continued, each senior was presented with a special “shadow box” for their graduation. This class gift was presented as a token of the staff’s pride in the students and their hard work.

Still more, for her special achievement of reaching Salutatorian, Dakota Skiles was given a tablet computer for her future work and education endeavors.

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Lonnie Adams