A Few Facts About the Class of 2019
- Accepted into 35 different colleges
- Will attend colleges in 9 different states
- Each of these graduates completed a senior project that required a research paper and oral presentation during their senior year.
- Sixteen of these graduates earned over $2.1 million in college scholarships, not including Zell Miller and HOPE, which averages out to over $130,000 in scholarship per student!
- Six graduates were recognized for their outstanding character traits through special community and school awards (read more here).
Meet the Class of 2019
Hannah Baines
College Attending: Kennesaw State University Honors Program
Major: Nursing
Scholarships Awarded: Samford University Academic and Leadership Scholarships, Anderson University Denmark and Presidential Scholarships and Out of State Grant, Kennesaw State University PEGS Scholarship, Cornerstone Prep Founder's Award
Grant Braaksma
College Attending: Covenant College
Major: Sports Marketing
Scholarships Awarded: Covenant College Cultural Diversity and Trustees Scholarships
Michelle Castro
College Attending: Kennesaw State University Honors Program
Major: Criminal Justice
Scholarships Awarded: University of Alabama Birmingham Blazer Scholarship and the Mercer University Academic Merit Scholarship
Grace Chapman
College Attending: Highlands College
Major: Worship Leadership
Lillian Cook
College Attending: Samford University
Major: Exercise Science as part of the Fast Track Exercise Science/Physical Therapy Program
Scholarships Awarded: Berry College Dean's Scholarship, the Mercer University Jesse Mercer Academic Scholarship and Tift Scholarship, the Samford University Presidential Scholarship, and the Lee University Presidential Scholarship
Alexa Cosgrove
College Attending: Kennesaw State University Honors Program
Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering with a Systems Focus
Scholarships Awarded: Cornerstone Prep Founder's Award
Caroline Cotra
College Attending: Anderson University Honors Program
Major: Undecided
Scholarships Awarded: Anderson University Presidential Fellows Scholarship, Shorter University Dean's and Excellence Scholarships
Miriam Donovan
After a GAP semester, during which she will be coaching Cornerstone's intramural basketball teams, she plans to pursue Occupational Therapy for Special Needs
Nathan Donovan
Electrician Apprenticeship
Olivia Eaton
College Attending: University of Georgia
Major: Biology or Genetics with a Pre-PA Intent
Scholarships Awarded: Berry College Dean's Scholarship, Mercer University Academic Merit Scholarship, Lee University Presidential Scholarship, Samford Academic, Legacy, and Leadership Scholarships
Scott Everill
College Attending: Kennesaw State University
Major: Undecided
Reid Finnegan, Co-Salutatorian
College Attending: University of Georgia Honors Program
Major: Marketing
Scholarships Awarded: Samford University Academic Scholarship, Cornerstone Prep Founder's Award
Kendall Forshee
Specializing in Stick Welding and Pipe Lining at Georgia Trade School
Eliana Fullerton
College Attending: Georgia State University
Major: Social Work
Scholarships Awarded: Georgia State University Academic Scholarship, Cornerstone Prep Founder's Award
Grace Jamieson
College Attending: Florida College
Major: Undecided
Danny Kotula
College Attending: Lipscomb University Honors Program
Major: Public Relations and Spanish
Scholarships Awarded: Belmont University Faculty and Academic Merit Scholarships, Stetson University Presidential Scholarship, Elon University Presidential Scholarship, Acworth Business Association Scholarship, Lipscomb University Academic and LMAX Scholarships, Cornerstone Prep Founder's Award
Madison Locke
College Attending: Samford University
Major: Business and Accounting with a minor in Mathematics Education
Scholarships Awarded: Samford University Dean's, Leadership, and University Scholarships
Wesley Manning
College Attending: Kennesaw State University
Major: Computer Engineering
Ellie McDowell
College Attending: Lee University
Major: Psychology
Scholarships Awarded: Berry College Academic Scholarship
Emily McGinnis
College Attending: Kennesaw State University
Major: Undecided
Scholarships Awarded: Kennesaw State University Dance Merit Scholarship, Lee University Grant
Rose Mullinax
Developing an online business
Josiah Norris, Valedictorian
College Attending: University of Georgia
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Cassie Petersen
College Attending: Highlands College
Major: Events Practicum
Alyssa Pilcher
College Attending: Kennesaw State University
Major: Health and Exercise Science
Katie Richardson
College Attending: Lee University
Major: Nursing
Maggie Schaefer
College Attending: Kennesaw State University
Major: Early Childhood Education
JT Snyder
College Attending: Chattahoochee Technical College
Major: Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Mackenzie Sparks
College Attending: Georgia Highlands College
Major: Pediatric Nursing
Kara Start
College Attending: Covenant College
Major: Secondary Education
Scholarships Awarded: Calvin College Trustee's and Why a Christian College? Scholarship, Georgia College Dean's Merit Scholarship, Covenant College Presidential, Performing Arts, and Merit Scholarships, and University of North Georgia Merit Scholarship
Elliott Stone
College Attending: Reinhardt University Honors Program
Major: Psychology
Scholarships Awarded: Reinhardt University Sharpe, Marching Band, Private Christian School, Honors Program, and Academic Scholarships, Berry College Academic Scholarship, Mercer University Scholarship
Rachel Weber
College Attending: Kennesaw State University
Major: Undecided
Levi Willoughby
College Attending: Auburn University
Major: Professional Flight
Scholarships Awarded: Liberty University Academic Scholarship
Raeah Woodson, Co-Salutatorian
College Attending: Georgia Institute of Technology
Major: Economics
Scholarships Awarded: Mercer University Josiah Penfield Scholarship, Cobb EMC Washington Youth Tour Scholarship, Emory University Grant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Grant
Chris Wynn
College Attending: Kennesaw State University
Major: Business