River Ridge Student Named State Champion at Literary Meet

Students from four high schools in the Cherokee County School District recently placed in various events at a Georgia High School Association State Literary Meet, including River Ridge High School’s first GHSA State Champion, Rachel Peterson. 

Class AAAA

Girls Extemporaneous Speaking

• First place: Rachel Peterson, River Ridge HS (the school's first GHSA State champion)

 Trio

• Second place: River Ridge HS: Saxon Olson, Alyzzia Domantary, Laura Nastrom

Class AAAAA

Boys Extemporaneous Speaking

• Second place: Gabe LaBarbara, Sequoyah HS

Boys Solo

• Second place: Jack Watehel, Creekview HS

Quartet

• Second place: Sequoyah HS: John Haas, Alan Stein, Nathan Fierke, John Austin Ermerson

• Second place: Creekview HS: Emma Bryant, Natalie Perkins, Alexandra Watson

Team Winners

• Fourth place: Creekview HS

Class AAAAAA

Boys Dramatic Interpretation

• Third place: Marc-Antony Kateridge-Pizzo, Woodstock HS

Girls Dramatic Interpretation

• Third place: Halli Poindexter, Woodstock HS

Boys Extemporaneous Speaking

• Second place: A.J. Cox, Woodstock HS

Boys Solo

• Fourth place: Jacob Beckham, Woodstock HS

Girls Solo

• Second place: Mary Allison Hamby, Woodstock HS

Trio

• Second place: Woodstock HS: Megan Chester, Mary Allison Hamby, Danielle Salabarig

Team Winners

• Third place: Woodstock HS