4 CCSD Students Appointed To State Advisory Council

CANTON, GA — Four students in the Cherokee County School District have been named to the State School Superintendent’s 2018-19 Student Advisory Council.

Woodstock High School junior Zakwan Khan, Creekland Middle School eighth-graders Sean Czerner and Brayden Fuentes, and E.T. Booth Middle School eighth-grader Ila Prabhuram are among the 120 students statewide selected to serve on the board made up of middle and high school students.

This is Brayden's second consecutive year serving on the Council; he was appointed to the position during the 2017-18 school year.

“Congratulations to these outstanding students, who we know will be excellent representatives for their schools and our school district on this important statewide council,” Cherokee County Superintendent of Schools said. “We look forward to seeing them further extend their influence as young leaders.”

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Members were selected from a pool of more than 1,000 applicants submitted by students statewide, based on their community service and answers to essay questions about public education and how it can improve. The students will meet with Woods about topics, including how state policies affect their classrooms; participate in service projects; and serve as the superintendent’s student ambassadors.

“Every day, I’m faced with choices that will directly affect Georgia’s kids,” Woods said. “Because of the students who serve on this council, I’m better able to make sound, informed decisions. I deeply value their input and involvement.”

The four students will be recognized by Dr. Hightower and the Cherokee County School Board at its Oct. 18 meeting.

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