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Micaela “Sloan” Edge and Christion Mason have overcome the odds to graduate with the Class of 2018. These two students have stopped at nothing to put their education first.
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Tory Bouchillon| The Covington News Micaela “Sloan” Edge will graduate with her class Friday, May 25.
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MICAELA ‘SLOAN’ EDGE
A battle to graduate Darryl Welch
A high school student’s senior year can be challenging enough without having to overcome a devastating medical diagnosis, but for one Eastside High School senior, that’s how her last year in high school started. To have the opportunity to talk with 18-year-old Micaela Edge, better known as Sloan, is chance to hear her story. Diagnosed in September with Hodgkin lymphoma, Sloan will walk with the Class of 2018 later this month, her cancer in remission, ready to start the next chapter in her life. “I had noticed a slight swelling on my neck that we assumed was a torn muscle of some kind and after a week or so, it didn’t go away so we decided to go to the doctor and ask them about it,” she said. “And they said to go get some X-rays and blood work and such, and I thought, ‘Blood work’s a little weird, but X-rays are normal,’ and then our doctor got the results back and she immediately said ‘You need to go to Egleston right now and get some test done.’ “It was actually my homecoming night so I was kind of just like this is all over noth-
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ing. It’s just a torn muscle. So we got the tests done and they found out it was some kind of lymphoma, and that was a whole deal. So we got admitted into the hospital and we did some more tests and we found out it was Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.” Sloan said finding out it was Hodgkins lymphoma was a relief of sorts. “It’s one of the more easily cured cancers out there,” she said. “Non-Hodgkins lymphoma, the other kind, is a bit harder to cure.” Sloan said she was out of school for two weeks or so after her diagnosis having regular check-ups and getting everything planned out to make sure she was ok to still go to school. “And then I went to school for a while, until we started chemo,” she said, “From there, it was periodically missing school, because the way they had my treatment set up, I would do a round of three weeks. One week was three days of chemo, the next week was one day of chemo and then the next week was a break, before we started on the next round. Throughout the course of her treatment, Sloan continued to try to keep up with her studies.
“I had hospital homebound so I tried to do as much as I could then. And I also tried to do my best outside of hospital homebound to keep up, at least with my literature class,” she said. “I’m a very big literature person. I want to be a writer one day so I thought I have to keep up with this.” Sloan said her teachers were supportive as she fought her cancer and worked hard to keep up her studies. “They all felt so sympathetic for me and they knew that what I was going through was rough and I needed some lenience,” she said. “And a lot of my teachers, all of them, just responded positively and tried to help me as best they could.” Sloan said her cancer was also hard for her parents. “Parents, they hate it when they see their children in pain, so that was really hard for them,” she said. “But since getting better, since I’ve started recovering and since I’ve been in remission, they’ve done so much better. “I’m so glad to have them in my life and I’m so glad that we’re a family and together.” When asked what she will
miss most about Eastside Sloan said, “Definitely the teachers, the counselors and the staff. They’re all really great people. And a lot of the friends I’ve made here.” Sloan, the daughter of a Newton County educator, plans to continue her education and pursue her writing career at the Newton campus of Georgia State University. Eastside’s 2018 prom queen said she never doubted she would graduate on time. “In fact, when I was first diagnosed and they first told me I needed to stay overnight, I was like ‘But Mom, I have school. I can’t miss school,” she said. “I was freaking about that instead of freaking about ‘I had cancer.’ “I knew I was going to graduate on time, even with the cancer,” she said. “I told myself, ‘There’s no way I’m not going to graduate on time; I’m not letting that happen to myself.’ “That was just one thing I was bound and determined to do. And graduating, I feel like it will be one part, it’s like I actually did it, I’m actually here. I can’t believe this. And another part will be, hallelujah, it’s over.”
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Tory Bouchillon| The Covington News Christion Mason will graduate with his class Saturday, May 26.
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CHRISTION MASON
Triumph over tragedy Darryl Welch When 17-year-old Christion Mason walks across the stage to graduate with Alcovy High School’s Class of 2018, it will truly be a story of triumph over tragedy considering he had to learn to walk all over again after suffering devastating injuries in an accident. Christion was struck by a logging truck while walking home from Alcovy on the evening of Jan. 14, 2016. He was not found until 30 minutes later when another Alcovy student driving past saw him on the side of the road and called 911. He was flown to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston by air ambulance with massive injuries. “I was on the baseball team, baseball conditioning and track conditioning and I asked my mom if I could walk home, so she told me yes,” he said recalling the day of his accident. “Well actually, it’s a funny story because all I remember is waking up in some weird - it looked like it was a blue van - flashing lights. I didn’t know what it was. It was flashing lights I was thinking I was dreaming. “I woke up in this van and then we finally stopped and I just blacked out again. I didn’t remember anything.” Christion’s road back to Alcovy was long and laborious. He said he had to learn to do things he had long taken for granted all over again, starting with re-
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hab in the hospital. After he discharged from the hospital on March 1, his birthday, he had to go to what he called day rehab. “I got discharged from the hospital, but it wasn’t over after that,” he said, “After they discharged me from the hospital I had what was called ‘day rehab,’ where you go there like school. I was going over covering the same things I was doing in the hospital, just more sort of advanced. “I was doing physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy, every day for I believe it was a month. So I finally graduated from that. But after I graduated from that, the journey still wasn’t over.” Christion said after he got home there was still more therapy. “It takes a lot of work to get the range of motion back if you’ve lost it,” he said. “I filed for occupational therapy, speech therapy and physical therapy. So after a few weeks, we decided that I didn’t need anymore physical or speech, but for the occupational, I kept doing that. Christion did hospital homebound while he was in day rehab to keep up with his studies. He was determined to get back to Alcovy. “Me being me, I was always ready to go back to school. It’s when they decided,” he said. Christion made it back to Alcovy with two weeks left in the 2015-2016 school year. He said it took a lot of work to
make it back. “It was a whole bunch of stuff,” he said. “I would say that there were times where I was just like, man this is too much. I don’t even know if I want to do it anymore. But I just kept pushing myself and I got through it.” Christion explained that one of his sustained injuries was a traumatic brain injury. “I could go on all day about the things that happen with that. The key point is that it makes it harder to focus,” he said. “It gets you really fatigued. It’s like you’re basically like a little kid again. You’ve got to eat every hour or so.” A two-sport athlete before his injuries, Christion was determined to compete when he got back to Alcovy. He joined the golf team. “I took up golf because my right arm is out of commission but for golf, if you’re right arm dominant you only need your left,” he said. “It’s just sort of a sport where I felt I could thrive.” With his emphasis on keeping up with his studies, Christion maintains a 3.5 GPA as he graduates. He has been accepted and plans to study at Morehouse College in Atlanta in the fall, studying business administration. As he approaches graduation and prepares to start a new chapter, Christion said he’s proud of what he’s accomplished. “I’d say I’m really proud. It’s a milestone for me.”
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Hannah Fletcher
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Angel Durrette
Sylandow Dyer
Morgan Echols
Courtland Edwards
Efia Edwards
Shaniece Edwards
Zaynah Elliot
Zayniha Elliot
Britney Ellis
Darius Eubanks
Alyssia Evans
Zackary Fallah
Ayshia Faulkner
Kayla Ferguson
Shania Ferguson
Naomi Fernandez
Jacob Finch
Aundria Fletcher
Gary Florence
Aundrevious Flournoy
Myles Flowers
Joshua Forbes
Tyrese Ford
Alyssa Foster
Camren Foster
Kiara Franklin
Tiesha Franklin
Sierra Frederique
Ambria Freeman
Laurel Freeman
Tamaya Freeman
Josiah Gagne
Shemaiah Gallette
Jesus Garcia Perez
Kayla Gartner
Ofir Geron
Shazorai Gilliam
Isaiah Glover
Tyler Glover
Elijah Godwin
Aaron Goolsby
Curtis Goss
Louis Grady
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NEWTON ‘18
Jasmine Graham
Evron Grant
Roshane Grant
Jacquelyn Graves
Dante Graydon
Brandon Green
David Gresham
Josiah Griffith
Xavier Guerrero
Roxana Guzman
Diana Ha
James Hardeman
Jordan Hardy
Brad Harris
Destini Harris
Haniyah Harris
Love Harris
Najahla Harris
Nadiyah Hassan
Jonnay Haws
Justin Hayes
Jermari Hendrix
Ahneesah Henry
Christopher Henry
Makhi Higgins
Keyshun Hill
Shemiyah
Akyah Hillmon
Victoria Hobbs
Amina Hodge
Zahir Hollins Thomas
Cambren Howard
Demetrius Howard
Jazmine Howard
Maliisa Howard
Sydney Howard
Tyrell Howard
Mardea Howell
Qualanda Ingram
Melvin Jackson
Shanna Jackson
Jada Jacques
Jamarius Jefferies
Juwan Johnson
Kevis Johnson
Mariah Johnson
Riordran Johnson
Daizha Jones
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NEWTON ‘18
Daizhaun Jones
Ethan Jones
Makayla Jones
Samuel Jones
Shawntell Jones
Tyler Jones
Kennedy Jordan
Elasha Julien
Tyler Justice
Savannah Karp
Parker Kauffmann
Kalesha Kelly
Quintavious Kelly
Danila Kentish
Madison Kinard
Roderick Kirkland
Chris Kittle
Dejanique Knighten
Hallie Lamb
Amysha Langley
Tiniya Lawrence Speer
Elijah Leiva
David Lewis
Danielle Lockhart
Tatyana Louis
Alexander
Justice Lowe
Javon Lucero
Gabino Luna
Charli Luper
Kevin Marshall
Timothy Mason
Ashley Mathis
Jamal McCray
Amayia McDonald
Aniyah McDonald
Aryelle McDonald
William McKinnon
Ibony Mejia
Corinthia Melville
Julaeizha Melvin
Olivia Menchion
Navi Merrell
Mark Millen
Adriannah Miller
Kennedy Mills
Zion Milon
Tyra Mitchell
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NEWTON ‘18
Diego Monterrosa S
Detorrius Moody
Alexus Moore
Alan Morales
Fontella Morgan
Tyree Morgan
Jasmine Morris
Kayla Morris
Claudia Mosquera Ardon
Jessica Mosquera
Christian Murray
Remy Naza
Drevante Nelson
Ashley Nicolas
Allexis Norman
Alyssa Norton
Breshay Norwood
Laury Norwood
Sacora Norwood
Seah Odum
Jo Ka Olaoluwa
Imade Ologbosere
Kcalvina Olter
Rachel Ozburn
Kevin Pacheco
Alexis Parks
Yana Patrashko
Jason Patterson
Tyrese Peacock
Addison Pearson
Tobiaus Peek
Geovani Penaloza Rodriguez
Randy Perriman
Chalaia Pickens
Kiara Pierce
Victor Pinedo Guerrero
Jade Prescord
Noble Pryor
Vedesh Rajkoomar
Abigail Ramos
Tyler Randolph
Kahja Ranger
Jacob Redman
Jordan Reed
Tanika Reed
Alexandria Reeves
Ashya Reid
Alaysia Reynolds
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NEWTON ‘18
Cornelius Reynolds
Kyla Reynolds
Dalton Rhodes
Jada Richards
Mikahail Richardson
Casey Roberson
Lynequa Roberson
Ajene Robinson
Angel Robinson
Chianti Robinson
Crystal Robinson
Jonathan Robinson
Shyanna Robinson
Janell Robson
David Rochester
Briittany Rockett
Kayla Rone
Kendralin Ross
Zhakkira Sainsbury
Chloe Saintis
Kanii Sampson
Esther Sanchez
Nia Santoyo Martinez
Savannah Satterfield
Parris Savare
Adrianna Sawyer
Shemar Seivright
Kendall Selmer
Jenna Senter
Deshondson Seymore
Kaliya Shelton
Isaiah Sherrell
Tamar Shipman
Brooke Simmons
Jaylen Simons
Bobby Sims
Jade Skyers
Andrew Smith
Brice Smith
Jestina Smith
Joshua Smith
Jurnee Smith
Skylah Smith
Frankillynn Soignoli
Manueal Solistinoco
Brittany Solomon
Mariam Souleymane
Patrick Sowell
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NEWTON ‘18
Bryan Stevens
Christopher Stewart
Christy Stewart
Jovonha Stewart
Tyasia Stokes
Deshon Strong
Phillip Strong
Britney Sutton
Malachi Sutton
Jaylah Talley
Keelon Tate
Taj Tate
Tonia Tate
Jahmani Taylor
Jullian Taylor
Steven Taylor
Kadasia Terrell
Breanna Terry
Cameron Thomas
Carl Thomas
Jaida Thomas
Shaderria Thomas
Kamdyn Thompson
Payton Thompson
Tamya Thompson
Isaiah Thornton
Kyle Tolbert
Alexus Toney
Rhonda Toran
Steve Tovar
Myron Triplett
Jaylin Turner
Taylor Underwood
Arturo Urueta
Aaron Veasley
Nicolas Villanueva
Tahli Viner
Tamar Void
Austin Walden
Jordan Walker
Lamya Walker
Ariyanna Walston
Richard Walters
Shamari Walton
Tamirah Walton
Kiara Washington
Jakari Watson
Tierra Watson
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NEWTON ‘18
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Josiah Webb
Daviante Weems
Erika White
Jackson Wilder
Amira Williams
Jordan Williams
Justyse Williams
Monesha Williams
Rachael Williams
Robert Williamson
Imani Willingham
Tyrese Willis
Dominique Wilson
Keira Woodruff
Trey Woods
Tyre Wright
Damonte Wyatt
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Grayson Eady, Britney Ellis, Adam Pollard & Emma Raines Grayson is graduating from George Walton Academy and is the Valedictorian. He has won the following awards: Single A Private School Domestic Extemporaneous Speech State Champion, Foundation Scholarship to the Advanced Space Academy at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, 3rd place in Extemporaneous Speaking at the Betty Gunn Invitational Speech/Debate Competition, 1st place in the region literary Competition for Domestic Extemporaneous Speech. Grayson’s extracurricular activities include: Chapter Vice President of the Technology Student Association, Captain of the Domestic Extemporaneous Speech Team, National History Bee and Bowl, Varsity Cross Country and Leader of the Socratic Circle of George Walton. Grayson will be attending Georgia Tech and majoring in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. Britney is graduating from Newton High School. She was a Varsity softball player all four years and Captain her Junior and Senior year. She had all A’s and B’s her four years of high school and will receive an award on Honors Night. She was an officer for the National Honor Society chapter at Newton High School and will also receive an award for finishing the medical pathway and will be a Certified Nursing Assistant when she graduates. She has received a scholarship from the Chase Cain Memorial and from Julia A. Porter UMC. Britney is attending the University of North Georgia and will be majoring in Physical Therapy / Exercise Science. Adam is graduating from Eastside High School. He will attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) in the fall. Adam plans to major in Natural Resource Management with a career goal to work for the Department of Natural Resources. He has been heavily involved with Future Farmers of America (FFA). His excellence in FFA has been recognized with the Green Hand Degree, Chapter Degree, and State Degree. Adam has also been a member of The Pride of Eastside Marching Band all four years.
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SOCIAL CIRCLE HIGH SCHOOL Graduation: Friday, May 25, 2018 Superintendent: Dr. Todd McGhee | Principal: Carrie Booher
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Amiyah Williams
Nathan Anderson
Avery Babb
Karley Barfield
Aubry Bateman
Bethany Biggs
Tabitha Bohannon
Tricson Bolden
Carson Boyd
Corey Boyette
Anderson Byrd
Nathan Camp
Sierra Cassiday
Abby Cheek
Hannah Childree
Abby Clegg
Kelly Cocroft
Courtney Coleman
Kameron Cost
Trevor Criswell
Dallas Dally
Amber Davis
Megan Davis
Andre Davis-Brown
Serena Deonarain
Jeffrey Detweiler
Antonio Dorsey
Adam Eidson
Elyssa Ervin
Clara Ervin
Taylor Forrest
Billy Foster
AJ Garcia
Mason Gert
Kwanyae Gilmer
Marlee Gray
Lauren Griffin
Sha deryan Griffin
Michaela Griffith
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SOCIAL CIRCLE ‘18
Olivia Halleck
Anna Hamby
Mason Harris
Corey Hays
Caleb Howard
Thomas Hudson
Mason Huggins
Bella Hughes
Angela Hyman
Renise Jackson
Steve Jenkins
Khalilah Johnson
Mallory Johnson
Undray Johnson
Jessica Kerpics
Will Kimsey
Andrea Knox
Jullie Little
Kawaii Maddox
Aaliyah Malcom
Austin Malcom
Ryan Marino
Cash McCoy
Trinity McCoy
Ellis McGarity
Erin Meadows
Cheyenne Merritt
Haley Miller
Alyssa Mobley
Tommy Morgan
Kyle Morris
Tyler Moseley
Myricks
Sharon Olvera
Alexis Padgett
George Parkman
Lyndsay Pate
Rayne Patillo
Alex Payne
Douglas Peppers
Tianna Perkins
Hanna Peters
Maddie Poole
Garrett Puckett
Timothy Reed
Alicia Roberts
Elexia Robertson
Marlee Ruark
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SOCIAL CIRCLE ‘18
Hannah sagehorn
Mara Sanchez
Caelen Sanders
Kayla Sanders
Taylor Schrull
Hannah Scott
Kylee Sellers
Mark Slaughter
Emma Smith
Gracie Smith
Anna Spinks
Kayla Spinks
Levi Spurling
Layla Stafford
Jayda Stamatellos
James Stenland
Skyler Stovall
Tyreke Strozier
Cade Swann
Joe Swint
Rebecca Taylor
Micah Thompson
Peyton Thompson
Brittany Townsend
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SOCIAL CIRCLE ‘18
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Jackson Wheeler
Bronshyla White
Asia Williams
Camron Williams
Shannon Wood
Corey Yates
Princess Williams
Wyatt Williams
Brandon Winston
Congratulations Social Circle High School Class of 2018! Come back home and celebrate the Independence Day celebration with us on June 30! For more information, visit socialcirclega.gov THE COVINGTON NEWS | MAY 2018
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GEORGE WALTON ACADEMY Graduation: 11 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2018 Headmaster: Dr. Daniel Dolan
Slate Allgood
Austin Bell
Macy Bell
Baylee Bowers
Audrey Bradley
Davis Briscoe
Jesse Brunson
Kendra Bryant
Ben Carter
Sarah Catoe
Tori Chapman
Roger Coe
Jackson Cornelius
Jeffrey Craven
Neal Dave
Molly Downey
Grayson Eady
Rachel Eady
Evan Fennell
JT Ferebee
Chris Flessas
Lexi Gosman
Mitchell Greene
Susanna Grimsley
Summer Haag
Andrew Harlan
Brenden Heyde
Brenan Holston
Callie Houck
Kate Hutter
Sydney Jerman
Jack Lamalva
Eli Lindsay
Wallis Lucas
Stevi Lee Manning
Andrew Mappes
Sara Marchman
Kathryn Martin
Aubrey Matthewson
Gabe McCullers
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GEORGE WALTON ‘18
Libby Lee McDaniel
Grant McDonel
Megan McGoldrick
Megan McGuinn
Bo McWaters
Elisabeth Meyerson
Michelle Miles
Ryan Moore
Josh Murdock
Danielle Murphy
Izzy Ott
Bailey Peeples
Zach Ransom
Jesse Reid
Charlie Ritter
Morgan Robertson
Claire Rowan
Hailey Russell
Kaitlyn Rutledge
Simon Scornik
Torrence Sellers
Trey Senical
Delaney Shaw
Noah Shriver
Shea Simpson
Sy Sutton
Terrens Touissaint
Casey Trammel
Haynes Waldo
Lucy Walker
Riley Watkins
Noah White
Jackie Wilson
Torey Zanders
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George Walton Academy’s CLASS OF 2018
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• $3 million in scholarships, not including HOPE and Zell Miller. • 78% prequalified for HOPE or Zell Miller. • Two National Merit Scholarship commendations. • Walton County’s STAR student. • Two UGA Dooley Award recipients.
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• Two collegiate athletic scholarship recipients: softball and football. • One selected for the United States Army All-American band. • One chosen for the Drum Corp International’s Madison Scouts. • State Literary winners in Extemporaneous Speaking and Girls Solo. • One recipient of The Dermatology Associates of Georgia Juried Art Show scholarship.
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