Class of 2020 Profile

 

The Class of 2020 includes music makers, competitive swimmers, artists and philanthropists. One student is a member of the Jaguar football team who participated in a mission trip to the Bahamas while in high school. Another student is a two-time international representative at the International Science and Engineering Fair. This incoming freshman class is geographically diverse, and they join an impressive group of current students. #WeAreSouth

Class of 2020: More Facts

• Incoming freshman international students are from Canada, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Vietnam, China, Finland, and New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates.
• Highest number of students from states outside of Alabama are from: Mississippi and Florida.

 

The Class of 2020 Includes:

• A National Merit Scholar.
• A candidate for a black belt in Taekwondo.
• The winner of a Microsoft Office Specialist Expert competition.
• A future teacher overseas of English as a second language.
• A runner of five races at Disney World, two half marathons and three 10Ks.
• A welder who creates metal artwork.
• A student who has a younger and older brother who are autistic, and who he says have taught him a lot about patience.
• A triplet who is a member of the men’s track and field team.
• A women’s track and field member who helped raise funds for the March of Dimes to help premature babies.
• A member of the men’s track and field team helped lead Marietta High School to the Georgia state championship and the Marietta XC Club to the Nike Cross Nationals meet.
• A student who has studied ballet for 13 years.