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CHS students create app to help students in ESOL program
Cali Jones

Three Carrollton High School students have developed an app to help students who are in the English Language Learners program. 

CHS students Merssy Larios-Bejarano, Makynna Goodman, and Mason Scoville developed ELLementary English. CHS teacher Robby Blakemore said the app was Merssy’s idea. 

Carrollton High School students in the Computer Science program have developed an app to help teach English to students who are in the English Language Learners program. Pictured from left are Merssy Larios-Bejarano, Makynna Goodman, and Mason Scoville. 

“Merssy is a former EL student who progressed out of the program a few years ago,” said Blakemore. “She has a great understanding of what it is like and also how to be successful in the program.”

Merssy said she wanted to make an app to help her peers who are learning a second language.

“I know how hard it is to feel behind or left out by your own class, which is a place where you need to feel safe and be able to learn new things everyday,” said Merssy. “I wanted to make something that could help students both academically and in their journey to learn a second language, which for many is not as easy as it is for others.”

Upon opening the app, users will see a scroll wheel of different categories, such as adjectives, family words, and school words. Once the desired category is chosen, a random word and its definition in English and Spanish from that category are generated.

Blakemore said the students hope to progress by adding more words, definitions, and pictures to help English learning students connect with what they are learning and to what they are seeing on a daily basis. 

“We entered this app into the Computer Science for Georgia App contest and will find out how we did soon,” said Blakemore. “But the students have continued working on it to make it a great resource for our growing ELL student population.”

The Computer Science for Georgia App and Design Challenge is a statewide computer programming competition for Georgia students. The goal is to allow middle and high school students to gain recognition for their app design and development skills. To promote awareness, community service, and innovation, the theme of this challenge is a “Community Advocacy Project.” This challenge encourages students to develop a mobile application that will solve a current problem facing their local community.

CMS student crowned Miss Georgia Junior Teen
Cali Jones

A Carrollton Middle School student was crowned Miss Georgia Junior Teen and is now preparing for the Royal International Miss pageant, which will take place this summer. 

Carrollton Middle School eighth-grader Mary Katherine Akers was crowned Miss Georgia Junior Teen in December and is now preparing to compete in the Royal International Miss pageant this summer. She is pictured speaking to a group of second graders about her platform, “Operation Gratitude,” which promotes expressing appreciation to veterans through handwritten letters. 

Mary Katherine Akers has been competing in pageants for a little more than a year.

“I told my mom that I wanted to do pageants since I did local ones when I was younger. She put me in the Miss Georgia Princess Program, where I was crowned 2021 Miss Georgia's Princess.”

Mary Katherine’s platform, Operation Gratitude, is her way of honoring her family's legacy, along with those who currently, or who have served the country.

“I've been able to go into classrooms to teach about the military, write letters to military personnel, and create care packages to send overseas.”

Mary Katherine is an engaged student as a member of the Performing Arts Club, Academic Bowl Team, Jr. Beta Club, and NJHS. She also serves as a student ambassador for CMS.

Mary Katherine is now preparing for her next big pageant this summer.

“I'm most looking forward to being able to visit friends I've made and make new ones during the week of the international competition this summer.”

 

Five CHS students place in creative writing contest
Cali Jones

Five Carrollton High School students were recognized for their work this week when the Carrollton Creative Writers Guild and Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club announced the winners of its 2024 High School Creative Writing Awards. This annual competition features poetry and short stories by students in grades 9-12. 

Five Carrollton High School students were recognized for their creative writing skills at the 2024 High School Creative Writing Awards Luncheon at the Carrollton Center for the Arts. Pictured bottom row from left are freshman Ari Davis, senior Catlin Boone, junior Addison Lloyd, senior Allison Lowry, senior Autumn Martin, and CHS teacher Abbie Files. Pictured back row from left are CHS teacher Jamie Tuggle, CHS teacher Hunter Spurlock, and CHS teacher Dr. Marsha French. 

Junior Addison Lloyd, who has been honored several times in recent years for her writing talents, was presented the guild's Special Recognition Award for her prose, "Snapdragon." Addison has been a region winner in the Young Georgia Authors competition and has been recognized as early as elementary school for her writing ability. 

Senior Autumn Martin, who has also been recognized many times for her writing skills, was awarded the Carrollton Civic Woman’s Club Special Recognition Award for her poem “Learner’s Permit.” Autumn has been a district and region winner in the Young Georgia Authors competition and received an honorable mention at the state competition. 

Senior Allison Lowry won first place in the poetry category for her poem, “Beth.” Allison is actively involved at CHS, serving on the student council since 2021 and being a member of both the National Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society. Additionally, she is among 69 Georgia high school students selected to serve on state School Superintendent Richard Woods' 2023-2024 Student Advisory Council. 

Senior Caitlin Boone received second place in the short story category for her story, “The Boy on the Throne.” Freshman Ari Davis took third place in the same category for his work, “Little Reminders.”

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