The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities recently announced the 26th graduating class who will be honored during a commencement ceremony on Friday, May 22, at Furman University’s McAlister Auditorium.
Graduates include students from the following counties:Â
Greenville
Isabella Agudelo
Yazlynn Aguilar
Ella Burns
Sun Clark
Anne-Solene Courrier
Ky Duggan
Sean Gomiscek
Josiah Hill
Vi Hix
Emma Johnson
Sarah Kelley
Ngmenviel Kuuseg
Joheney Madrid
Olivia Marseil
Cate Olmert
Malachi Pancoast
Ellison Peace
Claire Quackenbush
Migeul Reyes Jimenez
Gaulthier Saintigny
Santi Vazquez
Cooper White
Stella Zgonc
Laurens
Jacob Lesley
Dylan Thompson
The 116 students of the Governor’s School’s Class of 2026 represent 28 counties in South Carolina. This class has earned the following honors:
- 128 awards were earned in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Region-at-Large competition
- 35 seniors are National Honor Society members
- 22 seniors were named Palmetto Fellows
- 11 seniors had works accepted into Artfields, Jr.
- 9 seniors were honored in the SC New Play Festival, including one finalist and eight semi-finalists
- 8 seniors qualified regionally in the SC National Association of Teachers of Singing competition
- 7 seniors were inducted into the National Honor Society for Dance Arts
- 7 films created by seniors received honors or were official selections in the Reedy Reels Film Festival, Tryon International Film Festival, Furman Film Festival and the SC Young Filmmakers Project.
- 4 seniors received medals in the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
- 3 seniors were named YoungArts winners
