STATE MEDALISTS (TOP 4) – LITERARY
Year / Name / Placement / Event / School1938 / Virginia Sherell / 1st / Piano / Cumming High School
1974 / Vanessa Callaway / 2nd / Oral Interpretation / Forsyth County High School
1983 / Eric Wolfe / 4th / Boys Essay / Forsyth County High School
1984 / Diane Komo / 4th / Girls Extemporaneous Speaking / Forsyth County High School
1987 / Jeff Stephens / 4th / Boys Extemporaneous Speaking / Forsyth County High School
1991 / Calvin Grimes / 3rd / Boys Extemporaneous Speaking / South Forsyth High School
1992 / Heather Caughman / 4th / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
1994 / Amy Hsu / 2nd / Girls Piano / South Forsyth High School
1995 / Matt McGaughey / 2nd / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
1997 / Heather Ford, Alyson Foxx, and Rebecca Park / 4th / Trio / Forsyth Central High School
1997 / Kelli Giddish / 4th / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
1997 / Andrew Holland / 4th / Boys Spelling / South Forsyth High School
1997 / Staci Dover / 3rd / Girls Extemporaneous Speaking / Forsyth Central High School
1998 / Jeremy Wood / 4th / Boys Solo / North Forsyth High School
1998 / Joe Kleid / 4th / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / North Forsyth High School
1998 / Ryan Klee / 4th / Boys Extemporaneous Speaking / North Forsyth High School
1998 / Andrew Holland / 4th / Boys Essay / South Forsyth High School
1998 / Heather Ford, Alyson Foxx, and Johanna Lalka / 3rd / Trio / Forsyth Central High School
1998 / Amanda Johnson / 1st / Girls Essay / Forsyth Central High School
1998 / Kelli Giddish / 1st / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
1998 / John Robertson, John Arnold, Stephen Cordell, and Jeremy Wood / 1st / Quartet / North Forsyth High School
1999 / Jeff Pugh / 3rd / Boys Essay / Forsyth Central High School
2000 / John Arnold, Caleb Holland, Brent Wall, and Jody Wood / 4th / Quartet / North Forsyth High School
2000 / Michael Grebe / 1st / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2001 / Julie Trammel / 2nd / Girls Solo / Forsyth Central High School
2001 / Michael Grebe, Michael Davidson, Andy Danh, and Chris Cauley / 1st / Quartet / Forsyth Central High School
2002 / Michael Davidson, Chris Cauley, Matt Frederick, and Kyle Stage / 4th / Quartet / Forsyth Central High School
2002 / Julie Trammel / 3rd / Girls Solo / Forsyth Central High School
2002 / Kimberly Frederick / 3rd / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2002 / Joel Hughes / 2nd / Boys Solo / South Forsyth High School
2002 / Kane Miller / 1st / Boys Essay / Forsyth Central High School
2003 / Joel Hughes / 3rd / Boys Solo / South Forsyth High School
2003 / Kane Miller / 2nd / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2003 / Allisen Lanham, Megan Heard, and Jennifer Griffin / 2nd / Trio / South Forsyth High School
2003 / Kim Frederick / 1st / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2004 / Stephanie Bullard / 4th / Girls Extemporaneous Speaking / Forsyth Central High School
2004 / Stephanie Bullard / 4th / Girls Essay / Forsyth Central High School
2004 / Will Barron, Chris Wall, Brandley Corley, and Brett Newcome / 4th / Quartet / North Forsyth High School
2004 / Kane Miller / 2nd / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2004 / Katie Barlow / 2nd / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2004 / Ashley Pinson, Christian Randall, and Kristen Thornton / 1st / Trio / Forsyth Central High School
2005 / Shay Cambre, Kristen Thornton, and Christian Randall / 4th / Trio / Forsyth Central High School
2005 / Wesley Jetton / 4th / Boys Solo / Forsyth Central High School
2005 / Michael Abreu, Chris Wall, Danny Hoadley, and Brett Newcome / 2nd / Quartet / North Forsyth High School
2005 / Hunter Daigle / 1st / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2006 / Hunter Daigle / 1st / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2006 / Jason Evans / 1st / Boys Extemporaneous Speaking / Forsyth Central High School
2006 / Katie Barlow / 1st / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2007 / Clay Knowles / 4th / Boys Essay / Forsyth Central High School
Year / Name / Placement / Event / School
2007 / Paul Stockman / 4th / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2007 / Lindsey Alexander / 2nd / Girls Solo / Forsyth Central High School
2007 / Adam McGhee, Ben McMichael, Mitchell Rosewell, and Jordan Mitchell / 1st / Quartet / Forsyth Central High School
2007 / Katie Barlow / 1st / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2007 / Wesley Jetton / 1st / Boys Solo / Forsyth Central High School
2008 / Bryn Murphy / 3rd / Girls Essay / South Forsyth High School
2008 / Chad Peltier / 3rd / Boys Extemporaneous Speaking / South Forsyth High School
2008 / Brian Dombeck / 2nd / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2008 / Joe Erickson / 2nd / Boys Essay / Forsyth Central High School
2008 / Adam McGhee, Ben McMichael, Jordan Stage, and Jordan Mitchell / 1st / Quartet / Forsyth Central High School
2008 / Haley Summerlin / 1st / Girls Solo / Forsyth Central High School
2008 / Kelsey McCormick / 1st / Girls Extemporaneous Speaking / Forsyth Central High School
2009 / Patrick Cheeves, Jonathan Eder, Brent McDaniel, and Jordan Mitchell / 4th / Quartet / Forsyth Central High School
2009 / Alfred J Kamczyc / 4th / Boys Extemporaneous Speaking / West Forsyth High School
2009 / Joe Erickson / 3rd / Boys Essay / Forsyth Central High School
2009 / Leslie McDaniel, Sonnett Moore, and Avery Rabbit / 3rd / Trio / Forsyth Central High School
2009 / Jessica Butler / 3rd / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / North Forsyth High School
2009 / Britney Broscher, Rachel Munn, and Brittany Christian / 3rd / Trio / South Forsyth High School
2009 / Mitchell Jones / 3rd / Boys Solo / West Forsyth High School
2009 / Ryan Proplesch, Marcus Terry, Mitchell Jones, and Marshal Foster / 3rd / Quartet / West Forsyth High School
2009 / Jordan Mitchell / 2nd / Boys Solo / Forsyth Central High School
2009 / Hannah Bryson / 1st / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2009 / Heather Marshall / 1st / Girls Solo / Forsyth Central High School
2009 / Katie Diem / 1st / Girls Essay / Forsyth Central High School
2009 / Sam Little / 1st / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2009 / Dinesh Gurpur, Joe Cummings, Rob Banks, and Ben Cabitt / 1st / Quartet / South Forsyth High School
2010 / Kiley Morgan / 4th / Girls Essay / North Forsyth High School
2010 / Devon Hales / 4th / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / South Forsyth High School
2010 / Tyler Bodenhamer, Patrick Cheeves, Ryan Griswald, and Andrew Rabanal / 3rd / Quartet / Forsyth Central High School
2010 / Rachel Munn, Emily Espy, and Brittany Berkel / 3rd / Trio / South Forsyth High School
2010 / Stephanie Bacastow, Sonnet Moore, Avery Rabbitt / 2nd / Trio / Forsyth Central High School
2010 / Dinesh Gurpur, Eric James, Josh Ramos, and Ben Cabitt / 2nd / Quartet / South Forsyth High School
2010 / Mitchell Jones / 2nd / Boys Solo / West Forsyth High School
2010 / Alie Lepp / 1st / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2011 / Hanover Matz / 4th / Boys Essay / Forsyth Central High School
2011 / Brooke Caine / 4th / Girls Essay / North Forsyth High School
2011 / Devon Hales / 4th / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / South Forsyth High School
2011 / Samuel Cheesman / 4th / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / West Forsyth High School
2011 / Mitchell Jones, Ryan Proplesch, David Fowler, and Connor Wright / 4th / Quartet / West Forsyth High School
2011 / Mitchell Jones / 2nd / Boys Solo / West Forsyth High School
2011 / Madison Fuller / 2nd / Girls Solo / West Forsyth High School
2011 / Madison Fuller, Taylor Weldon, and Kaleigh Hammond / 2nd / Trio / West Forsyth High School
2011 / Sam Little / 1st / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2012 / Hunter Leah / 4th / Boys Extemporaneous Speaking / Lambert High School
2012 / Hannah Manikowski / 3rd / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / North Forsyth High School
2012 / Anna Catherine Finch / 3rd / Girls Extemporaneous Speaking / North Forsyth High School
Year / Name / Placement / Event / School
2012 / Ariel Bettes / 2nd / Girls Solo / North Forsyth High School
2012 / Barrett Crowder / 3rd / Boys Solo / North Forsyth High School
2012 / George Cooksey / 3rd / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / South Forsyth High School
2012 / Same Cheesman / 3rd / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / West Forsyth High School
2012 / John Irwin / 2nd / Boys Solo / Lambert High School
2012 / Dinesh Gurpur, Mitchell Auger, Alex Crain, and Shane Olcott / 2nd / Quartet / South Forsyth High School
2012 / Lyddy O'Brien / 1st / Girls Essay / Lambert High School
2012 / Anu Romesh / 1st / Girls Solo / South Forsyth High School
2012 / Carlos Palachino / 1st / Boys Essay / West Forsyth High School
2012* / Hannah Manikowski / 1st / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / North Forsyth High School
2012* / Zachary McGill / 1st / Boys Essay / Lambert High School
2012* / Shane Olcott / 1st / Boys Solo / South Forsyth High School
2012* / Anu Romesh / 1st / Girls Solo / South Forsyth High School
2012* / Michael Bart / 1st / Boys Solo / Forsyth Central High School
2012* / Stephen Fodroczi, Brendan Landry, Albert Gering, Shane Olcott / 2nd / Quartet / South Forsyth High School
2012* / Emily Hering, Claire Pappas, Kayleigh Banks / 2nd / Trio / South Forsyth High School
2012* / Patrick Dudley, Caleb Holleman, Jake Holleman, Michael Bart / 2nd / Quartet / Forsyth Central High School
2012* / Jessica Gerber / 2nd / Girls Extemporaneous Speaking / Lambert High School
2012* / Connor Wood / 3rd / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2013 / Noah Causey / 1st / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / West Forsyth High School
2013 / Hannah Quire / 1st / Girls Essay / Lambert High School
2013 / Shane Olcott / 1st / Boys Solo / South Forsyth High School
2013 / Anu Romesh / 1st / Girls Solo / South Forsyth High School
2013 / Evan Calatayuo, Stephen Fodroczi, Barrett Crowder, Shane Olcott / 1st / Quartet / South Forsyth High School
2013 / Emily Hering, Claire Pappas, Kayleigh Banks / 1st / Trio / South Forsyth High School
2013 / Grace Aldis / 2nd / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / West Forsyth High School
2013 / Julianna Lima / 2nd / Girls Extemporaneous Speaking / South Forsyth High School
2013 / Austin Cowart / 2nd / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2013 / Maggie Little / 2nd / Girls Extemporaneous Speaking / Forsyth Central High School
2013 / Dana Anderson / 3rd / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / Forsyth Central High School
2013 / Braven Turner / 4th / Boys Essay / Lambert High School
2014 / Barrett Crowder / 1st / Boys Dramatic Interpretation / South Forsyth High School
2014 / Emma Pniewski, Claire Pappas, Kayleigh Banks / 1st / Trio / South Forsyth High School
2014 / Ellie Porter / 2nd / Girls Dramatic Interpretation / South Forsyth High School
2014 / Evan Calatayuo, Stephen Fodroczi, Kyle Carozza, Daniel Graves / 2nd / Quartet / South Forsyth High School
2014 / Brody Grant / 3rd / Boys Solo / North Forsyth High School
2014 / Jessie Graf / 3rd / Girls Solo / South Forsyth High School
2014 / Emily Whitley / 4th / Girls Solo / Forsyth Central High School
2015 / Connor Holtz / 3rd / Oral Interpretation-Humerous / Forsyth Central High School
2015 / Cole Ferguson / 1st / Oral Interpretation-Humerous / South Forsyth High School
2015 / Brody Grant / 1st / Boys Solo / North Forsyth High School
2015 / Ellie Porter / 2nd / Oral Interpretation-Dramatic / South Forsyth High School
2015 / Cole Ferguson and Elle Porter / 3rd / Oral Interpretation-Duo / South Forsyth High School
2015 / Dellan Short, Jason Gardner, Tate Rogers, Brody Grant / 3rd / Quartet / North Forsyth High School
STATE MEDALISTS (TOP 4) – LITERARY
Total Number of Literary Team State Medalists from Forsyth County Public Schools: 141
By School:
Forsyth Central HS: 61
South Forsyth HS: 35
North Forsyth HS: 20
West Forsyth HS: 13
Lambert HS: 7
Forsyth County HS: 4
Cumming HS: 1
Most Individual State Medals: Mitchell Jones- West Forsyth HS, Anu Ramesh- South Forsyth HS, and Shane Olcott- South Forsyth HS, 5
Most Individual State Champion Medals: Anu Ramesh- South Forsyth HS, and Shane Olcott- South Forsyth HS, 3