Eighteen high school students from 16 different high schools and four different states wrote more than 50 articles and were inaugurated as “Rock Star Writers” at the 2025 Media & Leadership Academy. Click on the writer’s name to read their articles.
Finley Aldred
Mills Creek High School
Hoschton, Georgia
Avika Anand
South Forsyth High School
Cumming, Georgia
Sara Anderton
Fuquay Varina High School
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Edie Ash
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia
Paul Chandler
Athens Academy
Athens, Georgia
Caroline Conner
Walter M. Williams High School
Burlington, North Carolina
Ana Dabney
Decatur High School
Decatur, Georgia
Aly Dewey
Wando High School
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Alli Kruczkowski
Academy of Classical Education
Macon, Georgia
Tiffany Harris
Pebblebrook High School
Mableton, Georgia
Trey Layfield
Jackson County High School
Hoschton, Georgia
Maggie Liu
Northview High School
Duluth, Georgia
Madison McKenzie
Dutchtown High School
Stockbridge, Georgia
Kayla Murden
Landstown High School
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Chloe Orton
Campbell High School
Smyrna, Georgia
Eva Saraf
Athens Academy
Athens, Georgia
Saybel Shuster
Academy for Classical Education
Macon, Georgia
Jupiter Sousa
Sprayberry High School
Marietta, Georgia
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