Arkansas Governor’s School has announced the names of 383 students who completed the 47th edition of the program at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville during summer 2026
AGS serves selected students from around the state during the summer before their senior year in high school. The Arkansas Department of Education Gifted and Talented Programs administrator supervises Arkansas Governor’s School with assistance from an advisory council
Arkansas Tech has hosted Arkansas Governor’s School since 2019. ATU faculty member Dr. Jacob Grosskopf serves as AGS director
The 48th Arkansas Governor’s School will take place at ATU in Russellville during summer 2027
Learn more about Arkansas Governor’s School at www.atu.edu/ags
The 383 graduates from the 47th Arkansas Governor’s School, listed alphabetically by the high school they attend, are:
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL — Jessica Willow Coleman, Braxton Shaw DeLude, Lily Ann Fimple, Enrique Garcia, Nathaniel Emerson Lyon;
ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL (TEXARKANA) — Ellanah Jade Black, Amy Julissa Flores-Chavez, McKinley Elizabeth Nelson;
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND THE ARTS — Dane Samuel Adamson, Gabriella Ann Cowan, Wyatt Garvin Cowan, Brayden Colt Erwin, Divina Cielo O’Dell, Judah Tristan Raimondi, Clem Austin Sutterfield, Amelia Ruth Wesley;
BEEBE HIGH SCHOOL — Caleb Eugene Gardner;
BENTON HIGH SCHOOL — Thomas Avery Gilliland, Samuel Thomas Hendrix, EvaMae Kate Johnson, Sabrina Stacey Massie, Atilio Osvaldo Ortiz Melendez, Alizon Padron, Jose Parajon, Emily Grace Scott;
BENTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL — Adityasai Bollampally, Gaushi Chauha, Ananya Dadhich, Myma Eden Dunkin, Emma Garrett, Alexis Isabella Martinous, Isaac Landon Meister, Akhil Rajesh, Adhvika Ramkumar, Lilliana Manhattan Rees, Aveek Sahana, Sami Ihsan Sazci, Lillian Deborah Shaffer, Avni Venu, Ilakkiya Vivekanandan, Lucas Zimu Wang;
BENTONVILLE WEST HIGH SCHOOL — Ann Salimata Feutcha, Lucas Galen Possehl, Jolene Maria Thakadipuram;
BERGMAN HIGH SCHOOL — Reese Aspen Elsberry;
BERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL — Keily Marilu Diaz, Gregory Thomas Fausett;
BIGELOW HIGH SCHOOL — Owen Timothy Wiles;
BROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOL
BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL — Nathan Aiden Bae, Dylan Wayne Drennan, Jill Ann Freeman, Samuel Ray Garcia, Humairah Mohammed Orloff, Rayan Parimal Patel, Gabriela Lizeth Rodriguez Diaz, Isabella Grace Wahrmund;
CABOT HIGH SCHOOL — Ashland Rae Bailey, Isabella Grace Benedict, Juliana Renee Bridges, Zoey Ann Daigle, Ethan Cooper Decker, Sophia Elizabeth Elms, Julian Alexis Fauver, Leah Rose Ferrier-Watson, Bernice Renee Justado, Layni Isabella Kirtley, Jacob August Lashbrook, Madeline Claire LeMay, Elaine Li, Sophia June Madding, Jillian Elise Roberts, Taryn Grace Selah, Matthew Scott Talley, Jackson Lee Tallon, Natalie Elizabeth Villegas, Samuel Christopher Waller, Brook Lyn Walton;
CADDO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL — Destiny Alorianna Patience Kilfether, Andrew James Molina, Rosemary Jane Morales;
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS (LITTLE ROCK) — Ethan Hou Gong, Anthony Alexander Mahfouz, Logan Butch McCallum;
CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL — Katie Madalynn New;
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (LITTLE ROCK) — Filza Atiq, Jacoby Edward Beasley, Axel Bennett Birdsong, Chole Michelle Bradford, Dharuna Chandramohan, Yahia Ibrahim Farag, Kaito Jackson Harp, Janav Jawahar, Lea Durrell Johnson, Brooklyn Alexa Jordan-Wycoff, Aaron Kathi, Rose Evelyn Matheny, Vannia Jailenne Mendiola, Mickey Sue Morris, Deven Ashay Patel, Carly Anne Santifer, Jillian Breyonna Smith, Marley Serene Spraggins, Khenady Kohl Williams;
CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL — Katelin Julia Grace Fleming;
CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL — Amelia Paige Garrett, Lucyndia Ella Gutierrez, Megan Vong Ly, Mason Eli Rollans, Jeffrey Tan, Minnie Yang;
DON TYSON SCHOOL OF INNOVATION — Dario Anthony Campuzano, Beatrice Lorraine Clevenger, Marvin De La Cruz, Genesis Dorado-Silva, Lauren Elizabeth Hatch, Emalyn Dawn Johnson, Anistyn Marley King, Charlie Kaiyuan Larsen, Alexis Mackenzie Mauk, Daniela Naomi Palencia Flamenco, Kinleigh Marye-Elise Torell, Isaac Uriel Uribe, Dalilah Sayana Zaldana Herrera;
DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL — Reagan McKenzie Booth, Kohl Gracyn Phillips;
EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL — Victor Eli Marquez;
ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL — Malea Ann Brooks, Tanisha Lashai Fisher, Chloe Cherrie Harris, Keyon Delano Haynes, Mitchell Mehki Knox, Hayden Ashlyn Murray;
EXALT ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL — Guillermo Matias;
FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL — Emily Lynn Marie Blackburn, Molly Elizabeth Pendergraft;
FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL — Oliatherine Seohye Lim, Abby Deane Logan, Harper Meilin Myers, Zayna Noel Walsh, Zoe Madyson Warren, Luke Alaska White, Xavier Atsila Yandell-Teuton;
FAYETTEVILLE VIRTUAL ACADEMY — Ember Fox Peace Youngblood;
FLIPPIN HIGH SCHOOL — Chloe Elizabeth Wagner;
FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL — Kourtney Jade Chandler;
FUTURE SCHOOL OF FORT SMITH — Kelsi Michelle Mann, Artemus James Marshall;
GENTRY HIGH SCHOOL — Jaylin Nichole Green;
GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL — Avery Roena Hammel, Payton Sue Henry, Bradyn Kristofer Moffit, Kaiden Don Walls;
GREENBRIER HIGH SCHOOL — Jocelyn Marine McKim, Izabel Grace Mendez, Miles Calvin Watkins;
HAAS HALL ACADEMY AT THE JONES CENTER — Baron James Pianalto, Sinclaire Marie Swanfeld;
HAAS HALL ACADEMY AT THE LANE — Noelle Josette Bechet, Nia Grover, John Andrew Wyman;
HAAS HALL ACADEMY FAYETTEVILLE — Ashiyana Mathur, Jedaiah Laninwa Mea, Andrea Shalini Richards, Aniruth Satish, Mahati Sistla, Medini Sistla, Alyosha Birch Wood;
HAAS HALL ACADEMY FORT SMITH — Jacob Alexander Byars, Nicole Sheri Fonseca;
HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL (SPRINGDALE) — Gabriel Keats Bentley, Madeline Rose Bentley, Vi
HARMONY GROVE HIGH SCHOOL — Brayden James Clarke, Luke Ellis McGough, Tucker Newton White;
HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL — Sadie Elizabeth Guarino;
HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL CONVERSION CHARTER — Sofiah Nicole Macedo-Cruz, Aslyn Ruby Sewell;
HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL — Michael Earl Bowman;
HOME SCHOOLED STUDENTS — Jillian Michelle Duff, Lanay Maelyn Roggeman;
HOT SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL — Gary Edward Baldwin, Elizabeth Grace Sepe, Jameson Davis Terauchi;
JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL — Meara Rose Birmingham, Serenity Tatiana Engram, Alexa Channing Holbrook, Wesley Jarrhod Jacobs, Beautiful Johnson, Brayden Christopher Phillips, Jasmine Serrano, Miguel Luis Tzunux-Ruiz;
JOE T. ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL — Jaydan Brooks Bryant;
JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL — Anna Grace Burton, Zachery Page Herren, Aubrianna Faith Hirsch, Sadie Lane Pugh;
LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL — Elizabeth Morgan Keithley;
LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL — George Samuel Overbey;
LISA ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL — Ivonne Barbosa Melgarejo, Katralnada Nabeel Hayyawi, Fabiola Eilene Hernandez, Allison America Julian-Acosta, Tristen Axl Lyons, Jacqueline Rocio Mejia-Hernandez, Bethany Patino, Jonah Martin Reid, Jocelyn Giselle Rodriguez;
LISA ACADEMY NORTH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL — Peyton Tyler Besaw, Melissa Olvera, Jada Laneise Porter, Jason Luke Rapier, Jared Kael Sanchez Avendano, Cohen Isaiah Schroeder;
LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL — Jose Alex Trujillo;
LONOKE HIGH SCHOOL — Salesse Raeann Buchanan, Sophia Ann Cargile, Jayden Xaiver Houston Kent, Abigail Anita Rodriguez;
MAUMELLE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL — Lauren Elizabeth Culpepper, Sophia Lynn Greb, Myriah Amor Kelis May, Lola Marie Melton, Elayna Grace Morshedi, Yoali Alejandra Palos, Nam Chan Pham, Jenna Grace Pierce, Dain Poff, Isabelle Rose Titus, Bella Tran;
MAUMELLE HIGH SCHOOL — Kendyl Alise Forte, Jayla Aubriel Jones, Johnathyn Hart Madden, Cohen James Noble;
MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL — Jude Elton Jackson;
MENA HIGH SCHOOL — Natawan Poo-Ai;
MORRILTON HIGH SCHOOL — Aliza Leah Ahouse;
MOUNT ST. MARY ACADEMY (LITTLE ROCK) — Jane Frances Ostrom, Danica Saige Sauter, Addison Karoline Varisco;
PARIS HIGH SCHOOL — Rylee Michelle Porter, David William Roberts;
PARKVIEW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL — Michelle Kabonyeadinea Achukwu, Desean James Allen, Trenten Ambrose Austin, Khamiyah Alexia Campbell, Abbigail Lynn Cheshier, Qu’Myaih Mynijhia Davis, Sadie Diane Edwards, Omari Chance Ellington, Kennedy Shiann Frierson, Kynnedi Maurice Graves, Keithan Anthony Green, Brayden Lee Harris, Isla June McFarlane, Brianna Nicole Norris, Avril Villanueva, Victoria Jewell Walker, Amir Jabari Weatherspoon;
PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL — Austen Linn Goss, Hunter Reddick Rowlee;
POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL — Leonardo Ivan Sanchez;
PULASKI ACADEMY — Areej Shuja, Presley Anne Wyatt;
QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL — Russell Hunter Pioro;
ROGERS HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL — Gianne Nicole Amaro, Milla Brooke Borchardt, Tyler James Bouchet, Miles Reed Brannan, Samantha Camargo, Jesua Canales, Jack Walter Daut, Anamaria Irene Diaz, Oli, Jacob Fraire, Landen Avery Glenn, Ambra Rose Hagler, Ailey Ilsabette Hector, Brooke Ashlyn Hobson, Aryan E. Moore, Keyli Yamilet Salinas, Ashlyn Kate See, Taylor Catherine Sokol, Kailey Gisselle Zaldana;
ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL — Cowen Robert Eide, Collin Christopher Little, Mace Everett Newberry, Danina Vo Nguyen, Kayla Nguyen, Kelly Nguyen, Querenda Torres;
ROGERS NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL — Kaden Patrik Berry, Natalia Garcia-Figueroa, Jude Isaiah Hereth, Casey Ray King, Nathaniel Cai Leffingwell, Diego Yahir Murillo Interiano, Josselyn Grisel Pimentel, Ben Mathew Reyes;
RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL — Kerrington Annelynn Black, Addison Gage Burnett, Asher Levi Childers, Sophia Ida Duggan, Moss Jacob Eshelman, Chimuanya Malcolm Ilechukwu, Kacen Pauline James, Joanne Kim, Ezikiel Edward Artemas Kuroki, Marley Grace McClanahan, Alfredo Millan-Rodriguez, Yannah Marczela Castro Osborn, Jessalyn Grace Simmons, Wyatt Douglas Simpson, Maxwell Julius Earl Smith, Duncan Isaac Walton;
SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES — Hazel Elise Clawson, Midori Bella Holt;
SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL — Nathan Christopher Davis;
SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL — Jayelle Jauslynn Jenna Ayers, Lilliana Blackmon, Duaa N. Choudhary, Dondria Jairaleice Gardner, Abbygail B. Graham, Jordan Naomi Thomas;
SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL — Lillian Grace Baker, Kenny Hadyn DeJarnette, Parker Dean Guthrie, Eavan Lily Gwinn, Laynie Nicole Linn, Carter Webb Lowery, Kadin Kayshaun McDaniel, Amy Marie Pfenenger, Brianna Piper Rasdon;
SILOAM SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL — Kyana Maylin Avalos, Yuleimi Cristabel Guerra, Hope Solie Nam, Lane Randall Pile, Brian Casanova Ponce, Tiana Chanthea Rodriguez, Alayna Linn Stoller, Emma Loise Thomas, Phinchi Edward Jacob Yang;
SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL — Del Rio Eli Delainy;
SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL — Austin Joseph Gardner, Osvaldo Mancia Gutierrez, Karina Yamilett Hernandez, Alexander Dean Luker, Erika Elizabeth Martinez, Martin Ramirez;
STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOL — Ethan Steele Boyd, Anessa Nicole Brown, Melanie Yvette Castillo, Parker Maklain Ellis, Eli Christian Hillman, Nathaniel Zachary Huitt;
SYLVAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL — Nikolai Grigoryvich Grishanov, Mandrell Roshun Howell, Gabrielle Nicole Williams;
THADEN SCHOOL — Violet Clementine Bloomfield, Eden Belle Ritchie, Amillia Elizabeth Smith;
THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL — Lucetta Star Cates;
TRUMANN HIGH SCHOOL — Emma Rylee Stewart;
UNION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY — Kenny Nayelee Acosta;
VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL — Abbigail Kennedy Askins, Vanessa Rizky Chen, Luz Yaretzi Jaramillo, Landen Allan Layman, Lee Wei-Yun Lee;
VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL — Farrah Chanhta Sayarath;
WARREN HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CONVERSION CHARTER — Alliana Jolynn Ayala;
WATSON CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL — Madison Cornella Bagby, Braylon Chase Rose;
WEST FORK HIGH SCHOOL — Samantha Cheyenne Caudle;
WEST MEMPHIS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
