Congratulations, graduates! Metro Atlanta families recently gathered to celebrate the graduating class of 2026. Here are the top students honored as valedictorians and salutatorians for local public and private schools in Rough Draft’s coverage area.
Atlanta Public Schools
Atlanta Classical Academy
Adelaide Huffman (V)
Aleck Carter (S)
Drew Charter School
(V) Lucinda Peterson
(S) Jordyn Jennings
Benjamin E. Mays High School
(V) Bethany Momon
(S) Justin Allen
BEST Academy
(V) MyKel Smith
(S) Mariyo Majette
Booker T. Washington High School
(V) Joseph Rosser III
(S) Kai Edwards
Carver Early College
(V)Ayanna Thomas-Scott
(S)Arianna Hollins
Carver STEAM
(V) Gabriel Olagbegi
(S) Shamyra Burden
Coretta Scott King YWLA
(V) Keirstyn Smith
(S) Sacarria Burts
D.M. Therrell High School
(V) Parker Gonzalez
(S) Robert Carter
Frederick Douglass High School
(V) Nevaeh Robinson
(S) Grace Jones
KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
(V) Brooke Smith
(S) Zemirah Skinner
Maynard Jackson High School
(V) Regan Saffel
(S) Audrey Craighead
Midtown High School
(V) Brennan Fritts
(S) Eric Snell
North Atlanta High School
(V) Claire Collins
(S) Arjun Mitra
South Atlanta High School
(V) Kayla Mathews-Smith
(S) Laniya Collins
Fulton County Schools
North Springs High School
(V) Peyton Frank
(S) Grace Lumpkins
Riverwood International Charter School
(V) Alexander Royal
(S) Mylie Henssge
DeKalb County Schools
Druid Hills High School
(V) Stephen Marshall
(S) Sudipta Rudra
Decatur High School
(V) Neve Marston
(S) Liora Yustein
Chamblee High School (Magnet)
(V) Plamena Alexandrova
(S) Shreya Sehgal
Chamblee High School (Resident)
(V) Quynh Nguyen
(S) Kathleen Mattison
Cross Keys High School
(V) Nafisha Karim
(S).Samira Yasmin
Dunwoody High School
(V) Faith Lanham
(S) Jacob Miller
Tapestry Public Charter School
(V) Benjamin Radford
(S) Cesar Alex Salazar
Tucker High School
(V) Akosua Baah
(S) Jaenelle Milice and Shaila Thomas
Private Schools
Atlanta International School
(V) Catherine Hasell
(S) Emma Katsitadze
Ben Franklin Academy
(V) Eli Jutan
(S) Devin May
Greater Atlanta Christian School
(V) Noah An
(S) Madeline Austin
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School
(V) Gavin Mark Miles
(S) Thomas Douglas “Nick” McKay III
Holy Spirit Preparatory School
(V) Edward Gage Druham
(S) Lauren Wilhelm
The Lovett School
(V) Robert Wynne
(S) Ellie Ziglar
Marist School
(V) Ava Marsh
(S) Hunter Nguyen
Mount Vernon Presbyterian School
(V) Cameron Bogdanchik
(S) Christian D. Foster
Pace Academy
(V) Leena Phoenix
(S) David Halsey
St. Pius X
(V) Julianna Esper
(S) Cate Chandler
The Weber School
(V) Scott Silverman
(S) Adrianna Castiglione
Wesleyan School
(V) Brendan Wright
(S) Cole Creel
The Westminster School
(V) Samanyu Ganesh
(S) Max Scholle
Whitefield Academy
(V) Robert Wynne
(S) Ellie Ziglar
Woodward Academy
(V) Carson Connors, Reagan Gary, and Robert Tharp Jr.
(S) Elliana Hartman
Gwinnett Schools
Norcross High School
(V) Joanne Lu
(S) Eva A. Ballerstedt
Wesleyan School
(V) Brendan Wright
(S) Cole Creel
