National Education Equity Lab Honors 19 HCS Students for Top Performance in College Courses

HENRY COUNTY, GA – The National Education Equity Lab (Ed Equity Lab) recently inducted 19 Henry County Schools students into its spring 2025 Honor Society.

HCS was the only school district in Georgia to have students inducted into this semester’s Honor Society for top national performance. 

The students were among 1,330 high school students from 25 states and more than 70 cities recognized in a virtual ceremony that welcomed family members, high school teachers, university professors, district leaders, and members of the Ed Equity Lab board.

The honorees ranked in the top 20% of more than 8,000 students who pursued rigorous, credit-bearing college courses during the spring semester offered by leading U.S. universities, including Arizona State, Brown, Cornell, Georgetown, Howard, Morehouse, Spelman, Stanford, and the University of California, San Diego.

Each year, students choose courses from Ed Equity Lab’s catalog, and high school teachers provide lessons in conjunction with university professors.

The 19 HCS student honorees represented the district’s high schools as follows:

Academy for Advanced Studies

Eight students enrolled at Dutchtown High School, Eagle’s Landing High School, Impact Academy High School, and Woodland High School completed the program through HCS’ Academy for Advanced Studies.

These six seniors and two recent graduates excelled in Arizona State University’s Introduction to Cloud Computing course, ranking among top performers nationwide as follows:

• William Collins (ELHS), top 5%
• Adrian Blanks (DHS), top 10%
• Khloe Chaguay (IAH), top 10%
• Zayah Naylor (ELHS), top 10%
• Mikalah Wortham (DHS), top 10%
• Victoria Dear (ELHS), top 15%
• Myles Hall (WHS), top 20%
• Landon Robertson (IAH), top 20%

Luella High School

Four Luella High School seniors ranked among the top performers nationwide in the College Algebra course offered by Howard University, as follows:

• Morgan Burns, top 5%
• Rachael Cox, top 10%
• Victor Musa, top 10%
• Timothy Cooke, top 20%

Musa was inducted into Ed Equity Lab’s spring 2024 and fall 2024 Honor Societies for performing in the top 20% and the top 15% in Arizona State University’s Introductory Sociology and Introduction to Cloud Computing courses, respectively.

Additionally, LHS senior Trinidy Bryant performed in the top 15% in Arizona State University’s Introduction to Cloud Computing course.

McDonough High School

Four McDonough High School seniors and one recent graduate were top performers in The Education of Black Girls course offered by Spelman College, as follows:

• Jayda Johnson, top 5%
• Jeniah Mckoy, top 5%
• Erin Tarplin, top 5%
• Jasmine Rodriguez, top 10%
• Trakeria Williams, top 15%

Additionally, MHS Class of 2025 graduate Shanoya Gutzmore ranked in the top 20% in Morehouse College’s Professional Communication course.

“We are proud of our schools for their continued efforts to offer students opportunities and access to innovative programs like the National Education Equity Lab that result in powerful outcomes, such as receiving college credit through top universities at no cost,” said Superintendent Dr. John Pace III. “With more than 60 scholars inducted into the Ed Equity Lab Honor Society over the past three years, our students and teachers are showing why ‘Bright Futures Begin in Henry County Schools.’”

Ed Equity Lab inducted seven HCS students representing Stockbridge High School and Luella High School in its Spring 2024 Honor Society and 17 students representing Stockbridge High School, Luella High School, and McDonough High School in its Fall 2024 Honor Society.

Ed Equity Lab is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating equity in access to higher education and partners with leading colleges and universities nationwide to provide college courses at no cost to students.

Through the initiative, students engage with challenging college courses taught by top university professors, participate in weekly live discussions with university teaching fellows, and receive support from their high school teachers. Upon completion, students earn widely transferable college credits and an official transcript from the offering institution.