Tallulah Falls School recently recognized its outstanding students, faculty, and staff for 2023. Award winners were surprised at a December 13 assembly.
“It is a pleasure to honor outstanding members of the TFS community through these annual awards,” said President and Head of School Larry Peevy. “Congratulations to the honorees for their contributions and commitment to our TFS community.”
This year’s award-winners were announced as follows: eighth-grader Keely Franks of Lula, outstanding middle school student of the year; Jo Kimbrel, outstanding middle school faculty member of the year; senior Susie (Sivheng) Sun of Clarkesville, outstanding upper school student of the year; Liz Baracco, outstanding upper school faculty member of the year.
Jon Benson and Brandi Wood were named outstanding staff members of the year, and Michael Rogers was named the Light in the Mountains honoree [outstanding senior staff member of the year].
Art contest awards
During the assembly, winners of the Christmas card art contest were announced.
Junior Raegan Duncan of Martin designed the upper school’s winning card, and eighth-grader Stella Radford of Clarkesville designed the winning card for the middle school.
Second place for the upper school card contest was freshman Sophie Smith of Clarkesville, and third place was senior Ashlyn Yaskiewicz of Sky Valley.
Second place in the middle school card contest was seventh-grader Emily Savage of Alto, and third place was seventh-grader Guy Kennedy of Eastanollee.
“This is a wonderful way to showcase student talent,” Peevy said. “We send over two thousand Christmas cards with the first-place winners’ artwork on each one.”
The door decorating contest winners were announced, and prizes were presented by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs-Georgia TFS State representative Martha Lee Sherman and GFWC Georgia president Kim Sekulow.
Stone Mountain Woman’s Club members recently visited TFS to judge the door decor, including Elizabeth Wells, Barbara Luton, and Shari Carter.
