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• Emilia Horton was the region runner-up in the 110 hurdles.
• Kyari Burch qualified for state in the 300 hurdles. 

• Kivanna Bagone (a member of the girls basketball state champion team) will play basketball at Piedmont College.
• TJ Blackwell and Tristan Buffington will play for Andrew College's new football program.
• Jakob Duke (skeet state champion) will play for Clemson sporting clays.
• Emmie Finley (2023 state shot put champion) will be on Western Carolina's track and field team.

Two of Lakeview's three eSports teams advanced to Eastern Region playoffs: Mario Kart and Valorant. The Mario Kart team was undefeated and finished 1st in regular season play in the PlayVS Eastern Region! The Eastern Region comprises teams along the eastern part of North America from Georgia to Ontario, Canada. Playoffs run through early May.

In addition, Winners will be announced during the LIVE PlayVS Cup Finals on June 5th & 6th. 

Lakeview's Bora Ozcelik and Hank Brock were honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) as outstanding students of American History. Each year, DAR chapters select local American history students in 8th and 12th grades. Along with high academic standards, students chosen must foster the spirit of American patriotism and loyal support of the country and constitutional government with a demonstrated ability to relate this to current events

Emma Giffin placed 4th at last week's region tennis tournament at the Sandy Springs Tennis Center. This is the second year Emma has advanced to the state competition.

At the 16th Masters in Teaching Awards ceremony at Brenau University, Lakeview upper school teacher, Chassie Corbin, was named a Masters in Teaching for 2024. Mrs. Corbin teaches biology and physics, and in the four years she has taught at Lakeview, all of her AP biology students have passed the AP Biology exam. Last year, her AP biology students had a mean score of 4.3. At the same time, the mean score for Georgia students was 3.2 and the mean global score was 3.04. Mrs. Corbin is the faculty sponsor for the Upper School Student Council. She has worked hard to bring more fun to Lakeview in various ways- candygrams, Upper School Field Day, lunch games, and creative decorations for Homecoming. 

The Masters in Teaching Award is an annual event that celebrates local educators. The award is a partnership between Featherbone Communiversity and Brenau and is part of a series of awards to recognize local talent and leadership.

Emmie Finley placed 3rd in Shot Put and 4th in the Discus Throw at the recent Hall County track and field meet. She will compete later this week at the region championships. Last year in 2023, Emmie was the GIAA-AAA state shot put champion.

At the GIAA State Literary competition last week, new state champions were crowned: Hank Brock and Parker White (Literary Duo Interp), Abigail Baker (Literary Humorous Interp), and Kathryn McWhorter, Emilia Horton, and Abby McMahan (Literary Trio). In addition, Bella Caplan was state runner-up (Dramatic Interp), Kathryn McWhorter took 4th place (Treble Solo), and Lakeview Academy placed second as the overall team.

Anna Lauzon's "Swing" was selected for the Public Art Committee for Vision 2030, Free Range Award.  In addition to a $250 cash prize, the artwork will be reproduced in an 8-foot format to be installed in the community somewhere during the next year.

Last year's Hall Co. champion and Lakeview senior, Tanner Stephens, finished 2nd overall in this year's Hall County Tournament. Tanner shot a 34 (-2) Day 1 and followed it up with a 35 (-1) Day 2 to shoot 69 overall. The top three finishers tied for the tournament, forcing the first playoff in seven years. Tanner was also named to the All-Tournament team. Junior Jack Kempker and Freshman JT Bunch both had nice rounds too, scoring 79 and 80 respectively. Lakeview finished 4th Place overall.

Natalie Butler's mixed media artwork, "End and Beginning Dream," won the Gold Key Scholastic Art and Writing Awards hosted by SCAD for the Georgia region. Her artwork will be considered at the national level competition. Honorable Mentions included Vanessa Gay for "Flowers" - Acrylic and Luka Wolf for his two pieces, "Garden" - Acrylic and "Bridge" - Acrylic.

Abby McMahan placed 1st and Abigail Baker placed 2nd at the the Georgia Music Educators Association's Festival. They both performed at the Winners' Recital in Gainesville in mid-March.

Benjie Wood, the varsity boys basketball coach, was named GIAA Class 3A Boys State Coach of the Year after his team won the state championship and finished the season 26-5. 

Ken Huffman, the varsity girls basketball coach, was named GIAA Class 3A Girls State Coach of the Year after his team won the state championship and finished the season 27-1 and were 8-0 in the region. 

Lakeview Academy made school history with both the boys and girls winning the GIAA Class 3A state basketball championships at the Frank G. Lumpkin Center in Columbus. The boys (25-5) defeated Heritage-Newnan in overtime, 53-44, securing their first-ever state title trophy.

Lakeview Academy made school history with both the boys and girls winning the GIAA Class 3A state basketball championships at the Frank G. Lumpkin Center in Columbus. The girls came into the game in first place (27-1) and defeated Deerfield-Windsor 54-45, clinching their first state title in the program's history.

Dynesty Putman had a game-high 25 points and six rebounds. Emyrie Combs scored 12 points and nine boards, Taliah Gaither scored nine points and had 12 rebounds and four steals, and Taylor Clark scored 6. For more game details, go to AccessWDUN or the Gainesville Times.

A schoolwide champions' parade will be held in front of the school on Tuesday, March 5 at 9:50 am. All are welcome to attend.

Lakeview Academy once again clinched the GISA Region 4-AAA Literary championship. It was the second year in a row the school won the GISA region championship after winning it 17 times since 2002 in GHSA. Placing first in the region in individual categories and adding to the team's overall score were:

Bella Caplan (Dramatic Interp)
Brock and Parker White (Duo Interp)
Abigail Baker (Humorous Interp)
Hayden Silcox (Impromptu Speaking)
Hank Brock (Lower Voice Solo)
Scarlett Duncan (Piano)
Abigail Baker, Case Beverly, Zoe Castillo, and William Hake (Quartet)
Jessica Perry (Rhetorical Essay)
Luka Wolf (Spelling)
Kathryn McWhorter (Treble Voice Solo)
Kathryn McWhorter, Emilia Horton, and Abby McMahan (Trio)

Lakeview Academy's girls JV basketball team won the region tournament at George Walton. GO LIONS!

Scarlet Duncan, Emilia Horton, and Kathryn McWhorter were selected to sing in the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) All-State Chorus last weekend in Athens. The top 7th-12th grade students in the state are selected through an audition process completed over several months.

Lakeview 6th graders Lily Ann Hester, Brie Johnson, Aiden Penland, and Eliza Wilson were selected and participated in the Statewide 6th Grade Honor Choir recently at the University of Georgia campus in Tifton, GA.

During the recent regular season home game against George Walton Academy, Taliah Gaither finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds, scoring her 1,000th high school career point. This season, Taliah was also named the Lanierland Tournament MVP, and last season she was the Region Basketball Player of the Year and made the All-State Basketball Team.

Lakeview Academy's Troupe 3630 was on center stage at ThesCon 2024. Joining 6,000 attendees from across the state, Lakeview's group Thespy, (comprised of Kathryn McWhorter, Abby McMahan, Leyla Ozcelik, William Hake, Abigail Baker, Parker White, Anabelle Baxter, Hannah Cobb, Bella Caplan, Alyssa Gay, Hannah Baker, Case Beverly, and Lydia Abell), was selected to be one of only ten Showcase Performances in the closing ceremonies and was the closing Thespy on the main stage in front of over 2,500 people. In addition, Abigail Baker, Leyla Ozcelik, William Hake, and Parker White were selected to open and close the conference as members of the All-State Theatre cast. Abby McMahan and William Hake auditioned as juniors for over 50 colleges and universities nationwide and received multiple callbacks. And finally, Troupe 3630 was recognized for the 12th straight year as a Gold Honor Troupe- the highest recognition a troupe can achieve.

For 24 years, Lakeview's athletic director and varsity baseball coach, Deuce Roark, created a legacy of leadership. He not only taught his players how to throw a ball, but he also taught them how to be men of character with a strong work ethic. The Lions Baseball Field has been renamed Roark Field in recognition of the commitment that Coach Roark and his family made in building the Lakeview baseball program. An official naming ceremony will be held later this spring.

At the Robotics Regional League tournament, the varsity team, Team 5898, won the Motivate Award which recognizes a team for their outreach efforts, getting more people involved, and increasing awareness of FIRST robotics. The JV team, Team 18443, was the runner-up for the Innovate Award. Both teams' seasons concluded at the meet.

• Sadie Leek - 5th place, 100-yard Freestyle
• Griffin Johnson - 5th place, 50-yard Backstroke and 8th place, 50-yard Freestyle
• Hank Brock - 7th place, 100-yard Backstroke

Natalie Butler's artwork, "Lost," was selected for the All-State Art Symposium, a statewide art competition sponsored by Columbus State University.  This year, only 50 artworks were selected from the entire state.  The artworks will be displayed at the university between February 26 through March 2.