Student Spotlight
Congratulations to our 21 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists:
Rhea Baghel Evan Bauer
Smera Bhatia Pranav Devarinti
Arjun Dewan Carson Felton
Angela Francis Archishma Goli
Kyle Hampton Samyukta Iyer
Sujit Iyer William Jewel
Charlie Jin Kavita Kar
Nelitha Kulasir Nishka Mirkhelkar
Achyutan Narayanan Vijay Shastri
Chirag Shetty Emma Teng
Satya Tetali
Congratulations to Krishiv Sharma '25 and Riddhi Maheshwari '23 for being selected to serve on the Cobb County Youth Commission. They will be working alongside the Cobb County Board of Commissioners throughout this school year
Congratulations to Magnet alumni, Ishaan Chaubey, '21, who has had a paper published in the journal, Fronteirs in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, of the work he did while at Wheeler Magnet. (His research can be found HERE)
Congratulations to Venya Gunjal, ’24, who placed first at a public speaking competition, State 4-H Congress organized by Georgia 4-H. She competed against other youth across Georgia in the Environmental Sciences category and was awarded Master 4-Her, the highest honor given by Georgia 4-H. She also earned the Water Wise Scholarship for water conservation and education within the community.
Our Magnet senior students were recognized with winning scholarships from the following schools:
Eastvalley Elementary - Sydney Spessard
Sope Creek Elementary - Sarah McCoy
East Cobb Middle School - Jacob Peach
Congratulations to Jenna Bond, '22, for her First Place win in the Georgia PTA Reflections Contest! Jenna’s literary work won first place in the entire statewide Reflection’s competition.
Congratulations to Will Busch, ’22, for being named as the Most Positive Boys Golf Athlete and Navan Kothari, ’22, for being named as the Most Positive Boys Alternative Sport Athlete in Cobb!
Congratulations to our newest 800 Club members, Nita Mirkhelkar, ’22 and Rhea Baghel, 22! They both scored an 800 on the math section of the SAT.
Congratulations to Jenna Bond, ’22, Christina Nikolova, ’22, and Archishma Goli. ‘22! All three were ranked as National Cyber Scholars in the recent National Cyber Scholarship Competition, making them eligible for a $2,500 scholarship to their chosen college!
Congratulations to our newest Club 36 members, Shweta Krishnan, ’22 and Saketh Tetali, '22. Shweta scored a 36 on the Reading section of the ACT and Saketh scored a 36 on the Science section.
Congratulations to the following Georgia Student Technology Competition Winners!
9th-10th - 3D Modeling - Madison Bohm - 2nd Place
9th-10th - Audio Production - Rithu Hegde - 1st Place
9th-10th - Internet Applications - Natalie Ajemian - 3rd Place
11th-12th - 3D Modeling - Juan Alizo Ewald - 3rd Place
11th-12th - Graphic Design - Matthew Njaa - 1st Place
11th-12th - Project Programming - Sujit Iyer - 1st Place
Congratulations to Nico Brett,'23, who won the Cherokee County Music Teachers Association (CMTA) Summer Music Camp Scholarship. Nico also competed in the Georgia Music Teacher Association annual three round piano competition. He advanced to the final round (state) and achieved the highest award of "Outstanding Performer." See Nico's performance of Felix Blumenfeld's Étude for the Left Hand in A♭ Major, Op. 36. It's played with only the left hand (Nico is right-handed).
Congratulations to Alexander Mena, ’21, who won the National Merit University of Georgia Scholarship!
Congratulations to Sam Maloney, '21, who was selected as a University of South Carolina Top, McNair and Provost Scholar! With a four-year value of more than $208,000, Sam joins a select cohort within the UofSC Honors College with enrichment funding, opportunities, and mentoring.
Congratulations to Jenna Bond, '22, Christina Nikolova, '22, and Natalie Ajemian, '23! These members of Wheeler Girls in Cybersecurity were among the highest scorers in the National Cyber Scholarship Competition, earning them National Cyber Scholarship Finalist status and invitations to attend the SANS Cyber Foundations Academy this summer.
Congratulations to Samyukta Iyer, ’22, who was selected to participate in the Georgia State University’s 2021 Summer Leadership Academy Program!
Congratulations to Anushka Jain who is the recipient of the East Cobb Lions Club Scholarship, a $1,000 merit scholarship awarded to a student from each of the six East Cobb high schools for their commitment to community service as well as their academic achievements.
Congratulations to Magnet seniors, Mathew Norman and Anushka Jain, who were selected as the two recipients of the Cobb School Foundation Scholarship this year from Wheeler! The Cobb Schools Foundation provides two students from each of the 16 high schools in Cobb County School District with a $1,000 scholarship. These scholarships are provided to students who have a proven track record of academic effort, work experience, community service and leadership roles. Click here for more information.
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