- Center Grove High School
- Overview
- Alumni
- Class of 2018 Graduates
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Tracy McMahen, CGHS assistant principal and director of the Early College program
speaks to the audience during the ceremony on May 22, 2018.(May 23, 2018) – Center Grove High School (CGHS) honored 122 seniors for earning college degrees or certificates through the school’s Early College (EC) program on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. This is the largest group in the program’s history. Through the EC program, students can take courses that earn credit toward both high school and college at the same time. Center Grove High School’s commencement ceremony will be held on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the CGHS Vandermeer Gymnasium.
The following 37 EC seniors will receive an associate’s degree in General Studies from Vincennes University, along with their high school diploma:
Camryn Allen
Isaac Buchholz *
Susan Chitwood **
Julia Coons
Taylor Dempewolf **
Avery Drane
Alyssa Finchum
Keegan Gephart
Aaron Gin *
Jenna Glogoza **
Caroline Griesemer
Ryan Griffith
Victoria Hays *
Aiden Kantner
Audrey Keller
Erin Kelly **
Sarah Kempf **
Jaclyn Lohman *
Brandon Luzier
Jefferson McDaniel
Kaley Mills
Taylor Politan Mackenna Pruitt ***
Jenna Rager **
Ariana Roedeske
Abriel Sears
Jillian Starr
Riane Stinnett
Jamison Taylor *
Justin Tolle
Jenna Walker
Ronald Ward (IT)
Clara Waskom *
Casslyn Westell **
Katherine Winslow *
Siarah Woodside ***
Olivia Wright
*** Summa Cum Laude (3.90-4.00)
** Magna Cum Laude (3.70-3.89)
* Cum Laude (3.50-3.69)Eighty-five students will receive a 30-hour General Education Core Certificate, which means they have met all requirements for general education courses at all state universities in Indiana. Another 36 students earned between 15 and 45 credits. In total this year’s EC seniors earned 6,926 college credit hours, which is a savings of approximately $1,009,000 in college tuition.
The Early College program is open to all CGHS students. Students are selected for the program based on their reading level, grades, and recommendations. The program admits approximately 120 students per year. Students take all of their core classes with the EC faculty and other EC students in a small learning community. This structure increases collaboration between faculty and leads to increased accountability and attention to students.
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