The Calhoun High School Georgia Career Students Association works hard all year on their projects for competition with Jekyll Island as their year-end goal.  Students who placed at Region earn the privilege of competing at the state level at the Spring Conference in Jekyll Island.
   CHS junior Derikas Hines chose to run as State GCSA president and the entire group campaigned with our ever popular and successful "Jacket BB bottles".  He rode the Jacket Racket to victory.  This is the first ever State President from CHS.
   The club also got a Superior in "Chapter of the Year" with a year end report and scrapbook compiled by senior, Nicole Ingle.
   Other awards collected were:  1st place:  School Project, Matthew Widener, with Shelbi Long and Derikas Hines; 1st place:  Video Production, Amy Picon, Tony Napoles and Carlos Hernandez; 2nd place:  Childcare and Development, Estaphanie Topete; 2nd place: Community/Civic Awareness, Eddie Jaramillo with Raul Alvarez, Guadalupe Moreno, Miriam Becerra and Tomas Lara Sosa; 3rd Place:  Opening and Closing Ceremony, Breanna Boone, Travious Floyd, Morgan Massey, Katelyn Casteel, Jennifer Peace and Paige Wright; 4th Place:  Horticulture, Ethan Smith; 5th Place:  Graphic Arts, Ruben Hernandez; 6th Place: Career Manual, Zach Ivey.  Chapter Advisor is Lynn Davis assisted by Polly Brown. 

The group with all their loot after the awards ceremony.
Derikas Hines, newly elected State GCSA President and Flat Stinger