Berkeley County School District recognized its top-performing middle school students during the 2026 South Carolina Junior Scholars Ceremony, held Thursday, April 16 at Goose Creek High School.
The South Carolina Junior Scholars Program, developed by the South Carolina Department of Education, identifies eighth-grade students with exceptional academic talent. Students qualify based on outstanding performance on the PSAT/NMSQT, earning high scores in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing or Mathematics.
The ceremony celebrated 174 students from across the district who have demonstrated a strong commitment to academic excellence and intellectual growth. In addition to being recognized, select students served as speakers, representing their schools and sharing their experiences.
The Junior Scholars Program continues to highlight and support students with exceptional potential, encouraging them to pursue rigorous academic opportunities as they prepare for high school and beyond.
Berkeley Middle School (32)
Alexander Bauer
Madilyn Bland
David Braley
Jaxson Copeland
Cade Dobes
Fabian Dugarte Cortes
Odin Echague
Christopher Goodwin
Mason Grissam
Eliza Guerry
Lily Hardin
Andelynn Hormell
Jordan Jenkins
Jack Kelly
Jared King
Abigail Lee
Annalise MacBain
Emily Manuel
Reagan Pinckney
Wesley Polite
JayceeRae Roncek
Charley Rubenak
Ansley Satterfield
Alexa Simpson
Tiana Stevens
Nicholas Stuckey
Brayden Talbot
Mason Thomas
Mila Thomas
Keaton Watkins
Amelia Watson
Isaac Watson
Cane Bay Middle School (20)
Evangelina Allen
Aurora Allsup
Ryan Bodnar
Harper Christie
Abigail Dixon
Ellie Froemel
Tristan Gaiser
Ryan Gribbin
Adam Hargadine
Miguel Hernandez Lopez
Hannah Hicks
Mason Killinger
Bailey Mueller
Lauren Mulligan
Tarun Sai Shanmugam
Harper Siebert
Callum Tejeda
Micah Tillman
Vanessa Torres
Sebastian Whitson
Carolyn Lewis School (10)
Iyanuoluwa Ajide
Tigran Badalyan
Parker Carroll
Bryson Cole
Kaylynn Faircloth
Jeremy Gonzalez Quintero
Serinity Hoffman
Isaac Ostrander
Landon Powell-Brooks
Yohel Sandoval-Allen
College Park Middle (3)
Sophia Carroll
Cooper Deacon
Sophie Lindsley
Daniel Island Middle School (31)
Austin Abbate
Carter Allen
Asher Auld
Alicia Beaubien
Paxton Carr
Gisella Catroppa
Jackson Cline
Elle Corbin
Zoe Coursey
Julia Dalnekoff
Sean Deconinck
Liam Gege
Lyla Gilreath
Edith Gregg
Jonathan Grzyb
Zoe Hansen
Eli Hines
Theodore Jones
Charlize Kalkas
Nora Kennelly
Parker Matheney
Michael Mead
Mann Mitchell
Summer Mykols
Margaret O’Toole
Raymond Reeves
Olivia Roth
Maximilian Schlegel
Scarlett Vo
Olivia Ward
Molly Wymore
Hanahan Middle School (7)
Apollo Bourne
Mena Campbell
Tanner Cromer
Lillian Lampton
Wyatt McSwain
Sydney Owens
Carter Stapleton
Macedonia Middle School (5)
Erin Callihan
William Goodrich
Maci Grill
Trenton Mitchum
Kayleigh Phillips
Marrington Middle School of the Arts (25)
Eden Cook
Ellery Fine
Elaina Gerweck
Zoey Ginnings
Gavin Hood
Rowen Kaufmann
Kevin Keyes
Reese Knight
Arabella Maranan
Ada Martinez
Maddison McNeil
Parker Nettles
Noah O’Neal
Amalia Ortiz Hernandez
Cayden Porter
Paige Sagen
William Scoggins
Cason Shaw
Aliyahna Showers
Scarlett Simpson
Austin Smith
Brinley Stevick
Aiden Truesdale
Tyler Wofford
Philip Simmons Middle School (14)
Sylas Bagardo
Jacob Black
Addison Blease
Riley Breuer
James Campion
Tiernan Fiveash
Ellis Futch
Toby Henderson
Channing Hornilla
Jason Kim
Riley McDonnell
Sebastian Obregon
Abigail Sebestyen
Max Trottier
Sangaree Middle School (8)
Abigail Chase
Clayton Cethers
Leah Hymas
Maria Ledesma Moreno
Harper Leslie
Dereck Saravia Martinez
Quinn Stevens
Wen Xing
Sedgefield Middle School (7)
Bruce Dyson
Aiden Lee
Ernesto Perez-Ontiveros
Brooklyn Price
Gabriella Purcell
Eliseo Rosas Mendez
Brooks White
St. Stephen Middle School (2)
Kara Knight
Alysia Jade Smalls
Westview Middle School (10)
Gabriella Brivescas
Tyler Fults
Jonathan Henry
Ethan Leighty
Paola Mantovani Cardoso de Assis
Reid McCombs
Melvin Montgomery
Roy Montgomery
Maxwell Shaw
Liam Smith