Student Athletes Recognized For Signing Commitment Letters

Eighty-six Cherokee County School District student athletes were recognized Feb. 4 in a ceremony at the Northside Hospital-Cherokee Conference Center for signing scholarship commitment letters to compete at the college level.

Among those commended include twin brothers who will be playing for the same college football team, brother and sister twins who signed for baseball and softball at two different schools and the first scholarship in equestrian won by a district student.

It was the largest group of scholarship signees recognized in one event, in the six years the School District has organized the event.

Sponsored by Credit Union of Georgia and coordinated by the school district’s Office of School Operations, the students, along with their parents, coaches, athletic directors and principals, were honored at a brunch for making their college choices for a variety of sports on National Signing Day, which is the earliest day on which high school seniors can make a commitment to play football for a college.

While football draws most of the attention on this date, Cherokee County students were recognized for commitments to play baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, lacrosse, softball, soccer, swimming, diving, volleyball, tennis, cross country, track, wrestling and equestrian, in addition to football.

An additional signing day event is scheduled for April 16 as student-athletes continue to make their choices on scholarship offers.

Photo 1: All the signees recognized from Cherokee, Creekview and Sequoyah high schools

Photo 2: School Operations Director Ron Dunnavant welcomes students, coaches, parents, school administrators and guests to the CCSD Signing Day breakfast.

Photo 3: All of the signees recognized from Etowah, River Ridge and Woodstock high schools.

Photo 4: All the athletes signed a poster for the District to commemorate the day.

Photo 5: Etowah High School golfer Melanie Talbott signs her name for her scholarship commitment to attend Auburn University, as her father, Allen Talbott, looks on.

Credits: Cherokee County School District