Macon-Bibb County has announced its second cohort of leaders for the statewide Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS). This year’s class of 31 student leaders (a full list that is available by clicking here) came from a pool of more than 60 applicants, and they were introduced at a special event at the Cox Capitol Theatre in Downtown Macon on September 1. To view pictures from that event, check the GCAPS Facebook page by clicking here.
On September 8, the students had their first session to learn about the operation of government. For this session, the group focused on National Preparedness Month by visiting the Emergency Management Agency and learning how they can help prepare their family and friends to be ready to respond and recover from a disaster. To view pictures from that event, click here.
To watch a feature video from MaconBibbTV about GCAPS, click here.
| Akbar, Mariam | Stratford Academy |
| Alston, Nia | Howard High School |
| Anderson, Caroline | Mount de Sales Academy |
| Chester, Adreanna | Mount de Sales Academy |
| Colvin, Aliyah | Westside High School |
| Diaz, Jaaziel | Northeast High School |
| Diaz, Jonathan | Northeast High School |
| Ellis, Jaedyn | Stratford Academy |
| Fuller, Markelle | Southwest High School |
| Holder, Rachel | Howard High School |
| Howard, Talareah | Southwest High School |
| Jackson, Zeleria | Mount de Sales Academy |
| Jones, Anna Grace | First Presbyterian Day School |
| Keitt, Saxton | Central High School |
| Knowlton, India | Northeast High School |
| Martin, William | First Presbyterian Day School |
| McDuffie, Kennedy | Mount de Sales Academy |
| Mckay, William | Westside High School |
| Mehta, Hitanshi | Howard High School |
| Moore, Janel | Howard High School |
| Muhammad, Sharrieff | Other (Home Schooling) |
| Nichols, Anna | Mount de Sales Academy |
| O’Dette, Alexis | Howard High School |
| Pak, Su | Mount de Sales Academy |
| Paul, Erica | Southwest High School |
| Paulin, Daniel | First Presbyterian Day School |
| Pointer, Ashley | Howard High School |
| Sellers, Sarah Kate | Stratford Academy |
| Thomas, Malik | Howard High School |
| Toole, Bailey | Stratford Academy |
| Woodford, Alexandra | Mount de Sales Academy |
About Macon-Bibb GCAPS
This is the second year Macon-Bibb County has participated in the Association County Commissioners of Georgia’s (ACCG) Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS). (The former Bibb County participated for the two years prior to consolidation.) More than 60 students from Bibb County public and private schools applied for this year’s cohort, and 35 students were selected through a rigorous application and interview process to participate.
Students in this year’s cohort will see how government works, what’s changing through consolidation, and how they can be involved with and improve the community now and in the future. Throughout the course of the year, students will take part in team-building exercises, attend Commission meetings, tour county facilities, visit the State Capitol, attend the ACCG Conference in Savannah, and interact with local and state leaders.