Steven B. Knudsen Chair, District II | Gwinnett County Public Schools
Steven B. Knudsen Chair, District II | Gwinnett County Public Schools
John Pittman, a senior at Discovery High School, has been awarded the title of Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) 2025 Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) Student of the Year. The announcement was made during the CTAE award ceremony held on February 25, 2025. This event celebrates students' accomplishments in CTAE courses throughout their high school years.
A total of 26 students were selected from among high-performing GCPS high school students for this recognition. Jabari Morrison from Shiloh High School was named first runner-up, while Landon Sturgeon from Mountain View High School secured the position of second runner-up.
The local school winners for 2025 include:
- Sebastian Ciocu-Jitian from Archer HS
- Edgar Encarnacion Gomez from Berkmar HS
- Vyom Thakkar from Brookwood HS
- Mamadou Bah from Central Gwinnett HS
- Ari Patel from Collins Hill HS
- Jaylen O’Brien from Dacula HS
- John Pittman from Discovery HS - Finalist
- Kseniya Ivanova from Duluth HS - Finalist
- Minh Tran from Grayson HS - Finalist
- Trey Watkins enrolled in Grayson High School Technical Education Program - Finalist
- Shivali Singh from Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
- Ri’Asia Dollison from Lanier HS
- Gurleen Kaur enrolled in Maxwell High School of Technology
- Aulelei Pinkston from McClure Health Science HS
- Joanne Doan from Meadowcreek HS
- Shaan Naik from Mill Creek HS
- Landon Sturgeon from Mountain View HS - Finalist
- Matthew Mitchell from Norcross HS
- Joseph Farkas from North Gwinnett HS
- Iva Velani from Parkview HS
- Mihir Pai from Paul Duke STEM HS
- Doussou Sylla from Peachtree Ridge HS
- Chris Nambo from Phoenix HS
- Julianne Oldknow from Seckinger HS
- Jabari Morrison of Shiloh HS - Finalist
- Christian Francis of South Gwinnett HS
Nominees were required to provide a resume, a recommendation letter by their nominating teacher, details on participation in a Career and Technical Student Organization, community service involvement, and an essay. The finalists underwent interviews conducted by a panel comprising business and industry leaders.
The CTAE Student of the Year event can be viewed via livestream at gcpstv.org or through the GCPS TV app available on Apple and Google Play Store, Roku, and Amazon Fire devices.
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