Sixty-four Upper School students have been selected to represent Darlington School in the Admission Office’s Tiger Experts Program in 2013-14.
"Selection is based on enthusiasm and commitment to Darlington,” said James Milford, associate headmaster and director of admission. “The students are recommended by faculty or staff and also go through an interview process before being chosen. Selected students have a wonderful opportunity to develop leadership skills and make a difference in their school community.”
This year, the Admission Tiger Experts have been organized into four specific groups, each with a respective student leader. The four areas of focus for these groups are (1) touring, hosting and representing Darlington at speaking engagements and special events; (2) working in the Admission Office during free periods; (3) outreach and correspondence with students who have inquired about Darlington or been accepted; and (4) helping to create interesting website content that prospective students and families will enjoy.
The first group, which is the largest, has three student leaders. Rising senior Nic Scoccimaro of Albany, Ga., will be the residential leader of this group, while rising junior Jack Tunnell of Rome will be the day leader. Rising junior Charlotte Boyd of St. Simons, Ga., will be the speaker and event leader. Other members of the group include rising sophomores Ivy Brandon of Taylorsville, Ga.; Will Crawford of Rome; Eleanor Goldin of Rome; Hunter Manning of Rome; Ethan Pender of Rome; Julia Warren of Rome; Gracen Wilson of Rome and Mary Margaret Wright of Rome; rising juniors Christina Marie Chea of Nassau, Bahamas; Abby Cook of Cedartown, Ga.; Jazlyn Green of Rome; Hannah Harper of Rome; Jalisa Kassam of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and Nadin Kosedag of Rome; and rising seniors Carlos Carillo of Silver Creek, Ga.; Jenny Chen of Jiaxing, Zhejing, China; Tyler Favors-Wood of Atlanta; Virginia Ingram of Rome; Chandler Johnson of Rome; Sarah Manning of Rome; Danielle Morrison of Rome; Sasha Munchova of Prague, Czech Republic; Jil Reimann of Nassau, Bahamas; Luke Sikinyi of Albany, Ga.; Shivani Singh of Rome; Mitchell Thurston of Nassau, Bahamas; Elizabeth Wilhoite of Cartersville, Ga., and Kataeya Wooten of Cartersville, Ga.
The second group, which will work in the Admission Office, will be led by rising senior Arden Babb of Rome. Members of this group include rising sophomores Helena Izmirlian of Rome and Sally Jones of Rome; rising juniors Asia Battey of Rome; Joy Boakye of Osseo, Mich.; Natalie Collins of Calhoun, Ga.; Stuart Gill of Charlotte, N.C.; Anna Loyd of Rome and Emily Robertson of Kennesaw, Ga.; and rising seniors Vera Huang of Jiangsu, China; Simran Jaswani of Montego Bay, Jamaica; Amita Reddy of Rome and Nina Tran of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
The third group, which will focus on outreach, will be led by rising junior Hannah Schriever of Rome. This group also includes rising sophomores Emma Chambers of Mt. Berry, Ga. and Kira Zhang of Rome; rising juniors Eli Alewel of Murphy, N.C.; Stuart Cheney of Cary, N.C.; Rachel Gideon of Nashville, Tenn.; Kristini Li of Rome and Hope Roberson of Rome; and rising seniors Ali Kayahan of Istanbul, Turkey, and Ava Xing of Beijing, China.
The final group, which will focus on producing content for the Darlington website, will be led by rising junior Abraham Johnson of Rome. Other members of this group are rising juniors Mario Dinatti of Rome; Kelly Kan of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, and Ella Yang of Chengdu, Sichuan, China; and rising seniors Winston Herring of Rome; Emma Parham of Asheville, N.C.; Wesley Samples of Kingston, Ga.; Indra Sofian of Rockmart, Ga.; Ian Winder of Nassau, Bahamas, and Kevin Xu of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
