One middle school student has been selected by State School Superintendent Richard Woods to serve on his 2018-2019 Student Advisory Council.

Nigel Savage, an eighth grader at Whitewater Middle School, is among the 120 Georgia middle and high school students selected to serve on the council. This is Nigel’s first year as a member of the council.

Savage will not only represent his school, but the entire county as he was the only student from Fayette County selected this year.

Members were selected from a pool of nearly 1,000 students who applied to participate. Students were chosen based on the strength of their essay answers, which focused on their ideas for public education as well as their community service experience. The students selected attend public schools all over the state, in every Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) district in Georgia.

Throughout the school year, the students will meet with Woods to discuss the impact of state policies in the classroom. Council members will also discuss other issues related to education, serve as the superintendent’s ambassadors to their respective schools, and participate in service projects to benefit schools and students.