Brooklyn Sims
Dr. Brooklyn Sims is a graduate of Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry, class of 2025. She holds a bachelor of science in biology from Fisk University, 2020, and a master of science in biomedical science from Meharry Medical College, 2021. Driven by a passion for health equity and education, Dr. Sims is committed to […]
Megan Haller
“Take a music class while you have the chance.” It is fitting that those are Megan Haller’s words of advice for current Gadsden City Schools students. A music class changed everything for Megan by helping her discover her passion and leading her to become the person she is today. After earning her bachelor’s degree in […]
Zia George
As a senior communicative sciences and disorders major at Alabama A&M University, Zia George wears many different hats. In addition to being a full-time honors student, she has served as treasurer and two-term president of the National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association; she is a student activist involved with Campus Vote Project; she works […]
Khalid Cannon
From Gadsden to Yale, then Toronto and Austin, with stops along the way, Khalid Cannon is making an impact on young people across the country. Khalid is president of Put Me In!, a national nonprofit organization that provides financial aid to children of incarcerated parents so they can participate in sports. After graduating from Gadsden […]
Brenden Perry
Brenden Perry is well on his way to a stellar career in education. He is currently vice principal of West End High School and one of less than 4,000 teachers in Alabama who have obtained National Board Certification in Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood. He holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a […]
Daniel Sparks
Fall 2025 will be Gadsden City alumni Daniel Sparks’ fourth and final season as the University of Virginia’s starting punter. His college career included stops at the University of Louisiana-Monroe and the University of Minnesota before arriving at UVA. Daniel has already completed a bachelor’s degree in biology and is currently pursuing a master’s degree […]
Kianna Westbrooks
Kianna Westbrooks is the perfect example of Gadsden City girl power. At only 30 years old, Kianna is smart, stylish, and living her best life as a cosmetologist and salon suite owner in downtown Gadsden. Kianna received her cosmetology degree from Gadsden State Community College and enjoys working with women to develop a healthy hair […]
Braden Teague
Braden Teague’s advice to Gadsden City students is on track with what today’s experts are encouraging many local students to do, “Enroll in one of the career technical programs at Gadsden City to get shadowing hours to learn what you want to do with your college career.” After all, it worked for Braden. He was […]
Audria Wood
Currently in her third year of medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Audria Wood knows a thing or two about setting goals and working hard to reach them. Before entering medical school, she majored in biology, minored in chemistry, and earned a master of public health degree concentrating […]
Aaron Richard
Starting when he was a student at Gadsden City, Aaron Richard has focused on expanding his network and growing his knowledge base by learning as much about as many different things as he possibly could. That mindset continues to serve him well. Currently a junior at Princeton University, Aaron is majoring in architecture and minoring […]
