Noah Dasinger
Imagine graduating high school at age 18, and then traveling to Florence, Italy to be a research intern at the Medici Archive Project. Think about spending your days researching, transcribing, and translating archives from Italian and Latin to English and visiting libraries all over Italy searching for important documents relating to the famous Medici family […]
Jay Copeland
Dr. Jay Copeland has lived out his own advice to other Gadsden City students, “Mess around and find out. You never know until you put in the work. I’d rather fail than live a life of what ifs.’” Jay’s “find out” attitude led him to play professional baseball in Germany, to Nepal volunteering with a […]
Darrell Smith
If you think elite athletes only care about their physical skills, you don’t know Darrell Smith. Yes, he was a tight end for the Clemson Tigers, but ask him about his college days and he’ll tell you he earned his bachelor’s in criminal justice. A 2009 Gadsden City High School graduate, Darrell now lives in […]
Catina Thompson
Catina Thompson loves to help and serve others. Those traits led her to major in sociology at Mississippi State University. While at Mississippi State, Catina was a standout on the Bulldog women’s basketball team where she was the starting center and team captain. Following graduation, she served her community in Alabama and in Texas as […]
AnnaGrace Gardner
AnnaGrace Gardner made the most of opportunities that were afforded to her in high school, and she recommends that current and future GCHS students do that as well. AnnaGrace earned her bachelor’s degree at Samford University in just three years due to the college credit she earned through dual enrollment while in high school. She […]
Desmond Oglesby
Desmond Oglesby is a perfect example of taking small step after small step in the right direction on his journey toward a successful career. After graduating from GCHS where he was on the baseball team, Desmond began his academic journey at Gadsden State Community College before transferring to the historic Rust College in Holly Springs, […]
Harsh Sinha
Currently residing in San Francisco, Harsh Sinha has seen and done a lot in the years since he graduated from Gadsden City High School. He went to Harvard where he studied statistics and data science, graduating in 2020. While at Harvard, he became the youngest person in the world to visit all 50 U.S. states […]
Alethia Russell
Alethia Russell knows about education. After graduating from Gadsden City, she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Auburn University and a master’s degree in higher education administration from the University of Alabama. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in higher education/education policy studies at Indiana University Bloomington. When she completes her own education, […]
James Kelley
Being a proud member of the first class to go through all four years of high school at Gadsden City might have been one of the things that sparked James Kelley’s passion for blazing new trails. James earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in marketing from the University of Alabama and is currently pursuing his […]
Ajah Turner
Ajah Turner juggles a lot of balls, yet she manages to be successful in each of her many roles. She works full-time at UAB, she is a full-time nursing student, she is a mom to three children, and she has a side business called Embellish Prints by Ajah A. After a stint with Core Medical […]
