Congratulations to the Class of 2024!

Introducing Historic Brookhaven’s high school Class of 2024! These graduates started high school in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic when many schools were still virtual or in a hybrid teaching mode. In the next four years, these students went onto conquer a return to classrooms and in-person activities, and not only survive but thrive. 

Here’s a small sampling of what some of these graduates have achieved and will move onto: 

  • Wyatt Alford graduated from Marist School this spring and will play football at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). As a junior at Marist, he won the AP Calculus award. In his senior year, he did dual enrollment courses in linear algebra and multivariable calculus at Georgia Tech. Wyatt was a WSB-TV Scholar Athlete of the Week and plans to study aerospace engineering at MIT.

  • While at the Darlington School in Rome, Katherine Henning was a varsity cheerleader and played varsity soccer. She was also a member of the International Dyslexia Association-GA’s Teen Board. Katherine will attend the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in the fall and hopes to work in advertising.

  • Westminster Schools graduate Willem Mandel received the Presidential Volunteer Service Award for a three-year innovation project with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA). Willem, who will attend Georgia Tech in the fall, designed and created a custom, 3D-printed Mandalorian costume to use in his volunteer work at the children’s hospital. He plans to study mechanical engineering and will run on the Georgia Tech men’s track team, focusing on the 400 meter and 800 meter races.

Stroll Historic Brookhaven celebrates the Class of 2024! Congratulations and best of luck to the following resident high school graduates:

Graduate’s Name        High School

Wyatt Alford            Marist School
Natalie Austin            St. Pius X Catholic High School
Jacqueline Brown        Atlanta International School
Kaitlyn Castellaw        The Lovett School
Lulu Castelo            Marist School
Lake Degitz            Marist School
Jamey Fuller            Wesleyan School
Ansley Granade        Marist School
Katherine Henning        Darlington School
Elizabeth Hodges        Wesleyan School
Reese Jackson            Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School
Ella Jones            Marist School
Luke Laughter            St. Pius X Catholic High School
Wesley Lybrook        Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School 
Trip Lyday            North Atlanta High School
Willem Mandel        The Westminster Schools
Owen McGowan        Atlanta Classical Academy
Jack Mount            St. Pius X Catholic High School
Asa Phillips            Marist School
Grogan Phillips        Marist School
Konnor Pirouz            The Westminster Schools
Joseph Pizzo            Marist School
Claire Quinn            The Westminster Schools
Lawton Sodemann        The Westminster Schools
Andres Sosa            The Lovett School
Mary Collier Thurman        Woodward Academy
John Termini            Marist School
Berkeley Young        Marist School


Editor’s note: We recognize this may be a partial list. It was compiled from neighbor submissions as well as our staff perusing yard signs. If your child was not mentioned, send us an email with full name, high school, and matriculation status. We will include them in a future issue of Stroll Historic Brookhaven. Contact Lisa Wargo at lgwargo@aol.com.