Twelve seniors from North Fulton high schools have been recognized as 2014 Georgia Scholars, the Georgia Department of Education has announced. Students eligible for Georgia Scholar recognition are high school seniors who exhibit excellence in all phases of school life, in community activities, and in the home. Georgia Scholars are students who have carried exemplary course loads during the four years of high schoo; who performed excellently in all courses; who successfully participated in interscholastic events at their schools and in their communities; and who have assumed active roles in extracurricular activities sponsored by their schools. The 2014 Georgia Scholars include: Mirah Alix, Esther Hwang, Deeksha Malhotra, Keely Smith and Michelle Tam, Alpharetta High School; Jesse Couch and Will Whitaker, Centennial High School; Nichola Hyman, Milton High School; Daniel Muehring, North Springs Charter High School; Parker Cutler, Northview High School; and Lauren O'Connell and Shadman Uddin, Roswell High School. Each Georgia Scholar receives a special seal on his or her diploma.