Nominating Schools
The maximum number of nominees from each eligible high school is determined by the size of the senior class:
Up to 199 seniors = 1 nominee
200 – 299 seniors = 2 nominees
300 – 399 seniors = 3 nominees
400+ seniors = 4 nominees
Eligible Counties & High Schools
Eligible Counties
Northeast TN Counties: Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Jefferson, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington
Southwest VA Counties: Grayson, Lee, Scott, Washington
Western NC Counties: Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga, Yancey
Currently eligible nominating high schools are listed below. If you are interested in learning how your high school might become a nominating school, please contact us for more information. If you are a homeschooled student, please contact us.
Tennessee Nominating Schools
Carter County
Cloudland High School
Elizabethton High School
Hampton High School
Happy Valley High School
Unaka High School
Claiborne County
Claiborne High School
Cumberland Gap High School
J. Frank White Academy
Cocke County
Cocke County High School
Cosby High School
Grainger County
Grainger County High School
Washburn School
Greene County
Chuckey-Doak High School
Greeneville High School
North Greene High School
South Greene High School
West Greene High School
Hamblen County
Cornerstone Academy
Morristown-Hamblen High School East
Morristown-Hamblen High School West
Hancock County
Hancock County High School
Hawkins County
Cherokee High School
The Clinch School
Volunteer High School
Jefferson County
Jefferson County High School
Johnson County
Johnson County High School
Sevier County
Gatlinburg-Pittman High School
The King’s Academy
Northview Academy
Pigeon Forge High School
Sevier County High School
Seymour High School
Sullivan County
Dobyns-Bennett High School
Sullivan Central High School
Sullivan East High School
Sullivan North High School
Sullivan South High School
Tennessee Avenue Christian Academy Tennessee High School
Tri-Cities Christian High School
Unicoi County
Unicoi County High School
Union County
Union County High School
Washington County
Daniel Boone High School
David Crockett High School
Providence Academy
Science Hill High School
University School
Virginia Nominating Schools
Grayson County
Grayson County High School
Lee County
Lee High School
Thomas Walker High School
Scott County
Gate City High School
Rye Cove High School
Twin Springs High School
Washington County
Abingdon High School
Holston High School
John S. Battle High School
Patrick Henry High School
Virginia High School
North Carolina Nominating Schools
Ashe County
Ashe County High School
Avery County
Avery County High School
Marjorie Williams Academy
Buncombe County
A.C. Reynolds High School
Asheville High School
Asheville School
Buncombe County Early College
Carolina Day School
Charles D. Owen High School
Christ School
Clyde A. Erwin High School
Enka High School
Martin L. Nesbitt Discovery Academy
North Buncombe High School
Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy
School of Inquiry & Life Sciences at Asheville
T.C. Roberson High School
Haywood County
Haywood Christian Academy
Haywood Early College
Pisgah High School
Tuscola High School
Madison County
Madison High School
Mitchell County
Mitchell High School
Watauga County
Watauga High School
Watauga Innovation Academy
Yancey County
Mountain Heritage High School