Who We Are
We are part of the Studio program at North Gwinnett High School. Studio is a project based learning class, to help us learn in a new way. Our project is to bring all of the different cultures of Suwanee together and celebrate. There are seven hard working people in our group. We'd like you to know more about what our jobs will be. Contact us at [email protected].
Charlie Dickson
Hello, I am Charlie Dickson the Creator and Leader of Cultures of Suwanee. As the leader I must say that I am continually impressed by my group. At the beginning of Cultures of Suwanee the group started out as a bunch of friends but, as we progress I can see us becoming a family. Just like all families we have to make sacrifices. Juggling 2 AP classes and 4 other advanced classes with my other activates such as basketball and dancing plus this event is quite a challenge for me but, if it’s for my family I can do it.
Chris Varela
Hi, my name is Chris Varela. Ever since fourth grade I’ve been doing community service around Gwinnett County. Charlie and I had set up a city-wide canned food drive to help out the less fortunate. It was a huge success with my school and neighborhood and we collected hundreds of canned goods for the North Gwinnett Co-Op. When my friends came to me and asked if I’d like to join the group I was all for it. I had no idea it would turn into a small business.
Josh Lorenz
Hello, my name is Josh Lorenz. I am a very smart man who enjoys everything about this project. I am currently in many activities in and out of school such as Student Council, participating in the youth, and an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts. In class I am on top of all my grades and have very high marks. On this project, I am working to keep everybody informed about what is happening during each phase of this project. I am also helping to find people with artistic talents so they can express their culture at the event. This project is the first ,and in my opinion, the largest of projects that I am working on in Studio. Studio has helped me with a lot of skills that I hope that I can use in the world today.
Trey Sheppard
Hi, my name is Trey Sheppard and I am an intelligent young man who loves helping people. I take classes such as studio,AP human geography, and accelerated algebra 1. I have a GPA of 3.7 and I hope to be a leader in my recent future. I am also a member of the North Gwinnett High School Freshman football team. My job in the Cultures of Suwanee is to manage the financial status of our event; I am also working to find entertainment for the event to exploit the diversity of talents in Suwanee. I’m going to help design the layout of where everything goes in the park, when things are going to happen, how its going to happen, and in what order it's going to happen.
Kyle Wilcox
In charge of finding art alongside of Josh, and then going to retreive the art. He is also going to make sure that everybody at the event is happy and entertained.
Brandon Wade
In charge of tasting foods from different cultures to be sure that we want it in our event. He is also in charge of taking notes or document what we do in our project. Not only is Brandon in charge of the stage design, but he aslo created our awesome logos.
Alex Browning
He is in charge of finding people who can dance their cultural dance or do something that is practiced in their culture. He is also in charge of taste testing along with Brandon.