Kendrick High School Athletics

Positive Athlete Announces Stars & Strikes “Gamer Award”
Winners for 2026 School Year

ATLANTA, GA (May 22, 2026) – Stars & Strikes, in partnership with Positive Athlete Georgia, proudly announces the recipients of the 2026 Stars & Strikes “Gamer Award” Scholarships. Two exceptional student-athletes have been awarded $1,000 college scholarships who show up when people in their school or community are in need.

Scholarship Recipients
The Stars & Strikes “Gamer Award” Scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year have been awarded to:

Sydney Riepe Blessed Trinity Catholic High School
Jariell Rivera Kendrick High School

These individuals were selected from over 4,500 nominations representing more than 415 public and private high schools across Georgia.

Recognition Ceremony
The scholarship recipients will be formally recognized at the 2026 Georgia Positive Athlete Awards Ceremony on Monday, June 1, 2026 at the Georgia State Capitol. This event will celebrate all state sport winners and recipients of partner scholarships, with $41,000 in total scholarships being awarded.

Happy National Principals day to our very own Dr. James! We truly appreciate you and all you for our Kendrick Cherokees! 💙

Congratulations to Kendrick High School top female athletes
Robin Mitchell and Trummiea Robinson

Congratulations to Senior Caleb Giles on committing to Southern Crescent Technical College to play Basketball!