The Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program has launched its annual search for Georgia's highest SAT-scoring high school
seniors and the teachers who have been most instrumental in their academic success. The Professional Association of Georgia Educators
(PAGE) Foundation, which co-sponsors STAR with the Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, has
received more than 500 nominations from public and independent high schools across the state. STAR Students and STAR Teachers will be
announced in local communities throughout the state during February and March .. Georgia's 2010 State PAGE STAR Student and Teacher will
be announced at the annual banquet held in late April in Atlanta.
In 1956, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce launched a program to recognize the student(s) in each high school in the state who had the
highest score on the SAT. Two years later, in 1958, the Chamber altered the recognition program to include the teacher who had the greatest
influence on the student's academic career. The name given to this expanded recognition effort was Student Teacher Achievement
Recognition, or STAR. During the past 52 years, more than 21,500 STAR Students and STAR Teachers have been recognized for their
academic and professional accomplishments.
To obtain the STAR nomination, high school seniors must have the highest SAT score (from anyone administration of the three-part SAT
taken through the November test date of the student's senior year) and be ranked in the top ten percent or top ten members of their class. These
students then select an inspiring teacher to share in this recognition. High school students compete for school system titles, and school system
STAR Students move up to compete for region honors in twelve STAR regions across the state. Winners at the region level come to Atlanta to
vie for the state PAGE STAR award.
The statewide program is coordinated by the PAGE Foundation. At the local-level of competition, high school superintendents and principals
and more than 165 business and civic groups work together to ensure the success of the program. STAR Students and STAR Teachers who
win awards at the state-level receive scholarships and other awards made possible through charitable gifts to the PAGE Foundation from the
more than 78,000 members of PAGE and donors such as AT&T;, The Coca-Cola Company, the Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, the
Cecil B. Day Foundation and the Mozelle Christian Endowment.
"Each year we have the distinct pleasure of honoring some of Georgia's highest achieving students and the teachers who were the most
instrumental in their academic development. Part of the mission of the PAGE Foundation is to raise student achievement, and we attempt to
accomplish this through a variety of challenging and competitive academic programs," said PAGE Foundation President Tom Wommack.
"What makes the STAR program unique is it not only recognizes the academic success of some of Georgia's most hard-working students, but
in turn allows those students the opportunity to acknowledge the teachers who most inspired and challenged them in their pursuit of educational
excellence. Most of us can point to a teacher that had a profound and positive influence on our lives. The STAR program brings deserved
public recognition to teachers throughout our state who work each day to make a difference in the lives of the students they teach," Wommack
added. .
Other academic competitions sponsored by the PAGE Foundation are the PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon (GAD) and the PAGE
Academic Bowl for Middle Grades. Through its sponsorship of Future Educators Association of Georgia (FEA Georgia), Student Professional
Association of Georgia Educators (SPAGE), PAGE Foundation Scholarships and professionalleaming, the PAGE Foundation works to recruit
capable people to the teaching profession and help them achieve their career goals.
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Search for Georgia's 2010 STAR students and teachers under way
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Northwest students place high, take tech to next level
Several Northwest Whitfield High School students placed high in the Sequoyah Regional Georgia Educational Technology Fair. Pictured from left are Josh Rountree, Audrey Edds, Bryan Cooper and Eli McMahon.
Several Northwest Whitfield High School students placed high in the Sequoyah Regional Georgia Educational Technology Fair.
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Dalton student on GPS May Court
Christian Bryant of Dalton has been elected to the May Court at Girls Preparatory School and will serve as crown bearer to the May Queen during the May Day festivities in April.
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Northwest Whitfield High School Sweetheart Court
Northwest Whitfield High School's Tip Off Club hosted the 2012 Sweetheart Dance at the school recently.
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Art student’s work on exhibition
Gary Sanchez Soto will represent Murray County High School in “An Artistic Discovery: The Congressional Art Competition” at the Derrell C. Roberts Library on the campus of Dalton State College.
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Professor to speak on the Oscars during 'Lunch & Learn' program
Jonathan Lampley, assistant professor of English at Dalton State, will present “The Oscars: Winners, Losers, and Weird Moments” in the College’s James E. Brown Center, room 105, on Feb. 15 from noon to 1 p.m.
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Local high schools recognized for AP classes, exams
State School Superintendent John Barge named several local high schools as Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools.
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The Perfect Polish
Cosmetology and Skills U.S.A. at North Murray High School recently sponsored a community service project in which Donna Blankenship’s students gave manicures to the residents of the Murray County Senior Center.
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MCHS accepts letterman's jacket
James “William” Butler’s family presented his letterman’s jacket to Murray County High School Principal Gina Linder during halftime of a varsity boys’ basketball game recently. The jacket, which has a “1962 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP” patch on it, will be displayed in the school’s trophy case. Presenting the jacket to Linder were Butler’s nieces, Chloe Brown and Ashley Strong; his wife, Patsy Butler; his daughter, Robin Baggett; and his grandchildren, Jaden and Janna Baggett.
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Mountain Creek Academy honors December teacher of the month
English teacher Jennifer Weninger (center) was selected by her peers as December’s Teacher of the Month at Mountain Creek Academy. Principal Paula Martin (right) and Curriculum Instructor Facilitator/Counselor Jennifer Lents presented her with the award.
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Mountain Creek Academy honors December staff of the month
Mountain Creek Academy Lisa Sanford, center, accepts a certificate from Principal Paula Martin and Counselor Jennifer Lents (left) as she is recognized with a December Staff of the Month award. Sanford has worked at Mountain Creek for 12 years.
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Med students visit Murray High
In December, students from Murray County High School and North Murray High School were invited to meet with fourth-year medical students Allen Ligon of Augusta and Heath Petty, an MCHS graduate.
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Gladden honors December student of the month
Joey Ecklebarger is the December 2011 Gladden Middle School Student of the Month. Joey is motivated and puts forth great effort in all classes. His behavior and attitude towards school, other students and teachers is also outstanding. Sean Hammond, Joey’s social studies teacher says of Joey, “He is great to have on our team.”
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Coker honors students for Week 14 good behavior
As part of Coker Elementary School’s PBIS or Positive Behavioral and Interventions Support system, students that follow the school expectations are recognized each week for their Great Behavior.
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Gladden students use Facebook in lessons
Gladden Middle School eighth-grader Shaley Stafford shows her Facebook page model on the book “Alice in Wonderland.” Eighth grade reading teacher Keith Rollins had his students choose a book from the library to do a book report on. However, this was not an ordinary book report. After the students read their book, they were to do their report by making a Facebook page about their book.
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Gladden assigns January Dreamcatcher award
Every month, one of the faculty members at Gladden Middle School is recognized for having the most clean and organized room. The award given is called the Dream Catcher Award. Seventh grade social studies teacher Jennifer Bennett was awarded the Dream Catcher Classroom of the Month for January and will hang the Dream Catcher model in her room until the next month.
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