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Cherokee County STAR Students, Teachers Honored By Lions Clubs
The Canton and Woodstock clubs hosted their annual ceremony at the Cherokee Arts Center.
CANTON, GA -- This year's Cherokee County School District STAR Students and Teachers were recognized during an annual ceremony hosted by the Canton and Woodstock Lions Clubs.
The banquet was held earlier this month at the Cherokee Arts Center in downtown Canton, and the honorees will be recognized at the March 16 Cherokee County School Board meeting.
The STAR, or Student Teacher Achievement Recognition, Student honor is awarded to the student from each Cherokee County public and private high school with the highest score on any single test date of the SAT (taken through the November test date of their senior year) and be in the top 10 percent or top 10 students of their class based on grade point average.
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Each honored student is invited to select his or her favorite teacher to be named that school’s STAR Teacher.
High school STAR Students compete for system titles, and the overall Cherokee County STAR Student is Isabelle Riddle from Sequoyah High School. Her STAR Teacher is Dr. Wendy Roberts.
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System STAR Students compete for region-wide honors in the 12 STAR Regions, and Region winners are invited to Atlanta to compete for the state PAGE (Professional Association of Georgia Educators) STAR scholarships and awards.
STAR Teachers continue on with their STAR Students at every level of the program.
“Congratulations to all of our STAR Students and Teachers,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian Hightower said. “We greatly appreciate the Lions Clubs and PAGE recognizing and celebrating excellence in teaching and learning in our schools. We look forward to honoring these top scholars and educators with our school board."
Cherokee High School
- STAR Student: Pragya Sharma
- STAR Teacher: Charley Ingham
Creekview High School
- STAR Student: Austin Miles
- STAR Teacher: Wendy McCarron
Etowah High School
- STAR Student: Brandon Baker
- STAR Teacher: Dr. Wright Vermilya
River Ridge High School
- STAR Student: Anabelle Paulino
- STAR Teacher: Joy Clarkston
Sequoyah High School
- STAR Student: Isabelle Riddle
- STAR Teacher: Dr. Wendy Roberts
Woodstock High School
- STAR Student: A.J. Cox
- STAR Teacher: Debbie Hipp
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