Woodland Senior Named STAR Student Region Winner

CARTERSVILLE, GA — A Woodland High School senior has been named a Professional Association of Georgia Educators STAR Student Region 1 winner. Christian Welch attended the competition on March 13 with his STAR Teacher, Tiffany Post, after he earned the Bartow County School System's title in February.

Along with this prestigious title, Welch has received $400 from the PAGE Foundation while Post received $200 from the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Both student and educator will represent the region at the banquet honoring the statewide STAR Student on April 23 in Atlanta where they will compete for more scholarships and awards.

To obtain the 2018 STAR nomination, high school seniors must have the highest score on a single test date on the SAT and be in the top 10 percent or top ten students of their class based on grade point average. Welch currently ranks number one in his senior class with a 101.8-grade point average. He also achieved an SAT score of 1560 and an ACT score of 35.

The national merit semifinalist will be attending Duke University next fall where he plans to major in biomedical engineering and become a doctor.

“Christian is a once or twice in a career kind of student,” said Post, who is an Advanced Placement
language and composition teacher at Woodland High School.

Photo: Christian Welch. Credit: Bartow County Schools