The Kiwanis Club of Gainesville continued a longstanding tradition of paying tribute to our STAR Students and STAR Teachers with the annual awards luncheon on Tuesday, February 14, at First Baptist Church in Gainesville. All of the city and county high schools’ STAR Students and STAR Teachers were recognized and given a framed certificate, sponsored by Gainesville Kiwanis.

The STAR Students and their STAR Teachers are listed below:

Hall County System
School	STAR Student	STAR Teacher
Cherokee Bluff High School	Joseph Caron	Jeremy Purdy
Chestatee High School	Bralin Garcia	Graciela Martin
East Hall High School	Walker Barrett	Donna Shirley
Flowery Branch High School	Samuel Malone	Kelley Brumbelow
Johnson High School	Emily Nguyen	Melanie Beard
Lanier Christian Academy	Grayson Harris	Harry Champy
North Hall High School	Anderson Kennedy	Cynthia Greer
West Hall High School	Stephanie Trinh	Kelly McKinney
Gainesville City System
School	STAR Student	STAR Teacher
Gainesville High School	Hassan Khan	Chandra Karnati
Lakeview Academy	Luke Harris	Craig Waddell
Riverside Military Academy	Bekhruz Turabov	Dennis Bagwell

In addition, STAR Student Samuel Malone of Flowery Branch High School with STAR Teacher Kelley Brumbelow and STAR Student Hassan Khan of Gainesville High School with STAR Teacher Chandra Karnati received special recognition as System STAR Students and STAR Teachers.

Hall County System STAR Winner
School	STAR Student	STAR Teacher
Flowery Branch High School	Samuel Malone	Kelley Brumbelow
Gainesville City System STAR Winner
School	STAR Student	STAR Teacher
Gainesville High School	Hassan Khan	Chandra Karnati

 

The University of North Georgia’s College of Education will host the Region 2 recognition on March 7, 2023. Region 2 consists of 12 counties or school systems in the North Georgia Mountains: Dawson, Fannin, Gainesville City, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, White, and Mountain Ed. Charter School System.

Region winners contend for the honor of being named State PAGE STAR Student. STAR Teachers continue with their STAR Students at every level of the program. PAGE and the PAGE Foundation honor outstanding students and educators and, encourage academic excellence through competitive academic programs such as PAGE STAR, the PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades and the PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon.

STAR Program:

The PAGE Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program is sponsored, administered and promoted by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) and the PAGE Foundation. Since its creation, the STAR program has honored over 28,000 students and the teachers they have selected as the most influential to their academic achievement. 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 10 students of their class based on grade point average to qualify for STAR nomination.

STAR begins each year in participating Georgia high schools when the STAR Student is named and chooses a STAR Teacher to share in this recognition. The students and their teachers are honored by their schools and receive special recognition in their communities from one of the more than 170 statewide civic organizations and businesses that serve as local sponsors of the STAR program. Students then compete for school system recognition as the top STAR Student, and those winners compete for region honors.

The Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) is the state’s largest and fastest-growing educator association. Deeply committed to excellence in public education, PAGE provides unparalleled legal coverage, legislative advocacy, and professional learning opportunities to more than 97,000 teachers, administrators, and school personnel. PAGE protects, supports, and empowers members throughout all stages and facets of their career. For more information, visit the website at www.pageinc.org.