Griffin-Spalding STAR Students and Teachers Announced
March 15, 2010
The 2010 STAR Students for the Griffin-Spalding County School System have been announced:
- Emily Lamb - Griffin High
- Elizabeth Todd - STAR Teacher
- Elizabeth Turner - Spalding High
- Joshua Todd - STAR Teacher
To be named STAR student, a high school senior must have the highest score on one test date on the three-part SAT and be in the top 10 percent or one of the top 10 students of their graduating class based on grade point average.
The STAR student selects the teacher who had the most influence on their academic success to be the school's STAR teacher.
Spalding High School STAR Student Elizabeth Turner, with the highest SAT score, will represent Spalding County (which includes private high schools) at the regional banquet sponsored by the Griffin-Spalding Chamber of Commerce.
The Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program is now in its 52nd year. The program is sponsored by the:
- PAGE Foundation, the
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce, and the
- Georgia Department of Education.
The PAGE Foundation serves as the state coordinator of the PAGE STAR Program, which has honored more than 21,500 students and their teachers.
