Savannah Kiwanis Club Announces Star Student & Star Teacher Recognition Luncheon
Staff Report From Savannah CEO
Monday, February 22nd, 2016
The Kiwanis Club of Savannah along with energy company Kinder Morgan, Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport Commission, and Smart & Associates, Attorneys at Law will sponsor the annual local STAR Student-STAR Teacher Awards Luncheon to recognize and honor the STAR Students and their STAR Teachers from eighteen public and private Chatham County High Schools.
The Awards Luncheon will be held on Tuesday February 23rd from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center on Hutchinson Island.
The top Chatham County STAR Student and STAR Teacher will move on to the regional competition in Statesboro in March. The regional winners will then compete in Atlanta for the State STAR Student and STAR Teacher designation.
The STAR Program is sponsored on the state level by PAGE, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, and the Georgia Department of Education and is now in its 58th year.
STAR Students are selected on the basis of their SAT scores and class standing/scholastic averages.
The local school winners are:
SCHOOL STUDENT TEACHER
Alfred Ely Beach High School |
Lorayna Anne Hinton |
Mr. Anthony Varvoutis |
Benedictine Military School |
Jack Michael Carbery |
Mr. Joe Tvrdy |
Bible Baptist School |
Meagan Bailie |
Mrs. Cynthia Kyle |
Butler Christian Academy |
Landon Ralston |
Dr. Edward Ralston |
Calvary Day School |
Jonathan Michael Coates |
Mrs. Ava Nelson |
H.V. Jenkins High School |
Daniel Finkel |
Ms. Andrea Cooper |
Islands High School |
Benjamin Mark Tellefsen |
Mr. Mark VanGoor |
New Hampstead High School |
Ananya Malik |
Ms. Cheryl Polite |
St. Andrews School |
Rebecca Suh |
Mr. David Kelly |
St. Vincent’s Academy |
Cassidy Marie Rahn |
Mrs. Patricia Williams |
Savannah Arts Academy |
Grace Song |
Mrs. Amy Durden |
Savannah Christian Prep School (TIE) |
Samuel Rahn Bignault |
Mrs. Jan Kelly |
Savannah Christian Prep School (TIE) |
Sydney Elizabeth Bruns |
Mrs. Jackie Wetmore |
Savannah Country Day School |
Sarah Katherine Glover |
Mr. David Hoopes |
Savannah Early College High School |
Chelsea Mackay |
Ms. Molly Hannas |
Sol C. Johnson High School |
Vanly Quintin Dang |
Mrs. Jacqueline Grant |
Veritas Academy |
Josiah Scott Taylor |
Mrs. Beth Burer |
Windsor Forest High School |
Zakkary Gauge Green |
Mrs. Paige Morgan |
Woodville-Tompkins High School |
Eric Behan |
Mr. James Blocker |