Jocelyn Tang (Stratford Academy student) and Christian Lee (Academy for Classical Education student), have been named Bibb County's 2021 PAGE STAR Students. Tang selected Preston Earl, Math teacher at Stratford Academy, as her STAR Teacher. Lee selected Mitchel Wachtel, Math teacher at Academy for Classical Education, as his STAR Teacher. Jocelyn Tang and Christian Lee earned the recognition for academic achievement and performance on the SAT. 

 

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 nearly 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. Region winners contend for the honor of being named State PAGE STAR Student. STAR Teachers continue on with their STAR Students at every level of the program. Region 6 STAR winners will be announced on Friday. 

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.