Congratulations to our 2024 STAR Students and Teachers, recognized by the Rotary Club of Conyers, February 15, 2024. The STAR (Student Teacher Achievement Recognition) Student honor is awarded to one student in each high school with the highest SAT score who is also in the top 10 or top 10 percent of their class. That student selects a teacher as their STAR Teacher. The award is a program of the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE).
Congratulations to the system winner STAR Student Matilda Rogers from the Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology! Her STAR Teacher is David Hornbeck.
This year's school-level STAR Students and Teachers are:
Heritage High School
STAR Student - Zoe Carter
STAR Teacher - Soraya Ray (Spanish)
Rockdale County High School
STAR Student - Kenia Munoz
STAR Teacher - Rosaida Hardaway (Rockdale Career Academy, Healthcare Pathway)
Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology
STAR Students - Matilda Rogers
STAR Teacher - David Hornbeck (Math)
Salem High School
STAR Student - Walter Franklin
STAR Teacher - Marleta Sigman (CTAE/Computer Science)
Young American Christian School
STAR Student - Christian Rix Lawler
STAR Teacher - Jeremy Evans (Spanish)
Thank you to the Rotary Club of Conyers and thank you to STAR ceremony sponsor United Community Bank for your support for students and teachers!
Pictured below, left to right: Rotary Club of Conyers President Shelli Siebert, Rockdale County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Terry Oatts, Heritage High School (HHS) STAR Student Zoe Carter, HHS STAR Teacher Soraya Ray, Rockdale County High School (RCHS) Principal Dr. Ogé Denis, Jr., RCHS STAR Student Kenia Munoz, HHS Principal Dr. LaTonya Richards, STAR Teacher Rosaida Hardaway of Rockdale Career Academy (RCA) who was chosen by RCHS STAR Student Kenia Munoz, District STAR winner and Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology (RMSST) STAR Student Matilda Rogers, RMSST STAR Teacher David Hornbeck, Young American Christian School (YACS) STAR Student Christian Rix Lawler, YACS STAR Teacher Jeremy Evans, Salem High School (SHS) STAR Student Walter Franklin, RMSST Director Amanda Baskett, SHS STAR Teacher Marleta Sigman, SHS Principal Dr. Jarvis Price, RCA CEO Dr. Corey Williams, Rotary Club of Conyers Youth Services Chair and President-elect Bryan Hilburn.
