Students from Chestatee High School, Lakeview Academy named STAR students

By AccessWDUN Staff

Posted 7:00AM on Wednesday 5th February 2020 ( 4 years ago )

In an annual recognition event, the STAR students from Hall County and the City of Gainesville were honored Tuesday by the Kiwanis Club of Gainesville.

Thomas Dayton from Chestatee High School was the winner of STAR student honors among all schools located in Hall County, while William Beard of Lakeview Academy was named the STAR student from schools located in the City of Gainesville.

Dayton selected Britton Grier as his STAR teacher. Beard selected Mikhail Lovell as his STAR teacher.

To be selected as STAR student, 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. The competition is sponsored by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) and the PAGE Foundation.

Both Dayton and Beard now move to the Region 2 competition, which will be held in March. Region 2 consists of 12 counties or school systems in the North Georgia Mountains including Dawson, Fannin, Gainesville City, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, White and Mountain Ed. Charter School System.

County System
School	STAR Student	STAR Teacher
Cherokee Bluff High School	Ryan Brownlee	Mr. Jeremy Purdy
Chestatee High School	Thomas Dayton	Mr. Britton Grier
East Hall High School	Lauren Payne	Mr. James Myers
Flowery Branch High School	Alex Campo	Dr. Patrice Pennington
Johnson High School	Ethan Mann	Ms. Kelly Deloach
Lanier Christian Academy	Anna DeMersseman	Mrs. Darlene Brown
North Hall High School	Lucy Frazier	Mrs. Joan Taylor
West Hall High School	Justin Scroggs	Mrs. Julie Pritchard
City System
School	STAR Student	STAR Teacher
Gainesville High School	Emma Fockele	Mr. Larry Miller
Lakeview Academy	William Beard	Mr. Mikhail Lovell
Riverside Military Academy	Chaoliang Hsu	Mrs. Anca King

Thomas Dayton, a senior at Chestatee High School, accepts his nomination for a STAR student at the Kiwanis Club of Gainesville event on Tuesday. Dayton went on to win the county-wide award. (Photo: Lauren Hunter)

William Beard, a senior at Lakeview Academy, gives remarks following accepting his STAR student nomination. Beard won the city-wide nomination as well. (Photo: Lauren Hunter)

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