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Student Teacher Academic Recognition (STAR)

STAR Region Winners Since 1959

YEAR
STAR STUDENT
STAR Teacher
Student's School
System
Region
1959
Lane Mathis
Thomas Floyd
Americus High School
Americus City
3 West
1959
Joseph Floyd
Harvey Halman
LaGrange High School
LaGrange City
4
1959
Marion F. Martin, III
Bernice Tracy
Glynn Academy
Glynn County
8
1959
Betty L. Dowdy
Mrs. James Maxwell
Athens High School
Clarke County
10
1959
Frank D. Smith
Louise Milan
Cartersville High School
Cartersville City
7
1959
David R. Haley
D. C. Royal
Turner County High School
Turner County
3 East
1959
David W. Brown
Rufus Godwin
Henry Grady High School
Atlanta City
5
1959
Sarah E. Stembridge
Elsie Calhoun
Baldwin County High School
Baldwin County
6
1959
Charles K. Edmondson
Marie Williams
Gainesville High School
Gainesville City
9
1960
Claude D. Tison, Jr.
Joanne Futch
Thomasville High School
Thomasville City
2
1960
Benjamin Zellner
Reba Johnson
Mary Persons High School
Monroe County
1960
John B. Pendergrast, Jr.
Donn Gaebelein
Westminster Boys School
Atlanta City
5
1960
Donald Fuller
Mrs. Donald Mac Mahon
Baldwin County High School
Baldwin County
6
1960
Robert Mann
W. F. Garrett
Cherokee High School
Cherokee County
9
1960
Thaddeus G. Dankel
Bernice Tracy
Glynn Academy
Glynn County
8
1960
Mason Lamar Williams, III
Fannie Higgins
Columbus High School
Muscogee County
3 West
1960
Bradley K. Martin
Edna Lee
Marietta High School
Marietta City
7
1960
Walter Parker
L. W. Hattaway
Griffin High School
Griffin-Spalding County
4
1960
Julia Dale Sennette
Mary Gilliland
Richmond Academy
Richmond County
10
1960
Phillip Certain
Aubrey Clark
Savannah High School
Chatham County
1
1960
Rex B. Ivie
Florence Harrison
Perry High School
Houston County
3 East
1961
Lewis Edward Moore, Jr.
Willanelle Green
Gainesville High School
Gainesville City
9
1961
Johnny Messer
Ruby Anderson
Athens High School
Clarke County
10
1961
Wallace Mathews
Mrs. Walter Cunningham
Brooks County High School
Brooks County
2
1961
Henry Linton Smith, Jr.
George Dorsey
Darlington School
Rome City
7
1961
Kathy Wynn Fowler
Regina Pinkston
Manchester High School
Meriwether County
4
1961
Richard J. Diephuis
Beulah Lott
Glynn Academy
Glynn County
8
1961
James Robert Cain, III
Beulah Harper
Savannah High School
Chatham County
1
1961
Frances Veal
Rosalie Gormley
Baldwin County High School
Baldwin County
6
1961
Marshall Edward Gesner
Helen Taylor
Henry Grady High School
Atlanta City
5
1961
Mary E. Monship
Florence Harrison
Perry High School
Houston County
3 East
1961
David Crockett
Mary Fort
Columbus High School
Muscogee County
3 West
1962
James Edward Westmoreland, III
Laura Sue Hawkins
Griffin High School
Griffin-Spalding County
4
1962
Harvey M. Sachs
Eugene Sanders
Henry Grady High School
Atlanta City
5
1962
Stephen Richard Friedlander
Ben Kirk
Moultrie City
2
1962
Dana Trapnell Dale
Sherman Lee
Marietta High School
Marietta City
7
1962
Frances Louise Hobbs
Beulah Lott
Glynn Academy
Glynn County
8
1962
Richard E. Scott, Jr.
Hal Justus
Warner Robins High School
Houston County
3 East
1962
David Taylor Roberts
Alcie Mae Dennis
Columbus High School
Muscogee County
3 West
1962
Richard Louis Weiss
Robert Sims
Westminster Boys School
Atlanta City
1962
David Willett
Jack Carter
Athens High School
Clarke County
10
1962
Quentin O. Fagans
S. Y. Sosebee
North Habersham High School
Habersham County
9
1962
Peter Brandes, Jr.
Genevieve Alexander
Dublin High School
Dublin City
6
1962
STAR STUDENT
STAR TEACHER
STUDENT’S SCHOOL
SYSTEM
REGION
1962
Richard P. Stanley
Martha Coleman
Savannah High School
Chatham County
1
1963
Joel E. Dendy, Jr.
Ralph Dorminey
Darlington School
Rome City
7
1963
Jeremy Walker James
Ray James
Charlton High School
Charlton County
8
1963
Hillary Thomas Wright, Jr.
Frances Sherrill
LaGrange City
4
1963
Augustus Oemler, III
Jane Triol
Savannah Country Day School
Chatham County
1
1963
John D. McCord, III
Mrs. John Williams
Fitzgerald City
3 East
1963
James Patton McGee
Gussie Goss
Muscogee County
3 West
1963
Frances Lewis Carter
Ruth McAuliffe
Richmond Academy
Richmond County
10
1963
Phillip Edison Plemmons
Dorothy Plemmons
West Fannin High School
Fannin County
9
1963
Cheryl Kay White
Billy Bragg
Albany High School
Dougherty County
2
1963
Paul Merrill Parvis
Margaret Wight
Druid Hills High School
DeKalb County
5
1963
Linda Wilkes
Virginia Lawrence
Dublin High School
Dublin City
6
1964
Kenneth Marvin Pryse
Mrs. Kenneth Pryse
Mary Persons High School
Monroe County
6
1964
Linda Grimmett
Gladys Epy
Moultrie City/Colquitt County
2
1964
David Franklin Foster
George Williams
Athens High School
Clarke County
10
1964
Carles Joseph Bruce
Mary Eyler
Jenkins High School
Chatham County
1
1964
William Kirk Reed
Mary Fort
Columbus High School
Muscogee County
3 West
1964
Howard Owen Hunter, III
Ray Scarboro
Glynn Academy
Glynn County
8
1964
Sarah M. Hasty
Roy Johnson
Cherokee High School
Cherokee County
9
1964
Joseph Bivins
Norman Padget
Bowdon High School
Carroll County
4
1964
Gerald Raymond Ladd
Kenneth Kiesler
Westminster Boys School
Atlanta City
5
1964
John Thomas Bertrand
E. V. Regestry
Darlington School
Rome City
7
1964
Don Raymond Harrington
Eleanor McGrain
Warner Robins High School
Houston County
3 East
1965
Mae Louise Roberts
Sally Blackwell
Warner Robins High School
Houston County
3 East
1965
Alexander F. Hunter
Helen Shepard
Muscogee County
3 West
1965
Neil J. Blue, Jr.
Hayward Gnann
GAinesville High School
Gainesville City
9
1965
Ellen N. Lesteer
Emory Ray
Colquitt County High School
Colquitt County
2
1965
Albert Weyman Way
Harold Henderson
Glynn Academy
Glynn County
8
1965
Charles Terry Moore
Dixie Cutter
Willingham High School
Bibb County
6
1965
Patricia Sherrod
Elizabeth Jordan
Jenkins High School
Chatham County
1
1965
James Ellis
Nell Vickery
Marietta High School
Marietta City
7
1965
Alan M. Jackson
Mrs. John Love
LaGrange High School
LaGrange City
4
1965
James Douglas Weddell
Florence Cole
Athens High School
Clarke County
10
1965
Aileen Jacobson
Margaret Williams
North Fulton High School
Atlanta City
5
1966
Robert Holland Cassell
Sara Prescott
Briarcliff High School
DeKalb County
4
1966
Donald Bruce Napier
Beulah Lott
Glynn Academy
Glynn County
8
1966
Frank Moon Dickerson
Tullis Parker
Henry County High School
Henry County
6
1966
Frederick Carleton Tuck
Ralph Dorminey
Darlington School
Rome City
7
1966
Daniel Hugh Rall
Beulah Harper
Savannah High School
Chatham County
1
1966
Benny John Dyer
Hayward Gnann
Gainesville High School
Gainesville City
9
1966
James Cates Gaither
Bessie Ray
Thomasville High School
Thomasville City
2
1966
Billy Hilton Thompson
Fannie Higgins
Muscogee County
3
1966
Morris Alan Jones
India Wilson
Athens High School
Clarke County
10
1966
Mary Hueners
Robert Sims
Westminster Girls School
Atlanta City
5
1967
Norman L. Alhdeff
George Thompson
Briarcliff High School
DeKalb County
4
1967
Peter Hunt Maxwell
Susan Mathews
Muscogee County
3
1967
Charles Clayton Stebbins
Yvonne Parks
Glynn Academy
Glynn County
8
1967
Stephen Marshall Baxter
George Awsumb
Darlington School
Rome City
7
1967
Melanie Taveau Mason
Jeanne Garlington
Savannah Country Day School
Chatham County
1
1967
Barbara Frances Beier
Mary Lucille
Aquinas High School
Richmond County
10
1967
Lynn E. Johnston
Emily Reynolds
Cherokee County
9
1967
Thomas O. Stair
James Rudolph
Westminster Boys School
Atlanta City
5
1967
James Douglas Marr
Mary Rosina
Mount de Sales Academy
Bibb County
6
1967
Mary Elizabeth Lashley
R. E. Lashley
Dougherty County
2
1968
Rollin Mathis
William Davis
Valdosta High School
Valdosta City
8
1968
Robert Crane Kline
Langston Bolton
Richmond Academy
Richmond County
10
1968
Joseph Scott Etheridge
Evelyn Van Landingham
Muscogee County
3
1968
Julian K. Quattlebaum, III
James Belford
Savannah Country Day School
Chatham County
1
1968
Scott Killingsworth
Anngene Gibbs
Moultrie High School
Colquitt County
2
1968
James Maxwell Bush
David Ulrey
Westminster Boys School
Atlanta City
5
1968
Michael Thomas McClain
Archie Sharretts
Toccoa High School
Toccoa City
9
1968
David Scott Whitcomb
Margaret Owens
Towers High School
DeKalb County
4
1968
Thomas Beckwith Wells
Gerald Chastain
LaGrange High School
LaGrange City
6
1968
Bayard Taylor Van Hecke
Ralph Dorminey
Darlington School
Rome City
7
1969
James P. Miller
Marjorie Montgomery
Manchester High School
Meriwether County
6
1969
Roger L. Smith
Willanelle Greene
Gainesville High School
Gainesville City
9
1969
David John Barry
Bertha Musick
Athens High School
Clarke County
10
1969
William Dawson Alexander
Elliott Galloway
Westminster Boys School
Atlanta City
5
1969
Charles Anthony Yawn
Wendell Ramage
Dodge County High School
Dodge County
8
1969
Franklin N. Rhoad
Tom Harper
Savannah Country Day School
Chatham County
1
1969
Richard Farnsworth
Suzanne Kohn
St. Pius X High School
DeKalb County
4
1969
Jay Philip Siegel
Charles Acree
Dalton City
7
1969
Judith Kay Hamilton
Susan Mathews
Muscogee County
3
1969
Gary Carlton Lewis
Ben Kirk
Moultrie High School
Colquitt County
2
1970
Wanda Faye Whitlock
Jeffie Fitzpatrick
Commerce High School
Commerce City
9
1970
James C. Boyt
William Wilson
Yatesville High School
Upson County
6
1970
Robert David Fierro
Lavoy Stewart
Muscogee County
3
1970
James Porter Peay
Joseph Croom
Newton County High School
Newton County
10
1970
James Edward Terrell
Cora Lee Greene
Jenkins High School
Chatham County
1
1970
Granville Bland Byrne
Kenneth Kiesler
Westminster Boys School
Atlanta City
5
1970
Jack William Kale
Jean Logan
Westover High School
Dougherty County
2
1970
Michael Morgan Garner
George Awsumb
Darlington School
Rome City
7
1970
William Preston Peyton
Susan Bennett
Decatur High School
Decatur City
4
1970
Bill Bowers
J. M. Rogers
Valdosta High Shcool
Valdosta City
8
1971
Charles Louis Stein
Gladys Atkinson
Dykes High School
Atlanta City
5
1971
Amelia Anne Bellows
Ben Kirk
Moultrie High School
Colquitt County
2
1971
James Warren Ott
James Pettigrew
Central High School
Bibb County
6
1971
John Patrick Huffaker
Romona Hooker
Lakeside High School
DeKalb County
4
1971
Robert Frederick Blumhagen
Harold Hardy
Baker High School
Baker County
1971
Thomas E. Lynch
Bill Moorehead
Brunswick High School
Glynn County
8
1971
Karen Temple
M. C. Wicht
Lumpkin County High School
Lumpkin County
9
1971
Mitchell James Shields
Hal Cochran
Sprayberry High School
Cobb County
7
1971
Claudia Lavern Cowan
Gwen Ellington
Newton County High School
Newton County
10
1971
Barbara Jane Ormond
William McKenzie
Savannah Country Day School
Chatham County
1
1971
Barry Jules Garber
Imogene Anders
Northside High School
Houston County
3
1972
Dan McDougal Thomas
Theodore Hladik
Brunswick High School
Glynn County
8
1972
Charles Ballou
Robert Morgan
Druid Hills High School
DeKalb County
1972
Allen Preston Wheeler
Sally Ritchey
Wheeler High School
Cobb County
7
1972
Mark A. Butler
Ralph Voris
Lakeside High School
DeKalb County
4
1972
Frank Walker Metheney
Lynn Blackwell
Warner Robins High School
Houston County
3
1972
Donald McCoy Curry
Mrs. Inman Foy, Jr.
Statesboro High School
Bulloch County
1
1972
John Paul Gaither
David Stowers
McIntyre Park High School
Thomasville City
2
1972
Joyce Marie Murdoch
Margaret Edenfield
Central High School
Bibb County
6
1972
Thomas Paul Thigpen
Gwendolyn Goodman
Sol Johnson High School
Chatham County
1972
James William Prince
David T. Lauderdale
Westminster Boys School
Atlanta City
5
1972
Charles Siegel
George Williams
Clarke Central High School
Clarke County
10
1972
Steve W. Henson
William Teasley
Cherokee County High School
Cherokee County
9
1973
Martin Keith Smith
Roselle D’Onazio
Sequoyah High School
DeKalb County
4
1973
Debra Sue Pate
Margaret M. Dean
Westminster Girls School
Atlanta City
5
1973
John Ernest Graves
Watson Martin
Marietta High School
Marietta City
7
1973
Robert Burton Cook
Soloman Byrdsong
Dougherty High School
Dougherty County
2
1973
Kevin F. Price
J. W. Stonebraker
Gainesville High School
Gainesville City
9
1973
Tom Cohen
Durwood Fincher
Hardaway High School
Muscogee County
3
1973
Christopher C. Clay
Richard Billingslea
Central High School
Bibb County
8
1973
Mike Dennis
Ferrell Drummond
Carrollton High School
Carrollton City
6
1973
Sanford S. Brown
Alfred Clark
Clarke Central High School
Clarke County
10
1973
Charles Ferris
Jeanette Carroll
Savannah High School
Chatham County
1
1974
Edgar Gibson Oliver
Mario Balbi
Benedictine Military School
Chatham County
1
1974
Daryl Thomas Hester
Billy Daniell
Tift County High School
Tift County
2
1974
William Ernest Jordan
Frederick King
Darlington School
Rome City
7
1974
Michael Thomas Bohannon
Elizabeth Howard
Northeast High School
Bibb County
8
1974
Thomas Marshall Green
Lois Spillers
Crawford High School
Crawford County
3
1974
William David Albright
Geoffrey Lipsey
Westminster Boys School
Atlanta City
5
1974
Ben Irvin Cooper
Alfred Clark
Clarke Central High School
Clarke County
10
1974
Mark Ashley Mathews
William Teasley
Cherokee High School
Cherokee County
9
1974
Charles D. Trawick
Ruth Sanders
Lakeside High School
DeKalb County
1974
Jan James Johnson
Thomas McIntyre
Westminster Boys School
Atlanta City
1974
Jonathon Douglas Hatch
Ralph Voris
Lakeside High School
DeKalb County
4
1974
Adam Lewis Frey
Robert Spence
Westminster Boys School
Atlanta City
1974
Richard Huston White
David Scoville
Muscogee County High School
Muscogee County
1974
David James Hubbard
Ferrell Drummond
Carrollton High School
Carrollton City
6
1975
Ivey Brent Laminack
Wallace Walker
Bremen High School
Bremen City
6
1975
Michael John Merritt
Charlotte Ainsworth
Shamrock High School
DeKalb County
4
1975
Paul A. Webb
Stan Dawson
West Rome High School
Rome City
1975
Daniel Marion Snare
Margaret Ensley
East Hall High School
Hall County
1975
Ralph Brian Merck
Fred Clark
Brunswick High School
Glynn County
1
1975
Robert Jesse Proctor
Leon Scott
Westminster Boys School
Atlanta City
5
1975
Mark Young Tyndall
Betty Hunt
Moultrie Sr. High School
Colquitt County
2
1975
Barry Joseph Brown
James Baskin
Robert E. Lee Institute
Thomaston City
3
1975
Kenneth Grefory Dobson
Earle Tomlinson
Cherokee High School
Cherokee County
9
1975
William Scott Jeans
Stewart Barrett
Richmond County
10
1975
James M. Jordan
Ronald McLachlan
Mount de Sales Academy
Bibb County
8
1975
Lawrence D. Leiter
R. S. Grissett
West Rome High School
Rome City
7
1976
Joseph Guthridge
Ruth Wells
Lovett School
Atlanta City
1976
Teresa Joyce Newberry
James Pettigrew
Lanier Sr. High School
Lanier County
8
1976
David Newton Hardie
Donald Hayes
LaGrange City
3
1976
David Louis Abrams
Russell Akridge
Westminster Boys School
Atlanta City
5
1976
Debra Diane Hartley
Carolyn Spillman
Morrow Sr. High School
Clayton County
6
1976
Frank Nathan Yellin
Edgar Sellars
Savannah Country Day School
Chatham County
1976
Richard Charles Miller
Lancy Chien Jen
Sol C. Johnson High School
Chatham County
1
1976
Reid Bruce Blackwelder
Anne Wilson
Columbia High School
DeKalb County
1976
Andrews Ayers Martin
Dorothy Cochran
Stephens County High School
Stephens County
9
1976
Nathan Vance Holt
Miller Shealy
Bainbridge High School
Decatur County
2
1976
David Thomas Camp
Paula Eglin
F. T. Wills High School
Cobb County
7
1976
Manley Woolfolk Roberts
David Drake
Westminster Boys School
Atlanta City
1976
Duke Pierre Briscoe
James Williams
Athens Academy
Clarke County
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