ROTARY CLUB LUNCHEON SHINES ON THE 2017 TROUP COUNTY STAR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

TROUP COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM 100 North Davis Road, Building C ● LaGrange, Georgia 30241 Yolanda Stephen, Director of Public Relations Office: 706-812-7900 ● Fax: 706-812-7915 E-mail: stephenyk@troup.org Website: www.troup.org News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROTARY CLUB LUNCHEON SHINES ON THE 2017 TROUP COUNTY STAR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS LaGrange, Ga., February 15, 2017 – Today, five students and teachers were honored during the 2017 Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) luncheon hosted by the Rotary Club Before the event ended, Seungju (Jason) Lee from LaGrange High School was named Troup County STAR Student For the past 58 years, a top academic senior in each participating Georgia high school is named the STAR student for that high school Created to focus public attention on Georgia’s outstanding students and teachers, this program showcases the academic achievement of students and a chosen educator who was instrumental in their development To obtain this nomination, students must have the highest score in one sitting on the three-part Scholastic Assessment Test taken through the November test date of their senior year They must also be in the top 10 percent or be one of the top 10 students of their class based on grade point average Each high school STAR student is asked to name his/her STAR teacher For the occasion, students also prepared responses from a list of given topics:  My Most Memorable Educational Experience  Ways I Plan to Use My Gifts and Talents to Serve Others  The STAR Teacher I Chose Made a Difference in My Life Mr Lee will now advance to the regional competition held in March at Columbus State University The winners at that level will go on to compete for the state STAR award The complete list of STAR students and teachers are: Callaway High School STAR Student: STAR Teacher: Parents: Principal: College Grace Deanna Summers Mr Adam Wamsley Kelly Bohannon/Daniel Summers Mr Jonathan Laney Yale or Auburn – Physics LaFayette Christian School STAR Student: STAR Teacher: Parents: Principal: College Abigail Rose Hughes Mrs Carrie Busch Clinton and Ginger Hughes Mr Rene Gomez Georgia Tech - Cyber Security -continued- LaGrange Academy STAR Student: STAR Teacher: Parents: Head Master: College Courtney Deniese Keeble Ms Jennifer Smith Mickey & Sherry Keeble Mr Carl Parke Auburn University - Veterinarian Medicine LaGrange High School: STAR Student and Teacher STAR Student: Seungju (Jason) Lee STAR Teacher: Dr Charles (Tony) Whiddon Parents: Hyun Lee and Soongum Cho Lee Principal: Mr Alton White College Georgia Tech - Physics Troup County Comprehensive High School STAR Student: Joshua (Josh) Charles Wreyford STAR Teacher: Mr Chance Giddens Parents: Jeff and Mary Wreyford Principal: Mr Dennis Medders College University of Colorado - Computer Science ### ... LaGrange High School: STAR Student and Teacher STAR Student: Seungju (Jason) Lee STAR Teacher: Dr Charles (Tony) Whiddon Parents: Hyun Lee and Soongum Cho Lee Principal: Mr Alton White College Georgia... College Georgia Tech - Physics Troup County Comprehensive High School STAR Student: Joshua (Josh) Charles Wreyford STAR Teacher: Mr Chance Giddens Parents: Jeff and Mary Wreyford Principal: Mr...LaGrange Academy STAR Student: STAR Teacher: Parents: Head Master: College Courtney Deniese Keeble Ms Jennifer Smith Mickey