NHS Senior Earns 2012 STAR Title

Norcross High senior Andrew Alin was recognized as a 2012 STAR Student for having one of the highest SAT scores among the 2012 district-wide class.

According to a Gwinnett County Public School press release, Alin was named a Student Teacher Achievement Recognition Student at the annual STAR Student and Teacher Luncheon last Thursday at the Gwinnett Chambers of Commerce in Duluth. 

STAR recognition is given to the senior in the top 10 percent of his of her school's class with the highest SAT score. Alin and Michael Song of Brookwood High had the highest SAT scores among their district-wide class.

Each STAR student also chooses a teacher as the educator who had a strong influence on him or her. Alin selected social studies teacher James Glenn, who was also honored in 2010 as Gwinnett County's 2010 High School Teacher of the Year.

“We are very proud of our STAR students and teachers. They are indeed stars, representing the best and brightest in our schools,” said Dr. Gale Hey, Gwinnett County Public School’s deputy superintendent of teaching and learning. “Academically, these students have excelled in our schools and are prepared for the future. Part of that preparation was provided by the stellar teachers we also recognize today. We appreciate all that they do day in and day out for our students.”

The event celebrated all local STAR students from each GCPS high school, as well as the top students from Buford High (Buford City Schools) and Gwinnett private high schools. 

Alin and Song will move on to the region competition where they will compete for the regional title. Buford City Schools’ STAR Student Cassie Oliver and her selected STAR Teacher Lisa Cole will be joining the competition.

In the spring, regional winners will vie for the honor of being named Georgia’s 2012 STAR Student and Teacher.