Partnership Gwinnett hosted the 2025 Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) Reception, sponsored by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and PAGE Foundation, on February 12 at the John C. Maxwell Leadership Center in Duluth.
More than 200 students, teachers and guests attended the annual event that honors the highest-achieving seniors and their most academically influential teachers.
“The STAR Reception highlights the important connection between education and workforce development,” said Nick Masino, president and CEO of the Gwinnett Chamber and Partnership Gwinnett. “Programs like this one align with Partnership Gwinnett’s mission to develop the workforce needed for today and the future, and we would like to congratulate this year’s honorees on their achievements.”
About the program
The PAGE STAR program honors the highest-achieving high school seniors and their most academically influential teachers.
Students must have the highest score on any single SAT taken through the November test date of their senior year, with their SAT scores equal to or higher than the 2024 national average on the evidence-based math, reading and writing sections.
They must also rank in the top 10% or top 10 students of their class based on GPA.
Gwinnett County honorees
The presentation recognized more than 39 students and 39 teachers from Gwinnett County Public Schools, Buford City Schools and private schools in Gwinnett.
From Buford City Schools:
- Oluwaseun Adeyeye and teacher Laura MacAdam, Buford High School
- Eva Cochran and teacher Dr. Amber Simmons, Buford High School
From Gwinnett County Public Schools:
- Kelly Lenox and teacher Kathy Cusak, Archer High School
- Safaa Mohammed and teacher Erin Claridy, Berkmar High School
- Sean Pozsgay and teacher Megan Kendall, Brookwood High School
- Connor Schenke and teacher Lilliangina Quinones, Central Gwinnett High School
- Ayman Khan and teacher Alex Lowe, Collins Hill High School
- Mark Ndoumna and teacher Alan Cummings, Dacula High School
- Zavish Abbasi and teacher Alyssa Johnson, Discovery High School
- Tan Le and teacher Tana Hayes, Duluth High School
- Minh Tran and teacher Lara Perez, Grayson High School
- Maliha Hussien and teacher Tameka Karanja, Grayson High School
- Moyinoluwa Adedeji and teacher Linda Maunder, Grayson High School
- Pranay Fofandi and teacher Rozina Essani, Lanier High School
- Beryl Prabhakar and teacher Teresa Brooks, McClure Health Science High School
- Fayyad Mahdi and teacher Wren Cheatum, Meadowcreek High School
- Amelia Dyar and teacher Elizabeth Leonard, Mill Creek High School
- Anthony Pinzon and teacher Daniel Hauck, Mountain View High School
- Dorie Liu and teacher Michelle Larate, Norcross High School
- Dilan Shingadia and teacher Andrea Boyce, North Gwinnett High School
- Joseph Farkas and teacher Rebecca Mooney, North Gwinnett High School
- Evangelia Rothman and teacher Virginia Harvey, Parkview High School
- Xavier Powers and teacher Dr. Tiffany Bookal, Paul Duke STEM High School
- Mackenzie Lee and teacher Ann Rodgers, Peachtree Ridge High School
- Nesha Soni and teacher Yancey Miller, Peachtree Ridge High School
- Daniel Ahn and teacher Garrett Shaffer, Seckinger High School
- Damon Daley and teacher Samantha Brewer, Shiloh High School
- Hyunyoung Jho and teacher Todd Mccowan, South Gwinnett High School
- William Fincher and teacher Lindsey Buffington, Gwinnett County Online Campus
- Justin Jiang and teacher Sarah McCook, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
From Gwinnett’s private schools:
- Noor-Afsheen Ali and teacher Gloria Bruce, Al Falah Academy
- Moses Tomblin and teacher Shelley Woodward, Greater Atlanta Christian School
- Samantha Swaim and teacher Jeff Bourne, Hebron Christian Academy
- Essam Ackleh and teacher Dr. Matthew Lewis, Killian Hill Christian School
- Bianca Amadi and teacher Mary Walsh, Notre Dame Academy
- Neal Alston and teacher Sarah Foster, Providence Christian Academy
- Nathan Hadaway and teacher Julia (Jill) Munoz, Providence Christian Academy
- Nolan Swift and teacher Stephen Stubbs, Sugar Hill Christian Academy
- Caroline Yates and teacher Chris Yoder, Wesleyan School
The program also recognized this year’s system winners who will go on to compete at the regional level.
System winners:
- Oluwaseun Adeyeye and teacher Ms. Laura MacAdam, Buford High School
- Eva Cochran and teacher Dr. Amber Simmons, Buford High School
- Justin Jiang and teacher Sarah McCook, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
System winners who win their regional competitions will move on to the state competition in April.
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