Twenty-eight SCCPSS STAR Students and Teachers Recognized at 2025 Luncheon

On Tuesday, February 11th, the Kiwanis Club of Savannah hosted the 67th annual Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program at the Scottish Rite Freemasons Hall in Savannah. The event, which is sponsored and administered by the PAGE and the PAGE Foundation, serves to honor high-achieving students and the teachers who have made the greatest impact on their academic journeys.

Since its inception in 1958, the STAR program has recognized over 30,000 students and their teachers in the state of Georgia, highlighting the importance of academic excellence and the role educators play in shaping their students' success. To qualify for the 2025 STAR nomination, graduating high school seniors must have achieved the highest score on a single test date of the SAT and be in the top 10 percent or top 10 students of their class based on GPA. These exceptional students then choose a teacher to share in the recognition, honoring their invaluable influence on their academic achievements.

This year’s ceremony featured Kinder Morgan’s Vice President, Allen Fore, who delivered the keynote address. The event, underwritten by Kinder Morgan, emphasized the significance of community support for education and the vital role businesses play in fostering the next generation of leaders.

The STAR program is a special tradition in Georgia seeking to showcase academic excellence among public and private high school students.Students recognized as the overall county winner receive the opportunity to continue to regional and state level competition which includes an essay and interview.

The Chatham County event is held each year by the Kiwanis Club of Savannah.  Corporate sponsors of the event include the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and the PAGE Foundation, Kinder Morgan, Reese & Company, Bernard Williams, Hussey Gay Bell, and Rody’s Audio Warehouse.  The complete list of SCCPSS STAR students and teachers recognized include:

 

Beach High –

STAR Student Krutarth Patel

STAR Teacher Tamara Innerarity

 

Groves High –

STAR Student Caleb Heyliger

STAR Teacher Dewayne Mobley

 

Islands High –

STAR Student Tin Chan

STAR Teacher Jessica Lyons

 

Jenkins High –

STAR Student Liam McDaniel

STAR Teacher Theresa Luciano

 

Johnson High –

STAR Student Thien An Duc Nguyen

STAR Teacher Tiffanie Andrews

 

New Hampstead High –

STAR Student Cody Huynh

STAR Teacher Rachel Wipper

 

Savannah Arts Academy –

STAR Student William Maher

STAR Teacher Vanessa Routh

 

Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy –

STAR Student Isabella Frazier

STAR Teacher – Eunju Jung

 

Savannah Classical Academy –

STAR Student Danilo Saenz De Viteri/

STAR Teacher Venecia Whyte-Foster

 

Savannah Early College –

STAR Student Sintayehu Jones

STAR Teacher Antoinette Kavoori

 

School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High –

STAR Student Jayden Golden

STAR Teacher Tonya Smith

 

Windsor Forest High – (a tie between two qualifying students)

STAR Student Qur’an Chapman

STAR Teacher Brooklyn Howard

 

STAR Student Tristan Doan

STAR Teacher John Callahan

 

Woodville-Tompkins High –

STAR Student Faith Agbehonou

STAR Teacher Angela Wright

 

See more photos from the event here.