Congratulations to senior Daniel Justice for being named Whitefield’s 2017 STAR Student. He chose Christopher McDonald, Upper School physics teacher, as his STAR Teacher.
The Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program honors Georgia's highest achieving high school seniors and the teachers who have been most instrumental in their academic development. Since its creation in 1958 by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the STAR program has honored nearly 26,000 students, who have in turn chosen their STAR Teachers to share in this recognition. Every accredited high school in Georgia is eligible to participate in this preeminent student/teacher academic recognition.
To obtain the STAR nomination, high school seniors must have the highest score on any single test date of the SAT taken through the November test date of their senior year and be in the top 10 percent or top 10 students of their class based on grade point average. Nominees' SAT scores must be equal to or be higher than the concorded mean scores on the Evidence Based Reading and Writing and Math sections.
In addition to maintaing his 4.0 GPA, Daniel is an Eagle Scout, manager for the varsity basketball team, member of the jazz and marching bands, and a member of the chapel worship team. He attended the Ecuador mission trip last summer. So far, he has been accepted to Georgia Tech and the University of Maryland.
Daniel and Cobb County’s other STAR students will be honored, along with their STAR teachers, at a banquet in late February.