Peachtree Senior Named STAR Student, Top 10% In Class

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — A Peachtree Ridge High School senior has earned Gwinnett County’s STAR Student Award, according to a news release.

Chungin “Roy” Lee received the Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition award at a special luncheon Feb. 9. The Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) Foundation and Partnership Gwinnett partnered to honor STAR Student and Teacher honorees during this year’s STAR Student and Teacher Luncheon.

The event celebrates all local school STAR students from each Gwinnett County high school, public and private, as well as the top student from Buford High School, according to the release.

The STAR student honor is bestowed on the senior in the top 10 percent of his or her class with the highest SAT score, according to the school district. Lee selected his Language Arts teacher, Adam Sherman, as his STAR Teacher.

James “Jimmy” Ragazino was named Buford City Schools’ STAR Student and he selected Lisa Cole as his STAR Teacher.

Both the 2022 Gwinnett County and Buford City STAR student and teacher winners will now move on and compete for the regional title, according to the release. Regional winners will then move to the state level for the honor of being named Georgia’s 2022 STAR Student and Teacher.