Student Teacher Achievement Recognition Reception Honors 76 Recipients from 32 Schools
Duluth, Ga., Jan. 26, 2023 –– Partnership Gwinnett, hosted the Student Teacher Achievement Recognition Reception, sponsored by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and PAGE Foundation and presented by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, at the John C. Maxwell Leadership Center in Duluth on Jan. 26. More than 200 students, teachers and guests attended the annual event that honors the highest achieving seniors and their most academically influential teachers.
“Gwinnett County boasts some of the best schools in the nation,” said Partnership Gwinnett Economic Development Vice President Andrew Carnes. “We are proud to celebrate and congratulate these talented students who represent our future workforce and the teachers who have made a difference in their lives.”
The presentation recognized 76 recipients from 32 schools, including Buford City Schools, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Greater Atlanta Christian School, Hebron Christian Academy, Killian Hill Christian School, Notre Dame Academy, Providence Christian Academy, Sugar Hill Christian Academy and Wesleyan School:
Buford City Schools
- Erin Lim and Mr. Brent Leitsch – Buford High School
Gwinnett County Public Schools
- Dean Putnam and Mr. John Jameson – Archer High School
- Samad Ahmed and Mr. Gary Haynes – Berkmar High School
- William Li and Mrs. Mirela Kimbrough – Brookwood High School
- Niheer Patel and Mr. Chris Michael – Brookwood High School
- Farhan Baig and Mrs. Stephanie Timmons – Brookwood High School
- Mariabelle Azemar and Mr. Alan Dills – Central Gwinnett High School
- Sara Amou and Mrs. Danielle Wilcher – Collins Hill High School
- Cooper Brambley and Mr. Robert Winstead – Dacula High School
- Jerusha Titus and Mr. Thomas Curran – Discovery High School
- Mandy Xu and Mr. Jonathan Roy – Duluth High School
- Chikaima Anigbogu and Ms. Lindsey Saa – Grayson High School
- Jackson Lee and Ms. Kristen Brigmond – Gwinnett Online Campus
- May-Jann Wong and Mr. Donny Thurston – Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology
- Erika Tay and Mrs. Laura Wood – Lanier High School
- Tracy La and Ms. Theresa Ryan – McClure Health Science High School
- Cristopher Miranda and Mr. Robert Ro – Meadowcreek High School
- Joshua Ha and Mr. Greg Marr – Mill Creek High School
- Evan Grove and Dr. Rick Creed – Mill Creek High School
- Bao Trinh and Dr. Nicki Collins – Mountain View High School
- Jordan Katz and Mr. Corey Fair – Norcross High School
- Sean Zhong and Ms. Michelle Larate – Norcross High School
- Aditi Venkatesh and Ms. Katie Massey – North Gwinnett High School
- Grace Liu and Mr. Jon Aldrich – Parkview High School
- Nathan Chen and Mr. Andrew Wright – Paul Duke STEM High School
- Rohan Pai and Dr. John Mobley – Paul Duke STEM High School
- Katharine Wang and Mr. Michael Crawford – Peachtree Ridge High School
- Phoebe Yoon and Ms. Rhonda V. Perry – Seckinger High School
- Jessica Duong and Mr. Isaac Kwak – Shiloh High School
- Dominique LoBlack and Ms. Natilee Brown-Van – South Gwinnett High School
Private Schools
- John Alsobrook and Dr. Derek Wilson – Greater Atlanta Christian School
- Jackson Rosero and Mr. Samuel Vernhes – Greater Atlanta Christian School
- Peter Lee and Mr. Taylor Kulp – Hebron Christian Academy
- Shalena Lam and Mr. Matthew Lewis – Killian Hill Christian School
- Riddhi Akshara and Mrs. Elena Ouimette – Notre Dame Academy
- Lydia Panek and Mrs. Renee Sargent – Providence Christian Academy
- Benjamin Jones and Mrs. Sherry Wiltshire – Sugar Hill Christian Academy
- RJ Devlin and Mr. Joseph Cooper – Wesleyan School
PAGE Educational Membership Services Representative Laurie Provost also announced the system winners — Erin Lim and Mr. Brent Leitsch from Buford High School and Aditi Venkatesh and Ms. Katie Massey from North Gwinnett High School — who will compete for region honors. Region winners will then compete for state honors.
The PAGE STAR 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 2022 national average scores on the evidence-based math and reading and writing sections, as well as rank in the top 10% or top 10 students of their class based on their GPA.
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Click to view. Partnership Gwinnett celebrates the highest achieving seniors and their most academically influential teachers at the Student Teacher Achievement Recognition Reception in Duluth on Jan. 26. The annual event honored 76 recipients from 32 schools. Erin Lim and Mr. Brent Leitsch from Buford High School and Aditi Venkatesh and Ms. Katie Massey from North Gwinnett High School also received recognition as the system winners who will compete for region honors.
