Valdosta North Rotary Honors STAR Students from Valwood
Valdosta, GA – Valdosta North Rotary honored the STAR Students from Valwood at its March 8 club meeting. Valwood Seniors Sara Knighton and Joyce Ro share this year’s designation as STAR Students for having the highest SAT scores and meeting other rigorous STAR criteria including cumulative highest grade point averages throughout high school.
Valdosta North Rotary President Jan Brice presented certificates of recognition and gift certificates to both young ladies. As STAR Students, Knighton selected Peter Allen, her English teacher as STAR Teacher. Ro selected Bobby Stephenson, History/Government teacher as her STAR Teacher.
Valwood Headmaster Darren Pascavage, PhD, said that he was privileged to teach both of these students. “In addition to outdistancing themselves from their peers academically, both Joyce and Sara are interested in learning and understanding how the world works—they have learned to think critically about issues and have informed opinions on many subjects including politics.”
Next fall, Knighton will attend Davidson College in North Carolina and Ro will attend the University of Georgia.