In the mid-1990's the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) Foundation was asked by the Georgia Chamber and the State Department of Education to assume responsibility for the oversight, administration and promotion of the statewide STAR program.  PAGE's 92,000-plus members and the PAGE Board of Directors are privileged to continue the tradition of recognizing Georgia's future leaders and honoring the professional educators who have nurtured these scholars.

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 mean scores on the Evidence Based Reading and Writing and Math sections.  Each high school STAR Student is asked to name his/her STAR Teacher.  High school STAR Students compete for system titles; and System STAR Students in turn compete for region-wide honors in the 12 STAR Regions.  Region Winners and their STAR Teachers are invited to Atlanta to compete for the state PAGE STAR scholarships and awards. STAR Teachers continue on with their STAR Students at every level of the program.

Locally, STAR Students and STAR Teachers are honored by their schools and receive special recognition in their communities from one of more than 165 civic organizations and businesses that serve as local STAR sponsors.  Region recognitions are coordinated by Region Chairs who serve as ambassadors for the state program in the 12 STAR regions. The State PAGE STAR Banquet, held in Atlanta each year, is a gala affair attended by several hundred STAR supporters, including STAR Students and Teachers (who attend as guests of their local sponsors), their families, civic and business leaders and many Georgia educators.  

At the state banquet, the Region Winners and all local winners attending are recognized.  Region Winners are interviewed, and the State PAGE STAR Student and STAR Teacher are announced. At the local, region and state levels, the PAGE STAR Program unites educators with the business and civic community to honor academic excellence. 

2017 STAR Student and Teacher

Mary Katherine Howard - STAR Student & Region STAR winner

Jake Alley - STAR Teacher