Partnership Gwinnett Celebrates Gwinnett County Students and Teachers

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.

On January 26, 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.

More than 200 students, teachers and guests attended the annual

“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 Greater Atlanta Christian School, Notre Dame Academy, Providence Christian Academy, and Wesleyan School.

Honorees from our local area and related schools include:

Gwinnett County Public Schools

Duluth High School

Mandy Xu and Mr. Jonathan Roy

Gwinnett Online Campus

Jackson Lee and Ms. Kristen Brigmond

Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology

May-Jann Wong and Mr. Donny Thurston

Norcross High School

Jordan Katz and Mr. Corey Fair Sean Zhong and Ms. Michelle Larate

Paul Duke STEM High School

Nathan Chen and Mr. Andrew Wright

Rohan Pai and Dr. John Mobley

Private Schools

Greater Atlanta Christian School

John Alsobrook and Dr. Derek Wilson

Greater Atlanta Christian School

Jackson Rosero and Mr. Samuel Vernhes

Notre Dame Academy

Riddhi Akshara and Mrs. Elena Ouimette

Providence Christian Academy

Lydia Panek and Mrs. Renee Sargent

Wesleyan School

RJ Devlin and Mr. Joseph Cooper

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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