STAR Local Winners 2026
Local winners are sorted alphabetically by the student's officlal school name,
STAR STUDENT
Rhali Janiah Adams-Johnson
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
A.R. Johnson Magnet High School
STAR TEACHER
Cassandra Hill
SYSTEM
Richmond County
STAR STUDENT
Samantha Hsin Lee
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Academy for Classical Education
STAR TEACHER
Claire Dent
SYSTEM
Bibb County
STAR STUDENT
Thomas Norman
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Academy of Richmond County
STAR TEACHER
Katie West-Hubbard
SYSTEM
Richmond County
STAR STUDENT
John William McElderry IV
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Academy of Richmond County
STAR TEACHER
Matthew Ryan
SYSTEM
Richmond County
STAR STUDENT
Samuel Franklin Bailey
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Adairsville High School
STAR TEACHER
Christine Alderman
SYSTEM
Bartow County
STAR STUDENT
Zeena Ahmed
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Al Falah Academy
STAR TEACHER
Gloria Bruce
SYSTEM
Gwinnett County
STAR STUDENT
Ishaan Marwaha
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Alan C. Pope High School
STAR TEACHER
Briana Ransom
SYSTEM
Cobb County
STAR STUDENT
Lucy Nichols
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Alan C. Pope High School
STAR TEACHER
Angela Chapin
SYSTEM
Cobb County
STAR STUDENT
Aoqi Xu
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Alcovy High School
STAR TEACHER
Patrick Alligood
SYSTEM
Newton County
STAR STUDENT
Angeline Marie Moses
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Alexander High School
STAR TEACHER
Jacklyn Crawford
SYSTEM
Douglas County
STAR STUDENT
Ligia Renee Lucinda Gaymon
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Alfred Ely Beach High School
STAR TEACHER
Kelsey Andersson
SYSTEM
Chatham County
STAR STUDENT
Taeryn Lee
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Allatoona High School
STAR TEACHER
Michaela Hicks
SYSTEM
Cobb County
STAR STUDENT
Elizabeth Ann Marie Almeter
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Alleluia Community School
STAR TEACHER
Clare Sullivan
SYSTEM
Richmond County
STAR STUDENT
Ishaan Nagireddi
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Alliance Academy for Innovation
STAR TEACHER
Adam Demerly
SYSTEM
Forsyth County
STAR STUDENT
Aaron Mathew Jacob
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Alpharetta High School
STAR TEACHER
Ana Maria Gottlieb
SYSTEM
Fulton County
STAR STUDENT
Seth Jeremiah Johnson
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Apalachee High School
STAR TEACHER
William Threadgill
SYSTEM
Barrow County
STAR STUDENT
Ethan Lee Deen
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Appling Christian Academy
STAR TEACHER
Jerome Granade
SYSTEM
Appling County
STAR STUDENT
Parker Lee Johnson
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Appling County High School
STAR TEACHER
Jonathon Beck
SYSTEM
Appling County
STAR STUDENT
Faith Alexandra Lanham
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Aquinas High School
STAR TEACHER
Tommy Lambert
SYSTEM
Richmond County
STAR STUDENT
Symone Marie Smith
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Arabia Mountain High School
STAR TEACHER
Gregory Boatwright
SYSTEM
DeKalb County
STAR STUDENT
Michael Sobhi Azzi
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Archer High School
STAR TEACHER
John Jameson
SYSTEM
Gwinnett County
STAR STUDENT
Joshua Michael Heaton
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Archer High School
STAR TEACHER
Chandra Narayan
SYSTEM
Gwinnett County
STAR STUDENT
Lucas Glenn Hagerich
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Armuchee High School
STAR TEACHER
John Little
SYSTEM
Floyd County
STAR STUDENT
Lucas Steven Kelly
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Athens Academy
STAR TEACHER
Ken Edwards
SYSTEM
Oconee County
STAR STUDENT
Lilly Angelina Doe
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Athens Christian School
STAR TEACHER
Joy Sapp
SYSTEM
Clarke County
STAR STUDENT
Emma Kate Hayes
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Atkinson County High School
STAR TEACHER
Sarah Hughes
SYSTEM
Atkinson County
STAR STUDENT
George Boggs
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Atlanta Classical Academy
STAR TEACHER
Sam Clausen
SYSTEM
Atlanta City
STAR STUDENT
Catherine Hasell
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Atlanta International School
STAR TEACHER
Luke Templer
SYSTEM
Atlanta City
STAR STUDENT
Micah Lembeck
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Atlanta Jewish Academy
STAR TEACHER
Bobby Portis
SYSTEM
Fulton County
STAR STUDENT
Rebecca Audrey Bailey
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Augusta Christian Schools
STAR TEACHER
Taylor Poss
SYSTEM
Columbia County
STAR STUDENT
Sophia Grace Smits
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Augusta Christian Schools
STAR TEACHER
Susan Shipman
SYSTEM
Columbia County
STAR STUDENT
Yahan Su
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Augusta Preparatory Day School
STAR TEACHER
James Mason
SYSTEM
Columbia County
STAR STUDENT
Mariyou Von Majette
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
B.E.S.T. Academy High School
STAR TEACHER
Michelle Walker
SYSTEM
Atlanta City
STAR STUDENT
Katherine Lindsay Cothren
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Bacon County High School
STAR TEACHER
Brent Johnson
SYSTEM
Bacon County
STAR STUDENT
Tyler Hayes
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Baconton Community Charter School
STAR TEACHER
Simon Mejia
SYSTEM
Mitchell County
STAR STUDENT
Avan Watts
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Baconton Community Charter School
STAR TEACHER
Heather Savage
SYSTEM
Mitchell County
STAR STUDENT
Mitchell Grady Carter
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Bainbridge High School
STAR TEACHER
Heidi Chambers
SYSTEM
Decatur County
STAR STUDENT
EmaKae Brock
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Baker County High School
STAR TEACHER
Jeffrey Davis
SYSTEM
Baker County
STAR STUDENT
Saitalea Astarte Riner
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Baldwin High School
STAR TEACHER
Amy Zipperer
SYSTEM
Baldwin County
STAR STUDENT
Savannah Harper Steele
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Banks County High School
STAR TEACHER
Elizabeth Ward
SYSTEM
Banks County
STAR STUDENT
Keely Shay Schmook
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Barrow Arts & Sciences Academy
STAR TEACHER
Cheri Schreibman
SYSTEM
Barrow County
STAR STUDENT
Matthew Skop
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Ben Franklin Academy
STAR TEACHER
Martha Burdette
SYSTEM
DeKalb County
STAR STUDENT
William Routhier
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Benedictine Military School
STAR TEACHER
Joe Tvrdy
SYSTEM
Chatham County
STAR STUDENT
Eugene Turner, III
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Benjamin Banneker High School
STAR TEACHER
Debbie Lenz
SYSTEM
Fulton County
STAR STUDENT
Ralph Abbott Long, IV
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Benjamin E. Mays High School
STAR TEACHER
Sharon Hubbard-Belcher
SYSTEM
Atlanta City
STAR STUDENT
Calvin Vuu
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Berkmar High School
STAR TEACHER
Ben Austin
SYSTEM
Gwinnett County
STAR STUDENT
Brady Joshua Solomon
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Berrien High School
STAR TEACHER
Louis Burns
SYSTEM
Berrien County
STAR STUDENT
Will Adolphson
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Bethlehem Christian Academy
STAR TEACHER
Tim Wood
SYSTEM
Barrow County
STAR STUDENT
Aliana Aiken
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Bible Baptist Christian School
STAR TEACHER
Michelle Parker
SYSTEM
Henry County
STAR STUDENT
Kayla Scout Totty
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Bleckley County High School
STAR TEACHER
Madison Smith
SYSTEM
Bleckley County
STAR STUDENT
Joseph Reger
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Blessed Trinity Catholic High School
STAR TEACHER
Amy Muller
SYSTEM
Fulton County
STAR STUDENT
Cadence Dior Gilyard
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Booker T. Washington High School
STAR TEACHER
Maria Hale-Hayes
SYSTEM
Atlanta City
STAR STUDENT
Abigail Cihla
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Bowdon High School
STAR TEACHER
Kristy McKinzey
SYSTEM
Carroll County
STAR STUDENT
Alyssa Pate
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Bowdon High School
STAR TEACHER
Emily Graffius
SYSTEM
Carroll County
STAR STUDENT
Faith Elizabeth-Marie Ryan
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Bradwell Institute
STAR TEACHER
Tracie Chavis
SYSTEM
Liberty County
STAR STUDENT
Mason Scott Edholm
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Brantley County High School
STAR TEACHER
Noah Jackson
SYSTEM
Brantley County
STAR STUDENT
Emma McGukin
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Bremen High School
STAR TEACHER
Chuck Jindrich
SYSTEM
Bremen City
STAR STUDENT
Cadence Elizabeth English
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Brentwood School
STAR TEACHER
Allison Doolittle
SYSTEM
Washington County
STAR STUDENT
EmmaRay India Rickerson
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Briarwood Academy
STAR TEACHER
Buffy Whitaker
SYSTEM
Warren County
STAR STUDENT
Luke Hylton
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Brooks County High School
STAR TEACHER
Laura Walton
SYSTEM
Brooks County
STAR STUDENT
James Traeger Young
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Brookstone School
STAR TEACHER
Jody Lumsden
SYSTEM
Muscogee County
STAR STUDENT
Aiden Pierce
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Brookwood High School
STAR TEACHER
Christopher Michael
SYSTEM
Gwinnett County
STAR STUDENT
Margaret Wetherbee
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Brookwood School
STAR TEACHER
Lindsey Cone
SYSTEM
Thomas County
STAR STUDENT
Kara Nuque
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Brunswick High School
STAR TEACHER
Linda Rooks
SYSTEM
Glynn County
STAR STUDENT
Andrew Robert Long
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Bryan County High School
STAR TEACHER
Blake Nesmith
SYSTEM
Bryan County
STAR STUDENT
Victoria Kil
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Buford High School
STAR TEACHER
Brent Leitsch
SYSTEM
Buford City
STAR STUDENT
Ariel Son
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Buford High School
STAR TEACHER
Bridget Wildes
SYSTEM
Buford City
STAR STUDENT
Serom Kim
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Bulloch Academy
STAR TEACHER
Ashley Wren
SYSTEM
Bulloch County
STAR STUDENT
Ashlyn Sawyer Roberts
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Burke County High School
STAR TEACHER
Christina Hillis
SYSTEM
Burke County
STAR STUDENT
Treasure W Olabisi-Ojo
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Byne Memorial Baptist School
STAR TEACHER
Ashley Reynolds
SYSTEM
Dougherty County
STAR STUDENT
Kody Shane Brinson
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Cairo High School
STAR TEACHER
Royale Armstrong
SYSTEM
Grady County
STAR STUDENT
Isaac Campbell Tibbs
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Calhoun High School
STAR TEACHER
Kelli DeGuire
SYSTEM
Calhoun City
STAR STUDENT
Pil Kang
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Callaway High School
STAR TEACHER
Michael Petite
SYSTEM
Troup County
STAR STUDENT
Elijah Smith
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Calvary Christian School
STAR TEACHER
Michael Dotson
SYSTEM
Muscogee County
STAR STUDENT
Gwonjung Kim
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Calvary Day School
STAR TEACHER
David Bergevin
SYSTEM
Chatham County
STAR STUDENT
Penelope Ruth Pilling
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Cambridge High School
STAR TEACHER
Megon Garcia
SYSTEM
Fulton County
STAR STUDENT
Vincent S Martin
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Cambridge High School
STAR TEACHER
Brian Wynne
SYSTEM
Fulton County
STAR STUDENT
Caitlin Nora Grice
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Cambridge High School
STAR TEACHER
David Boatright
SYSTEM
Fulton County
STAR STUDENT
Connor Clark
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Camden County High School
STAR TEACHER
David Limbach
SYSTEM
Camden County
STAR STUDENT
Amulya Patil
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Campbell High School
STAR TEACHER
Heather Lynch
SYSTEM
Cobb County
STAR STUDENT
Juan Diego Jimenez Ramirez
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Carlton J. Kell High School
STAR TEACHER
Danielle LeBrun
SYSTEM
Cobb County
STAR STUDENT
Marie Fujita-Block
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Carrollton High School
STAR TEACHER
Jennifer Sewell
SYSTEM
Carrollton City
STAR STUDENT
Jack Connor Johnson
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Cartersville High School
STAR TEACHER
Melissa Moore
SYSTEM
Cartersville City
STAR STUDENT
Jasper Chiban
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Carver Early College High School
STAR TEACHER
Deanna Davenport
SYSTEM
Atlanta City
STAR STUDENT
Shamyra Burden
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Carver High School
STAR TEACHER
Lorenzo Harmon
SYSTEM
Atlanta City
STAR STUDENT
Hayden Mills
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Cass High School
STAR TEACHER
Sam Iddings
SYSTEM
Bartow County
STAR STUDENT
Joseph Hill
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Cedar Grove High School
STAR TEACHER
Linda Jackson
SYSTEM
DeKalb County
STAR STUDENT
Christopher Casimir Koch
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Cedar Shoals High School
STAR TEACHER
Tara Stuart
SYSTEM
Clarke County
STAR STUDENT
Azul Kamilah Camarena
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Cedartown High School
STAR TEACHER
Alice Vainrib
SYSTEM
Polk County
STAR STUDENT
Elliot Shin
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Centennial High School
STAR TEACHER
Macklin Hennessey
SYSTEM
Fulton County
STAR STUDENT
Ivy Minichowski
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Central Christian School
STAR TEACHER
Tyonte Williams
SYSTEM
Coweta County
STAR STUDENT
Emory Andrews
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Central Fellowship Christian Academy
STAR TEACHER
Bryton Schulenberg
SYSTEM
Bibb County
STAR STUDENT
Emerson Green
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Central Gwinnett High School
STAR TEACHER
Lisa DeMent
SYSTEM
Gwinnett County
STAR STUDENT
Maxwell Albert Kubik
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Central High School
STAR TEACHER
Jacklyn Ross
SYSTEM
Carroll County
STAR STUDENT
Robert Le
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Central High School
STAR TEACHER
Tamara Bolston-Williams
SYSTEM
Bibb County
STAR STUDENT
Alexander Lozanov Alexandrov
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Chamblee Charter High School
STAR TEACHER
Lucretia Gant
SYSTEM
DeKalb County
STAR STUDENT
Tevin Loke
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Chapel Hill High School
STAR TEACHER
Shirley Baugher
SYSTEM
Douglas County
STAR STUDENT
Lincone Mulbah
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Charles Drew High School
STAR TEACHER
Joirorion Walton
SYSTEM
Clayton County
STAR STUDENT
Axum Nickerson
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Charles R. Drew Charter
STAR TEACHER
Molly O'Roark
SYSTEM
Atlanta City
STAR STUDENT
Colton Raylan Crews
STUDENT'S SCHOOL
Charlton County High School
STAR TEACHER
Dylan Sloan
SYSTEM
Charlton County