Click was among

19 of the state's top students who were finalists in the academic event,

which began earlier this year with the naming of more than 450 STAR students

in the state's participating public and private high schools. At their

district celebration, each of the 19 STAR students received a $500 cash

award from the Cecil B. Day Foundation. The STAR students were chosen

on the basis of their SAT scores and class ranking. The students then

chose the teacher who had the most impact on his/her academic career.

Watkiss taught Click AP Chemistry and Biology.

Dustin Alligood,

a senior at Perry High School in Houston County, was named as the 2002

State STAR Student. He chose his mathematics teacher, Mary Gentry, as

his STAR Teacher. Conor Tochilin, a senior at The Westminster Schools

in Fulton County, was chosen as runner-up in this year's competition.

He named chemistry teacher

Penney Sconzo

as his STAR Teacher.

The PAGE Foundation

is the statewide coordinator of the STAR program in association with the

Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. The

Foundation sponsors several programs of academic excellence. Other academic

competitions include the PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon and the PAGE

Academic Bowl for Middle Grades. Through its sponsorship of Future Georgia

Educators (FGE), the Student Professional Association of Georgia Educators

(SPAGE), its National Board Certification initiative and scholarships,

the PAGE Foundation strives to help aspiring and experienced teachers

achieve their career goals.

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