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Schools name 2013-14 STAR students and teachers
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The Hall County and Gainesville City School systems’ STAR students are, from left with their STAR teachers behind them, Helly Patel and Andy Miller of Gainesville High School, Do Yeun Kim and Anne Sanders of Riverside Military Academy, Hyder Hasnain and Kerry Whitlock of North Hall High School, Nathan Zottnick and Michael McCann of Lakeview Academy, Logan Allen and Ernest Davis of Chestatee High School, Danish Roshan and Phil Higgins of Johnson High School, Anthony Arbise and Marsha McFall of West Hall High School, Joanne Jacob and Kim Grennan of Flowery Branch High School and Ulises Deras and Craig Cantrell of East Hall High School. - photo by NAT GURLEY
What does it take to be a STAR student? Intelligence, tenacity, persistence, grit and a stick-to-it-iveness that will get them through the four years of high school being at the top of their game academically. Gainesville Kiwanis recognized Tuesday the nine school STAR students including system winners Joanne Jacob and Helly Patel, who both now move on to the district-level awards banquet in March.