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STAR student Max Hernandez credits his teacher for treating him as an individual

North Hall High School STAR student Max Hernandez, left chose teacher, Lori Barrett, as his STAR teacher for 2019. All area STAR students were honored by the Gainesville Kiwanis on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 at The Oaks at Lanier College & Career Academy. - photo by Austin Steele

02202019 STAR 002.JPG — North Hall High School STAR student Max Hernandez, left chose teacher, Lori Barrett, as his STAR teacher for 2019. All area STAR students were honored by the Gainesville Kiwanis on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 at The Oaks at Lanier College & Career Academy. - photo by Austin Steele

For Max Hernandez, Hall County’s 2019 STAR student, his passion of engineering sparked in his dad’s basement workshop.