Cedartown and Rockmart High annually honors students with the top test scores with the STAR Student Awards, and this year’s recipients represent some of the top talents in both schools.

Maddox Minge at Cedartown High and Colby Wilson at Rockmart High School had the highest SAT scores for the Class of 2025, and were honored as this year’s recipients for the STAR Program.

They get to choose a STAR teacher to represent their school alongside them – and later after a district winner moves forward to regional and state-level competition.

Minge picked Jennifer Cupp for Cedartown – who has been a STAR teacher for several past recipients – and Wilson chose Nikki Worrell as the STAR Teacher for Rockmart.

PSD announced the recipients for the two schools on Wednesday.

Here’s the full post:

Join us in congratulating our 2024-2025 STAR students and teachers! The STAR Program is designed to recognize high school seniors who have the highest SAT score in their graduating class and meet all other program requirements. The STAR Student chooses a STAR Teacher to recognize the educator who has had the biggest influence on their academic career.

Congratulations to Maddox Minge (CHS) and Colby Wilson (RHS) for this distinguished achievement!

We are #PSDProud

Cedartown High School:

Student – Maddox Minge

Teacher – Jennifer Cupp

Rockmart High School:

Student – Colby Wilson

Teacher – Nikki Worrell

The pair of STAR Students and Teachers will celebrate in the coming days with a special luncheon including administrators and family where the district STAR Student and Teacher will be announced.

Last year, Spencer Hicks and Bailey Hynes were the STAR Students for the Class of 2024. Rockmart’s Vivian Bleecker and Cedartown’s Camille Whitfield were the STAR Teachers for the year.