STAR students, teachers named by DCSS 2021 DCSS STAR Students (from left) Davon Davis, Li’Trell Stamper and Brystan Carthon stand with their plaques and certificates alongside DCSS Superintendent Kenneth Dyer, far right, and Albany Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barbara Rivera Holmes, far left, Thursday in the DCSS Board Room. (Source: Dougherty Co. Schools) By Dave Miller | May 6, 2021 at 10:08 AM EDT - Updated May 6 at 2:09 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The Dougherty County School System and the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated some of the school district’s top students and teachers Thursday.
Each year, the district partners with the Chamber to name STAR Students who then name their STAR teachers. To be named a STAR student, high school seniors must have the highest score on any single test date of the SAT taken through the March test date of their senior year and be in the top 10% or top 10 students of their class based on grade point average at thei