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TFS Announces 2023 STAR Student and Teacher
The announcement of the STAR Student and STAR Teacher at Tallulah Falls School marks a high point for each academic year.
Senior William “Trey” Greene of Demorest earned the highest score on the Scholastic Achievement Test for his class. Mr. Greene’s score is the highest recorded score in the school’s history. Greene selected upper school history teacher Adam Greiving of Clarkesville as the STAR teacher.
Greene will graduate in the top five percent of this year’s graduating class. Upon graduation, he will have successfully taken ten honors classes, 15 dual enrollment courses, and five AP classes. In addition, not only will Greene have taken every mathematics course offered at TFS, but he will also have the most rigorous transcript of chosen coursework of any student in the senior class. He currently has a 4.64 GPA.
Greene also seeks opportunities to expand his knowledge outside the classroom. He is an avid reader, writer and music enthusiast. In his free time, he studies coding, mathematics and science. Greene participates in several clubs at TFS, including TFS National Honors Society, TOME Society, Robotics Club, and Tri-M.
As part of the honor, Greene in turn recognized TFS history teacher, Adam Greiving who has played an important role in his success. According to Greene, Greiving helped him come to terms with the world around him. “He helped me find my voice and value my own input,” said Greene. “He has helped me develop as a person and transition into adulthood.”
Greiving offers high praise for Greene’s insightful contributions to his history class: “Trey is a brilliant, insightful student, but he carries himself with remarkable humility. His comments in College U.S. History, regardless of the topic or era, were always to-the-point and profound. He elevated discussions beyond what I expect out of a class designed for college freshmen,” Greiving said. “He takes problematic and difficult issues and moves them around in his mind. With each new view, he modifies his own perspective. I look forward to seeing what Trey does with his intellectual potential. I'm grateful for all the meaningful discussions and the time spent in my classroom; I am the better for it.”
The Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program honors Georgia’s highest-achieving high school seniors and the teachers who have been most instrumental in their academic development, according to the PAGE (Professional Association of Georgia Educators) Foundation.