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Jackson Sparrow of Mt. Bethel Christian Academy Upper School has been named the school’s 2026 PAGE STAR Student. Dr. Eric Pratt, MBCA Upper School Head announced the honor on January 20, 2026. Jackson selected John Whitehurst, English teacher at Mt. Bethel Christian Academy, as his STAR Teacher.
Jackson Sparrow, the son of Chuck and Missy Sparrow of Marietta, earned the recognition for academic achievement and performance on the SAT.
The PAGE Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program is sponsored, administered, and promoted by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) and the PAGE Foundation. Since its inception in 1958 the STAR program has honored nearly 30,000 students and the teachers selected as the most influential to their academic achievement. High school seniors must have the highest score on a single test date on the SAT and be in the top 10 percent or top 10 students of their class based on grade point average to qualify for STAR nomination.
STAR begins each year in participating Georgia high schools when the STAR Student is named and chooses a STAR Teacher to share in this recognition. The students and their teachers are honored by their schools and receive special recognition in their communities from one of the more than 170 statewide civic organizations and businesses that serve as local sponsors of the STAR program. Students then compete for school system recognition as the top STAR Student, and those winners compete for region honors. Region winners contend for the honor of being named State PAGE STAR Student. STAR Teachers continue on with their STAR Students at every level of the program.
“We are very proud of Jackson and Mr. Whitehurst and the academic excellence they exemplify at Mt. Bethel Christian Academy,” said Dr. Pratt.
PAGE and the PAGE Foundation honor outstanding students and educators and encourage academic excellence through competitive academic programs such as PAGE STAR, the PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades and the PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon.
The Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) is a statewide professional association of more than 93,000 educators, administrators, and support personnel. PAGE provides professional learning to enhance competence and confidence, build leadership and increase student achievement while providing the best in membership, legal services, and legislative support.
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