Casey Earl Underhill, a student at Armuchee High School, and Leigha Burnham, a teacher at Armuchee High, were the brightest stars from Floyd County Schools at the STAR Student and Teacher recognition luncheon held Friday, March 9, 2007.  Underhill was selected as the top student in Floyd County and he selected Burnham as his STAR teacher.  Leigha Burnham was also selected the Floyd County Schools "Teacher of the Year" earlier in the school year.

The top students from all area high schools, and the teachers they selected as their STAR teachers, were honored with other local winners from Rome City Schools and Darlington by the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce at an Exchange Club luncheon at the Palladium.  The Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) awards were presented by Al Hodge, CEO of the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Georgia Board of Education. 

Floyd County STAR students for 2007 are: 

• Armuchee High School : Casey Earl Underhill, selected as the Floyd County Schools STAR student.  
• Coosa High School : Eric Lewis Angel  
• Model High School : Anna Legostaev 
• Pepperell High School : Robert Lewis Day  

Casey Earl Underhill will now advance to the district STAR competition to be held later in March at a local civic club meeting.

Each STAR Student is given the opportunity to select a teacher who made the most outstanding contribution to their scholastic development as their STAR Teacher. Underhill selected Leigha Burnham, an English and drama teacher at Armuchee; Angel selected William Doughtry, an AP Biology teacher at Coosa High; Legostaev selected Susan Cochran, an AP Literature teacher at Model High; and Day selected June Manis, Art teacher at Pepperell High.

The Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce sponsors the STAR program locally. To be honored as a STAR winner a student must have the highest score for his or her school on the SAT and be in the top 10 percent or among the top 10 students of the senior class.