Melonie Renea Hardy, a senior at Armuchee High School was named the STAR (Student Teacher Achievement Recognition) student for Floyd County at a special recognition luncheon held on Friday, March 07, 2008.  The Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce and the Exchange Club of Rome honored the STAR students from Floyd County Schools, Rome City Schools and Darlington at the Palladium.  Miss Hardy selected Mr. Thomas Moore, band director and teacher of Advanced Band at Armuchee High, as her STAR teacher.  Hardy and Moore were presented with the STAR honor by Al Hodge, president of the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce.

STAR students earn the recognition based on SAT scores and grade-point-average.  One student is selected from each school.  The students then select their STAR teachers.  Other students recognized at the event for being STAR students for their school included:  Jesse Ethan Cagle, a senior at Coosa High; Christopher Marc Wildes, a senior at Model High; and Jacob Robert Pilgrim, a senior at Pepperell High.

The students introduced the teachers they selected as STAR teachers.  Cagle selected Mr. Donny Pruitt, teacher of Honors Chemistry and Honors Anatomy at Coosa High; Wildes selected Mrs. Jennifer Greer, AP Calculus teacher at Model High and Pilgrim selected Mr. Jamey Alcorn, Gifted World History teacher at Pepperell High.

Melonie Renea Hardy and Mr. Thomas Moore will now represent Floyd County Schools in the district STAR student competition to be hosted by the Seven Hills Rotary Club next week.  This is the 50th anniversary of the STAR recognition program.