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Success Through Active Role-modeling (STAR)

The Mission of STAR is to support a student's interest and noted aptitude in any field of endeavor by encouraging, through qualified testing and active role modeling, the student's successful navigation of a pre-designed educational plan, the completion of high school, and the pursuit of additional training and/or education to improve and enhance that student's quality of life.

Beginning in the spring of 2007, Success Through Active Role-modeling, or STAR, was created by a group of Navarro County businessmen with the intent to recruit and train role models to support local high school students. By tapping into the talents and interests of other local businessmen and women, STAR hopes to recruit role models who will support a student's interest and noted aptitude in any field or endeavor by encouraging them to successfully navigate a pre designed educational plan, the completion of high school, and the pursuit of additional training and/or education to improve and enhance that student's quality of life.

STAR, a sub-committee of the Corsicana/Navarro County Chamber of Commerce, has partnered with Corsicana ISD and has begun working with Corsicana High School Students in the Advancement Via Individual Determination of AVID program. AVID, a national program, is geared toward students who academically fall in the middle, but are falling short of their academic potential. It has a proven track record in bringing out the best in students, and in closing the achievement gap.

The STAR NC website is scheduled for launch on Tuesday April 22, 2008.

Email: info@starnc.org


Link: STAR NC Website