Brown named Canton High School STAR Student

Special to The Canton News 

 
Canton High School has announced Kenyatta Brown as its 2025 STAR Student and Mrs. Aleatrice Liddell as its STAR Teacher. Both individuals are being recognized as part of the Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) Program, which is administered by the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC).

The STAR Student program acknowledges Mississippi high school seniors who have demonstrated academic excellence and ACT test achievement. To be eligible, students must be regularly enrolled seniors or approved dually enrolled students in accredited public or private high schools or post-secondary institutions. Candidates must be completing their final year of high school, be eligible to graduate in the current academic year, and meet a minimum ACT composite score of 25. Additionally, they must have an overall academic average of 93 or above in selected core subjects—English, mathematics, science, social studies and foreign language—taken in the ninth, tenth, eleventh and first semester of twelfth grade.

Selection of the STAR Student is based on the highest ACT score earned by December 31 of the year prior to the Education Celebration. If more than one student meets the minimum criteria and scores a composite ACT of 35 or higher, each is eligible to be designated as a STAR Student.

Upon designation, the STAR Student selects a STAR Teacher—an educator the student believes has made the most significant contribution to their academic achievement. Brown selected Mrs. Aleatrice Liddell for this honor.

STAR Students and STAR Teachers must be U.S. Citizens or lawful permanent residents and Mississippi residents to be eligible for recognition and any scholarship opportunities associated with the program. While the STAR program itself does not directly award scholarships, eligible students may be considered for awards through external organizations such as the Kelly Gene Cook, Sr. Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Both honorees will be recognized at the Mississippi Economic Council’s annual Education Celebration, where all STAR Students and STAR Teachers across the state receive certificates. The event highlights academic accomplishments and acknowledges the role educators play in student success.