2011 Heard County Chamber
Star Teacher and Student
                          Heard County Chamber of Commerce Honors
        Heard County High School PAGE STAR Student & Teacher

The Heard County Chamber of Commerce held it’s annual Spring Luncheon on
Tuesday, March 15 to honor Heard County High School Senior, Olivia Nee’Cole
Payton as the 2011 Heard County STAR Student.  The luncheon was held at
Captain Billy’s Fish House with approximately 100 in attendance.

Oliva is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Payton.   Upon graduation, Olivia
plans to attend Emory University where she will major in Spanish and Business.
To be named the STAR Student, a student must achieve the highest SAT score
and be in the top ten percent of their class.

Olivia chose Heard County High School Educator, Mrs. Tammy Garces as her
STAR teacher.  Ms. Garces taught Olivia Spanish 1-AP. Ms. Garces has been
an educator in Heard County for seven years.  Ms. Garces and her husband
Felipe reside in Carrollton and have three children, Justin, Santana, and Lucas.

Ms. Dawn Cook, Vice President of Institutional Advancement for West Georgia
Technical College, Heard Chamber’s 2011 Business of The Year, apprised the
group of advancements and additions being made to the Franklin site in order to
better serve Heard County residents with a broader curriculum.
Kathy Knowles, Chamber President;  Tammy Garces, STAR Teacher;
Olivia Payton, STAR Student, Mrs. Gladys Payton and Mr. Fred Payton.