Christopher Grant Lynch, the son of Lea Ann Arrington, formerly of Hinton, has been named STAR Student for the 2022-2023 school year for Hebron Christian School in Pheba, Miss. by the Mississippi Economic Council M. B. Swayze Foundation, sponsor of the Student Teacher Achievement Recognition program. Established by the Mississippi Economic Council in 1965, the purpose of the STAR program is to recognize outstanding students & teachers in Mississippi through its Education Celebration. Our theme this year is The Pursuit of Excellence.
Grant is the son of Chris and Lea Ann Arrington Lynch of Pheba, MS. He has been accepted by the University of Mississippi and plans to enroll as a freshman for the 2023--2024 academic year. Currently, he plans to major in political science and earn a degree in law.
The Hebron Christian School senior will be honored during the annual Education Celebration on April 13, at the Clyde Muse Center, 515 Country Place Parkway in Pearl, Miss. The Education Celebration will start at 9:30 a.m. This prestigious event is co-sponsored by: AT&T; Atmos Energy; Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi; Cadence Bank; Cooperative Energy Electric Cooperative of Mississippi; Entergy Mississippi; Ergon; Ingalls Shipbuilding; Mississippi Power Company; Nissan; Trustmark National Bank; Walmart; Wayne Sanderson; Yates Additional local support for the STAR program is provided by MEC members from communities across the state.
Star Students are selected on the basis of academic excellence. Both American College Test scores and scholastic averages are compared to determine the school’s STAR Student, explained Vickie Powell of Jackson, Senior Vice President of Foundations.
“The STAR program encourages and promotes academic achievement among Mississippi’s high school seniors,” she said. Each STAR Student is asked to designate a STAR Teacher, the teacher who has made the greatest contribution to the student’s scholastic achievement.
Keith Manning, Hebron Christian School social studies teacher, was designated as STAR Teacher. Manning has 37 years of teaching experience and is currently an instructor at Hebron Christian School.
Over 600 STAR Students and STAR Teachers will receive recognition from MEC’s M.B. Swayze Foundation at the Celebration. The top 20 STAR Students –The ALL-STAR Scholars – will receive scholarships and their STAR Teachers will receive awards provided by the Kelly Gene Cook, Sr. Charitable Foundation. The highlight of the Education Celebration will be the naming of the Mississippi ALL-STAR Scholar for 2022-2023 school year, winner of the coveted $24,000 Cook Foundation Scholarship.