STARS Academy

                   308 NE 2nd Street      

                       Wagoner, OK 74467

                           (918) 485-9704

                                    308 NE 2nd Street

                                 Wagoner, OK 74467

                                 Office: 918-485-9704 

                       Principal Jeff

     

 

  

 

 

    "Lighting the Way"

 
         

                                                      

     

 

 

 

  

         

 

            

 

 

 

 

Message from the STARS Academy Principal

More than ever before, families in American society and our community are feeling the strain of jobs being transient, and more guardians and caregivers, who might prefer to dedicate their time to raising their children, being forced to seek work outside the home. Strains on our households, along with the reality that it is difficult to meet every child’s developmental and learning needs in a traditional classroom setting, have created the need for better programs to help students succeed and become more prepared to compete in a fast paced and increasingly technical world. STARS Academy is just such a program. We provide teen-aged students in Wagoner Public Schools, who are capable and willing to be academically challenged, but who have had difficulty thriving in a traditional classroom setting, with a student-centered high quality education opportunity. Along with offering a smaller-group environment for teaching the CORE subjects, STARS offers unique life

skills instruction and the opportunity to accelerate learning and credit attainment through computer-based instruction. It is our goal that many of our students return to, and excel in, the traditional classrooms prior to their high school graduation. But in every case, it is our aim to empower our students with knowledge that will enrich their lives, to make them more competitive on high-stakes tests (such as state end-of-instruction exams), to arm them with better skills to cope with the challenges they will face as adults, and to ensure that they successfully graduate from high school and enter college or the workforce ready to prosper.

In order to fulfill these goals, I am pleased to report that I have been given a highly skilled and motivated staff of teachers and counselors. We are united and ready to offer academically at-risk students with the education and support they need to better envision and reach their goals. Though the future may seem dark or difficult to imagine for some of Wagoner’s students now, STARS Academy Will Light the Way.

 

Principal Jeff Sharock

 

                            

                                                  STARS FACULTY AND STAFF

                                      Melba Carter, Ginger Page, Tammy Ponds, Marci Brunger,

                                                      Andra Fuller, Telena Jones, David Runnels