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Magnus Hodgson named as 2021 STAR Student
STAR STUDENT 2021
Magnus Hodgson and Aimee Parks were recently named as the 2021 STAR Student and STAR Teacher by the Dawsonville Lion’s Club. From left, Dawson County High School Counselor Kate Jarrard, Dawsonville Lions Club member Don Cargill, STAR Teacher Aimee Parks, Lions Club President Marty Horne, STAR Student Magnus Hodgson, DCHS Principal Michael Negley and Lions Club member Jim Buckley. - photo by Erica Jones
Erica Jones
DCN Staff
Published: Apr 16, 2021, 3:22 PM
On Thursday, April 15, the Dawsonville Lions Club officially named Dawson County High School Student Magnus Hodgson as the STAR Student and DCHS Teacher Aimee Park as the STAR Teacher for 2021.
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These Dawson County schools earned a prestigious award for cursive instruction
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Erica Jones
DCN Staff
Published: Aug 5, 2025, 8:30 PM
Several of the schools in Dawson County recently earned a special award from the Georgia Department of Education for excellence in cursive handwriting instruction.
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