Senior Luke Kelly has been recognized as the STAR Student for Athens Academy for the

2025-26 school year. He has selected mathematics teacher Ken Edwards as his STAR Teacher.

Luke is a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Language Honor Society

as well as a National Merit Commended Student. Luke has been a member of the band all four

years of Upper School and is a member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society. He participates on the

robotics team, which has advanced to the state tournament, and he is a member of the broadcast

and eSports teams. In addition to his academic and extra-curricular school activities, Luke is also a

PADI Certified Master Scuba Diver.

Luke’s STAR teacher, Ken Edwards, has taught him in Honors Geometry, AP Computer

Science, and AP Calculus BC. Mr. Edwards has been a member of the Upper School Mathematics

Department since 2020. Prior to Athens Academy, he served as a math teacher and professor while

also running his own software/computer programming company. Mr. Edwards has a bachelor’s

degree in mathematics from Mars Hill University and a master’s degree in applied mathematics

from Georgia Tech.

Athens Academy is an independent, co-educational school for students in K3 through 12th

grade, located on a beautiful 152-acre campus in Northeast Georgia. Now in its 59th year, Athens

Academy pursues its mission of “excellence with honor” through academics, athletics, fine arts,

and service and leadership. Ranked the #1 private school in Athens, #7 private school in the state

of Georgia (out of 400+ schools), and #1 private school in North Georgia (Niche.com).

For more information, please contact Kelley Cuneo, communications director, at

[email protected] or 706-433-2410.