Academic Excellence Earns Rewards Through Choctaw Nation STAR Program

DURANT, Okla. – The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s (CNO) Success Through Academic Recognition (STAR) Program is rewarding tribal members for academic excellence and encourages success in the classroom. The STAR program provides Choctaw students, in second through 12th grades, with gift cards at the end of each semester. A report card with straight A’s will earn a $50 gift card, and students with all A’s and B’s or all B’s will receive a $25 gift card. Perfect attendance can earn an additional $25 gift card for a student.

Incentives are given twice a year at the end of each semester. Applications for the 2022 fall semester will be open from January 1 – April 1. Rewards for the upcoming spring semester will open June 1 – September 1.

To qualify for rewards, students must possess a Choctaw Nation tribal membership card, and provide a copy of their semester report card and attendance record.