EDUCATION

TASK FORCE LEADER:
Dr. Joy Brown Clark

Among its initial accomplishments the task force has:

Designed and created school celebration banners, building community pride.
Assisted in creating a generic scholarship application form to be used by area donor organizations.
Held a career conference for 6^th to 8^th graders at Blue Ridge and Summit schools. It was the first time the students attended an event together.

Among its initial accomplishments the task force has:

Designed and created school celebration banners, building community pride.
Assisted in creating a generic scholarship application form to be used by area donor organizations.
Held a career conference for 6^th to 8^th graders at Blue Ridge and Summit schools. It was the first time the students attended an event together.

TASK FORCE LEADER:
Dr. Joy Brown Clark

The task force created additional focus areas for 2020 after the interruption created by the coronavirus. These initiatives will continue:

Create a student career summit convention for 8th, 9th and 10th graders at Blue Ridge School and Summit Charter School, building on successful 2019 and 2022 events.
Distribute the brochure we created to realtors, explaining the diversity of education offerings.
Host a breakfast celebration for the faculties and staffs at Summit and Blue Ridge schools prior to the start of school.
Partner with the Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau, whose after-school program includes 65 percent of the student population of Cashiers.
Provide volunteers to help at Summit and Blue Ridge schools and their events.
Support the Blue Ridge summer school program through weekly celebrations for students and staff.

Junior Achievement is the recognized leader in “empowering young people to own their economic success” through volunteer-led, experiential learning.

Educate our realtors and potential homeowners by distributing a brochure explaining the diversity of education offerings.