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Quarterly Newsletter of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Partners in Education Program
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Teen Leadership class of 2016 graduates!
The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the Graduation of the participants in the 15th Annual Teen Leadership Cherokee (TLC) Class. Of the 53 Cherokee County high school sophomores that applied, 19 students graduated from the program. Applicants were asked to submit a formal application and participated in a personal interview with local business leaders.
Over the past three months the TLC Class attended an Orientation with their parents, an all-day Retreat, and several class sessions which were planned by local business leaders all of whom are graduates of the Chamber's adult Leadership Cherokee program. The classes addressed topics such as community involvement, economic and educational responsibility, personal development and team building.
Students had the opportunity to integrate the skills and information they learned throughout the program into a final class project. Students were asked to create a business concept, individualized business plan and commercial to promote their company or organization. Businesses could provide a product or service and function as either a for profit or non-profit business or organization. The TLC program was made possible this year by Chattahoochee Technical College, Cobb EMC, Delta Community Credit Union, Mauldin Body Shop & Towing, Northside Hospital - Cherokee, Reinhardt University, REST Marketing, LLC, and State Farm Insurance Jey Willis Agency.
The mission of Teen Leadership Cherokee is to develop the knowledge and leadership skills of young people in Cherokee County so they may confidently become our leaders of tomorrow. The Chamber congratulates all of the students and is proud of their dedication and hard work throughout the program.
Pictured above, front row l-r: Sasha Stogniy, Woodstock; Katherine Relick, Woodstock; Rebekah Carnes, Sequoyah; Katie Pitner, Sequoyah; Middle row l-r: TLC Co-Chair Hanna Pintozzi, American Book Company; Emily Nelson, Etowah; Tori Turk, Sequoyah; Leah Garrison, Cherokee; Zack Forrester, Sequoyah; Kennedy Looper, The King's Academy; Christian Adams, Woodstock; Chase Harris, Cherokee; Back row l-r: Julia Litrel, Woodstock; Abigale Montgomery, Etowah; Bri Randall, Cherokee; Emma Taylor, River Ridge; Chandler McCloud, Sequoyah; Patrick Ballance, Sequoyah; Griffin Pizzano, Sequoyah; Noah Shever, Sequoyah; TLC Chair Will Goodwin, Oak Leaf Church.
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FARM BUREAU AWARDS GRANT
TO FREE HOME ELEMENTARY
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Free Home Elementary was recently awarded a grant from the Georgia Farm Bureau Foundation. Plans for the funds include building a worm composting bed and creating a classroom observation chamber. These additions will aid with current gardening projects around the school and benefit each grade level.
Students will observe how the worms turn yard scraps and lunchroom waste into nutrient soil. They will also learn about the important role worms play in improving the overall soil and how they earned their title of being "decomposers".
Pictured above from left to right: Stacie Eubanks, Cherokee County Farm Bureau Insurance Agent, presents check for $350 to Carmen Power, Fourth Grade Teacher at Free Home Elementary School.
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Fifth grade students at Boston Elementary enjoyed a presentation on electricity, insulators, conductors, and electrical safety by Cobb EMC. Cobb EMC is a valued Partner In Education at Boston Elementary, and students experience many exciting performances and demonstrations thanks to Cobb EMC.
Pictured above, front row, l-r: Watson Kerth, Breanna Welton, Hope Johnson, Aeisha Loftin, LaKnea Perigo, Tristen Beigh, and Bryan Sanchez; back row, l-r: Elani Ratchkovska, Jayden Wicks, Zoe Goins, and Lindsey Oliver.
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Cobb EMC presented a mini-grant in the amount of $500 to Boston Elementary. The school will utilize the funds for Study Island, which is a computer program that offers games and assessments for students across the curriculum, including reading, math, science, and social studies. Students enjoy the self-paced program that is individualized for each student's level.
Pictured with Cobb EMC Associate Vice President of Education & Community Relations Mark Justice and Boston Elementary Principal Mrs. Joey Moss are (front row, l-r) Hunter Cruse and Hayden Hicks; (middle) Javier Sanchez Guillen, Kyla Smith, and Carter Frais; (back) Nick Fowler, Isabella Summerall, and Hayden Bresler.
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Rotary's 111th Birthday was celebrated at a Canton Rotary Workday at Canton Elementary School STEM Academy on February 23. In less than three hours a trio of Canton Rotarians installed a Lego Wall in the Media Center at the school as the First Leg(o) of the new Makerspace Innovation Lab!
Representing the Rotarian enthusiasm of the entire club, the three Rotarians (pictured above, l-r) Assistant Governor Peter Gleichman, Keith Mahoney, and Club President Jerry Cooper erected the Lego panels in an almost choreographed fashion in an area of the library where a bookshelf once stood.
Funded by a $5,000 Canton Rotary Club-Rotary District Grant, the Makerspace Lab, which includes a 3D printer, will be a unique work space where students can build creations limited only by the confines of their imaginations.
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There are many partnership success stories each making an impact on the schools in Cherokee County. Volunteer opportunities are whatever people want them to be, as just one hour can make a difference in the life of a child. As business leaders you need to develop the human capital that exists right here in the community. Your future leaders and employees are eager to know you, learn from you and be inspired by you!
Partnering is not just about filing papers in the front office. Partnering is about mentoring students, volunteering for special functions, providing internships and/or job shadowing opportunities, sponsoring school clubs, helping with incentive awards for achievement and/or attendance, serving as a judge for a school event, participating in career fairs, providing tours of local businesses for students, sharing resources, reading to a class, and many more!
As you can see, there are many ways for you to make a difference in the lives of Cherokee County students.
For more information:
Amber@CherokeeChamber.com
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2016 Education Committee
SHELIA GARRISON, CHAIR
LGE COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION
DR. JUDY BATTLES
KATIE BISHOP
CHEROKEE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
KATHY BOUYETT
REINHARDT UNIVERSITY
DEDRE BROWN
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DANA CALLAN
BANK OF NORTH GEORGIA
REBECCA COOPER
CREDIT UNION OF GEORGIA
Shreyas Desai
Huntington learning center
DEE DEE DOECKEL, CHAIR
CHATTAHOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE
GREG ELDER
MUST MINISTRIES
Lori flink
Allegro business products
MELODY GULLETT
JUST DRIVER TRAINING
CONNIE HOPKINS
DELTA COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION
Camille jones
canton smiles DENTISTRY and orthodontics
KIRBY LEWIS-HOBBA
GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER ATLANTA, INC.
Stacy Lind
wellstar health system
kathy loffredo
united community bank
CATHERINE OWENS
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA
LAUREN PRICE
TRUE NATURAL GAS
Bonnie Reardon
south state bank
DON ROWLAND
WALMART STORES, INC. #5275
CHRISTINE M. SENIOR
REGIONS BANK
JOHN WALLACE
OFFICE OF U.S. CONGRESSMAN BARRY LOUDERMILK
Shelly Weaver
United community bank
jennifer welton
wildlife action of georgia
ASHLEY WITCHER
UGA EXTENSION, CHEROKEE COUNTY
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What made the work even more fun for the Rotarians was seeing the excitement on the faces of students as classes walked by the windows of the Media Center and saw the Lego Wall going up!
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Above a class pauses briefly in the hallway to check on the progress being made on the Media Center Lego Wall.
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April 15
Submission Deadline
Partners In Education Newsletter
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The mission of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Education Committee is to support educational excellence by fostering relationships between businesses and schools.
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