Greer Middle School Students Tour SC Works

On December 8, 2011 (30) 8th grade students from Greer Middle School visited the SC Works office in McAlister Square for a tour. They were welcomed by Jay Blankenship,Coordinator of the Greenville Region of Personal Pathways to Success,and the Youth Council, Greenville Workforce Investment Board.

Jerry Harbuck, Computer Lab Manager at SC Works Greenville, took the students on a tour of the SC Works offices, the University Center, and the ARC at Greenville Technical College. Jerry was also instrumental in introducing the students to WorkKeys and explaining the assessment's importance in hiring the current workforce of more than 300 SC companies. Dean Jones, WIA Director also shared information with the students.

The students enjoyed lunch at Caesar's then, listened to a presentation by Sandy Spann, a Greenville Tech Admissions Counselor.

The students learned a great deal about the services offered by SC Works. They can also share the information that they learned with a friend or family member seeking a job.

Greer Middle Students to Participate in Twitter Virtual Job Shadowing Project

On November 17, 2011 Greer Middle Keyboarding students will use Twitter to interact with employees from local companies. Students will learn about careers in the Information Technology career cluster by tweeting with employees from ScanSource, The Greenville News, Orangecoat, Immedion, Fox 21, Wyff 4, Engenius and ITT Technical College.


While interacting via Twitter, students will conduct research on the careers of employees participating in the event. The public can follow the day's events by following @GMSvirtualjs or searching using #GMSvirtualjs.

The event is sponsored by the Greenville Region of  Personal Pathways to Success.

Over 300 Greer Middle Students Participate in Choice Bus Day

Over 300 8th graders participated in the Choice Bus visit to Greer Middle School on Tuesday, September 13, 2011. The Choice Bus is a tool created by The Mattie C. Stewart Foundation for the purpose of extending the learning experience of the InsideOut documentary outside the classroom and keeping students on the road to a good education. This experience-based learning tool contains a “real” jail cell connected to an interactive learning environment.

Celebrate A.J. Day at the Greenville Drive

Supporters of A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School for Engineering or anyone looking for a fun family evening are invited to attend "Celebrate A.J. Day" at the Greenville Drive baseball game at Flour Field on Monday, August 15, 2011.


Prior to the 7 pm contest, there will be a PTA Meet and Greet for current and new parents of A.J. Whittenberg students and all A.J. Whittenberg students will receive free admission. School activities will be featured throughout the ballgame.

A portion of ticket sales will go to benefit the school and special ticket packages are available.

For more details, contact Ansel Sanders at 864. 452.0512.

Personal Pathways to Success Month - Survey Results Winner (Greenville Region)

Jay Blankenship and Antonia "Toni" Chapman

The Choice Bus Visit: Greenville

The Choice Bus Visit: Greenville


May 4th-5th, 2011

Over 400 students participated in the presentation and tour. The students were from:

• Legacy Charter School

• Greer Alternative School

• Greer Middle School


The Choice Bus is a tool created by The Mattie C. Stewart Foundation for the purpose of extending the learning experience of the InsideOut documentary outside the classroom and keeping students on the road to a good education. This experience-based learning tool contains a “real” jail cell connected to an interactive learning environment.

Testimonials

Good Evening,

The total number of Legacy Charter School students who toured the Choice Bus was 232. Thank you so much for sharing this meaningful experience with our students. Some of the students are still talking about Choice Bus and making references to the information that was shared with them. Again, thank you for coming to Legacy Charter School. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Jean B. Williams
Principal Legacy Charter School

Jay: I saw this news clip last night. Very good publicity. Dr. Marianne Holland, RECAB Member


Group,

Just wanted to send a thank you to each of you for last week’s Choice Bus Tour. I truly was disappointed that I couldn’t make it out but understand we had a fabulous week! Thanks for the work each of you did to make it a great week. Look forward to hopefully seeing you in Sept!!

Sincerely,

Bruce White
Southern Zone Public Affairs
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