Project Grad Knoxville

College and Career Month 2012

Tasha Herrell — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:27:22 +0000

The month of February is when we celebrate College and Career Month where each of the 14 Project GRAD schools will schedule activities that focus on college and career choices available to students. Several schools have invited speakers to come in and speak with students, while others have designed several activities focusing on the many college choices available as well as career choices. A complete list of activities by school will be posted before the end of the week.

Summarized list of College and Career Activities by school

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2011 Photo Gallery

Tasha Herrell — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:07:37 +0000

2011 WFS at Lonsdale

13 Photos

Parent Conference 2011

This gallery contains pictures from the 2011 Annual Parent Conference held on October 25th.

29 Photos

AE College Fair 2011

19 Photos

2011 Holiday Card Contest

5 Photos

Ronni Chandler performs at Mayoral Inauguration

Tasha Herrell — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:54:00 +0000

Ronni Chandler performs during Inauguration Ceremony for Mayor Madeline Rogero

GRAD Scholars Claiming Scholarships

Tasha Herrell — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:48:28 +0000

As Scholars prepare to return to school, they are ensuring that their finances are in order first. As the new year begins, Ms. Annette has been busy processing scholarship claim forms for the Scholars to make sure they have their scholarship money. Scholars are emailing scholarship claim forms, mailing the form, faxing the form and/or dropping by the office to complete the form in person. At one point on Monday, Ms. Annette had to bring in extra chairs to accommodate everyone. What a good problem to have!!!!!!

Austin-East College and Career Fair Held

Tasha Herrell — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:40:41 +0000

A successful College and Career Fair was held at Austin-East in November. More than forty-two community agencies agreed to participate in the Fair and shared information with students as they visited their table.

The first group of students began arriving around 8:30 and the last group arrived at 2:00. There was a steady flow of students that came through the Fair and visited each of the vendors to learn about the many college and career choices available to them.

Middle schools students from Vine Middle School also attended the College and Career Fair. This was a great opportunity for the students who are already thinking about their future.

Special thanks to these agencies for their participation:

Knox County Government Office of Diversity Contracts

University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK)

College of Law

Athletic Department

College of Business

Admissions Department

School of Education

Knoxville Chamber

Knox County Schools

Roane State Community College

Cockrill Design and Planning

U.S. Army

Knoxville Utilities Board

Universal Technical Institute

Smart Kids Daycare

Dr. Markus Blakemore (Motivational Speaker and Author)

CAC Workforce Connections

Pellissippi State Community College

ITT Tech

Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC)

U. S. Navy

Maryville College

Target

Asheville Highway Animal Clinic

University of Tennessee Medical Center

Stop-N-Go Market & Deli

WVLT

East Tennessee Technology Center

SunTrust Bank

Ijams Nature Center

Tennessee Career Center

WATE TV

Tennessee School of Beauty

Eastern Kentucky University

National College

City of Knoxville Civil Service

Knoxville Police Department (Police Cadet Program)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

EODT Technology

Creative Impressions

Gloria Deathridge (Realtor)

U. S. Air Force

2011 Holiday Card Contest Winner Announced

Tasha Herrell — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:36:25 +0000

This year the winner of the 2011 Annual Holiday Card Contest was a student at Spring Hill Elementary School. Students from each of the Project GRAD schools submitted an entry for the contest. The schools selected three of the entries and submitted to Project GRAD Knoxville where a distinguished panel of judges voted on the entries and selected the winner. The students name is Michaela

On Friday, December 9,th, Jerry Hodges (Executive Director, Project GRAD Knoxville) presented this year’s winner with their prize. Michaela Peterson (4th grade) was joined by her mother for the presentation of the prize.

Jerry prepares to award prize to the winner

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“Brother to Brother” Group (Austin-East High School) travels to Washington

Tasha Herrell — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:20:36 +0000

Austin East, Project GRAD, “Brother to Brother” Group attended the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington DC on September 23^rd & 24^th2011. The young men had the opportunity to meet and hear from some of our most influential Afro Americans such as Rev. Jesse Jackson, Roland Martin, Hip Hop Artist/Actor “Common” as well as our very own Mayor Daniel Brown. They also had the opportunity to tour the Martin Luther King Memorial. Mr. Will Minter (right front) help sponsor this life changing experience for these young men. (Submitted by Jesse Jones, Project GRAD Campus Manager)

2011 ANNUAL PARENT CONFERENCE

Tasha Herrell — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:20:15 +0000

IT WAS A GREAT DAY!!!!!! The 7th Annual Parent Conference was held on Tuesday, October 25th and what a fantastic conference it was.

This year’s conference was a joint effort with Project GRAD Knoxville, Knox County Schools and the Knox County Council PTA. A committee named the “2011 Parent Conference Design Planning Team” worked diligently to design a conference for parents that would focus on the strength and power of families. The theme for this year’s conference was Mission ImPossible – Achieving Academic Excellence. A Parent Conference Design Planning Team was formed that met on a regular basis to plan an exciting conference for parents. The Planning Team included parent representatives from the Knox County Schools Family and Community Engagement District Advisory Council, the Project GRAD Knoxville Parent Board of Trustees and the Knox County Council PTA. The team designed a conference featuring a dynamic keynote speaker, Dr. Adolph Brown, III and included seventeen (17) workshop sessions that were offered during the morning and afternoon. The workshops were selected based on parent feedback and dealt with internet safety, making children mind, college readiness, interviewing skills and resume writing, time management and financial aid to name a few. Presenters for each of the workshops were skilled in their area of expertise and provided parents with a wealth of information to take away. Conference attendance increased this year by 66% over last year with parent/guardian participation increasing by 81%.

Dr. Adolph Brown was the keynote speaker and was fantastic in his delivery. As the conference began, he was in the ballroom unrecognized. Dr. Brown, also known as “Doc Attitude” impersonated a young man that one would come in contact with and overlook because of his personal appearance. He walked around the ballroom striking up conversations and observing reactions. During his presentation, he encouraged parents, teachers, administrators, etc. to see young people for what they can be and stop judging them. Dr. Brown is a renowned speaker and is recognized as a master teacher having taught in middle school, high school and higher education. Dr. Brown encouraged parents to help their children began their day with the right attitude. He shared that when his mother woke them up for school, she would tell them it was going to be a “great day.”

The conference concluded with door prize drawings and a boxed lunch.

Thanks to everyone who made this year’s conference successful.

Parent Conference photos below -

Time Drawing Near for the Annual Parent Conference

Tasha Herrell — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:24:38 +0000

The Annual Parent Conference is less than two weeks away and the excitement is building. This year’s conference is a joint effort with Knox County Schools and the Knox County Council PTA and has been expanded to include all Knox County Schools. Parents/guardians of students attending Knox County Schools are invited to attend the Conference and will be motivated, informed and enlightened as they learn about making a difference in their child’s education. The goal of the conference is to raise awareness of ways to partner with the school to strengthen their child’s academic success.

Approximately 14 workshops will be available for conference attendees to select from. Workshop topics cover time management, college readiness, interviewing skills, resume writing, internet crimes against children, the minds of boys, making children mind just to name a few.

This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Adolph Brown who will speak on “Engaging Parents as Parents: Two Teams, One Dream.” Dr. Brown is a master teacher and motivator who is one of America’s leading authorities on educational excellence and leadership development. Dr. Brown his very engaging as he shares his story with audiences to motivate and energize them. Please visit this website to learn more about Dr. Brown: http://www.docspeaks.com.

Dr. Adolph Browns bio page

ANNUAL PARENT CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Tasha Herrell — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 03:49:16 +0000

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