Focus Newsletter Fall 2023

Focus Newsletter

Fall 2023

Updates for Newton County Schools

Work-Based Learning Program

Overview

What Did You Do This Summer?

What did you do this summer? Animation Pathway junior Caleb Davis completed the University of Georgia's Discovering Engineering Internship where he refined his AutoCad skills!

What did you do this summer?

Eastside students Lila Whitmire, Laura Shepard & Griffin Lane completed the Piedmont Newton Hospital Summer Jr. Volunteer Program where they shadowed & learned from hospital staff.

What did you do this summer?

2023 Newton College & Career Academy Criminal Justice Pathway grad Jada Mitchum continued her law internship at Ozburn Law to save money for her freshman year at Vanderbilt University in August.

Work-Based Learning gives students real-work experiences in the community through paid work, volunteering, internships, jobshadowing and apprenticeships. The purpose of this quarterly newsletter is to share many of the WBL activities happening in the district by featuring Newton County community partners, a calendar of upcoming events, and other important WBL information.

Congratulations to the 2022-2023 WBL Employer of the Year!

What did you do this summer?

Newton College & Career Academy Biotechnology Pathway WBL student is a State HOSA Officer. Check out her story. https://thenewtoncommunity.com/ hea.../a-mission-in-medicine/

What did you do this summer? Newton College & Career Academy STEM student Kushal Dwaram worked as an engineering coop for Nisshinbo.

What did you do this summer?

2023 Newton College & Career Academy grad Kaila Fallen worked this summer as a welding apprentice at Batchelor & Kimball through MTI. She’s working towards welding certification.

IT Summer Internship

During the summer of 2023, the NCSS Technology Services Department collaborated with Work-Based Learning Coordinators, Debra Lary (Newton College & Career Academy) & Alisa Echols (Eastside High School), to facilitate real-world work experiences for students in Newton County. These amazing students completed an application and interview process to become technology interns for the Technology Services Department. Students were able to get on-the-job training, as they assisted NCSS technicians with a myriad of tasks; including device repair, refurbishment, and various day-to-day efficiency tasks.

The NCSS Technology Services team is excited to continue this partnership that will ultimately continue to prepare our students for the future!

Orientation

WBL

Newton County School System WBL & CTI Coordinators from Alcovy, Eastside, Newton & NCCA hosted a Parent/Student orientation August 22nd at the Porter Auditorium. Over one hundred parent and students attended. The orientation gives WBL coordinators an opportunity to explain in detail the requirements of the program. Students received WBL handbooks recently updated and edited by Eastside High School WBL Coordinator Alisa Echols. NCSS WBL students will have a winning season with WBL!

Just Hired

Tell me and I forget.

Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn.

-Benjamin

Franklin

So proud of NCCA WBL senior Gloria Canup who just got hired as a welder at Inglett & Stubbs. She is in the Ag Mechanics Pathway. Great job Gloria!

NCCA WBL Senior Hunter Ewing works on cabling at his job with Viper Security Technologies.

Newton High School WBL Coordinator Serrita Carr participated in the Connect Newton Educator Externship Program this summer where she was able to job shadow and tour local partner General Mills.

NCCA CTI collaborated with FBLA with their school supply drive that donated supplies to new trainers. They've been working on new popcorn flavors with Rebekah Sumlin to sell in The Lounge. CTI culinary students catered their first lunch of the year at the Georgia Certified Economic Developer training