On the evening of December 6, 2016 Jasper County Mentor Program hosted their annual holiday program. Families of both mentors and mentees were in attendance.
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All of those in attendance had a dinner prepared for them by Jasper County School Catering Services as well as a wildlife show presented by Charlie Elliott's James Murdock.
EVENTS
2016 Back to School Dinner
​Monday August 15, 2016 the Jasper County Mentor Program held the annual Back to School Event. There were 48 members of the community in attendance. Special guests included guest speakers Ms. Liz Caldwell and Ms. Maria Brown. This year’s event was hosted by The Monticello Presbyterian Church and was catered by Ms. Tammy Ingram.
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Program director, Tamara Jernigan, gave a presentation immediately following dinner. The presentation educated guests on the successes of last year , goals for this year, and the need for mentors.
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This year’s theme is Georgia’s Natural Wonders. Ms. Caldwell, wildlife biologist, spoke at the event telling those in attendance about her job and why she chose to be a wildlife biologist.
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Third grade teacher at Washington Park Elementary School, Ms. Brown, told guests about the changes in this year’s school system. Ms. Brown educated guests on the STEAM focus as well as the indoor garden at WPES.
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North Georgia Wonders Field Trip
​​Early on Saturday morning, October 8th, the mentor program loaded a school bus and headed to the mountains for the day.
The first stop of the day was Amicalola Falls State park where students went on a mile hike and witnessed the breathtaking view of the falls. While at the park students also enjoyed an amazing lunch at The Maple Restaurant, located at the top of the falls overlooking the mountains.
After taking in the views of Amicalola Falls and getting our bellies full we then traveled to Tallulah Gorge State Park where we were able to take in some more beautiful scenery. All students enjoyed a hike to the gorge and our thrill seekers took on an 80 foot suspension bridge over the Gorge.
Before making it back to Monticello we made a short stop in Athens, where we enjoyed dinner at Chick-fil-A.
2016 Annual Holiday Program
On the evening of December 6, 2016 Jasper County Mentor Program hosted their annual holiday program. Families of both mentors and mentees were in attendance.
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All of those in attendance had a dinner prepared for them by Jasper County School Catering Services as well as a wildlife show presented by Charlie Elliott's James Murdock.
Middle Georgia Wonders Field Trip
​​Early on Saturday morning, January 28th 2017, the mentor program loaded a school bus and headed to the historic Stone Mountain Park.
During our visit to Stone Mountain Park a group of 45 mentors and mentees got to experience all that Stone Mountain had to offer. Our mentors and mentees toured the historic museum where they discovered artifacts and stories that span 12,000 years, from ancient civilizations that lived on the mountain to the present-day park. For fun we watched a glass blowing session, Imax movie, played a round of miniature golf, and cooled off in the snow at "Snow Mountain".
Before heading back to Monticello we all enjoyed a lunch at the park cafeteria.
