25 high schools getting higher education grants
From AccessNorthGa.com
Published on: Sept. 26, 2009
DAHLONEGA - The Georgia Appalachian Center for Higher Education (GACHE) at North Georgia College and State University (NGCSU) it will be awarding grants totaling $150,000.00 to 25 high schools in north Georgia. The grants will provide schools with resources to enable them to continue to increase their graduation and college-going rates.
They are: Banks County High School, Cedartown High School, Commerce High School, Dade County High School, Dalton High School, East Jackson High School, Elbert County High School, Fannin County High School, Franklin County High School, Gilmer High School, Gordon Lee High School, Jackson County High School, Johnson High School LaFayette High School, Lumpkin County High School, Madison County High School, Murray County High School, North Murray High School, Ridgeland High School, Sonoraville High School, Stephens County High School, White County High School, Winder-Barrow High School, Whitfield Career Academy, and Woody Gap High School.
These schools have developed strategies to assist and encourage students to finish high school and continue to a post-secondary institution, according to GACHE.
"We are excited that so many school principals, graduation coaches, counselors, and superintendents are willing to step up to the challenge of ensuring that their students graduate ready for college with real postsecondary choices. We know the economic consequences of leaving high school without a diploma are harsh and, in today's world, stopping short of postsecondary education is equally grim. We want every student to graduate from high school and have college as a viable option," said Shirley Davis, Director of the Georgia Appalachian Center for Higher Education.
Information about the strategies used by these schools can be found on the GACHE website at apache.northgeorgia.edu/gache.
The Check Presentation program will take place at the Gainesville Civic Center on October 1.
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