12/13/2016
We have started the GoGetters.
Go-Getters is a group of volunteers sponsored by the Enterprise Ladies’ Club who want to help our local (Columbia 206) high school students explore careers, apply to trade schools, colleges or universities and get scholarships and grants to pay for their education. We want to encourage not only the students but also the parents and relatives of the students as to the many possibilities that are out there for ways to find each student’s dream career.
Many of our students are the first in their families to pursue a higher education. All high school students need personalized guidance to navigate the bewildering college and scholarship applications process. Columbia 206, like all public high schools, even the very large ones, has only one counselor. We want to help fill this resource gap by mentoring any student or his/her parent/guardian that would like assistance.
We want to coordinate with Columbia’s principal, teachers, counselor and Upward Bound sponsor to offer help with career choices, application processing, and essay writing. We also want to organize social events outside of school that would bring students and parents together with each other and with community volunteers.