High school is community, community in high school
Friday night’s Senior Night in the Inferno was mostly like every other Senior Night.
It was an opportunity to thank senior Devils and Lady Devils basketball players and senior cheerleaders in between games against Oglethorpe County.
But on the upper level of the gymnasium, at the entrance to the home team side, with her computer and a Wi-Fi connection that gave her internet access, Elbert County Comprehensive High School Assistant Principal Dr. Shawn Rivers could be seen “bringing the school to the community,” which appears to be a major theme at the high school these days.
The idea, according to Rivers, was to provide parents who are basketball fans a chance to see how their children were doing at the high school ... and Rivers had plenty of takers.
According to the high school’s official Twitter feed, Dr. Rivers was at the Inferno “to assist parents in checking grades and attendance.”
“I’ve got everything I need right here,” said Rivers during the Lady Devils’ basketball game. “The parents sit down with me and I can show them what their child is doing in their classes.”
The bridge between the school and the community was at the Inferno Friday night, but it isn’t the only bridge between the school and the community.
In recent months there have been many examples of the high school making efforts to get students into community businesses and let businesses come into the school to serve students.
Pinnacle Bank created a “campus branch” at the high school in the last couple of weeks in which high school students opened accounts.
“Many of our students have secured funds through their jobs within our local community, yet few of them have secured the opportunity to start checking or savings accounts,” said Elbert County Comprehensive High School Principal Jason Kouns. See COMMUNITY on Page 3
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