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March 21, 1996 AUGUSTA FOCUS
Public, tech schools enter into partnership
By Rhonda Jones
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
On Tuesday, at Augusta Tech
nical Institute, State Superin
tendent of Schools Linda
Schrenko and Commissioner of
the Department of Technical and
Adult Education Kenneth
Breeden signed an agreement
that will revolutionize education
in the state of Georgia.
The agreement calls for the
creation of a Joint Council for
Youth Workforce Preparation in
order to provide a network of
education strategies to ensure
that young people are indeed
becoming prepared to get into
the work force and become pro
ductive citizens. The Council,
comprised of representatives
from local school systems, tech
nical institutes and interested
partners, met throughout the
afternoon to discuss initial plans
for providing a smooth school-to
work transition. Because, Ms.
Schrenko said, the status quo
Jjust isn’t getting the job done.
Adults, she said, have been
spending their time convincing
students the college degree is the
way to go. But in reality, she said,
only about 20 percent actually go
that route and, as things stand,
vocational education is seen as a
lesser track. Seventy percent of
jobs call for skills, she said, not
necessarily a college education.
“We've put 80 percent of our focus
on the 20 percent and no more
than 20 percent of our focus on the
rest of the universe.”
Dr. Makaziwe Mandela to visit Paine
Dr. Makaziwe Mandela, affir
mative action/equal opportunity
advisor at the University of
Witwatersrand inJohannesburg,
South Africa, and daughter of
President Nelson Mandela, will
visit Paine College on March 27,
1996. She will spend the day on
the campus participating in ac
tivities with faculty, staff, stu
dents and the community.
Dr. Mandela is a noted scholar.
She earned her Bachelor’s De
gree in social work from the Uni
versity of Fort Hare in South
Africa in 1981. She continued
her studies at University of Na
tal Durban in South Africa where
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The Wizard of Oz to benefit
MCG Children’s Medical Center
The American Family The
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will present The Wizard of Oz on
Friday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m. at
Augusta’s Imperial Theatre.
Proceeds will benefit the Medi
cal College of Georgia Children’s
Medical Center (CMC).
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available at the Imperial The
atre box office March 27 - 29.
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outlet locations throughout the
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State Superintendent of Schools Linda Schrenko addresses a crowd at Augusta Tech about a
new program called Joint Council for Youth Workforce Preparation. Photo: Rhonda Jones
The Council’s mission is to do
away with tracking as it now
stands by developing an inclu
sive curriculum that reaches be
yond high school, and that will
allow students to change their
minds about post-secondary ed
ucation without having to do a
she earned an honors degree in
sociology in 1984. She earned
the masters degree in Sociology
from the University of Massa
chusetts in 1988 and continued
on there to obtain the Ph.D. in
anthropology.
Dr. Mandela has lectured ex
tensively on a variety of topics
related to apartheid and affir
mative action in South Africa. In
addition, she has made presen
tations to university classes,
church organizations, mass me
dia, on history, politics, women’s
roles and rights, and contempo
rary South African life.
A media press conference has
petition sponsored by the Part
nership in Mathematics and Sci
ence (PIMS) committee of Zeta Xi
Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa
the stage through the audience,
courtesy of special effects.
“The show bursts with energy,
song and special effects,” said Leslie
Bennett in a New York Times re
view. “Again and again, American
Family Theater proves how strong
it is in creating original contempo
rary theater. (Its]engaging produc
tions wonderfully cornmand the at
tention of young audiences and the
spirit is contagious.”
Fred Daitch, senior vice presi
dent of Daitch and Company and
sponsor of the production, hopes
tocontinue sponsoring fund-rais
lot of backtracking. It will con
tain 16 members, appointed by
Ms. Schrenko and Dr. Breeden,
to serve staggered three-year
terms. In addition, the superin
tendent and commissioner are to
each appoint one member of their
staff to serve as non-voting co-
been scheduled for 10 a.m. in the
Sadie Gray Mays Conference
Room on the second floor of
Haygood Holsey Hall,
Dr. Mandela will appear be
fore students, faculty and staff
duringthe 11 a.m. chapel assem
bly. The publicis invited to greet
Dr. Mandela during a communi
ty forum to be held at 7 p.m. in
the Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial
Chapel.
Paine College is a church-re
lated, four-year, residential, lib
eral arts college. Its mission of
providing an education of high
quality in a wholesome and nur
turing environment has not
Sorority (AKA), Inc. The PIMS
committee sponsored the compe
tition to select a.team and/or ex
hibit for the sorority’s regional
conference to be held in Jackson
ville, Fla. in April. The winnersi
were awarded medals. All partic
ipants received certificates.
InadditiontoHarrisand Smart,
other participants in the PIMS'
competition are Delin Jackson,
April Brown and Kenyata Martin
ofthe Academy of Richmond Coun
ty; Marnie Dorsey of A.R. Johnson
and Shaun Williamsof T.W. Josey.
The purpose of the PIMS pro
gram s to promote and expose the
world of science and technology to
young people in order to prepare
them to compete in the world. The
PIMS committee will continue to
sponsor monthly activities
through July.
For more information about the:
PIMS project, contact chair Connie?
Peterson at the AKA Sorority’
Houseat(7o6) 724-2200 and leave®
a message.
ers annually for the CMC. “My
wifeand I have been blessed with
two beautiful children, and I
wanted to do something for chil
dreninthe community,” said Mr.
Daitch. “I decided this was the
best way. MCG has always been
good to my family when we've
needed medical care. This is a
way I can give something back to
MCG and to the community.”
For more information about the
production, call Bev Calvert of
the CMC Development Office at
(706) 721-4004.
secretaries for the Council. The
Council is to meet at least quar
terly.
When asked when students can
start taking advantage of a new
curriculum, Dr. Breeden said he
and Ms. Schrenko would like to
see something in place by fall.
changed since its founding in
1882. Paine is supported by the
United Methodist Church, the
Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church, and the United Negro
College Fund. Dr. Shirley A. R.
Lewis is President of Paine Col
lege.
Black Business Owners & Professionals
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Entertainment, Door Prizes, a Free
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Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center Arena
~ Sunday, June3othlpm.-6pm.
The CSRA Black Expo ‘96 is a great opportunity to market
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Fort Discovery receives
substantial donations
from local foundations
The National Science Center’s
Fort Discovery has received two
equal donations of $25,000 each
from the Creel Foundation and
the Gregg-Graniteville Founda
tion.
These funds are part of the $3
million local fundraising cam
paign led by H. M. (Monty)
Osteen Jr., Bankers First chair
man and CEO. Funds raised will
be used to complete final renova
tions of Fort Discovery and reach
matching requirements for the
$lO million in state funding al
ready ear-marked for the Na
tional Science Center.
“We are extremely grateful for
the donations from these two
foundations,” said Mr. Osteen,
“We hope all of Augusta will get
behind Fort Discovery to help
reach our goal of $3 million and
to finish final renovations so the
center can open in late 1996.”
Fort Discovery, a hands-on sci
The largest attic sale in the
CSRA coming to Augusta College
M Event to benefit
American Cancer
Society.
Are your old belongings taking
up space and collecting dust?
Wait! Don’t throw them away,
yet!
Donate household items and
more to The Largest Attic Salein
the CSRA coming to the Augusta
College Athletic ComplexonJune
8, 1996.
Books, baby items, clothing,
kitchenware, sports equipment,
toys, games, bikes and more are
needed for the big event.
Starting now, just bring your
CSRA
BLACK
EXPO
ence center, will feature more
than 250 exhibits focusing on
computer arts, electronics and
communications. It will house a
high-technology theater and
teacher resource center to help
teachers present math and sci
ence in more interesting ways.
Fort Discovery will also offer a
variety of innovative programs
including teacher training, sum
mer camps, distance learning
through satellite teleconferenc
ing, and mobile exhibits.
Fort Discovery is scheduled to
open in late 1996.
The National Science Center’s
Fort Discovery is a joint public
private partnership between the
U.S. Army and NSC Discovery
Center, Inc., a non-profit Geor
gia Corporation.
For more information regard
ing the National Science Cen
ter’s Fort Discovery, call (706)
724-3011.
donations to the Augn ta Col
lege Athletic Cownplex at 2500
Wrightsboro Road in Augusta,
Monday through Friday,9a.m. -
4 p.m. Plus, you can request
pick-up service to make donat
ing that much easier.
All proceeds go directly to the
local American Cancer Society
and Augusta College’s Athletic
Scholarship Fund. Even more,
the Attic Sale marks a new part
nership with the American Can
cer Society and Augusta College’s
Athletes battling cancer.
Help make this The Largest
AtticSaleinthe CSRA. For more
details or pick-up service, call
the American Cancer Society at
(706) 724-9970.
