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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 7
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Groves High Students to Graduate
from Dual Enrollment Program
Joshua Scott, Leonard Taylor and Derrick Isabell will graduate from the CISCO
program on May 5.
Three Groves High
School seniors will be partic
ipating in two graduation
ceremonies this school year.
Before Joshua Scott,
Leonard Taylor and Derrick
Isabell receive high school
diplomas in June, they will
earn a Technical Certificate
of Credit in CISCO network
ing through dual enrollment
with Savannah Technical
College and Woodville-
Tompkins Technical Career
Institute.
The three teens started
in the CISCO program at
Woodville-Tompkins and
completed the latter portion
at Savannah Technical
College's White Bluff
Campus with Mrs. Berthenia
Williams, Director of the
CISCO Regional
Networking Academy at
Savannah Technical College.
The CISCO Networking
Academy strives to provide
students worldwide with the
IT and networking skills
needed to succeed in the
global economy.
“This is a good certifi
cation to have,” says
Leonard Taylor. “It's given
me a head start and in this
economy, that is really
important.”
“It's really cool to be able to
use what I learn in the
CISCO program at home to
handle all kinds of IT
issues,” says Joshua Scott.
While the young men
are confident that they have
acquired useful job skills, all
three have committed to con
tinuing their education in the
fields of IT and networking.
They are currently
preparing for the CCNA and
CTNA CISCO certification
exams.
“Even though I'm starting
college in the fall, it's nice to
know that with the skills I've
learned in the CISCO pro
gram, I could make a great
living right now,” says
Derrick Isabell.
Woodville-Tompkins
provides traditional high
school students with skills
that benefit them as they
transition into postsecondary
education or a career path.
Students take the
majority of their core classes
at their home campus and
selected career pathway
classes at Woodville-
Tompkins.
CISCO Networking is
one of several pathways
available.
The three students will
become the first graduates of
the CISCO program May 5,
2009.
Early Childhood Development
Symposium Scheduled
Studies show that the
most crucial time in a
child’s development hap
pens between 0-3 years old.
To bring attention to
this important issue, the
Chatham-Savannah Youth
Futures Authority is hosting
an Early Childhood
Development Symposium
on Thurs., April 30, at the
Coastal Georgia Center
from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The symposium
will focus on the need for a
county-wide Early
Childhood Initiative, a com
prehensive plan to support
children from infancy and
serve diverse family needs
in the areas of childcare,
education, health and par
enting.
Geoffrey Canada from
the Harlem Children’s Zone
is the keynote speaker.
The Harlem
Children’s Zone is national
ly-recognized community-
based organization, offering
highly successful education,
social-service and commu
nity-building programs to
children and families within
Central Harlem.
The symposium will
also include informative
exhibit booths and a panel
discussion from experts in
the field of Early Childhood
Development.
The event is free and
open to the public.
Childhood educators,
healthcare providers, par
ents, policy makers, and
others working with children
and families are invited to
attend.
Seating is limited. All
attendees are strongly
encouraged to pre-register
by April 24th.
To pre-register or
request more information,
contact the Youth Futures
Authority at (912) 651-6810.
Representatives from
the media who would like to
interview a local early child
hood expert should contact
ZaDonna Slay of YFA at
(912) 651-6810.
The Chatham-
Savannah Youth Futures
Authority (YFA) is a state
legislated authority serving
as the collaborative agency
that addresses issues rele
vant to children, youth, and
families in Chatham County,
Georgia.
The Chatham-
Savannah Youth Futures
Authority is proudly spon
sored by the City of
Savannah, United Way of
the Coastal Empire, and the
Georgia Family Connection
Partnership.
All Copy
is Due by
Friday,
4pm
Woodville Tompkins Accepting
Applications
The Woodville-
Tompkins High Hall of Fame
will be accepting applica
tions for induction into the
hall of fame through April
30, 2009.
Eligible candidates
include athletes or coaches
who played or coached at
Woodville or Tompkins
prior to 1986.
For more information
please contact Rev. Chester
Ellis at 232-3549, or
Anthony J. Bailey at 692-
1066.
The Hall of Fame
Association meets on the
second Wednesday of each
month at Woodville-
Tompkins High School, 6pm.
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