In preparation for the “Real World Event”, HG students participated in a career assessment workshop “Charting Your Future” held at Communities In Schools office.  Speakers for this event were Charlie McWilliams, Retired Vice President   First Bank, Southern Pines, N.C. and Kimberly Meade, Human Resources Manager, Power Distribution Operations – Americas Eaton Corporation.  The presenters gave instruction on personal finance, checking’s and savings accounts, and insurance products.  Assessment survey’s were given to highlight the student’s career cluster and a presentation on those clusters where given.

The Hospitality and Golf students will be participating in the “Real World” Event sponsored by Moore County Department of Social Services.  It’s program that will give students a perspective of “Real World” by putting them in simulated life situations that adults face day to day.  This event will take place on April 8^th 2010 9am – 3:30pm at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Southern Pines.

Hospitality and Golf students will help with a landscaping project at a housing construction site in Carthage, NC with Habitat for Humanity on Saturday March 13 2010.  Students will work from 8am -2pm preparing the site for a build.

CIS of Moore County Hospitality and Golf has gone Facebook.  This is a great tool we will use to communicate and network with the students.  We will use updates and “message boards” to keep students aware of career and college access information as well as announce upcoming HG events.

A Student Resource Guide is being constructed for Moore County high school and college students.  This resource will help the students foster an awareness of the help organization and institutions within their reach to bridge need with support.   Upon completion, this guide will be placed on the HG Facebook page.

RALEIGH – Communities In Schools of North Carolina today announced that CIS of Moore County students Angela Ritter, Dean Thomas and Stephanie Perryman participated in the Governor’s Page Program in Raleigh . The North Moore High School students spent the week in Raleigh learning about the roles and functions of state government.

“The Governor’s Page Program is a great opportunity for students to see government in action,” said Linda Harrill , president and CEO of CISNC. “It brings the classroom to life and helps CIS kids understand some of what they can achieve after graduating from high school.”

Angela, Dean and Stephanie served as Pages with five other students from CIS programs in Cleveland, Wayne and Caldwell counties.

Since 1973, the Governor’s Page program has provided high school students with the opportunity to spend a week in Raleigh to learn about state government.  Each week, Pages are assigned to a cabinet-level agency or Council of State office to assist employees.  In addition to their daily responsibilities, Pages have the opportunity to meet the governor, attend press conferences, participate in service projects, and tour historic landmarks such as the State Capitol and Supreme Court.

Communities In Schools of North Carolina is part of the national CIS organization, the largest and most successful dropout prevention non-profit in America .  Last school year, the CIS network in North Carolina worked with more than 90,000 children and youth across the state, empowering more than 96 percent of its students to remain in school.  For more information, please visit www.cisnc.org or call 1-800-849-8881.