Pictures from the CISNC Conference in Pinehurst

 

A series of garden boxes were created by students for the theme Cultivating Success

 

Dr. Robin Moore talks about the COMPASS program

 

Yvonne Petersen (CIS Hospitality & Golf Academy Program Director) and Matrina McDonald (Hospitality & Golf Academy Student)

 

CIS Hospitality & Golf Academy students visit with Cynthia Marshall (AT&T) at CISNC State Conference at Pinehurst Resort

 

 

 

 

 

 

Each box was unique in its coloring, but included similiar tools for the garden

 

Dr. Moore with his attentive crowd

 

Jalesha Dunn, Coutland Lemon & Hailey Clevenger enjoy lunch at the conference

 

Kathy Byron gives a talk on the FirstSchool Garden Program

The garden boxes included information on the FirstSchool Garden program

 

Matrina McDonald and Danya Perry CISNC Representative

Attendees of the conference learned and had fun as well

 

 

 

 

 

The boxes were used as centerpieces on the tables

Each box included live herbs and planting instructions

Charles Frock—Breakfast With A Leader pictures

 

Mr. Charles Frock

 

Guests enjoying a wonderful buffet breakfast and Mr. Frock's inspiring talk

Socializing before the talk

Pictures from CIS Movie Night

 

Movie Night at The Sunrise Theater

Martha Butler and friend, ready to see a great movie!

 

Dr. Turner, Kathy Byron and friends

Andi Korte working the crowd!

 

Thiel Turner and Kim Stout among CIS friends

The raffle prize table

Friends supporting CIS through raffle ticket sales

Drug Free Moore County Awards Ceremony

Communities In Schools of Moore County was given a 2008 Award at the Drug Free Moore County Awards Ceremony this past October. The award was given to CIS for helping to support the Drug Free Moore County mission to prevent substance abuse by promoting school success. 

Yvonne Petersen is shown with Jim Miles receiving the award on behalf of CIS. 

I Believe I Can Fly

“People cannot fly; it’s impossible.” Many of our COMPASS Project students allow negative messages (“I can’t”, “I’ll never”, “That’s impossible”) to limit their thinking and their aspirations.

The “I Believe I Can Fly Experience” is designed to challenge negative thinking by providing students an opportunity to achieve something they thought impossible, to fly. In cooperation with Paraclete Sky Venture in Raeford, students experienced flight via a vertical wind tunnel.

In this experience, students recognized that many things we think are impossible can be achieved through hard work, knowledge, skill, assistance, and a willingness to break barriers that limit our dreams. COMPASS Project mentees realized that, if they can fly, then anything is possible.

The COMPASS Project is federal grant program based at Southern Middle School in Aberdeen.  The grant, which began during the 2007-08 school year, provides funding to support one-on-one mentoring for students who can benefit from this type of intervention. Please see our COMPASS page on this blog. 

 

Hospitality and Golf Academy Students: Upcoming Events

Adventure Challenge Ropes Course
Wednesday, February 18  (This is a half day of school.)
12:30-3:30
 
201 Frye Lane 
Carthage NC 
 
Directions from traffic circle:
Head North on 15-501 for 7.9 miles. (You will pass the Moore County School District office on the right hand side.)

Turn right on Joel Road.

Drive 2.7 miles on Joel Road.

Turn left on Frye Lane. (This will be a dirt road with a mobile park on the left. Drive through the gates and meet inside the compound at the building.)
 
Please check with your guidance counselor at school for a copy of the permission slip if you cannot download it. Please bring signed permission slip to the ropes course with you in order to participate.
 
**Please dress in warm, comfortable clothes,old tennis shoes and bring a water bottle. Be sure to eat lunch before we start our fun! See you there!

Students at the CIS Annual Training Institute

On Wednesday, February 4th, 4 Pinecrest High School students from the Hospitality and Golf Academy participated in the Communities In Schools North Carolina Annual Training Institute in Pinehurst, NC.

Hailey Clevenger, Jalesha Dunn, Courtland Leamon, and Matrina Mc Donald were on hand to meet and greet institute participants prior to the luncheon. After a welcome by a member of CISNC, Matrina Mc Donald presented the blessing. The Hospitality and Golf Academy students enjoyed a delicious lunch while listening to student speaker, Omega Mc Kinnon—a CISNC student intern and keynote speaker and Cynthia Marshall—President of North Carolina AT&T. The students also enjoyed the company of Danya Perry, a Field Services Specialist for CISNC.

After the luncheon celebrating CISNC’s 20 years of service to North Carolina’s youth, all 4 students returned to school to complete their school day—a most worthy outcome after an inspiring luncheon!

Thank You to our Mentors

As National Mentoring Month ends for 2009,  I would like to once more express my appreciation to all of the wonderful mentors in Moore County. January was a wonderful month of small events honoring the mentors dedication, but there are never enough ways to acknowledge the work they do in changing the lives of children—of giving them hope where there is little. Communities In Schools has over 100 mentors meeting each month to mentor a child in need of just a little extra help to succeed in school.

Working with a wonderful young man for the last two years, who I have been honored to mentor, I see his growth and his trust build each week. He has blessed my life with his stories, pain, laughter and accomplishments. Each week I see the joy the students feel when their mentor arrives at school to visit and how proud they are when they have reached a goal set with their mentor.

 During the course of the year we ask our mentors to evaluate their experience to help us better our program. Their responses are many and varied but all have the same theme of hope for a better tomorrow.

 Mentors have learned:

 • A teen can be excited by a 61-year-old person showing him love and understanding.

• My mentee’s world is much different from mine. She is working on being her true self.

• It is much different knowing someone than reading statistics.

• I cannot make things better for my mentee, but I can be a friend that she can depend on.

• I need to be more thankful for all the blessings in my life…family, friends and love.

• I should never underestimate the influence words can have.

• Small things matter.

• To always be open-minded and don’t be afraid to open your heart.

• That my grandchildren don’t need everything they want, just someone to listen.

• Children have good things to share.

• A better understanding of a single-parent household.

• That all children have something positive to offer to society.

• We can make our community better, one child at a time.

 A sincere and special thank you to those who are volunteering their time to make a difference in the life of a child. A special thank you to Dr. Robin Moore and Anna Harris who direct the Communities In Schools COMPASS Mentoring Program.

 You can make a difference too…volunteer.

Andi Korte   910-295-1072 or andikorte@yahoo.com