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The WCPSS Prevention Services Department is working with Another Step Forward Ministries, the Wake County Gang Prevention Partnership and Radio One to sponsor a "Back to School Rally" on Monday, August 11, for traditional-calendar students at Dorton Arena from 10 a.m. to noon. Students at the rally will be encouraged to "Say YES" to graduating on time, sexual abstinence, staying drug free, and staying gang free. Another focus of the rally will be to reconnect the faith community and schools through the "Adopt a School" partnership, thereby increasing the capacity of schools to support students who need mentoring and tutoring.
"Adopt a School" encourages faith-based organizations to adopt a school of their choice, encouraging members to volunteer to mentor or provide other services to schools. According to Darryl T. Fisher, WCPSS senior director for prevention services, a Memorandum of Understanding will be developed between the faith-based organizations and the school system "so that each organization will be able to work within a framework which defines the expectations and caveats of the relationship."
The rally is part of the weekend's "Say Y.E.S." Youth Empowerment Summit, including an "Adopt a School" workshop for faith-based organizations at Solid Rock Ministries in Garner on August 9 from 9:00 a.m. to noon, and a town hall meeting at Southeast Raleigh High on August 10 from 6 p.m to 8 p.m., hosted by Radio One's Russ Parr. For more information, call WCPSS Prevention Services at 858-3225.
Posted by Chip Sudderth at 3:55 PM on August 7, 2008 | Leave Feedback
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