Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
Georgia Department of
Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032

April 25, 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JONES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RECOGNIZED AT STATE JGG LUNCHEON
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that students at Jones County High School in Gray have been recognized at the first Multi-year Jobs for Georgia Graduates (JGG) Career Association Luncheon held recently in Atlanta.
JGG, managed by the Georgia Department of Labor, is a highly-successful school-to-work transition program for at-risk students. It helps the students make a smooth transition from school to the world-of-work. The program is a state affiliate of the national model, Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG). This is the first year of the multi-year program for students in grades 9 through 12. Previously, the program was only available to seniors.
The five-year program, which includes one year of follow-up counseling after graduation, is now available in 12 schools. They are: Lucy Laney High School, Augusta; T.W. Josey High School, Augusta; Southeast Bulloch High School, Brooklet; Cherokee High School, Canton; Cass High School, Cartersville; Jones County High School, Gray; Southeast High School, Macon; Southwest High School, Macon; Marietta High School, Marietta; Baldwin High School, Milledgeville; Statesboro High School, Statesboro, and Chattooga High School, Summerville.
Each year, about 45 students are selected to participate in the program from each of the high schools. Job specialists are located on-site and work directly with the students during the program. The students are taught job skills, receive counseling on career development and work ethics, assisted in finding a job and given follow-up services. Including the senior-only program, JGG is in a total of 36 schools statewide.
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Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
A highlight of the luncheon was the presentation of awards to the winners of the statewide career manual writing competition. Tamekia's Rouse, a student at T.W. Josey High School of Augusta, took top honors, while Cassidy Benge of Southeast High School in Macon was named first runnerup, and Ashlie Alford of Cherokee High School in Canton was named second runner-up.
To compete, students were required to write a career development plan using three jobs or professions of their choice. The students researched such things as the education, skill requirements and salaries for each occupation, and then wrote a plan of action on how to pursue each career.

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