Students at Carver Middle School, Youth Middle School and Loganville Middle School each had the chance to practice their table manners, common courtesies, handshakes and even their knot-tying skills during their CIS Life Skills events during October and November.
Volunteers taught students at various stations on tying a necktie, writing a proper thank-you note, making eye-contact and shaking hands. Students then practiced their table manners with step-by-step instruction on dining etiquette.
Wednesday
Tuesday
Georgia Apply to College Day

Counselors, college recruiters and CIS volunteers were available to help students complete their applications during appointments set aside for students to use computer labs at their schools.
Hundreds of students took the opportunity to apply, and many colleges waived application fees for the event.
Thursday
The Choice Bus
State Farm agents Chris Gallman, Patti Souther and Peyton Pettus sponsored The Choice Bus, a mobile exhibit encouraging students to stay in school, at Loganville High School, Monroe Area High School and Walnut Grove High School in October.
The exhibit, housed in a half school bus/half jail bus, features a movie theater where students could hear personal testimony from prison inmates who regretted their choice to drop out of school. Nationally, 7 out of every 10 high school drop outs spends time incarcerated.
At the end of the presentation, which included a discussion about setting goals and making positive choices, the theater was converted to reveal a full-size replica of a jail cell, allowing students to experience the stark reality of poor choices.
More than 1000 9th graders were able to experience The Choice Bus, and sign their pledges to stay in school
The exhibit, housed in a half school bus/half jail bus, features a movie theater where students could hear personal testimony from prison inmates who regretted their choice to drop out of school. Nationally, 7 out of every 10 high school drop outs spends time incarcerated.

More than 1000 9th graders were able to experience The Choice Bus, and sign their pledges to stay in school
Monday
Fill the Bus! Donate School Supplies August 1 at Local Walmart Stores

Volunteers from the Walmart Distribution Center and the Rotary Clubs will staff donation drives at the Walmart Supercenters in Monroe and Loganville from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM both days.
Saturday, August 1 is part of the statewide Georgia Sales Tax Holiday, a great day to stock up for your family and pick up a few extra items for kids in need.
Look for the big yellow school buses parked outside of each Walmart store. Volunteers will be on hand to receive your donations and stuff them onto the bus, where they will be distributed to students who need them via the Communities In Schools Site Coordinators and school counselors.
Wish lists of items that are most needed will be handed out by volunteers at the entrance of each store.
Students in all middle and high schools in the Walton County School District and at Social Circle Elementary School will be able to request supplies directly from their Communities In Schools offices at each school. Supplies will be made available to other public schools via school counselors. Students from all schools will benefit from your donations.
Please help Stuff the Bus at Walmart August 1 and help surround our local students with a community of support to help them stay in school and achieve in life!
Tuesday
Walton County BBQ Festival Named Premiere Contest for North Georgia
Great news! The Walton County BBQ Festival has been named
the Premier Contest for North Georgia for the 2015-16 season by the Georgia BBQ
Association.
The GBA selected our contest to award double points towards
the Team of the Year standings. GBA teams are recognized not only for their
placement in each contest, but also collect points based on their participation
and placement in contests throughout the year. The 10 teams with the most points
at the end of the season are recognized at the annual GBA banquet with banners
and prize money.
The GBA expects these designated contests will have lots of
additional teams participating because they will want to make sure to collect
those double points, which may have a big impact on the final standings.

The individual contests were selected for various reasons,
but "yours was chosen because we wanted to reward you for the fantastic
job you did last year and to showcase it as an example of how good a GBA
contest can be," according to GBA officials.
Our 2016 festival will be March 12. Follow us here on
Facebook and at our website at www.wcbbq.com to get the first chance to
register when it opens!
Saturday
Changing the Picture with the Class of '15
Eighty-three percent of Walton County seniors who were in CIS case management graduated this spring, changing the picture for themselves and their families for generations to come.
Thursday
AFJROTC Visits CMS
AFJROTC students from MAHS, WGHS and LHS visited Loganville
Middle and Carver Middle to show their young peers the opportunities they could
take advantage of in the JROTC program when they get to high school.

98.5% Attendance for Georgia Milestones at YMS
Youth Middle School student Kyle Jenkins won this bike, the
grand prize in the CIS Georgia Milestones attendance promotion. Students who
attended every day of testing were entered into a drawing for this and other
prizes. Attendance during these important test days averaged 98.5%, up several
points from regular daily attendance at YMS.

Wednesday
Hitachi Walton County BBQ Festival
The project began as a charitable outreach of the Walton County Municipal Association and has attracted more than 40 sponsors, 40 vendors, 25 barbecue teams from all over Georgia and a full-day line up of entertainment.
The Georgia Barbecue Association has sanctioned the event, and teams will compete for a $2000 Grand Champion prize and other awards in 10 places in the categories of pork loin, pulled pork and ribs.
The event will feature a People's Choice Contest, where the public can purchase a sample of barbecue from six competitors for $5 and then vote for their favorite. There will be children's activity area with a free bounce house, face painting and character appearances. Other attractions will be available for a small fee. A food court will have barbecue plates, hamburgers, funnel cakes, popcorn and other treats for sale.
Entertainment will include local favorites, Flow Motion Band and Funky Bluester as well as performances by the Georgia Twirlettes, Kim's Major Tae Kwon Do, Charlotte's School of Dance and others.
Admission is free and the event is open to the public from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, rain or shine.
For more information, see the festival website at www.wcbbq.com and like the event on Facebook at www.facebook.com/waltonbbq.
Friday
CIS Walton, MAHS Earn National Recognition
Monroe
Area High School was recognized as a CIS School of Excellence at the CIS National Town Hall Meeting in New
Orleans. Thank you to our board members, volunteers, community partners and
staff who are changing the picture for kids in all seven our our school sites
all over Walton County.
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CIS National President dan Cardinali, CIS Walton Executive Director Angela Yarman, Board Member Rita Dickinson, Board Chair Bill Inabinet, Site Coordinator Ivy Corder, MAHS Principal Bryan Hicks, CIS Founder Bill Milliken and Board Member Jimmy Hogg. |
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