Albany student participating in Fort Valley program
Kiara Stubbs is taking part in TEAM Success program
From Staff Reports
ALBANY — Kiara Stubbs is one of 16 students participating in the TEAM Success program sponsored by Fort Valley State University’s Cooperative Extension Program this summer. TEAM is an acronym for Teaching, Enlightening, Achieving, Mentoring.
Stubbs is a 2016 graduate of Westover High School.
Before she enrolls in classes for fall 2016, Stubbs will have work experience and $2,100 in her pocket from a summer internship through FVSU.
For six weeks, through July 15, Stubbs will shadow Dougherty County Extension agent Charlie Grace. As a county Extension agent, Grace provides various services to youths, seniors, farmers and other members of the community. For the duration of the program, Stubbs will assist Grace in activities and projects in areas such as horticulture, food and nutrition, and financial planning.
“The purpose of the TEAM Success program is to educate our high school juniors and seniors of the opportunities that the College of Agriculture Family Sciences and Technology at Fort Valley State offers,” said Kena Torbert, family life specialist and coordinator of the TEAM Success program.
Torbert added that program participation exposes students to non-traditional job opportunities and professional contacts in their local area, helps them improve writing and conversational skills, and allows them to acquire techniques to become productive citizens of Georgia.
To be selected for TEAM Success, the student must be entering the 11th or 12th grade or be a high school graduating senior. They must also live in one of 14 counties where an FVSU Cooperative Extension Program county agent or program assistant is based.
In addition, students must complete and submit an application, have a cumulative grade-point average of 2.4, acquire three letters of recommendation, write an essay, and submit the information to the local Extension agent or program assistant. The TEAM Success Selection Committee then reviews the materials, and applicants are ranked based on criteria that include content, neatness and creativity.
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