Fall 2024

GCSU Outdoor Center facilitates "Rock Wall Climbing" with the High Achievers!

GCSU Outdoor Center facilitates "Kickball" with the High Achievers!

GCSU Outdoor Center facilitates physical activity by introducing Wiffle Ball to the High Achievers!

More Kickball with the GCSU Outdoor Center and the High Achievers?

The GCSU Academic Outreach team explored "Microscopic Observations" with the High Achievers. The group brought in microscopes and assisted the participants by showing them how they are operated and utilized. The participants were split into two groups. Each group examined specimens of leaves, bugs, blood tissue, plant cells, and fly heads. The participants were well-engaged and enjoyed the activity.

High Achievers Program 2024 Fall Break Field Trip!

Snack Preparation

Mr. Kenneth, the Chaperone, and the High Achievers make snack bags for the group.

Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork!

Finished product!

The High Achievers toured the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia.

The High Achievers set-in for food and fun!

The High Achievers visited Dave and Buster's in Marietta.

The High Achievers completed their second lesson with Exchange Bank. They learned to: 1) Analyze and compare different types of deposit accounts and features, 2) Understand the benefits of using a federally insured institution, 3) What to expect when you open your first account, and 4) Understanding the cost of overdrafts and fees.

Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities. The effort has become a hallmark of the afterschool movement and generates media coverage across the country each year. The Afterschool Alliance organizes Lights On Afterschool to draw attention to the many ways afterschool programs support students by offering them opportunities to learn new things.

The High Achievers Program has celebrated this momentous event since 2004! They collaborated with the Y.E.S. Program at Oak Hill Middle School.

GCSU Health Education with Mrs. Rachel Pope. This session was centered on health eating and good food choices and alternatives.

The High Achievers work with the GCSU Outdoor Center for more team-building activities.

See some of the results from the High Achievers Vintage Camera Project with Mr. John Johnson.

In a continuation of the High Achievers Program Podcasting Project, the HAP collaborates with Tremaine Neal, owner and operator of Tree Top Training, to prepare for and develop a podcast to celebrate and publicize the benefits of out-of-school activities (i.e. afterschool programs, sports, clubs).

The High Achievers celebrated the Afterschool Alliances 2024 Lights On Afterschool with the Y.E.S Program at Oak Hill Middle School and the GCSU Academic Outreach team.

Brooke Trogdon, GCSU Health Education student, presents the High Achievers about the "Dangers of Vaping".

The High Achievers work with the GCSU Outdoor Center to conduct team-building activities that cause the participants to increase communication skills and work together more efficiently.

The High Achievers with the GC&SU Outdoor Center with more team-building and communication activities.

More Team-Building with the GC&SU Outdoor Center!

The High Achievers attend their 2nd "MONEY CENTS" lesson with the Exchange Bank.

High achievers tour the gc&su mobile health unit

Thanks to GC&SU Professor, Dr. Francis, Director

Center for Health and Social Issues, for facilitating the tour!

GC&SU is dedicated to improving the health of the residents of Central Georgia.

Congratulations to GC&SU student and High Achievers Program volunteer, Ms. Cierra Brantley, a Psychology and Public Health major, for winning 1st place for her project that focused on the HAP.