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Georgia to award new HS diploma seal
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The new seal is supposed to signal to employers that students have had courses and extracurricular activities that foster global competencies. - photo by Stock photo

Starting with the 2015-16 school year, Georgia will offer an international-skills diploma seal to graduates who demonstrate a strong interest in international business and policy.

Georgia will be one of three states, along with Wisconsin and North Carolina, to offer a global-competence/global-readiness seal or certificate to graduating high school students. The seal will serve as a signal to employers that students have engaged in courses and extracurricular activities that foster global competencies.

“In today’s economy, it is more important than ever that students are prepared to participate in the global workforce,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. “The international-skills diploma seal will recognize students who engage in international education through courses, extracurricular activities and service opportunities. It’s an honor for the student and a signal for employers and universities that this student is ready to participate at a global level.”

To be awarded the international-skills diploma seal, students need to complete:

• At least three credits in the same world language and/or English for Speakers of Other Languages;

• At least four credits of coursework with an international focus (examples: international economics, world/non-U.S. history, world geography, comparative literatures);

• At least four extra-curricular activities and experiences with global themes and/or in global contexts (examples: exchange programs, international and language clubs);

• 20 hours of community service involving a global/cross-cultural public-service project (example: fundraising for an international nonprofit organization); and

• Capstone presentation

Schools and districts have received detailed information on the international-skills diploma-seal program and will communicate that information to eligible students.

The international-skills diploma seal is one of several programs in the Educating Georgia’s Future Workforce initiative, which is aimed at increasing the state’s focus on career education and expanding partnerships with the business community.

Starting with the 2015-16 school year, Georgia will offer an international-skills diploma seal to graduates who demonstrate a strong interest in international business and policy.

Georgia will be one of three states, along with Wisconsin and North Carolina, to offer a global-competence/global-readiness seal or certificate to graduating high school students. The seal will serve as a signal to employers that students have engaged in courses and extracurricular activities that foster global competencies.

“In today’s economy, it is more important than ever that students are prepared to participate in the global workforce,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. “The international-skills diploma seal will recognize students who engage in international education through courses, extracurricular activities and service opportunities. It’s an honor for the student and a signal for employers and universities that this student is ready to participate at a global level.”

To be awarded the international-skills diploma seal, students need to complete:

• At least three credits in the same world language and/or English for Speakers of Other Languages;

• At least four credits of coursework with an international focus (examples: international economics, world/non-U.S. history, world geography, comparative literatures);

• At least four extra-curricular activities and experiences with global themes and/or in global contexts (examples: exchange programs, international and language clubs);

• 20 hours of community service involving a global/cross-cultural public-service project (example: fundraising for an international nonprofit organization); and

• Capstone presentation

Schools and districts have received detailed information on the international-skills diploma-seal program and will communicate that information to eligible students.

The international-skills diploma seal is one of several programs in the Educating Georgia’s Future Workforce initiative, which is aimed at increasing the state’s focus on career education and expanding partnerships with the business community.

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Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer shows her Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. With her are Tom Harris, Ashlee Farris, Brett Berry and Kim Diebold. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016. - photo by Photo provided.

Three reports recently presented scholarships

Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer received the Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016.

Garden Club

The Richmond Hill Garden Club recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Katherine Wood and a $500 scholarship to Carly Vargas, both seniors graduating from Richmond Hill High School.

The awards were presented May 8 during Honors Night at RHHS.

Wood plans to attend Green Mountain College in Vermont and major in environmental studies.

Vargas plans to attend Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, to pursue a degree in either environmental studies or biology.

The garden club awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to a local high school senior who plans to major in a field related to environmental concerns, plants and/or gardening.

This year, due to having two exceptional candidates, the garden club awarded an additional $500 scholarship.

Exchange Club

The Exchange Club of Richmond Hill recently named Caroline Odom as its student of the year.

The club each month during the school year names a student of the month, and the student of the year is chosen from among those winners.

Awards are based on academic performance, community involvement and leadership.

Monthly winners receive $100, with the annual winner getting a $1,000 scholarship.

The Exchange Club has been recognizing students for more than 30 years.

Odom will go on to compete in the Georgia District Exchange Club against students from across the state.

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