Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH)

Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Georgia is a collaborative program with the State of Georgia and the Rotary Club of Tucker. It is a needs based scholarship program that begins in middle school by identifying low income, academically promising students who are the fist generation in their families to attend a postsecondary college level program. Students are paired with a mentor and an academic coach to assist them with their coursework, keep them in school and engage them in leadership activities. When a REACH scholar graduates from high school, he or she is awarded a $10,000 scholarship to be used at a college or technical school in Georgia.

The Rotary Club of Tucker has teamed with Tucker Middle School to assist in the provision of three REACH Scholarships to 8th grade students who by maintaining prescribed practical standards will receive a $10,000 scholarship each upon graduation from high school.

Tucker Rotarians were members of the committee which evaluated, interviewed and selected the three students. The students are participating in club meetings, Rotarians are coordinating activities with the school and students are providing periodic updates to the club. Tucker Rotarians contributed $1,500 and 200 volunteer hours to this initiative. The expectation is to create long lasting relationships and that these experiences with these young scholars hopefully will inspire them to participate in service clubs (Rotary) after they graduate from college.