Destination Graduation
The Rotary Club of Griffin collaborated with the Griffin Spalding County School System for the third year of its Destination Graduation project. The project is designed to encourage all students to graduate. Griffin High School administrators requested our help to fund the same motivational speaker for its local students. The speech was titled, "Pants up, heads up, grades up." It was well-received by the students. For Spalding High, local leaders and business owners provided the motivation by speaking to students about the importance of graduation. Several Rotarians and students at Southern Crescent Technical College participated. The students were very engaged and asked a lot of good questions following the presentation.
The Griffin Rotary Club began its Destination Graduation program in 2014 to entice and motivate local ninth grade students to earn their high school diplomas in four years. Rotarians volunteered at the program by greeting the ninth graders as they arrived at the auditorium. The program has followed that class of ninth graders who are now Juniors and the project involving this class will conclude next year.
Destination Graduation
Rotarian Brett Bell motivates the students at Spalding High School and encourages them to continue their education and graduate.
Destination Graduation donation
President Janice presents Griffin-Spalding County School System Superintendent Jim Smith with funding for the Griffin High Destination Graduation speaker.
Spaulding High School Program
Rotarian Brett Bell speaks to students at Spalding High School about the importance of graduation.