Overjoyed is an Understatement

Overjoyed is an Understatement

“Please meet Jakiyle Griffin!!   This extraordinary young man is a second grader at Dooly County Elementary. I had the opportunity of mentoring this young man for 2 years now. And, as the new Site Coordinator for Communities in Schools, luckily, he was on my...
Jaminsky Charles

Jaminsky Charles

It was 9th grade year when I first moved to Cobb County… I was just a freshman who knew nobody and had no idea what to expect from Cobb County or South Cobb High School as a whole. When I was invited to Operation Snatch Back (a program for students to avoid...
Unlock Potential: Tymarion and Jamari

Unlock Potential: Tymarion and Jamari

Tymarion, CIS Alumni Luella High School Graduate Tymarion is from the small, Southern town of Vidalia, Georgia, where he was born and raised by his mother and grandmother along with three younger brothers. When the family relocated, Tymarion began his high school...
Lisbel: Free to Excel

Lisbel: Free to Excel

When Lisbel’s mother had a stroke in the first semester of her sophomore year she found herself saddled with adult responsibilities and an overwhelming sense of loss. Her mother was mentally unavailable during the earliest periods of her return home from the hospital...