Written by Joy Galon
Every spring, Commerce High School's entire senior class spends a day learning to change tires, write checks, cook, budget, and sit through a proper etiquette luncheon. Five years in, it's become one of the most anticipated events of the year. This year's March 24th “Adulting Day” event received a HireSmart Cares grant for $1,800 to help cover the cost, part of the nonprofit's...
Written by Joy Galon
Empower’s New Automotive Program Accelerates Student Success with HireSmart Support When Zach Holtzclaw walked into the brand-new automotive technology facility at Empower College and Career Center, he knew he was stepping into something special. As the inaugural director of the program, Holtzclaw faced the exciting challenge of building a comprehensive automotive curriculum from...
Written by Joy Galon
On a recent school day, Emily Gunderson's biotechnology students at Empower College and Career Center in Jackson County were in the middle of something most high schoolers never touch. They had spent the previous day cutting DNA with restriction enzymes, and now they were running gel electrophoresis, sending electricity through a gel to...
Written by Joy Galon
Before a single drone is powered on, Lydia Prince's students are already working. They're on the practice field behind the old gym at Academy of Richmond County, building mazes by hand, thinking through the course their aircraft will eventually need to navigate. The flying comes later. First comes the planning. That sequence brings perspective. Prince, a Computer Science teacher...
Written by Joy Galon
Ashton Ziegler knew the Atlanta Hawks ran on more than basketball. But standing inside State Farm Arena on Feb. 26, hearing directly from the people who handle marketing, sales, culinary operations, and fan experience, made it real. "It showed me how much goes into behind the scenes and how they all play...
Written by Joy Galon
They're the real thing. That was the message from Cindy Jones as she presented Mark and Anne Lackey, co-founders of HireSmart Cares, with the Nonprofit of the Year award at the Madison County Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet Feb. 12. "When you first meet this dynamic duo, you might honestly wonder if a...