NEWS You Can Use! G . E . M . S P R O G R A M P . O . B O X 1 7 M a r t i n s v i l l e , V i r g i n i a 2 4 1 1 4 SORRY You Missed It! Putting Together The Commercial! GEMS Participants are putting their heads together to produce a first rate commercial. • P l e a s e D e l i v e r T o : This quarter our Spotlight is shining on “LeKia Carson”. LeKia deserve high recognition and honor for her total commitment to SUCCESS!!! LeKia has served on the Student Council Board, held the A&B Honor Roll for many semesters, been awarded a certificate for CAMP EXCELLENCE, been awarded for her completion of the Vacation Bible School course, received Special Recognition for “Faithful Breakfast Buddy Participation”, received a “Reading Award” and received a Certificate for completing the 2000/2001 D.A.R.E. Program and most recently she was nominated to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Defense, Intelligence and Diplomacy, which will be held in Washington, D. C. on February 27 th through March 4, 2007. We’re very proud to “Spot Light” her achievements! Kudos to you LeKia! This is so exciting!! Guess what we’re going to be doing during our “Monthly Meetings” for the next couple of months. Give up? OK! We’re putting together a commercial this commercial is supposed to be aired on BTW 21 TV station during the month of December. Isn’t that neat!! Participants are working to put together their own commercial for the GEMS PROGRAM, which will highlight The Reality House and Mobile Class Rooms emphasis will also be placed on other program components as well. We’re working in collaboration with Ron Morris of radio station “Super Country 99.9” formerly B-99 Radio Station and we’re also working with Chad and Rodney of BTW-21 Television Station to make this endeavor the best that it can be. Our projected filming date is November 16, 2006 at 6:00. If you haven’t participated in the making of this commercial you can’t be in the filming of it. Sorry! Now that everyone’s settled into their curriculum for this semester it’s a good time to update you on what’s been going on and what to expect in the future. The GEMS Staff have really been busy assisting youth with enrollment issues and placement barriers. Some of our graduating students have moved into Post Secondary Education at Patrick Henry Community College and National College of Business and Technology. Some have entered Medical Tech fields and Cosmetology fields of study whichever field of study you decided to pursue we want each of you to know that the GEMS Staff is excited for you and committed to assisting you in any way that we can. For those of you who need to be reminded again, please, remember that our Monthly Meeting for all participants occur on the 3 rd Thursday of each month unless you are notified of a change this meeting will always be on the 3 rd Thursday of each month @ For The Children which, is located at 801 Starling Ave beginning at 6:00PM. Your participation is expected an appreciated! Goals And Education Make OCTOBER 2006 G.E.M.S. LeKia Carson