More than 400 Houston County gifted and honor roll students will be kicking off their summer break by participating in the Summer Enhancement program offered through the Houston County Board of Education. Students in grades third through sixth have the chance to take courses that are not offered during the regular school year.
Gifted Director, Jan Jacobsen, says, "We offer courses such as music technology, archery, baseball, cake decorating, Greek mythology, medieval times, multimedia journalism, drama and so much more." The summer enhancement program provides not only fun courses, but courses that may peak the students interest in their future careers. Students selected for this program have been enrolled in a gifted and talented class during the school year or they have been on honor roll or honorable mention for one or both of the first two nine weeks of the school year. The limited number of slots for summer enhancement means they will fill up very quickly. Applications for summer enhancement, for students who meet the above criteria, go home in April and slots for courses are filled on a first returned, first served basis. |