About East Cobb Middle School
More than 1,150
Cobb County students in grades 6, 7 and 8
Feeder elementary
schools: Brumby, East Valley, Powers Ferry, Sedalia Park and Sope Creek
High school:
Wheeler High and its advanced magnet program in science, math, and technology
East Cobb Middle
School’s enrollment is economically, ethnically and racially diverse.
Asian
4.31%
Black 46.46%
Hispanic 13.27%
Multicultural 4.31%
White 31.38%
Disabilities 11.11%
Limited English
proficiency 14.21%
Economically
disadvantaged 51.65%
East Cobb Middle
offers its students a full range of academic and extracurricular opportunities.
In particular, ECMS has curriculum strengths in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math (STEM) and Intensive English Language (IEL).
More > http://www.cobbk12.org/~eastcobb/index.html
David Chiprany,
principal: David.Chiprany@cobbk12.org or 770 578 2740
About the East Cobb Middle School
Foundation
Mission:
to provide resources
to promote academic
excellence, expand community awareness, and offer cultural enrichment for the
diverse East Cobb Middle School student body
To
date: (est. 2003) has
bought books, equipment, software and online subscriptions
2007-08: raised funds and in-kind donations to bring
Challenge Day to East Cobb’s 7th grade in 2008 and hopes to expand
it to more grades in coming years.
More> http://www.ecmsfoundation.org/
Starlet Riviere,
Foundation Co-President and Challenge Day Coordinator: shriviere@comcast.net or
404 386 0218.
About Challenge Day
>
a
transformational
day of leadership, power and possibilities that can change the way people view
and relate to one another
>
helps
address issues
of violence, teasing, social oppression, racism, harassment, conflict
management, suicide, peer pressure, alcohol and drugs
>
facilitated
by
professional leaders from the Challenge Day organization, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization based in California
Goals
>
help
stop the
teasing, violence and alienation that is part of the school experience for
millions of young people
>
increase
personal power and self-esteem
>
shift
dangerous peer pressure to positive peer support
>
eliminate
the
acceptability of teasing, violence and all forms of oppression
>
unite
the
members of the school and community and empower them to carry the themes of the
program back to the greater school population
What happens at
Challenge Day?
>
Challenge
Days
are powerful, high-energy programs in which youth and adult participants are
guided through a series of experiential learning processes.
>
Through
a variety
of games, trust-building activities and presentations, students are given a
unique opportunity to see themselves and their peers through new eyes.
>
During
the
program, youth are given opportunities to speak out about what’s really going
on with them and what they need from one another.
>
Most
students
leave the day leave feeling empowered and committed to making a positive
difference.
Challenge Day
across the U.S.
>
a
nationally
recognized diversity training
program that has been launched in schools across the country
>
has
touched
the lives of half a million teens and adults nationwide since 1987
>
has
received
awards from the juvenile justice system, government officials, school districts
and cities throughout the nation.
>
has
been highlighted
several times on The Oprah Show
and is scheduled to be featured on the program again several times in 2008
More > http://www.challengeday.org/
