​ProTeam instructor, Alix Corley, and her students found ways to help raise donations to help those in need for Christmas! A lot of planning and preparation went into these projects, but their hard work paid off. 

"Pay to Play" will raise funds for the Anderson CO HYCO foundation. Just pay $1 to play!  

The "Concession Stand" of baked goods will help the Lot Project raise funds for the homeless. ProTeamers recruited the volunteers to help bake goods and run the stand!

ProTeamers collected and organized items to be donated to Miracle Hill. Items such as clothes, earbuds/headphones, deodorant, travel size toiletries, (shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotion) ziplock bags (all sizes), any kind of disposable plates, cups, bowls, cutlery, and toys will be donated to the Miracle Hill foster care program!

Their service doesn't stop there!  ProTeamers also collect and donate old towels for the Greenville humane society, make Christmas cards for teachers and staff at Belton Middle, make Christmas cards for residents at the retirement home(s) in Belton. 

With the support of administration at Palmetto Middle School in Anderson District 1, 1st year ProTeam instructor, Everett Crocker, envisioned, planned, and implemented a program that helps identify and target 6th grade students as future ProTeamers!  

Everett says, "The Go Show is essentially a glimpse into our entire brand of The Go Program, which culminates with ProTeam in the 8th grade. Our ProTeam students help plan and execute the show.  They do this by having a working lunch on Fridays.  The idea behind the show is two-fold. First, we want to break down as many walls as possible that separate parents and community members from our class by showing them how amazing our students are and the cool things they are doing.  Secondly, we use this as a recruiting tool to gain interest from prospective ProTeam students. ProTeam students are the rock stars of the school!  They are the faces of our student body, and we work every single day to make sure that they are using this influence in a positive way!"  

The Go Show allows ProTeam students to improve their communication and leadership!  Everett adds, "There are elementary students who already know what ProTeam is because of our weekly Go Show."  Starting with the Go Program in 6th grade, ProTeam is the ultimate class goal for many of these students.  

BY  KAREN PACK
karen@cerra.org

​CERRA would like to welcome the newest crop of ProTeam instructors to Region 2 (Savannah River Region). We are thrilled to have you on board and look forward to a wonderful year.

Jordan Henry, Carver-Edisto Middle School
Dane Harris, A.L. Corbett Middle School
Heather Peters, Guinyard-Butler Middle School
Tanya Anderson, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Middle School
Kimberly Barnes, Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle School
Lisa Crisp, Laurens Middle School
Cherith Stoner, McCormick Middle School
Heather Logan, Paul Knox Middle School
Zachary Dobbs, Merriwether Middle School
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BY  KAREN PACK
karen@cerra.org

Kimberly Barnes' ProTeam students thoughtfully brainstormed what they know about themselves and what they hope for their futures. Ms. Barnes is a first-year ProTeam instructor at LBC and CERRA is proud to have her as part of the team!

BY: KAREN PACK
karen@cerra.org

Betsy Portune's ProTeam students at Williston-Elko Middle School explored their personal character traits and used those to create their "Me" T-shirts. 

BY  LUCY JONES, PROTEAM STUDENT

Our ProTeam class at Schofield Middle School collected winter clothing items to give to the less fortunate who may need winter items to stay warm this year. The items will be delivered by our teacher, Jocelyn Jones, to the Salvation Army.

BY  KAREN PACK
karen@cerra.org

ProTeam students led by Agnes Hamilton at New Ellenton Middle School have taken on the responsibility of creating a monthly bulletin board displaying birthdays of the student body. The bulletin board helps to build a sense of community among the students and provides the ProTeam students an opportunity to make a positive contribution to the school each month. The crafters for February are Kinsley Mullins and Brianna Burns.

BY KAREN PACK  ProTeam students in Agnes Hamilton's Schofield Middle School class explored their interests and career clusters, thinking about the different directions they will head moving into the future.  A special guest for this lesson was Mr. Saunders, the Career Specialist at Schofield MS.  Student interests included education, health related services, business, marketing, and human services. Pictured are students completing the Interest Survey. 

BY KAREN PACK ProTeam instructors Jocelyn Jones, Agnes Hamilton, and the guidance department accompanied both semester classes to visit USC Aiken, specifically the Education Department.  They began their visit with a tour of the childcare facility where the students were able to interact with the children.  From there, they visited the dorms and met with Teaching Fellows scholarship recipients.  The ProTeamers were able to really learn about the Teaching Fellows Scholarship and also more about being successful in college. Dr. Beck, the Dean of the College of Education took the time to speak to the ProTeam classes! Their visit culminated by having lunch with the Teaching Fellows.  During lunch, the Teaching Fellows rotated from table to table answering questions and interacting with the ProTeam students.  Instructor, Agnes Hamilton summed up the experience by stating, "It was awesome!"