Washington County High School Golden Hawks Soar into Education with Georgia Military College Bulldogs
A beautiful school with personable staff and excited students, Washington County High School is impressive by many standards. Georgia Military College’s Main Campus had the opportunity to assist the school’s senior class apply to college. In doing so, students learned about the academic programs offered at GMC, learned about the opportunities provided in the GMC Corps of Cadets, and discovered various pathways to four-year institutions through GMC’s 50+ articulation agreements. Younger students were also able to apply for GMC’s dual enrollment program and be coached on strategic ways to use this opportunity to begin their college career.
“Washington County High School is extremely thankful for our partnership with Georgia Military College. It is incredibly important that each one of our students knows about the opportunities that are available to them. Events like this, give our students multiple paths to their own individual success,” Dr. Darryl Gilbert, Principal, stated.
With GMC’s Main Campus now actively engaging in Sandersville, Washington County High School students will have access to an even larger group of support services and campus life activities. For these students, no matter which college or career path they take, they know that they always have a home at Georgia Military College.
March 2022 Business after Hours
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our March 2022 Business after Hours!
We'd also like to give a special thank you to Woods N' Water for hosting and The Lodge Meat Market for the delicious food.
See you at the next one!
Pickle Barrel Ribbon Cutting
The ribbon has been cut at the Pickle Barrel Cafe & Sports Pub! We appreciate that they’ve chosen Washington County as their newest location and wish them much success! If you haven’t had a chance to dine with them yet, check out their FB for hours and menu. To-go orders are also available. They are located at 133 E Haynes Street in downtown Sandersville.
2021-2022 Youth Leadership Graduates
Congratulations to the 2021-2022 Youth Leaders graduating class! Today twenty-four students from Brentwood and Washington County High School celebrated their successful completion of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership program. We are so proud of these students and can’t wait to see great things from them in their future!
Good Times and Plenty of Green at Shamrock the Block
Shamrock the Block - 3rd Thursday Downtown Sandersville was a blast! We saw tons of shopping, dining, dancing, laughing and smiles! Thank you to Sandersville Main Street GA for allowing the Chamber of Commerce to partner on this event.
Shamrock the Block was brought to you by
Queensborough National Bank & Trust, so thank any of the Queensborough folks next time you see them!
Also many thanks to:
Farmers Market Merchants
Countless
#ShopWacoFirst Businesses that had extended hours, festive specials and served as shamrock hunt locations!
Michael Mantey and band for awesome tunes!
Cindy Sheram & 4-H for tons of kids fun.
City of Sandersville Public Works for a festive green fountain
#ShopWacoFirst Committee members for handling the shamrock hunt table!
Stay tuned as the Sandersville Main Street GA Third Thursday events will continue quarterly during 2022.
City of Sandersville
WCHS Students Introduced to Local Education & Career Opportunities During WACO Works
Forty students from Washington County High School (WCHS) participated in Waco Works at Oconee Fall Line Technical College (OFTC), an event geared toward exposing and informing high school students of local education and career opportunities in Washington County, Thursday, March 17.
Waco Works is sponsored by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce who received an EMC Electric Foundation Grant which allowed the coordination and creation of Waco Works with OFTC, WCHS and several key industries within Washington County.
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Youth Leadership Class of 2021-2022 Completes Final Session
This past week Youth Leadership had its final session of the program year. YL’s started off with a breakfast with local government officials at Country Buffet, it was a great opportunity for the students to ask questions and learn about different roles in the community. The students then departed for the economic development bus tour lead by Jayson Johnston, executive director of the Development Authority. Students ended the day at Kaolin Field preparing for the program graduation and reviewing the program year. 2021-2022 Youth Leads flew by! Learning and fun had by all.
