Douglas County Scholars Prepare To Shine As LEAD Scholars

DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA – Ten outstanding Douglas County School System students have been chosen as 2018 Leadership, Education, and Development, or LEAD, Summer Business Institute Scholars. The extremely competitive Institutes provide diverse, high-achieving rising seniors the opportunity to learn while living on campus at some of the top business schools in the nation. The inaugural year of LEAD strives to target an entire, specific school district to help more students develop successful paths to college and beyond. The Douglas County School System is the first district to take part in this initiative and will have participants attending Summer Business Institutes at Lehigh University, the University of Michigan, the University of Pennsylvania, and Southern Methodist University.

LEAD strives to address higher education access and career preparation by identifying and nurturing learners of diverse backgrounds to reach their highest potential.

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More information about Leadership, Education, and Development can be found at www.leadprogram.org.

DCSS LEAD SBI 2018 Picture 1: LEAD President/CEO Dr. Lawrence Drake II and Douglas County School System LEAD Program Coordinator Dr. Joy Moses pose with several of the Summer Business Institute Scholars after the recent announcement ceremony. Winners pictured here, along with their respective high schools and the Institutes they will attend, are (l-r) Jesseca Lindsey (Douglas County-University of Michigan), Darius Ragland (New Manchester-Lehigh University), Deena Dayal (Alexander-Lehigh), Ikechukwu Nwosu (New Manchester-Lehigh), and Kayla Beasley (Chapel Hill-Southern Methodist University). Inset: Kyanna Fletcher will be attending the LEAD Summer Business Institute at the University of Pennsylvania while on summer break from Alexander High School.

DCSS LEAD SBI 2018 Picture 2: LEAD SBI Scholars Joshua Moses (Douglas County-University of Michigan), Justin Jones (Douglas County-Southern Methodist University), and Clayton Tyrel (Douglas County-Southern Methodist) pause for a photo opp with Dr. Joy Moses, DCSS LEAD Program Coordinator. Inset: LEAD Scholar Alexys Knighton attends Douglas County High School and will participate in the 2018 Summer Business Institute at Southern Methodist University.

Photos courtesy Douglas County School System