Augusta, GA
Richmond County seniors sign to become future educators in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – For years, filling teaching positions in the Richmond County School System has been a challenge.
Last spring, we told you they had around 300 teaching vacancies.
This year, they have more than 130 positions open from pre-K to high school.
The school system is putting its efforts into a program that brings kids back home to teach.
More than 20 students signed the dotted line on Tuesday to commit to doing just that.
Deciding what the future holds for the next four years of your life can be hard, but Jordan King says his future is a no-brainer.
“I signed up to be a teacher so I can teach other students they can be self-aware. They don’t have to go with those norms, the societal norms because they’re always changing,” said King.
King and his two best friends all share a common goal — to impact the future.
Kanye Gilmore said: “I want to make a difference because obviously, there’s not a lot of black young men wanting to be a teacher. So kids will see that and they’ll want to grow up and aspire to be a teacher.”
Quintin James said: “My teacher has inspired me, like just learning about what it takes to be a teacher. I kind of put myself in their shoes and said, ‘Hey, I can be a teacher.’”
Nanette Barnes is the director of career, technical and agricultural education. She says the trios drive couldn’t have come at a better time.
“There’s a teacher shortage. So we were trying to encourage our students to increase in those pathways to be pathway completers,” she said.
The trio joined more than 20 other Richmond County seniors committing to return back home after their college graduation.
It’s a commitment Barnes said the school will continue to keep tabs on.
“They’re going to see if they actually enrolled in college. They want to reach out to them at least two or three times during the school year, during their longevity in college, so that they can continue to remind them, that you have a place at home, got a job here, once they complete your college degree, can come back,” said Barnes.
And it’s a commitment Gilmore says he won’t ever give up on.
“I feel like I owe it to the community,” said Gilmore.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. — The FBI agents have confirmed that they’ve identified the chemical used in a Georgia acid attack.
Just last month, Ashley Wasielewski was walking around Forsyth Park in Savannah when a man hiding in the shadows near Whitaker Street suddenly came out and attacked Wasielewski with an unknown chemical substance.
Sources close to the investigation say that liquid melted through Wasielewski’s clothing and headphones and left her with severe burns.
On Friday, the FBI released that they now know what that substance was but are not releasing the name of the substance to the public at this time.
FBI officials say that SLED assisted and did the testing on behalf of the the organization.
Agents are also following up on leads now that the substance has been identified.
Just days after the attack, more than $260,000 had been raised for Wasielewski, who was recovering at a burn center in Augusta.
One of Ashley’s friends, Kristen Oddi organized a GoFundMe to help pay for Wasielewski’s extensive medical care.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Augusta mayor race now has three candidates as another person has announced their candidacy.
Eric Gaines, who’s on the charter review committee and is a local real estate investor, announced on Sunday that he is running for mayor on Sunday.
He said in a Facebook post that his campaign is built on a simple idea: People before politics.
- Transparent leadership you do not have to decode.
- Accessible government that listens instead of lectures.
- Decisions based on what actually improves lives not what protects careers.
“I’m not running because someone tapped me on the shoulder. I’m not running because a political machine told me it was my turn. And I’m definitely not running because I raised a mountain of cash behind closed doors,” he said.
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Georgia Lt. Gov candidate state Rep. David Clark made a stop in Augusta Saturday. He says that some of his priorities if he wins include expanding school choice, eliminating the state income and property taxes, and reaching out to younger voters.
Clark is also an Army veteran, who served overseas. He hopes to represent all Georgians.
“Before politics and parties we’re Americans, we’re Georgians. That’s the biggest thing. People want someone who stands up and listens to people,” said Clark.
“I’m not saying we’re always going to agree, but in the end—we’re the American family, we’re the Georgian family.”
The Georgia primary will take place on May 19th, and the general election will be on November 3rd.
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