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Lowcountry Class XII, Fall 2017

Lowcountry Class XII, Fall 2017

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(l-r) Melissa Stowasser and Nicolle Davies, Investing in Islanders
Investing in Islanders (l-r): Nicolle Davies, Eileen Burkhardt, Roger Kirby, Franklin Foster speaking, Clay Middleton
Clay Middleton, Investing in Islanders, speaking
Nicolle Davies, Investing in Islanders, speaking
Melissa Stowasser, Investing in Islanders, speaking
Lowcountry Class XII, Fall 2017
Roger Kirby, Investing in Islanders, speaking
Juan Johnson applauding the team members
Team 5 Alive (l-r) Chris Marsh, Sabrena Graham speaking, James Simmons, Reece Bertholf
James Simmons, Team 5 Alive, speaking
Reece Bertholf, Team 5 Alive, speaking
Alan Veach, Team 5 Alive, speaking
Chris Marsh, Team 5 Alive, speaking
Roger Kirby, Investing in Islanders, asking a question
Ayesha Washington, Team Get Together, asking a question
Mavis Huger, Leadership Landscape, asking a question
Cathryn Zommer, Team Get Together, speaking
Team Get Together (l-r) Nick Sanders speaking, KJ Kearney, Cathryn Zommer, Grant Reeves, Len Young, Ayesha Washington, Mavis Huger (Leadership Landscape), Eileen Burkhardt (Investing in Islanders)
Team Get Together
Ayesha Washington, Team Get Together, speaking
Angela Mack, Team Get Together, speaking
Leadership Landscape (l-r): Betsy Kinsley, Marcus Robinson, Patrick Wooten, Bea Wray, Mavis Huger, Bruce Hoffman, Brandon Renaud, Bill Stanfield
Patrick Wooten, Leadership Landscape, speaking
Bruce Hoffman, Brandon Renaud and Bill Stanfield speaking, Leadership Landscape
Adrian Cain, Pencil Pushers, asking a question
Dominique Milton, Pencil Pushers, asking a question
Eddy Moore, Investing in Islanders, responding to the question
Dominique Milton (c), Pencil Pushers, speaking
Fred Jones, Pencil Pushers, speaking
Vanity Jenkins, Pencil Pushers, speaking
Pencil Pushers (l-r): Christian Maclver, Adrian Cain, Sharon Thomas, Robby Robbins speaking, Jennifer Myers, Bob Quinn
Lowcountry Class XII, Fall 2017
Bob Quinn and Dominique Milton, Pencil Pushers
Adrian Cain, Pencil Pushers, speaking
Christian Maclver, Pencil Pushers, speaking
Juan Johnson making comments
Lowcountry Class XII, Fall 2017
Lowcountry Class XII, Fall 2017
Lowcountry Class XII, Fall 2017
Eileen Burkhardt, Investing in Islanders, receiving her Riley Fellow certificate from Juan Johnson
Franklin Foster, Investing in Islanders, receiving his Riley Fellow certificate from Juan Johnson
Sabrena Graham, Team 5 Alive, receiving her Riley Fellow certificate from Juan Johnson
Betsy Kinsley, Leadership Landscape, receiving her Riley Fellow certificate from Juan Johnson
Grant Reeves, Team Get Together, receiving his Riley Fellow certificate from Juan Johnson
Fred Jones, Pencil Pushers, receiving his Riley Fellow certificate from Juan Johnson
Investing in Islanders: Row 1 (l-r): Guest, Guest, Guest, Franklin Foster; Row 2 (l-r): Eddy Moore, Roger Kirby, Shaundra Scott, Eileen Burkhardt Nicolle Davies, Melissa Stowasser, Clay Middleton; Not pictured: Victor Rawl
Leadership Landscape: Row 1 (l-r): Betsy Kinsley, Patrick Wooten, Bea Wray, Marcus Robinson Brandon Renaud, Mavis Huger, Bruce Hoffman, Bill Stanfield
Pencil Pushers: Row 1 (l-r): Jennifer Myers, Christian Maclver, Vanity Jenkins, Robby Robbins, Fred Jones; Row 2(l-r): Bob Quinn, Sharon Thomas, Dominique Milton, Adrian Cain
Team 5 Alive: Row 1 (l-r): Reece Bertholf, James Simmons, Alan Veach, Nan Sutton, Chris Marsh, Sabrena Graham, Alice Howard
Team Get Together: Row 1 (l-r): Grant Reeves, Angela Mack, Ayesha Washington, Len Young; Row 2 (l-r): Nick Sanders, Cathryn Zommer, KJ Kearney; Not pictured: Dave Echols
Congratulations to the Lowcountry Class XII Riley Fellows!

Investing in Islanders

For a number of years enrollment at St. John’s High School on John’s Island has been declining. Students are being lured away by magnet and charter schools and other opportunities, leaving the school at a disadvantage with lower student numbers and funding. In an effort to create opportunities for the current student body and to better compete for potential student enrollment, St. John’s High School embarked on a strategic planning process. To that end, a strategic plan was established with several goals. One goal is to create internship opportunities for St.

Team 5 Alive

During the first project meeting, team member and pediatrician, Dr. James Simmons shared that he recently lost three patients in a house fire. He questioned the need for smoke alarms in homes. Everyone sympathized with James. Team member and City of Beaufort Fire Chief, Reece Bertholf shared that fire detectors are often in homes but are not working. Reece also shared a safety tip some of us were not aware of and that is sleeping with your bedroom door closed can buy you minutes needed to escape and stay ALIVE.

Team Get Together

OUTLINE: “Team Get Together” presents the Charleston Privilege Walk as our Capstone Project.

NEEDS ADDRESSED: The goals of this group were to create a piece of art that would live on after project completion, one that would speak directly to concepts learned during the DLI, and one that gives viewers—despite their level of comfort on the subject—a subjective piece that would allow them to internalize the conversation around privilege and show how we are all affected by its existence.

Leadership Landscape

The Leadership Landscape Speaker Series is a program designed to bring local leaders with diverse backgrounds, and from a variety of different industries, into public elementary, middle and high schools to talk to students about the path to professional success. Many of the speakers identified for this series will share the characteristic of being distinctive in their respective fields due to their gender, racial, or ethnic background.

Pencil Pushers

Pencil Pushers focused on a sustainability plan for the Teacher’s Supply Closet. The Teacher’s Supply Closet provides free supplies for K-12 Teachers in Charleston, Berkley and Dorchester counties. Over the last ten years, the Teacher Supply Closet has gone from serving teachers working at schools with 100% of students in poverty to now serving schools with 79% poverty index. In the next few years they hope to expand to schools with a 50% poverty index.