School board considers hosting award program for student volunteering

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Mike Buffington
in Education Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Wednesday, April 25. 2012
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Barrow County students could soon earn more than just a better grade for colleges to look at or to pad resumes for volunteering. A national program designed to chart a student’s volunteer hours could earn them awards and recognition.

At a Tuesday night BOE meeting, the Barrow County Board of Education discussed becoming a certifying organization for The President’s Volunteer Service Award program, an incentive-based program first implemented by former President George W. Bush to motivate kids to log in volunteer hours in their communities.

For the full story, see the April 25 issue of the Barrow Journal.
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