Honors Mentorship Program

The Honors Mentorship Program is an honors elective for juniors and seniors with advanced abilities and interests. The program gives highly motivated, mature students from all six Hall County high schools a career mentorship designed around the individual student’s interest in a specific field or career. Each selected participant is matched with a professional who serves as his or her mentor by providing a real-life career experience, including the latest information and technology in the field, that goes well beyond what we are capable of delivering in a classroom setting. Honors Mentorship students are currently studying with area doctors, veterinarians, engineers, lawyers, journalists, and a variety of other professionals!

Honors Mentorship students participate in a Ropes course as part of their orientation and team building exercises. See them tackle some of those physical challenges and read their observations about the experience.

* New Honor Mentorship Program Website

*NEWS*

Barbra Shannon

 L-R: Rachel Siegfried, Erica Autry, Ms. Shannon, Rebecca Staley,
Suz Almedi, Dr. Krisel. .

Barbra Shannon, Senior National Attorney for the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (retired), and Dr. Sally Krisel, Hall County’s Rigor Specialist, met with HMP students interested in law-related careers.   Ms. Shannon shared  with HMP students her work on Title IX legislation and other cases involving discrimination. She discussed the field of law and opportunities that exist in the field.

Black History Month Presentation
These presentations were created by our HMP students for Black History Month. Our goal was for the HMP students to research an African American that made a contribution or positive change in the career the HMP student hopes to pursue. As my students researched their person, they were amazed by the obstacles that so many of them had to overcome to reach their goals. We hoped to foster a greater understanding and appreciation of the contributions made by minorities.

Presentations (PDF format)
Eliza Ann Grier Presentation
James McCune Smith Presentation
Kara Walker Presentation
Ida Wells Presentation
Barack Obama Presentation
Sidney Poitier Presentation
Miles Davis Presentation
Sybil Richards Presentation

Student Mentoring
Chase Staub-HMP student is mentoring this spring with Jack Haire and Laura Head at their Crossfit Northeast Georgia Gym. Chase is learning  the Crossfit training regimen and is teaching younger students. Chase is also mentoring with Coach Brian Smith at North Hall High School learning about exercise physiology.


Photo of Chase Staub


Professionalism and Ethics in the Workplace
The Hall County Honors Mentorship Program held a "Professionalism and Ethics in the Workplace" for the HMP students. This workshop is to prepare our students for the degree of profesionalism expected of them in their mentorships. The class was led by WDUN News Director, Ken Stanford and Mrs. Inez Grant, Attorney at Law. The students learned HIPAA regulations, confidentiality, ethics, liability and the importanct of accuracy and honesty in the workplace.



After completion the following students received a certificate of completion signed by Mr. Schofield: CHS: Matt Olson, Hannah Plummer, Rachel Siegfried, Connor Timpone, EHHS: Erin McGonigle, NHHS: Erica Autry, Mallory Rich, Madison Savage, Chase Staub, Jordan Vaughn, FBHS: Suz Amedi, Ashley Bloomfield, Lauren Bozeman, Caitlin Chalmers, Tiffany Munoz, Corey O'Quinn, Natalie Pilcher WHHS: Jamie King, Erin Mundy, Mary Beth Poole, Kacie Smith, and JHS: Amber Stamey.

Nidia Bland's Video
Nidia Bland is a junior at FBHS, and she worked with Amigos for Christ during her HMP experience.  The video she produced is below.

 

This video depicts the inhumane environment of the city garbage dump in which the Nicaraguans lived prior to Amigos for Christ's humble involvement. Through the various projects (including education, scholarship, water, spirituality, community development, home-building, health, and micro-enterprise and opportunity), Amigos has enabled Nicaraguans to raise their standard of living and become self-sufficient and proud of what their now brighter futures will hold. This video will be used during summer mission trip retreats.


HMP Lapdog Photos

Video Broadcasting
Flowery Branch High School student, Corey O’Quinn, is studying video broadcasting through the HMP. Corey attended the presidential inauguration, and his I-Report was selected for broadcast on CNN Student News!

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Honor Mentorship Recruitment Video