Updated 10/31/24
Paulding Retired
Paulding County Commission Chairman Dave Carmichael and School Superintendent Steve Barnett
Present the Proclamation from the
State of Georgia
stating
November 3rd is Retired Georgia Educators Day.
PREA is so thankful for recognition of our years of service. Gratefully accepting the Proclamation are Laura Weiss, former PREA President, Sandy Parson, former PREA Treasurer, PREA Co-President Patti Swift, Paulding County Commission Chairman Dave Carmichael, Paulding County School Superintendent Steve Barnett, PREA Co-President Beth Black, and esteemed Scholarship Chair, Susan Lester.
Giving Back to our School Community
Beth Black, Laura Weiss, and Patti Swift were participant volunteers at the Reality Fair on October 15th at North Paulding High School. There they helped students from Crossroads and McClure Middle Schools navigate the simulated necessities of adulthood. Students were allowed to choose their profession, but were assigned tangibles such as a spouse or children. They had to "pay" for housing from their prescribed salaries, purchase an automobile, buy groceries, insurance, and so forth. It was a real eye-opening experience for most of the students, and for the volunteers a nice time for interacting with young people. This is a yearly event. Please consider volunteering next year.
A Happy Group of Retired Educators at our first meeting of 2024-2025!
Current officers and "retiring" Treasurer, Sandy.
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Secretary Leah Smith, Co-Presidents Patti Swift and Beth Black, and current Treasurer, Paulette Rakestraw. Sandy Parson outshines the flowers she holds.
2024 PREA Scholarship Recipients
Shonta Pauldin, Patti Swift, Beth Black, Marshaune James, Scholarship Chair Susan Lester, and Joshua Bearden
Our fearless leaders with guest speaker Shelly Harris and her support dog, George. Everyone was inspired with her words and their work in our schools. Thank you for making our meeting extra special!
No meeting would be complete without collecting supplies for students at our School of the Year. This year Hiram High School is at the receiving end of our generous members. No one is more generous with her time than Retha Tibbitts, pictured here with Hiram High teacher Shonta Pauldin holding one of the gorgeous hand-knit bags lovingly made for teachers and students. Retha has made hundreds of these bags for our schools, and faces always light up when they receive one. Retha, like your bags, you're one of a kind! Thank you!
2024-2025 GREA President's Special Project:
Make-a-Wish Georgia
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Remember our outreach goals:
Paulding Helping Hands. Needs Volunteers...accepting applications NOW.
Need volunteers in the food pantry everyday. We need case managers. Four hours one day a week – we will train and support –
Bring items or $ donations at each meeting.
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Paulding Helping Hands needs volunteers. If you can give just an hour or two, there are many different duties where you can help. Helping hands has a new clothing center accepting donations and a book donation area for raising funds
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Illness? Death in family?
PREA wants members to know that we care and are there for you. Let Jeaneen Camp know.
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