Good morning,
We have another high school (outside of Hamilton County) that has requested
a Reality Check simulation be conducted for their 9th graders.  The school
is Ridgeland High in Rossville, GA.

The event is planned for Tuesday, December 2, from 8:00-2:00.  Volunteers
will be provided with continental breakfast and lunch.  Doorprizes will be
available, too.  This event is sponsored by the Bradley/Walker GEAR UP.

We need about thirty volunteers!

Reality check is a simulation exercise designed to give students experience
in paying bills after completing some form of an education (dropping out of
high school, high school grad or college grad).  Students are assigned a
career and family scenario. They move through 13
stations and make budget decisions: rent an apartment or buy a house; buy
generic food or name brand food at the grocery; decide which utilities they
can afford (cell phone, cable, etc); transportation-bus tickets or car
payments, etc. Students even have the option of picking up a second job if
they can't make ends meet. The volunteers staff the booths, record the
student's decision and deduct it from their "checking account".  The kids
enjoy the change of pace and really get into the scenarios they have been
assigned. They complain about not making enough money (if their card was a
high school dropout, for example) and decide that maybe getting a college
education is pretty important.
If you would like to assist please let me know. We are trying to place 2
volunteers at each of the 13 stations.

UTC has been very responsive to all of Reality Check activities going on in
our region, particularly Education majors.  If you can spare the time I
think you will enjoy this volunteer experience.

Let me know if you want me to put you on the list.
Thanks
Sandy



"Work like you don't need money, Love like you've never been hurt, and Dance
like no one is watching"


Sandy Cole
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Center for Community Career Education (Celebrating 23 years of service in 2003)
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN  37403
(423)425-4475 voice
(423)425-5282 fax
http://cecasun.utc.edu/~careered/