As graduation requirements have been amended for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, students will be graduating on a rolling basis through June as they complete course requirements. Some students in Greater Winston-Salem Inc.’s Senior Academy program have already graduated while dozens more are working on their final assignments now. In-person Senior Academy visits have been halted since… Read More »
Category: Talent & Workforce
Senior Academy Celebrates Graduates
Construction Industry Council Pilots College & Career Fair at Glenn High School
The Winston-Salem Chamber’s Construction Industry Council is piloting an employment fair to assist construction sub-contractors in finding the immediate talent they need. The Employment Fair will be held for select 12th-grade students during Glenn High School’s College and Career Fair on March 25th. Interested employers should provide a company summary, which will be given to students in advance in order to match them… Read More »
Paid Internship Program for WS/FCS Students Addresses Community Workforce Goals
As part of a comprehensive program to interrupt the cycle of intergenerational poverty, Mayor Allen Joines, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Superintendent Dr. Angela Hairston, Winston Salem Chamber President Mark Owens, and Truist Bank Triad Regional President Cantey Alexander announced today the creation of a paid internship program for 11th and 12th grade students in the Winston… Read More »
Forsyth Tech President Selected for National Fellowship
Dr. Janet N. Spriggs identified as one of the nation’s top 25 most promising community college leaders Janet N. Spriggs, president of Forsyth Technical Community College, has been selected by the Aspen Institute to join the 2020-21 inaugural class of the Aspen New Presidents Fellowship, a new initiative designed to support community college presidents in… Read More »
Three WS/FCS High Schools Receive National Awards for Magnet Programs
Reynolds High School has once again been named a National Magnet School of Excellence. Read More »
New Initiative Provides College Opportunities for WS/FCS Graduates
Under a new initiative, students in low-income households who graduate from any high school in Forsyth County will be able to attend Forsyth Technical Community College free of charge thanks to a program funded primarily through a four-year, $870,000 grant by BB&T Corp. Officials with the Winston-Salem Alliance, Forsyth Tech, and the City of Winston-Salem… Read More »