Sandy Springs Youth Month is focused upon showcasing the skills and talents of our community’s younger members. To that end, we are highlighting the work of students from Sandy Springs Charter Middle School’s Journalism Club.
The SSCMS Journalism Club strives to promote an interest in journalism and communication among its students and community. Students write monthly articles covering topics such as global news, sports, school and community happenings, entertainment and creative writing. The SSCMS Journalism Club offers a platform for students to evolve their writing skills and their understanding of media literacy. Additionally, it helps introduce and prepare students for potential future involvement in journalism or similar fields.
The monthly articles are a platform for students to share their ideas, experiences and opinions about the topics they love. Click on the links below to read some of the wonderful examples of these students’ work:
Along with elevating the work of our community’s youth, we also want to bring awareness to the conversations that we at Sandy Springs Together are having with our future community leaders. At the end of 2023, Sandy Springs Together’s Community and Engagement Manager, Sequoia Hanneman, spoke with students in the Youth Leadership Sandy Springs program about the importance of affordable housing for our community.
Hanneman also led a simulated activity during which the students had to find and secure quality affordable housing (either through renting or purchasing) using the resources given to them through unique, scenario-based lifestyles. After the simulation, Sequoia and the students discussed the challenges they faced securing and maintaining affordable housing during the activity, as well as the importance of civic engagement and advocacy for an inclusive city structure that allows people from all backgrounds to live comfortably here.
The Youth Leadership Sandy Springs program curriculum provides students with an in-depth look at how our city government, local businesses and non-profit organizations work in tandem to support our city as a whole in various ways. Additionally, students learn important business skills such as crafting a resume, how to make a good impression during an interview and finance management, which includes learning how to find and secure an affordable place to live.
As Sandy Springs Together’s Youth Month continues, we invite you to join us in celebrating the talents of our youth and uplifting them to become the future leaders of our community!
