Fort Valley summer program accepting applications

FORT VALLEY — Rising high school juniors, seniors and spring 2019 graduates can gain valuable work experience and earn up to $2,100 this summer with an internship from Fort Valley State University.

The TEAM (Teaching, Enlightening, Achieving and Mentoring) Success program is sponsored by FVSU’s Cooperative Extension Program. For six weeks (June 2-July 13), students will be exposed to career opportunities in agriculture, family and consumer sciences, and other related fields.

Selected students will shadow FVSU Cooperative Extension personnel in the county or on campus. They will gain valuable employment experience while earning a stipend of $2,100.

The student must be a resident in one of 14 counties where an FVSU Cooperative Extension agent or program assistant is based. Those counties are Bulloch, Crawford, Dougherty, Hancock, Houston, Irwin, Laurens, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, Peach, Talbot, Terrell and Twiggs.

Completed applications must be submitted online to bit.ly/team-success-apply by Friday.

Applications must also include an official high school transcript for the 2017-18 school year, three letters of recommendation from school teachers, administrators or community leaders, and a five-paragraph (at least 250 words) essay. The essay must answer the question “What qualities do I possess that will help me achieve success at Fort Valley State University?”

To be eligible, participants must also have or do the following:

— Be interested in a career in agriculture, family and consumer sciences, 4-H or related field;

— Live in a county where an FVSU Extension agent or program assistant is based;

— Be a rising junior or senior or graduating from high school in spring 2019;

— Have at least a 2.4 cumulative grade-point average (GPA);

— Have parent(s)’ or guardian(s)’ approval and support (parental consent is required);

— Be a citizen of the United States;

— Be at least 16 years old by Friday (application due date);

Applicants will be informed by May 17 whether they have been accepted into the program.

For more information about TEAM Success, call Kena Torbert at (478) 825-6573 or [email protected].