Alyssa's Exciting News!

 Alyssa will graduate from Berry College on May 5 with a Bachelor of Science in Education.  She is currently student teaching in 3rd grade at Elm Street Elementary.  Getting a teaching job in this economy is not easy, and Alyssa knows that.  She learned about Teach for America through the career center at Berry, and decided to pursue that program.

It's a long process, but the short story is she was accepted into the program! She found out today that she will begin her two year commitment to teach in the Mississippi Delta area.  Teach for America places teachers in poverty areas of the country.  They want them to impact the community and the school where they serve.  They give them training before they begin, they provide transitional funding and there is also money for a master's degree.

It will not be an easy assignment, but I know Alyssa will be ready.  She'll need our encouragement and our prayers.  We are so proud of her, and know God will use her mightily in this new environment.