Polk County Public Schools
A mock trial camp in July at Lakeland’s George Jenkins High has openings. The camp is for any student who will be in the 9th or 10th grade in 2010-2011 at any school and interested in learning more about the legal field. Campers will be assigned a case and will learn how to prepare and present a court trial. Campers will take on roles as attorneys and witnesses.
Instructors include staff of George Jenkins High’s Academy of Legal Studies, attorneys from the Lakeland Bar Association and student members of George Jenkins’ mock trial team. Learning will take place in the school’s classroom that has been remodeled into a courtroom and includes trial preparation, evidence presentation, trial and court procedure, opening statements, direct examination, cross examination, the closing argument and professionalism. The culminating event will be a full trial held in the courtroom.
The camp cost is $50 and will be held 8 a.m to 3 p.m daily, Monday, July 26 to Thursday, July 29 at George Jenkins High, 6000 Lakeland Highlands Road, Lakeland. Campers must provide their own transportation to and from camp. Contact Steve Wilder, lead teacher of George Jenkins’ Academy of Legal Studies at (863) 242-3837 or steve.wilder@polk-fl.net to register or for further information.
AmeriCorps Polk Reads is seeking dedicated, flexible and cooperative adults to be paid reading tutors in Polk County Public Schools from September 2010 through August 31, 2011. This is a 12-month commitment tutoring kindergarten through third grade students. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older with a high school diploma or GED. Full and part-time positions are available. Full-time tutors work 40 hours per week and receive a living allowance of $11,800, healthcare benefits, childcare vouchers (if income qualified) and an education voucher of $5,350 for college or existing school loans. Part-time tutors work 20 hours per week and receive an annual living allowance of $6,247 and a $2,675 education voucher.
Contact the Polk Education Foundation at (863) 519-8638 for information and application instructions. The application deadline is August 15, 2010.
AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that engage more than 50,000 Americans annually in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health and the environment. The AmeriCorps Polk Reads program is funded by a federal grant and administered by the Polk Education Foundation of the Polk County School Board. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply for these positions. Living allowances are paid during the year in 24 installments and education vouchers are dispersed at the completion of the program.
