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Chestatee students spend day getting life-ready
They job shadowed, learned life lessons
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Renee Ginn, Gainesville Chick-fil-A marketing director, speaks with Chestatee High School juniors at Chick-fil-A in Gainesville during “Commit to the C” day Thursday. During “Commit to the C” day, Chestatee High School stops regular instruction for a day, and all but the freshmen leave campus to work with nonprofits, job shadow and hear speakers talk about life choices. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Chestatee High started a “Commit to the C” effort to help seniors understand daily life after high school, but four years later it has evolved into a school-wide project — all four classes participate in different ways. The school’s 1,300 students stopped regular instruction for a day Thursday to give them a taste of “the real world,” Principal Suzanne Jarrard said. “We had a group of teachers who felt like the students needed a little more — the seniors specifically,” Jarrard explained.