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Law Firm Awards $100,000 in Scholarships to South Atlanta High Seniors
Witherite Law Group to host celebration for students, parents, and teachers
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ATLANTA, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Witherite Law Group will celebrate the Class of 2021 with its largest ever presentation of scholarships to South Atlanta High School seniors. Forty graduates will each receive $2500 Making A Difference College Scholarships, totaling $100,000, to further their academic studies. The students will receive oversized checks to commemorate their awards during a celebration at South Atlanta High School, 800 Hutchens Rd, SE Atlanta, on May 20, at 9:00 am.
Witherite Law Group founder and lead attorney Amy Witherite created the Making A Difference Scholarship in 2016 to provide financial assistance to students who have demonstrated leadership in their schools and communities. Over the past six years, Witherite has awarded nearly $250,000 in scholar
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BARR Center (Building Assets, Reducing Risks) and the Addiction Alliance of Georgia, a unique collaboration between Emory Healthcare and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, are excited to announce their partnership and welcome South Atlanta High School of Atlanta Public Schools as the first BARR school in Georgia.
BARR is a national organization that aims to bring education into the 21st century through intentionally deepened relationships and a data-driven, personalized and supportive approach. It uses an evidence-based universal prevention model that has been proven to reduce risky behaviors including decreasing the incidence of substance use (alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs), academic failure, truancy and disciplinary incidents among youth. By using real-time data and building relationships, staff are able to support healthy development and reduce the likelihood that risky behaviors will become the norm.