New Program Helps Paulding Juniors Raise SAT Scores

It is well known that SAT scores drive the college admissions process. Through a strategic partnership between the Paulding Education Foundation and Paulding County School District, a new SAT Prep Program has been launched to help selected high school juniors raise their scores on this important test.

Fifteen students representing all five high schools were selected through a lottery system to enroll for free in a Princeton Review SAT prep course held at East Paulding High School. This course normally costs up to $900 per student and include over 30 hours of coursework and testing. Generally students can expect their test scores to rise by 100-200 points following completion of this program.  

Selected students and their parents met for the first time on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at a parent meeting to receive their instructions and make the commitment to follow through in the coursework. This program was made possible by gifts to the Paulding Education Foundation. Don Barbour of AT&T, Scott Leonard of IronStob and Caric Martin of DC Bank each presented $1,000 to this program.  These gifts, along with a generous grant from the Paulding Education Foundation, fund this pilot program.

The Paulding Education Foundation is funded by generous corporate gifts and fundraisers throughout the year. Upcoming fundraisers include the Paulding Pep Rally 5K Run/Fun Run presented by United Healthcare on April 20 at the Silver Comet Trail in Hiram and the Teacher of the Year Celebration presented by MembersFirst Credit Union on May 7 at the Paulding Jet Center. Sponsorships are still available for each of the events.

For further information, contact Amy Mollohan at pauldingedufoundation@gmail.com or 770-443-8003 x 10142 or visit www.pauldingeducationfoundation.com.