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Successful Young Women

Successful Young Women

Successful Young Women is a service-oriented organization at James S. Rickards High School.

The purposes for Successful Young Women are to: 

  • Provide an environment for students who wish to improve their potential for success.
  • Define varying degrees of success and expose students to short and long term goal setting.
  • Explore careers and create a plan of action to achieve specific career choices.

Criteria for Membership

  • Female student
  • Desire & willingness to serve the school and community
  • Desire to be successful at student's highest possible potential
  • May enter with any G.P.A., but must improve in areas below 2.0
  • May enter with any citizenship grade, but must improve to all satisfactory or outstanding ratings.
  • Attend all scheduled meetings
  • Adherence to all school rules
  • Must demonstrate improvement while participating in organization

Students receiving detentions or referrals will not be allowed to participate in club activities for 2 weeks following the detention or referral. The first infraction will result in the member being placed on probation. Members will be suspended from the club after 3 infractions of the above.

Activities will vary throughout the year and may include but not be limited to:

  • Career Day
  • Adopt-a-Street program
  • Career Planning (Guest speakers will be invited in periodically)
  • Teachers' Appreciation Week activity
  • End of Year activity
  • Fund Raisers as needed
  • Contribute to Charity of Choice - one per semester
  • Dress for Success (days will vary)
  • Lock In
  • Assisting Teachers
  • Big Bend Cares

Sponsor

Ms. Singleton
Phone: 850-414-5500 Ext: 3110
Email: singletonl@leonschools.net