2. How CIS Has Made a Difference in My Life By : Amanda Horne 7 th grade

3. How the CIS afterschool program helps me ? The 21 ST Century afterschool program helps with homework and projects. The 21 st Century is an after school program that is provided by the Communities In Schools of Cochran\Bleckley County I attend 21 st Century every afternoon to get help with math and social studies.

4. The tutors The tutors are very helpful. They help you with all of your homework. The tutors are there when you need them. They are nice and kind to all of the students. The tutors help you with studying in any subject.

5. Homework During the time we do our homework the tutors are there to help you in any subject. We get help in math, reading, social studies, and science. When we are doing homework the tutors expect us to be quite, and to get finished with our work.

6. Recreation During recreation the children play all types of games outside. We play kickball and other outside games. We won a pumpkin decorating contest and got to have a shaved ice party!

7. Family meetings At 21 st Century we have family meetings each month. The family meetings allow time for my family spend more time together.

8. How 21 st century keeps me safe. The 21 st century program gives me a safe place to be after school. Somewhere that I can focus on learning without having to worry about bullying or violence because the 21 st century program is a Zero – Tolerance zone.

9. My Mentor The BCMS CIS Site Coordinator matched me with a mentor this year. Her name is Ana. I get to meet with her during the afterschool program. We both have German Shepherds, she has a sister my age, and we talk about my life. She is very kind.

10. Thinking about the future The after school program helps me think about my future job. I am able to ask questions about jobs and learn about different jobs on the internet like being a vet, lawyer or a doctor. But my main goal is to become a lawyer.

11. Without the CIS afterschool program …

12. I wouldn’t be able to accomplish my goal of improving my grades and succeeding in life !