There are many ways that the business community can help the schools, such as

• providing guest speakers
• providing volunteer literacy tutors
• technology support
• participating in career fairs
• opportunities for internships, job shadowing, or site tours
• donations of services or products
• assisting with school-to-career activities such as interviews and resume writing
• student art displays or performances at company sites
• supporting the School Improvement Plan at both schools for academic achievement, school climate, and communication

Current Projects

WFR Business Alliance supports academic achievement

For the past five years, the WFR School-Business Alliance has supported the School Improvement Plans of Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle and High Schools by sponsoring events to motivate achievement among at-risk students.  Usually, a target group at each school is challenged to meet a specific academic goal.  Those who achieve the goal are honored with a pizza lunch hosted by Business Alliance members.

Career Fair Lunches

Heritage Middle School is sponsoring a series of career speakers during the month of March on Wednesdays and Fridays. Students will sign up to eat lunch in a classroom with a guest speaker from different careers and occupations.

Triangle Town Center Career Fair

Our Alliance has participated for the past two years in a regional career fair held at Triangle Town Center in October. More than 400 speakers or exhibits are present for students to visit. Each of our schools sent students to this event.

Truck Fair- WFRMS

Each spring, WFRMS has an exploratory activity allowing sixth grade students to see the relevance of their school work to workplace realities.  This year's Truck Fair was rescheduled from March 18 to May 13 due to winter weather. We had a variety of vehicles from fire engines to a giant roller skate on campus, along with drivers and speakers to talk about their careers. 

Success, Inc.

XTreme Beginnings

Groundhog Job Shadow Day is a national event traditional held on the Friday just before Groundhog Day (Feb. 2.) Take A Child to Work Day is held the fourth Thursday in April. Our students have participated in job shadowing on these dates and at other times during the school year. Alliance partners and other local businesses have been active participants in this event.  Students are excused from school to visit the workplace of their shadow host.  Some companies provide tours of the facility, and some provide the opportunity to interview various employees at the company.  Students gain valuable experience of job expectations and realities.

How about a chance to be bank manager for a day at CCB?
 

Join the Alliance

Farrah Kennedy , Alliance Chair, Sprint, farrah.a.kennedy@mail.sprint.com
Jeanne McBrayer (jmcbrayer@wcpss.net) Curriculum Integration Coordinator, WFRMS, 562-6404
Susanne Killian, (skillian@wcpss.net)Curriculum Integration Coordinator, Heritage Middle School
Rob Whitley,(rwhitley@wcpss.net),Career Development Coordinator, WFRHS, 554-8624
-To join the Wake Forest-Rolesville School-Business Alliance
Megan Kirkpatrick (mkirkpatrick1@wcpss.net)- Business Alliance Coordinator, WCPSS, 850-1873

Former Alliance Chair, Darlynn McCarter, accepts a gift from the high school and middle school at the December meeting.

 Current Members of the Alliance

Wake Forest-Rolesville High School
Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School
Heritage Middle School
Allied Rehab, Inc.
Home Depot
KB Home
Meredith College
Sign-A-Rama
Sprint
Sylvan Learning Center
State Employees Credit Union- Wake Forest and Rolesville
Tyco Mallinckrodt Healthcare
Wake Electric Membership Corp.
Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce
The Wake Weekly