Students Take the Lead on Volts Wednesdays

This week, we had an amazing first Volts Wednesday in the PGIA. Every Student Life course and club in the IA house was student-led! Our Volts Wednesday program is designed to meet students’ individual needs, both academically and socially/emotionally.  Additionally, it allows students to explore activities and topics they would not typically encounter in school.

Volts Wednesdays occur 10 times each semester, on the Wednesday of five-day school weeks.  All dates can be found on the school calendar.

Photos by Natasha Webster, Lexi Harris, and Dr. Fisher

Mu Alpha Theta A national math honor society led by Zia Zucker and Keighsana Southwell and focused on service.  This group already sent a sign up to other PGIA students offering math tutoring for free.

Cooking Club (led by Kaden Fisher and Micah Auchincloss) Menu planning for upcoming meals!

Girls Club (led by Ve'Niya Callwood, Aysia Frett, A'Mrii Jones) This group is developing a comprehensive proposal and lesson plan, building up an incredible group of young women spanning grades 8-12.

Criminology and Moot Court (led by Alessa Carty) Alessa is teaching a collaborative course for aspiring lawyers where they research and "retry" past and current legal cases. 

Student Media Team (led by Natasha Webster and Lexi Harris) This team contributes to writing and photography for social media and the VOLT newsletter, as well as the school yearbook and support for other communication vehicles.  On Wednesday, they met with Joe, our Communications Coordinator to game plan for the year.

Dungeons and Dragons (led by Miles Broomes).  This interactive fantasy genre game requires students to develop their own scenarios as they compete together.  This eclectic group of students spans grades 6-12.