REACH Georgia is a needs-based mentoring and scholarship program providing promising middle school students the support to graduate from high school and achieve postsecondary success. Students who complete the program requirements will receive a scholarship of up to $10,000 ($2,500 per academic year maximum) to be used towards the cost of attendance at a HOPE-eligible postsecondary institution in the state of Georgia. 

The Paulding County School District and the Paulding Education Foundation are recognizing the district's 2024 REACH Scholars (Class of 2029):
Congratulations to Sarah Li from Austin Middle School, Jayla Ni'cole Simon from Herschel Jones Middle School,Eva Marie Moore from Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School and Samantha Oruchi Ogene from P.B. Ritch Middle School.The students, along with their parents, school district leaders, and members of the Paulding Education Foundation, participated in a Signing Day Ceremony on December 10, 2024.

Austin Middle School REACH Scholar Sarah Li




Austin Middle School REACH Scholar Sarah Li pictured with her parents.




Austin Middle School REACH Scholar Sarah Li and her family pictured with Paulding Education Foundation Board Chair
Jim Ashworth, Austin Middle School Principal Larry Sailors, PEF Board member Jim McMichen and PCSD Director of
Advising and Counseling Dr. Alan Daws.

Herschel Jones Middle School REACH Scholar Jayla Ni'cole Simon.




Herschel Jones Middle School REACH Scholar Jayla Ni'cole Simon pictured with her parents.




Herschel Jones Middle School REACH Scholar Jayla Ni'cole Simon and her family pictured with Paulding Education Foundation
Board member Jim McMichen, Paulding Education Foundation Board Chair Jim Ashworth, Herschel Jones Middle School
Principal Kimberly Silas and PCSD Director of Advising and Counseling Dr. Alan Daws.





McClure Middle School REACH Scholar Eva Marie Moore.





McClure Middle School REACH Scholar Eva Marie Moore pictured with her mother.





McClure Middle School REACH Scholar Eva Marie Moore and her mother pictured with Paulding Education Foundation Board
Chair Jim Ashworth, McClure Middle School Principal Tammy Ponder and PCSD Director of Advising and Counseling Dr. Alan Daws.





P.B. Ritch Middle School REACH Scholar Samantha Oruchi Ogene.





P.B. Ritch Middle School REACH Scholar Samantha Oruchi Ogene pictured with her mother.





P.B. Ritch Middle School REACH Scholar Samantha Oruchi Ogene and her family pictured with Paulding Education Foundation
Board member Jim McMichen, Paulding Education Foundation Board Chair Jim Ashworth, Ritch Middle School Principal Christy
Carson, PCSD Director of Advising and Counseling Dr. Alan Daws and Ritch Middle School representatives.





Front Row L-R: REACH Scholars Samantha Ogene, Jayla Simon, Sarah Li and Eva Moore, PCSD Director of Advising and Counseling
Dr. Alan Daws and Superintendent Steve Barnette. Backrow L-R: Board members John Dean and Adam Clayton, Board Vice Chair
Jeff Fuller, Board Chair Deborah Collett and Board members Theresa Lyons, Dan Nolan and Nicholas Chester.





Reach Scholars 2024.