DECA students Britney Pitter and Naud Ghebre receive presentation pointers from Dawn Cooper, left, the USG’s director of College Readiness, and Kathryn Hall, DECA director. (photo by Bill Roa)
DECA students to speak before USG Board of Regents
Two DeKalb Early College Academy students will speak before the University System of Georgia Board of Regents meeting May 20.
Britney Pitter and Naud Ghebre will share their experiences as early college students at Georgia Perimeter.
DECA, a joint venture between GPC and the DeKalb County School District, enables college-ready high school students from underrepresented groups to spend their first two years of high school at the academy in Stone Mountain and their final two at Georgia Perimeter's Clarkston Campus. Academy students earn high school and college credits simultaneously through dual enrollment, which means they can graduate from high school and college simultaneously.
Ghebre and Pitter are graduating May 12 from Georgia Perimeter and will earn their high school diplomas in addition to their associate degree. Pitter has been accepted to Georgia State University, and Ghebre will transfer to Georgia Tech.