SCC's new Student Sponsorship Program intake of 21 secondary school students braved the rain to attend a meeting with SCC staff at the Dan Run office on Wednesday. The group of sponsored students was finalized last week, after no appeals were made by community members in regards to the selection results.

At the meeting, students were briefed on the support that SCC would provide them, including bicycles and locks, uniforms, school bags, study supplies, and school fees. Students were also made clear of SCC's expectations for sponsorship, including 90% attendance at school, regular participation in SCC-coordinated events, and appropriate use of SCC-provided supplies. Contracts, which lay out these expectations, also define the roles of parents: not asking students to do work that will interfere with their studies, participating in SCC or school-coordinated activities about their children's education, and encouraging their children to study. Students and parents will return signed and thumb-printed contracts early next week, following a second review of the terms and conditions.

At the meeting, students were also measured for school uniforms, which, along with other supplies totaling $74/student, will be distributed next week.

The new intake of sponsored secondary school students:

Jay explains the students' responsibilities and SCC provisions, as laid out in the contract:

Andrea takes a student's measurements for his school uniforms: