Entries for July 2022

What do you get when you put a group of students in the Ninth District Elementary School Makerspace during Camp Covington? Creativity. Generosity. Shirts. And more shirts.  During the five-week summer program, Camp Covington 2022: Summer Safari, and with the help of their leader, Ms. Smith, a group of fifth grade students at Ninth District Elementary School decided to pose a design contest to the rest of the student body. Students wanted to provide a thank-you gift to the staff at Ninth District for providing th...

The rain halted, the clouds parted, and the sun beat down as golfers played to win at Traditions Golf Club during the 12th annual golf outing. A near sell-out, this year's golf outing, held on Monday, July 18, 2022 was a success (a hole in one, if you will). Thank you to all foursomes, sponsors, and silent auction participants for making our 12th annual outing the most successful yet. Congratulations to Covington Independent Public Schools for bringing home the big win and to Payroll Partners for their second plac...

Did you know that nearly 40% of at-risk youth report never having an adult mentor of any kind? That's just one reason the Covington Partners Mentoring Program is committed to working with the schools of Covington to provide positive adult mentors for students. During the month of August, the mentoring program is seeking 31 new volunteer mentors in 31 days. Mentors and students will be matched to begin meeting this fall. "I am a mentor because building up young individuals to realize their strengths and connecting wit...