Empowering Yong Men

Empowering Young Men (EYM) is a program created in 2008 by school liaison Michael Johnson, in an effort to reach out to under-performing students who have behavior challenges in the school.  The program, which meets once a month, speaks to students about making better choices, focusing on their academics, and improving their interaction with teachers, the student body and administration. Ritenour High School views this program as a viable resource for redirecting challenged students to a course for success.   
 (EYM) students from Ritenour high school listen intently as Mr. Telly Wright from the Father Support Center speaks about rising to a higher level.




M.E.T.A.L.  Meeting

Motivating Empowering Teens Achieving Leadership (M.E.T.A.L.) is program that started in the summer of 2008 at Ritenour High School.  This program is designed to enhance the development of students who are high achievers as well as promote GEAR Up throughout the school.  METAL meets once a week during the school year for an hour to discuss Action plans, Activities, recruitment, Academic goals and various other benefits.  This program is lead by an outstanding leader Mirhanda Allen, who is an honor roll student and very motivated to get the word out about METAL and GEAR Up.