About the WGYSTC
West Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center has a long history of providing quality support to educators in the West Georgia area. WGYSTC is located in the College of Education building on the University of West Georgia campus in Carrollton.
West Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center has a long history of providing quality support to educators in the West Georgia area. WGYSTC is located in the College of Education building on the University of West Georgia campus in Carrollton.
Jaymee Herrington became the regional coordinator in June 2007. Jaymee comes with almost 10 years elementary experience from Cobb County in Georgia and RoundRock schools in Texas. He has won numerous science related teaching awards including Project WET Teacher of the Year and GSTA Teacher of Promise. Jaymee’s focus for the West GYSTC will be to continue and promote the growth of high quality programs available to both teachers and students. Jaymee also wishes to work closely with local business partners from the West Georgia community to provide new and exciting science opportunities to all the centers participants.
Lance Jones, the second WGYSTC coordinator, saw the completion of the science room which was shared with the UWG Education Department classes. Lance expanded the summer camp programs and computer technology classes.
Kathy White was regional coordinator from 1999-2005. A former high school science teacher, she added grade-level field trips to the Center's programming schedule and directed the construction of a fossil pit and work area.
Steve Rich was West GYSTC’s regional coordinator from 2005-2007 . In addition to teaching science in middle and elementary schools, Steve is a published author and expert on outdoor classrooms and now is the K-5 Science Specialist with the Georgia Department of Education in Atlanta.
Quality programs for teachers and students in the West Georgia region are planned by the coordinator in conjunction with the WGYSTC Board of Directors. The Center serves the Carroll, Haralson, and Paulding County systems, Carrollton and Bremen City schools, and the private Georgian School and Memory Maker Homeschool. WGYSTC will continue to identify new and innovative ways to demonstrate the importance of science and technology to youth and make this information available to classroom teachers.
Your support and participation are invited as we work together to bring more science, math and technology education to the youth of West Georgia.
