Teach For America participants got a taste of Delta hospitality on Friday, June 17, as they were treated to “Catfish on the Quad” on the Delta State University Quadrangle.
Approximately 1,000 participants were joined by members of the community and Delta State faculty and staff for an evening of fun, food, and entertainment. Participants were treated to a dinner of southern fried catfish, and musical entertainment provided by Fearless Four from Jackson.
High evening temperatures proved no deterrent as members participated in numerous activities including three-way volleyball, a rock-climbing wall, jumbo basketball, and much more, before dancing well into the evening.
“Catfish on the Quad” concluded the first week of Teach For America’s Delta Institute, the first and only training institute in a rural location. Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, and Phoenix are the other Teach For America institute locations.
About Teach For America
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity. This fall, 9,300 corps members will be teaching in 43 regions across the country, while nearly 24,000 Teach For America alumni continue working from inside and outside the field of education for the fundamental changes necessary to ensure educational excellence and equity. For more information, visit www.teachforamerica.org.
