Entries for November 2022

The newest member of Covington Partners’ team, Zakkiyyah Abdulrahim, started helping others at an early age. She served as a tutor at the Northern Kentucky Community Center and as an assistant to the center’s former Executive Director Bill Martin. She is a graduate of Holmes High School and majored in human services and counseling. Ms. Abdulrahim is the newest community learning center coordinator at Ninth District Elementary School. She has numerous certifications, including trauma responsive care, and pr...

As a senior at Holmes High School, Tkira Tolliver has served as an outstanding student leader among her peers, in addition to maintaining her rigorous academic program through the International Baccalaureate program at HHS. She has served as a student representative to the Covington Partners Board of Directors, a peer mentor through the Peer Advocacy Leader (PAL) program, and participated as a mentee through work-based mentoring with Kenton County Public Library. Additionally, Tkira has consistently volunteered by tut...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This is a question often asked to students. The responses are generally limited to what they are exposed to, the jobs of their parents, close family, or perhaps neighbors. Through the Cub Zone Community Learning Center at John G. Carlisle Elementary School, students are taking part in career visits from local businesses during afterschool hours. Michael Wesson, the program coordinator at JGC, is leading the initiative, with the goal of exposing students to as many...

At Holmes High School, a group of students are finding their voice, making new friends and learning how they can have an impact. Julie Wharton, the coordinator of the Community Learning Center at Holmes, started the You Matter Club for students who sometimes have a hard time fitting in. It also is a club for those who simply like to help others. “The hope is to create a better world filled with purpose, empathy, compassion, and connection - showing that we all matter,” Wharton said. Two students told othe...

What's better than shopping? Free shopping in a boutique.  Earlier this month, Master Provisions, Inspired Fashion, I Have Wings Breast Cancer Foundation, and Covington Partners came together to provide a one-of-a-kind, free shopping experience for the students of Holmes High School. Clothes, shoes, and accessories were collected, sorted, and steamed throughout October, and Inspired Fashion (boutique on Madison Avenue in Covington) was flipped for a night of fun and free shopping for over 50 young ladies at Holm...