Tallulah Falls School continued its series of lunch and learn events on Oct. 23, with District 10 State Representative Terry Rogers, also a member of the TFS Board of Directors. (E. Lane Gresham/Tallulah Falls School)
Tallulah Falls School continued its series of lunch and learn events on Oct. 23, with District 10 State Representative Terry Rogers, also a member of the TFS Board of Directors.
The series is designed to connect upper school students to career professionals, according to Upper School Academic Dean Kim Popham.
Rogers provided an overview of the legislative process and answered questions about his educational and career path. He told students you can learn something from everyone you meet in life and to strive always to be kind to others.
“After talking with this group of students, I realized how driven and focused many of them were. I’ve gone all across the state with the Rural Development Council and heard about the lack of soft skills in our emerging workforce,” Rogers said. “That’s certainly not the case with the students at TFS. I was so impressed with their communication and soft skills; it’s obvious that TFS instills a strong work ethic. It’s unusual to speak with young people so focused on the future. One thing became abundantly clear; I wish we could clone these young people all across the state.”
TFS senior Marshall Williams of Toccoa says he enjoyed having lunch with Rep. Rogers and learned a lot about the personal side of state government. “He is a friendly man who is willing to take the time to understand anyone who gives him the chance to do so. He knows all about being a self-made man, and that is something that I respect.”
Senior Reeves Cody of Cornelia says he was thankful for the opportunity to get to know Rogers. “The selflessness that he (Rogers) demonstrates every day is why he epitomizes what it means to be a public servant,” says Cody.
TFS senior Zach Corwin of Baldwin echoes that sentiment.
“I admire Rep. Rogers and how amid all the corruption and drama in the government, we have a public servant who does care about the people he represents,” says Baldwin.
