IN PICTURES: UPPER KEYS TAKE STOCK STUDENTS MEET THEIR MENTORS

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Jim McCarthy
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Students from Upper Keys schools visited Key Largo School on Oct. 28 to meet their mentors and sign documents as part of the Take Stock in Children program. A flagship program of the Monroe County Education Foundation, Take Stock provides Florida Prepaid scholarships for students in low-income households who graduate from high school. Chuck Licis, the foundation’s executive director, told students and their families that Take Stock in Children of Monroe County helps students on whatever educational path they take following high school. “We want you to do what you are passionate about and feel happy doing. And ideally we want you to come back to the community. That’s how communities grow,” he said. Across the Keys, Take Stock in Children of Monroe County accepted 82 new students from 11 schools.


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Photos by JIM McCARTHY/Keys Weekly

Jim McCarthy
Jim McCarthy
Jim McCarthy is one of the many who escaped the snow and frigid temperatures in Western New York. A former crime & court reporter and city editor for two Western New York newspapers, Jim has been honing his craft since he graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 2014. In his 5-plus years in the Keys, Jim has enjoyed connecting with the community. Jim is past president of the Key Largo Sunset Rotary Club. When he's not working, he's busy chasing his son, Lucas, around the house and enjoying time with family.
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