Chick-Fil-A of Mount Pleasant launched its first Chick-Fil-A Leader Academy at Mount Pleasant High School on Thursday, September 19. Representatives from our local Chick-Fil-A including Owner/Operator, Chuck Howard, Marketing and Community Outreach Director, Melanie Knight, and Director of Operations, Wendy Standridge, met with senior members of the MPHS chapter of the National Honor Society over chicken nuggets, fries, and cookies to roll out the new program. Also in attendance from MPISD were Superintendent, Judd Marshall, Deputy Superintendent, Deb Malone, Chief Financial Officer, Stacie Thompson, Director of Human Resources, Craig Bailey, Director of Communications, Kelly Cowan, MPHS Principal, Jason Adams, and NHS Advisor, David Clark.

The Chick-fil-A Leader Academy is empowering students to make an Impact Through Action in their local communities.Through a monthly series of videos, trainings, and meetings, MPHS students will participate in Leader Labs designed to give them the practical tools needed to make a positive impact in our local community.

The first activity planned is part of Chick-Fil-A’s million book giveaway. At the end of the first meeting, students received rosters of every 3rd and 4th grade class in MPISD. The NHS members wrote a specific student’s name and a personal note inside the front cover of each book. The members will not only personally deliver the books to each class, but will also stay and read the book to that class. The Chick-Fil-A Leader Academy program will culminate with students completing end of year impact projects in our local community.

Photos:

1: Chick-Fil-A Owner/Operator, Chuck Howard (right), gets to know MPHS senior, David Cumpian, over lunch

2: Howard tells the students that at Chick-Fil-A, they “hire for the heart and train the hands.”

3: NHS seniors Melanie Barraza (left) and Dollian Phan personalize the books they will give during the 1 million book giveaway event