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Jounce High 2025-2026

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Grades: 9th to 12th

Description



JOUNCE High is a FREE after school program offered to all high school age youth in Haywood County. Now in its fourth semester, Jounce High is offered four days a week with transportation options included.


Starting now for Fall 2025, on September 8th: 


Mondays: Dorito Garden

2 Sessions, 2:30-3;30, 3:30-5:00

(HCC Willow Building and Junaluska Community Garden)

A new program designed around combining skills-based organic gardening with hands-on food science and tech education.  Students will make their own nacho cheese doritos from ingredients they grow in the Junaluska garden! Supporting projects include: worm composting, fermentation experiments, cheesemaking and building a solar-powered irrigation system. 


Tuesdays: Repair Shop 

2 Sessions, 2:30-3;30, 3:30-5:00

(HCC Willow Building)

Supported by WNC Repair Cafe Volunteers, Students will gain hands-on introductory experience with a wide variety of common household repair skills.  Students will learn skills that enable them to save money, become more independent and live more sustainably.  Projects for fall 2025 include: building a lamp, introductory welding, household plumbing repair, sewing machine work, drywall and basic furniture repairs. 


TBD either Wednesday or Thursday: Cooking  

3:30-5:00

Students will participate in small-group cooking sessions, with a unique focus on using fresh ingredients grown by students at the Junaluska Community Garden

                                   

TBD either Wednesday or Thursday: Horticulture 

3:30-5:00

(HCC Willow Building)

Led by a retired HCC expert horticulturist, students will participate in all steps of cultivating nursery plants.  From seed selection to sale, students will learn what it takes to care for a wide range of nursery plants.


Contact Matthew Blackburn at 828-508-6356 with Questions


In-Person Instruction

Cost - Free

Schedule

Starts: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Ends: Thursday, May 14, 2026

We will meet from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM every Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thu starting on 4/23/2025 and ending on 5/14/2026

Contact

Matthew Blackburn
828-508-6356
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All times are in Eastern - EST
 

Location

566 S Haywood St Waynesville, North Carolina 28786 US

Haywood Community College Greenhouse

30 Mill House Dr.

Clyde, NC 28721


FUMC Waynesville

566 S Haywood St.

Waynesville, NC 28786

Grades: 9th to 12th