Senior Jackie Pober had a very busy summer, participating in Alabama Governor’s School, two seminars at Emory University, and an outdoor concert series.
She was one of four students from her previous high school selected to attend Alabama Governor’s School at Samford University in Birmingham. During the 12-day program, she participated in classes, seminars and workshops led by leading academic, business and community experts in specific fields. The curriculum focused on hands-on, experiential learning in a variety of subject areas. Participants also went on field trips in and around Birmingham and participated in recreational activities, skits and talent night.
Pober was also one of 43 rising high school seniors from around the country selected to attend a three-week-long Youth Theological Scholars Program at Emory. There, she experienced different forms of worship within the student community and in different religious communities around Atlanta. Funded by the Lilly Endowment, the Youth Theological Scholars Program accepts students based on their academic record, their curiosity about the relationship between theology and public issues, and a commitment to serving the public through reflection and action. Pober was also granted a scholarship to participate in a three-day leadership conference at Emory called “Re-envisioning Leadership for a Hope-Filled Future.”
Last, but not least, she was invited to perform at the “Q-100/Ocean Street Outdoor Concert Series” on Pensacola Beach, Fla. A budding singer/songwriter, Pober has worked with opera singer Linda Zoghby; jazz musician Joe Lewis; Andy Kropf of “Ocean Street”; Brandyn Ulmer of “Top of the Orange”; Loretta Handy, former back-up singer for The Otis Redding Band; Scot Jolly, musical director of “Playhouse in the Park” in Mobile, Ala.; and Brian Williams of Glorious Music Group. She will perform Oct. 18 at the Heritage Festival in Silverhill, Ala.
Pober is the daughter of Elizabeth Citrin of Daphne, Ala.
