The Spalding County Sheriff's Office works in collaboration with the Griffin-Spalding County School System and offers the C.H.A.M.P.S. program at the sixth grade level in the middle schools. 
​     Choosing Healthy Activities and Methods Promoting Safety (C.H.A.M.P.S.) is designed and accredited thru the Georgia Sheriffs' Association.  Deputies teach and discuss subjects, such as
  • ​Choices and Consequences
  • Peer Pressure
  • Bullying
  • ​Along with other topics 
     The classes continue throughout the school year and at the end of the year  the students will graduate from the C.H.A.M.P.S. program. The goal is to build self-esteem and courage; so when faced with a situation of doing right or wrong, all children will make the right decision. Our goal is to have every child in Spalding County be a CHAMP in life.
     Students who remain eligible are offered the opportunity to travel for a culminating trip to Washington, DC, where they are given the chance to put into action the C.H.A.M.P.S. principles, as well as time management, money management, etc.
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​C.H.A.M.P.S. lesson plans are taught by Captain Frank Clark and certified deputy sheriffs who have successfully completed C.H.A.M.P.S. instructor training.                              






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Kennedy Road Middle School student with her C.H.A.M.P.S. workbook.