Love the Lord your God
with all your heart
and with all your mind and with all your strength
Our History
Love your neighbor as yourself (Mark 12:31 NIV)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding
(Proverbs 3:5 NIV)
A chemistry and science teacher at A.R. Johnson Junior High School, Mrs. Rosa Tarver Beard, established the Debutante Club in the spring of 1963 to mentor African American girls in Augusta, Georgia. It was renamed The Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club in Mrs. Beard’s honor (1990-1991).
Her essence is the driving force that keeps the organization striving for excellence
We promote cultural,
social, civic, academic,
spiritual, and moral
life learning
Our goal is to empower young ladies to become leaders in our global society
Rosa Tarver Beard
(November 22, 1919 - December 9, 2010)
For nearly five decades, Mrs. Beard dedicated her life to grooming thousands of young women.
Also, we honor the Debutante Club’s six founding members: Mattie Burney, Roberta Harrison Bush, Valorie Tillman Davis, Margaret Butler Johnson, Jeanette Roberts Spencer, and Patricia Becton Wilker.
Rosa T Beard