The quarterly St Joe Rising event Friday feature’s St Joseph School District’s Superintendent as the speaker.

Dr. Melody Smith will give a presentation called Promises Kept.

She will discuss the construction of the first new elementary schools to be constructed in St. Joseph in nearly 40 years.

The event is organized by the St Joseph Metro Chamber of Commerce. St. Joe Rising events feature issues involving social, economic, governmental, legislative and corporate activities of concern to Chamber of Commerce members.

It starts at 7:30 Friday morning at the Holiday Inn Conference Center on South Third Street. RSVP’s for the event however are closed.