Opella Offers Howard School Students Insight


Weekly Roundup:
October 29, 2024

Beyond the classroom. In the community.
Connecting with your promising young talent.

"All those jobs are here for these students. I hope we will be hiring them in a few years.”

~ Opella’s Plant Care Leader Marseata Lockhart

Opella Offers Howard School Students Insight Into Career Opportunities

(Chattanooga, TN/Patty Leon, The Pulse)

COMMUNITY BUILDING

→ Northview career events inspire future leaders (Brazil, IN/Hayley Cooper, The Brazil Times)

→ Help out BHS Students Through the Career Pathways Initiative (Bedford, MA/The Bedford Citizen) + BHS Career Pathways Program

→ Morgan County High School Students Get Ready To Flex Their Business Muscles (Morgan County, GA/Emily Whitten, Morgan Citizen) + Georgia FLEX

→ Want to be a Mentor? Mentor Opportunity for Career Internships at Watchung Hills Regional High School (Warren, NJ/Jake Nemcek, Tap into Warren)

→ Wausau East student creates Wausau City Hall pollinator gardens (Wausau, WI/Wausau Pilot & Review)

→ A Reality Check from Altra to La Crescent high school seniors (La Crescent, MN/Roger Staffaroni, WXOW)

→ UNC system rolls out simplified college application process (North Carolina/Jamiese Price, WTVD) + NC College Connect


CELEBRATING COMPANIES WITH HIGH SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES

Gulfstream Aerospace


EXPLORING YOUR COMMUNITY'S SENIOR CLASS

Teens in Racine, Wisconsin explored dozens of careers in the trades recently, thanks to the efforts of a local alumna.

Kidia Burns, who graduated from Case High School nearly 30 years ago, still has strong school spirit. To give back to her community, Burns organized Teens in Trades Day.

Source: Case High School alum helps Racine teens explore jobs in trades (Racine, WI/Tahleeh Mohieldin , TMJ4) + Teens in Trades Day

What are alums from your community's high schools doing to empower this year's high school seniors?


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