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Capstones: homelessness, school improvements, animal shelters

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Weekly Roundup:
​July 2, 2024

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

“Their presentations were amazing. The students are very passionate about their chosen topics, and in their research, they learn more about how decisions are made at the district and local level.”

~ English teacher Kristy McPherson-Leitz

Capstones: homelessness, school improvements, animal shelters (Grand Rapids, MI/Alexis Stark, Knowles Hill School News Network)

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COMMUNITY BUILDING

→ Orleans’ Bulldog Manufacturing was featured in a new documentary about work-based learning (Orleans, IN/WBIW) + Students get a high school diploma and real-world manufacturing skills (Orleans, IN/Larry Adams, Woodworking Industry News)

→ Los Angeles County’s Skilled Trades Summers Initiative engages nearly 400 teens (Los Angeles, CA/Nish Amarnath, K-12 DIVE)

→ Internship Program in Skiatook Shows High School Students How to Own Businesses (Skiatook, OK/Jonathan Polasek, News 9)

→ Three seniors give internship presentations (Woburn, MA/Lizzy Hill, Wilmington Town Crier)

→ Calder Brothers Encourages the Next Generation of the Manufacturing Workforce through Training and Investment (Taylors, SC/Danny Gavin, Association of Equipment Manufacturers)

→ High school students build business acumen, leadership skills at UAB’s Colllat CampBiz (Birmingham, AL/Collat School of Business)

→ Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity honors 30 students as Community Builders (La Verne, CA/Daily Bulletin)

CELEBRATING COMPANIES WITH HIGH SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES

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EXPLORING YOUR COMMUNITY'S SENIOR CLASS

One of the most universally encountered challenges businesses face is finding and keeping a workforce with the skills necessary for open positions. But what if - through unique and committed partnerships - a community was able to cultivate its own workforce by connecting students with opportunities to better understand which career path best meets their talents and interests?

Source: Fueling the Talent Pipeline (Macomb County, Michigan)​

How is your community fueling its young talent pipeline including your Class of ‘25?

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