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High School Entrepreneurs! You are Invited to Compete

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Weekly Roundup:
​October 15, 2024

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

"Today’s high school students are innovative and possess a passion for entrepreneurship, and we look forward to a very exciting competition."

~ Susan Scherreik, founding director of the Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

High School Entrepreneurs! You are Invited to Compete for $50,000 in Seton Hall University’s Pirates Pitch Startup Competition

(South Orange, NJ/Siddhant Kapoor, Seton Hill University-Stillman School of Business) + Pirates Pitch Competition for High School Students​

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COMMUNITY BUILDING

→ Parsippany-Troy Hills School District Expands Senior Internship Program (Parsippany, NJ /Frank Cahill, Parsippany Focus) + PTHSD Senior Internship Program​

→ Career Signing Day - A Defining Step for Youth Apprentices and Local Businesses (Columbia, MD/I95 Business)

→ Every Utah high school senior is now guaranteed admission to an in-state university or technical college (Utah/Courtney Tanner, Salt Lake Tribune) + Admit Utah​

→ Colchester High School senior Rylee Friend joins school board as student representative (Colchester, VT/Ellie Ruehsen, Colchester Sun)

→ Portland high school seniors build tiny home for new CTE class (Portland, OR/Spencer Schact, KPTV)

→ Helping hands: High school seniors are interns at two local nonprofits (Greenfield, IN/ MariBeth Vaughn, Daily Reporter) + Community Foundation of Hancock County​

→ High School Students Get An Up Close Look At The Construction Industry (Appleton, WI/WTAQ-WLUK)

CELEBRATING COMPANIES WITH HIGH SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES

​Miron Construction​

EXPLORING YOUR COMMUNITY'S SENIOR CLASS

The City of Mesa Office of Economic Development and Pipeline AZ, a statewide nonprofit organization powering a career-ready talent pipeline for Arizona’s economy, have joined together to introduce Job Connect Mesa.

"The platform gives employers the ability to streamline, and enhance the ability to reach, connect and grow a robust talent pipeline and it gives students and job seekers advanced insights about the exact skills, training and education they need to reach their career goals.” said Sally Harrison, president and CEO Mesa Chamber of Commerce.

Source: The City of Mesa and Pipeline AZ Launch Job Connect Mesa (Mesa, AZ/Mesa Chamber) + Job Connect Mesa​

How is your community empowering its high school seniors with resources to explore high-demand careers that align with their passions and skills?

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