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High school seniors as junior council members

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Weekly Roundup:
​July 30, 2024

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

“While they will get an inside look at how local government works and how decisions are made, the borough also will benefit from their younger perspective.”

~ Plum Council President Paul Dern

Plum names 2 incoming high school seniors as junior council members

(Plum, PA /Brian C. Rittmeyer, Plum Advance Leader)

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COMMUNITY BUILDING

→ United Illuminating Welcomes Interns (Trumbull, CT/Kenneth Pierce, WTNH)

→ Falls City to Partner with High School Career Academy (Falls City, NE/John Nixon, KLZA)

→ Long Beach Airport holds 2nd annual externship program for local high school students (Long Beach, CA/Christina Merino, Press-Telegram)

→ Commercial gardening, goats and hens: 4C Academy is bringing real-world experience in Agribusiness Pathway (Albany, GA/Alan Mauldin, The Albany Herald​

→ High School Students Learn Cybersecurity, Cyberthreat Essentials at Computer Science Camp (Grambling, LA /Grambling State News)

→ Gautier High School seniors paint their parking spots (Gulfport, MS/BrianWinters, WXXV25)

→ Sixteen Chattanooga area high school students graduate from BASF’s TECH Academy (Chattanooga, TN/BASF Regional News)

CELEBRATING COMPANIES WITH HIGH SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES

​BASF​

(Featured in an article above)

EXPLORING YOUR COMMUNITY'S SENIOR CLASS

By the year 2026, over 70,000 skilled jobs will be available in the Leon County, FL area. To prepare students to fill these jobs, Leon County Government is partnering with CareerSource Capital Region and Leon County Schools to provide students with job readiness training and work experience.

Source: Leon Works Junior Apprenticeship Program​

Who is collaborating in your community to provide apprenticeships for your Class of '25?

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