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High schoolers are working at Delaware’s biggest banks, power companies and real estate firms

Published 20 days ago • 1 min read

Weekly Roundup:
​August 27, 2024

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

“I would say just do it, even if you’re afraid of the interview, even if you’re afraid of going into a new environment. It’s really worth it.”

~ Israel Harris, Intern with Code Differently

High schoolers are working at Delaware’s biggest banks, power companies and real estate firms

(Delaware/Holly Quinn & Katie Malone, Technical.ly) + First State Tech Partnership​

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COMMUNITY BUILDING

→ ‘Go do it,’ Teens learn skills, get inspired in Orlando internship program (Orlando, FL/Jarell Baker, Click Orlando) + Career Source Central Florida No-Cost Summer Interns

→ Georgia Co-op’s High School Outreach Reap Results in Filling Linework Gaps (Hiram, GA /Victoria A. Roucha, NRECA) + GreyStone Power Provides Summer Internships for Students (Cobb Innovation & Technology Academy)

→ Broadway Theater seeking students for Internship/Scholarship Program (Rock Springs, WY/WYO4News)

→ High school students can apply for mentorship program with West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber (West Monroe, LA/Madison Remrey, KNOE) + West Monroe Chamber Mentoring Program​

→ Tolles ELITE program lets students try out professions (London, OH/Columbus Messenger)

→ Chelan High School Career Connections class offers students a path to success (Chelan, WA/Mike Maltais, Chelan, WA)

→ John Hardin seniors provide ‘huge help’ on day of service (Elizabethtown, KY/Gina Clear,The News-Enterprise)

CELEBRATING COMPANIES WITH HIGH SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES

​Lockheed Martin

EXPLORING YOUR COMMUNITY'S SENIOR CLASS

The Walton Family Foundation partnered with Gallup to release the 2024 Annual Report to track the sentiments and attitudes of Gen Z. For the second year in a row, the findings show that Gen Z remains optimistic about their future but too many feel underprepared for college and careers. They want an education that provides real-world experiences.

Source: next gen insights hub - 2024 Voices of Gen Z Study​

How is your community tracking the perspectives of its high school seniors?

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