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Internships Aren’t Just For College Students

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Weekly Roundup:
​October 1, 2024

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

“Employers need to see themselves as a critical piece of solving this challenge of providing opportunity to young people. This can’t just be left to education systems and community-based organizations to do. This is the future workforce, and employers need to be willing to step up and provide these types of opportunities…It’s up to all of us to set young generations up for success.”

~ Julie Lammers, SVP of Advocacy and CSR

​American Student Assistance​

Internships Aren’t Just For College Students - In This Job Market, Highschoolers Need Them Too

(Jasmine Browley, Essence)

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COMMUNITY BUILDING

→ Invest Hamilton County increasing employer, student connections (Noblesville, IN/Jessica Gruenlin, WRTV) + Invest Hamilton County

→ We Energies is seeking MPS juniors and seniors for youth apprentices and interns (Milwaukee, WI/Milwaukee City Schools)

→ Applications open for the 2024-2025 program of YEA! At MVCC (Utica, NY/My Little Falls)

→ Meet the Post Independent’s BOCES intern for fall 2024 (Glenwood Springs, CO/Katherine Tomanek, Post Independent)

→ Ladders for Leaders helps Central Texas high schoolers explore careers, gain work experience (Round Rock, TX/Anna Maness, Community Impact) + Ladders for Leaders​

→ Jones County Career coaches hold professional development event for high school seniors (Laurel, MS/Keaundria Milloy, WDAM)

→ Gov. McMaster announce BMW as 2024 Workforce Champion Award recipient (Columbia, SC/Hollie Lewis, WSAV)

CELEBRATING COMPANIES WITH HIGH SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES

​BMW​

EXPLORING YOUR COMMUNITY'S SENIOR CLASS

A new program to help students discover their strengths is available to students in the Fort Dodge Community School District beginning this academic year.

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According to the school district, the YouScience curriculum will help students:

• Discover their aptitudes

• Explore different career opportunities that align with their aptitudes

• Earn industry-recognized certifications

Source: FDCSD offers new program linking students to careers (Fort Dodge, IA/The Messenger) + YouScience​

How are your community's high school seniors discovering their aptitudes and exploring career opportunities that align with those aptitudes?

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