Here’s a photo gallery from PWA’s fall and winter career days, with links to our full Facebook photo galleries with our favorite student quotes about their experiences.
Career Days with PWA: Photos + Highlights
Question of the week: “Are we making a difference?”
“Today, I think I figured out what I want to do for the rest of my life.” – Lilly, Grant High Last week, we listened to Mercy Corps employees talk with high school students about their careers. They said that
Career education and Oregon’s low graduation rate
Career education isn’t the only answer to Oregon’s bafflingly low high school graduation rate. But it’s certainly one proven way to inspire more teenagers to graduate and find great jobs.
Students earn mentors, money through youth apprenticeships
Dominic Ferroggiaro didn’t do much sleeping in this summer. Instead, the 16-year-old Benson High School senior woke up early, laced up his boots and headed to Tice Industries, where he works as a paid apprentice.
Student apprentice Elizabeth Ma heads to Portland State University
We caught up recently with Benson High School alumna Elizabeth Ma, who has worked part-time for Blount International this year as part of Oregon’s Youth Apprenticeship Training Program.