About 20 students — including eight girls — participated in this spring break’s “Build-It” camp, a new partnership between Portland Public Schools, PWA and many others.
Take a virtual tour of the 11th annual NW Youth Careers Expo, brought to life by professional photographers who captured some of the energy of the day.
Special guests at this year’s Expo Breakfast included Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales, Portland Public Schools Superintendent Carole Smith and Elemental Technologies CEO & co-founder Sam Blackman.
A new governor, plus a very old dropout problem, fueled significant media interest in this year’s NW Youth Careers Expo and Expo Breakfast. We highlight some notable community coverage here.