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Connecting Curriculum to Careers: Long Island S.M.A.R.T. Expo

Can learning Science, Math, Art, Reading and Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) be exciting?  A resounding “Yes!” according to 7^th grade Ryan Hillman who attended Long Island’s first S.M.A.R.T. Expo held at the Huntington Hilton on March 27, 2008.  “I got to do fun experiments and design a house,” said the East Meadow middle school student.  Hosted by LI Works Coalition, Junior Achievement of New York, and Motorola, Inc., the first LI S.M.A.R.T. Expo hosted 400 middle school students who participated in hands-on projects with 20 LI businesses and organizations.  Students applied everyday skills from the classroom into various work environments.    View photos of event--www.liworks.org/dsp_photogallery.cfm

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Success Stories

Oceanside High School Career Awareness Day Receives Award

Oceanside, New York:  The Exemplary Guidance Practices Committee of the Nassau Counselors' Association has voted to award the Oceanside Career Awareness Day program the Exemplary Guidance Practice Award for 2008.  The Career Awareness Day program has met all the necessary criteria for this most prestigious award.".....

"Career Awareness Day" is a program designed and conducted by the Counseling Department and the School to Career Professional Advisory Board.  Every 10th grade student participates in a mock interview.  Local business and professional personnel, as well as counseling staff are the interviewers.  Each student prepares a job application, a resume and afterwards writes a thank you letter.  Each 10th grade English teacher also helps with student preparation and the interviews are conducted during the student English class time.

According to Michele Melillo, Guidance Counselor and Advisory Board Coordinator,  "It is very rewarding to receive this recognition for our signature Advisory Board program that we have worked hard on expanding and improving over the past six years."  Students have become more confident in interview skills. They have received accolades in other competitions, present themselves well in college interviews and have learned what is involved in becoming a productive member of the future work-force. As an added benefit, some have even been offered part-time jobs as a result of this activity.  This activity was started upon the suggestions from our Business Partners, and continues to get better because of the efforts of our advisory board business members." 

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PECONIC LANDING INTRODUCES LOCAL STUDENTS TO CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE

GREENPORT, N.Y. – March XY, 2007 – Peconic Landing, the first and only equity-based lifecare retirement community in New York State, today announced its plans to host a Healthcare Career Day for approximately 100 local high school students.  The event, scheduled for March 26, will offer students the opportunity to meet and greet with a variety of healthcare professionals and listen to firsthand advice and insight for the particular field that each professional represents. 

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