Kick off of the Fall 2013 Semester is on its way and the
College Project Managers are very excited to get the ball rolling after meeting
the students for the first time this semester.
Here are a few words from the
Project managers, see for yourself how excited the Project Managers and students are:
"My first session was great. It
was filled with a lot of information but I was able to learn a lot about Lead
to Succeed and what we will be working on throughout the semester. Even though
we had a small group the first week, in the second week I saw a lot more
students come and join us, and hopefully more will come next week! What
surprised me the most was that I would be a college mentor which means that I
will be a main leader along with the program facilitator. That surprised me
because I feel like I know just as much about water resources as the high
school students do and so I wasn’t sure what to expect as to how I could help
with giving information. As Petra explained, it is as much as a learning
process for us as it is for them and we are there to encourage our team to
think of great ideas and to help develop their project goals."
-
Taylor Ansay (YMCA)
"My first sessions with lead to succeed were eye opening to
me. Going in I did not know what to expect. I thought it was going to be
a mandatory thing for the students from their schools. I was wrong. The group
is filled with kids who seem passionate about the organization and about their
futures. So this was surprising to me. My team's strengths are
their dedication to the organization. I admire that they are willing and
responsible enough to come to session each week by bus and participate.
They are a really good group of kids with dedication and passion for the
organization. As of now I see no weaknesses among them."
-
Zoe Bacik (YMCA)
"My first session was very
interesting, because I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I am going to school
to be an Elementary school teacher so working with High School students is
something very new to me. It was the first time being at Bayview High School so
it was exciting when I walked through the doors. When the students finally made
it to the room, I greeted 9 boys who were interested in Lead to Succeed.
This is the first time doing the
Lead to Succeed program at Bayview High School so the first few sessions were
all about getting the information out to the students, recruiting other
students and getting all of the paper work situation.
Something that surprised me last
week was how motivated the students were to get involved and get a job. They
were very excited about the job portion of this program, especially since some
of them have never had a job before. This was exciting to me because I feel as
though the more energized the students are about this program, the more serious
they are going to take it so that they can get a career and be successful!"
-
Amanda Olejniczak (Bayview High School)
Like all of our College Project Managers, Lead to Succeed is also very excited to see what the students come up with and to see their success throughout the semester.
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