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CONSORTIUM.

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>> THANK YOU, KYLIE.

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>> THANK YOU.

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GERRY, BACK TO YOU.

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>> ALL RIGHT, KYLIE, THANK YOU.

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WHEN CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL

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STUDENTS STEP INTO A J. EVERETT

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LIGHT CAREER CENTER CLASS,

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THEY'RE IN FOR A HANDS-ON

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LEARNING EXPERIENCE DESIGNED TO

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PREPARE THEM FOR FUTURE CAREERS

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AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE... A

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BRIDGE BETWEEN SCHOOL AND THE

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WORKFORCE.

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THE CENTER IS BASED AT NORTH

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CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN

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INDIANAPOLIS, BUT ALSO SERVES

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HIGH SCHOOLS IN HAMILTON AND

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FOR MORE, I'M PATRICED TO BE

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JOINED BY J. EVERETT LIGHT

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DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL SHAWN

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WRIGHT-BROWNER.

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THE J. EVERETT LIGHT CAREER

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CENTER HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR

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SOME 50 YEARS, REALLY A MAINSTAY

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THERE. GIVE US A THUMBNAIL

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DESCRIPTION, SHAWN, IF YOU

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COULD, GO WHAT THE CENTER DOES

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AND HOW IT REALLY CONNECTS WITH

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STUDENTS, AND THE WORKFORCE.

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>> WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR

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STUDENTS TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT

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AS WELL AS A CERTIFICATION IN

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INDUSTRY APPROVED STATE

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CERTIFICATION.

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AND THEN WHEN THEY ARE

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COMPLETERS, THEY CAN GO OUT AND

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EARN A HIGH WAGE IN A HIGH

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DEMAND JOB RIGHT OUT OF HIGH

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SCHOOL.

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AND THAT IS JUST RECORD-BREAKING

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ENROLLMENT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE

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GETTING STUDENTS OUT THERE IN

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THE WORKFORCE AND WE'RE JOINING

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THEM INTO THAT AREA OF CAREER

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FOCUS THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED

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IN.

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>> AND REALLY, YOU ARE A

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PIPELINE IN THIS WHOLE CHALLENGE

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WE SEE WITH WORKFORCE AND

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GETTING MORE AND MORE TALENT

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INTO THE WORKFORCE PIPELINE

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PREPARING STUDENTS, PERHAPS THEY

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WANT TO GO ON TO COLLEGE AND

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ADDITIONAL EDUCATION, BUT YOU'RE

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TRAINING THEM TO GO RIGHT INTO

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THE WORKFORCE IF THEY SO DESIRE

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RIGHT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

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>> EXACTLY.

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WITH THE NEXT LEVEL PROGRAM OF

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STUDIES, THAT IS AN EMPHASIS ON

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WHAT WE DO SO WE CAN GET THEM

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COMPLETED AND A CERTIFICATION IN

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ONE YEAR, WHICH IS PRETTY

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AWESOME.

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SOME DO TAKE TWO YEARS SUCH AS

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COSMETOLOGY, OBVIOUSLY.

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PBUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT

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THEY ARE FILLING THAT

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EMPLOYABILITY GAP IN MARIAN

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COUNTY AND STAYING WITHIN THEIR

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COMMUNITIES

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>> YEAH.

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TALK ABOUT THAT.

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BECAUSE SOME OF THESE CAREERS,

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WELDING AS AN EXAMPLE, BIG

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SHORTAGE NATIONWIDE OF WELDERS,

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GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT A

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YOUNG GUY OR GAL CAN DO COMING

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OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND GOING

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INTO A WELDING CAREER AS AN

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EXAMPLE.

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>> WELL ONCE THEY COMPLETE THEIR

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PROGRAMS OF STUDIES, WE DO HAVE

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JOB FAIRS WHERE WE HAVE HEAVILY

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RECRUITED BY THE INDUSTRY,

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ESPECIALLY WITH THE SHORTAGE OF

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EMPLOYEES NOW.

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BUT ONCE THEY COMPLETE THEIR

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PROGRAMS OF STUDIES, THEY CAN

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EASILY MAKE 50, $60,000 A YEAR

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WITH BENEFITS.

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SO THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING FOR A

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18, 19-YEAR-OLD STUDENT TO MAKE

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THAT KIND OF MONEY.

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OVER THEIR LIFETIME, DEFINITELY

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INCREASING THEIR EARNING

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POTENTIAL

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>> YOUR FOOTPRINT, YOUR REACH

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EXTENDS BEYOND NORTH CENTRAL, AS

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I MENTIONED IN THE INTRODUCTION,

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YOU HAVE STUDENTS COMING IN

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FROM, I THINK CHARTER SCHOOLS AS

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WELL AS SCHOOLS IN BOONE COUNTY

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AND HAMILTON COUNTY.

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>> YES, NOT ONLY HOME SCHOOL

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STUDENTS ENROLLED AT J. EVERETT

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LIGHT BUT WE HAVE INDIANA SCHOOL

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FOR THE BLIND AND THE DEAF.

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WE ARE OPEN TO ANY STUDENT WHO

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WANTS TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT AND

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A CERTIFICATION WHILE IN HIGH

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SCHOOL.

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>> AS YOU THINK BACK, BACK IN

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THE DAY, YOU KNOW, TO VOCATIONAL

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EDUCATION, THINGS HAVE CHANGED A

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LOT, AND THERE REALLY IS A

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REFOCUS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF

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THESE -- THE SKILLS AND THESE

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CAREERS AND WHAT THEY CAN MEAN

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FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

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>> I THINK ONE OF THE FOCUS THAT

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IS SUPPORTED US IS THE NEW

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GRADUATION PATHWAYS, PART OF THE

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GRADUATION PATHWAYS, THEY CAN

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COMPLETE ONE OF THE WHAT WE CALL

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THE THREE BOXES, AND IF THEY

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EARN A CERTIFICATION, THEY CAN

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CHECK OFF THAT, AND THERE ARE

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SEVERAL OTHER ASPECTS THAT ARE

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PART OF THE GRADUATION PATHWAYS

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THAT SUPPORT CAREER TECHNICAL

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EDUCATION.

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SO WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE

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ENROLLMENT IN THE YEARS I'VE

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BEEN HERE, WE'VE DOUBLED OUR

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ENROLLMENT THROUGH THAT, AGAIN,

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THROUGH THAT MARKETING PROCESS,

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BUT WE ALSO OFFER STRONG

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PROGRAMS WITH HIGHLY QUALIFIED

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TEACHERS.

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FOR INSTANCE, IN OUR HEALTH

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CAREERS PROGRAM WE OBVIOUSLY

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HAVE REGISTERED NURSES WHO

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DECIDED THEY WANTED TO BE A

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TEACHER.

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SO WE TRAIN THEM TO BE A

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TEACHER, AND THEY ARE HIGHLY

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QUALIFIED PRACTITIONERS, SO WE

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HAVE PEOPLE WHO COME FROM THE

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FIELD WHO ARE TEACHING OUR

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STUDENTS TO GET READY TO GO INTO

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THE FIELD.

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AND AGAIN EARN THAT HIGH WAGE IN

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HIGH DEMAND JOBS

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>> YOU ARE RIGHT NOW IN THE

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ENROLLMENT SEASON, YOU TALK

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ABOUT ENROLLMENT BEING VERY

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STRONG.

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WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL AND HOW

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CAN FOLKS CONNECT WITH THE

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CENTER?

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>> YES.

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THE STUDENTS WHO WANT TO ENROLL

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IN J. EVERETT LIGHT CAREER

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CENTER, SEE THEIR COUNSELOR

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IMMEDIATELY, FORMS GOING OUT TO

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THOSE STUDENTS, AND WE DO HAVE A

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VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE NEXT THURSDAY

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FROM 6:00 TO 7:00.

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WE DID SEND OUT THOUSANDS AND

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THOUSANDS OF FLYERS TO ALL OF

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OUR STUDENTS AT ALL OF OUR

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SCHOOLS, AND NOT ONLY THAT, WE

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GET SUPPORT FROM HAMILTON COUNTY

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SCHOOLS, BECAUSE OUR ENROLLMENT

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HAS GROWN SO MUCH WE HAVE

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PROGRAMS AT FISHERS, AT HSC,

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INSTEAD OF THE STUDENTS COMING

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HERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE TEACHERS

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OUT THERE.

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THAT IS JUST HOW HUGE THIS

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PROGRAM HAS BECOME FOR AREA 24

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CAREER CENTER, WHICH IS J.

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EVERETT LIGHT

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>> AMAZING SUCCESS STORY WITH

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BIG IMPACT AND A CONDUIT

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CERTAINLY TO THE WORKFORCE

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PIPELINE.

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SHAWN WRIGHT-BROWNER DIRECTOR

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AND PRINCIPAL OF THE J. EVERETT

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LIGHT CAREER CENTER.

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THANKS VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US,

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KEEP IN TOUCH, BECAUSE WHAT YOU

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DO THERE, I KNOW, IS VERY

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IMPORTANT IN THE WHOLE WORKFORCE

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EQUATION, THANKS FOR JOINING US.