For more information:
Wendy Walleigh
408-988-8915x208
wwalleigh@jascc.org
For Community Calendar and Other Relevant Listings:
On Friday, January 31, 2003, Junior Achievement of Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay is partnering with many businesses throughout the area to host over 1,000 local students at their workplaces.Event Listing:
Junior Achievement Groundhog Job Shadow Day on January 31, 2003Who:
High School and Middle School Students from many schools in Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay (see sample list) and employees at many local businesses and community organizationsWhat:
Business throughout Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay show students how business really works by having students partner with employees at their workplace to observe a variety of jobs within a company during a typical day. In a few short hours, students learn the relevance of their schoolwork to business as well as potential new career opportunities. Thus, students are better prepared to enter the workforce and become productive employees.Where:
At multiple businesses throughout Silicon Valley (see sample list)Date:
Friday, January 31, 2003Time:
During the school daySample of Businesses
America Online
Bank of Santa Clara
Cisco Systems
City of San Jose, Public Works
El Camino Hospital
Genentech
Hyatt San Jose
Mission College
Office Depot
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Sun Microsystems
Santa Cruz Seaside Company
ThermaSamples of Schools:
Accel Middle College
Crittendon Middle School
Crossroads High School
Evergreen Valley High School
Independence High School
Lincoln High School
Milpitas High School
Oak Grove High School
Palo Alto Unified School District
Santa Clara High School
Santa Teresa High School
Scotts Valley Middle School
Wilcox High School
Yerba Buena High SchoolContact Lesli Smith at lsmith@jascc.org and 408-988-8915 if your business or school would like to participate in Groundhog Job Shadow Day, as well as for a complete list of participating businesses and schools.
