Students catch glimpses of what their future may hold in a variety of ways, which is why a range
of opportunities to learn and be inspired is so important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For a Shepherd Community Center student named Adrian, inspiration came through
participation in OneAmerica Financial\u2019s Level Up Day, an event designed to show students
possible career opportunities in the financial services industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAdrian was very excited throughout the day,\u201d Bekah Kidd, Shepherd\u2019s chief program officer,
said. \u201cHe is typically a harder student to engage, but the topics and presentations were great,
and he was engaged and interested the whole time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In June, OneAmerica gave 20 high school students from Shepherd the opportunity to
participate in the program. In addition to learning career and life skills, each student received a
laptop and was given information about scholarship opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was the first year for Shepherd students to participate in Level Up Day, but OneAmerica
has been a key partner of Shepherd for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis was a well-run event,\u201d Kidd said. \u201cOneAmerica was able to engage with a number of our
students with the hope of helping them grow not only in their understanding of finances but
also awareness of the opportunities available to them through great partners in our
community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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