YJC worked with Umoja Student Development Corporation this month to hold Senior Days of Action at Sullivan and Gage Park High Schools. Seniors discussed their plans for after graduation with volunteers, heard from alumni about their own career paths and participated in a YJC-led 30-second pitch workshop.
Gage Park High School's Senior Day of Action was on Dec. 7. Thirty volunteers from MB Financial conducted one-on-one interviews with GPHS seniors to hear about their career plans after high school. Ten GPHS alumni spoke to the students about their own career paths.
Sullivan High School's Senior Day of Action was on Dec. 14. Thirty-five volunteers from over 25 Chicago businesses met with seniors. Eight Sullivan alumni attended to share their own post-high school career paths.