Please join us in welcoming Daniel Beaty to Omaha on February 15, 2013, at 7:30 PM at the Holland Center. This event is free for D2 Center students. To learn more about this award-winning actor, singer, & writer, visit http://danielbeaty.com. To see him in action, check him out on YouTube!
Several D2 Center students attended this event hosted by the Exploring program and said it was a great experience. See the coverage in the Omaha World-Herald and on WOWT Channel 6.We’re looking forward to participating in more Exploring events. Please contact René at 402-502-8534 if you’re interested in our Careers & Community Engagement Program, where you can earn hours towards an elective credit for participating in career exploration experiences such as these.
The D2 Center will be closed Monday, Jan. 21, in observance of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. day. We will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 22.
The Christian Science Monitor has published an article about re-engagement centers across the U.S. including Boston and the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo school district in south Texas. In How to get high school dropouts into ‘recovery’? Ideas bloom across US., Stacy Teicher Khadaroo writes, “Dropouts are a diverse and difficult group to get across the finish line. About 1 in 5 says he or she lacks parental support, and another fifth are parents themselves, according to the 2012 High School Dropouts in America survey by Harris Interactive. Other reasons for dropping out include mental illness, the need to work, too many school absences, and uninteresting classes. Some dropouts have spent time in prison or on the streets.” We have seen these same reasons from our students here at the D2 Center.
On January 19, 2013, D2 Center students can spend the morning with the Douglas County Sheriff’s CSI Team. This is a great opportunity for students who are interested in law enforcement careers as well as students who are exploring career options in general.