Hope Life Skills ‘Networking Night’ at McCoy Stadium: June 22, 2015
Life Skills alum and current University of Rhode Island sophomore, Jerry Bonne Annee (left), speaks with Scott Jensen, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, inside the suite at McCoy Stadium during a Pawtucket Red Sox game as other students and business people check out the action from the field level seats adjoining the suite.
Networking and brand building taking place within the suite with food and beverages served while the Pawtucket Red Sox game unfolds outside on the field.
This Life Skills field trip has become an annual ‘final exam like‘ event where students use the networking and personal brand building skills developed during the school year to meet and speak with successful members from the area’s business community and colleges and universities. And, now that the grades are in, it’s no surprise Hope High’s Life Skills students passed with distinction. Area business leaders were universally impressed with the Hope High students. “Their poise is impressive” one businesswoman remarked.
“They present themselves professionally,
more than many people I meet during the course of a business day. From their eye contact, smile and hand shake during a greeting and their genuine interest during a conversation to a sincere ‘thank you’ then request for my business card, these students get it. You talk about ‘brands’, these students from Hope High have great brands!“
Here are pictures telling the rest of the story from last night’s event at McCoy Stadium. And, we save the best for last. One student threw out the first pitch of the baseball game!
