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Students get early start for future

Updated: Thursday, 15 Nov 2012, 6:52 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 15 Nov 2012, 4:44 PM EST

• Erin Logan

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) -- It's not everyday students hear there are a lot of opportunities out there.

About 700 students in community colleges, high schools, and middle schools spent a few hours listening, learning, and showing off their skills, in sciences, technology, engineering, and math.

18-year-old Jariam Olivares couldn't wait to walk through the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce's Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Expo.

"All of these companies need people and they're all looking for us," Olivares, attends Naugatuck Valley Community College said.

Olivares isn't kidding. A teacher at Kennedy High School said manufacturing companies are constantly asking them to send students their way.

"I know that the workforce is slowly retiring and I'm trying to get students interested in manufacturing and take those places," Don Mancuso, a teacher at Kennedy High School said.

Like all these employers, Oliveras wants to bring back the Brass City.

"We were the capital of the world at one point and we're gonna be the future capital of the world for manufacturing," Olivares said. "My main goal is to get a Ph.D. in manufacturing and engineering."

Oliveras admits he's aiming high, but organizers say if college isn't for you, something else could very well be.

"They can get into manufacturing without a high cost education. They can come out of a manufacturing training program with wages higher than some of the degree programs," Richard Dupont of Resource Development Sources said.

If you're not in your late teens or early twenties, there's still something for you. Employers are looking for people interested in job retraining. For more information, send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Roberta Mcleod was the administrator from Howard University that provided the guidance for Ashley to go to Howard. Ms. Mcleod, at her own expense, is a frequent speaker at Granville Academy programs. She has motivated many Granville students to attend a HBCU institution. Granville Academy owes Ms Mcleod a great deal of gratitude.

Ashley was also featured in the Waterbury Republican-American newspaper (see attached).

Ashley Lynn Randall was born on September 13, 1990 in Waterbury, Connecticut. At the age of 13, she became a member of the Waterbury chapter of Granville Academy. Ashley received valuable guidance from her teachers and mentors at Granville through the years. Granville was especially helpful to her during her senior year of high school. Granville Academy is the reason she chose to attend Howard University for her undergraduate studies. Ashley was inspired and mesmerized by the HBCU after attending a Granville meeting featuring a special guest from the school. With the support of her parents and friends, Ashley journeyed to Washington, D.C. to learn and grow at the Mecca. Today, Ashley Lynn Randall has graduated from Howard University as Valedictorian of her class with a B.A. in Legal Communications. She plans to attend the University Of Connecticut School Of Law in the fall of this year.

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On Saturday, June 16, 2012, Theresa Hopkins-Staten, Director of Connecticut Public Affairs at Connecticut Light & Power Company, presented a $10,000 check to Maurice Mosley, President of Granville Academy of Waterbury, for the urban after-school program. The Academy has implemented science, technology, engineering and mathematics (S.T.E.M.) in its global business model. Theresa visited Granville Academy on its opening day of the Granville Pre-Collegiate Summer Academy. The summer program is offered to students entering the 3^th – 8^th grade. Theresa spoke to the students about the importance of education. There are still openings at this FREE summer academy which will run on Saturday, June 16, 2012 - August 4, 2012 from 8:30AM – 1:00PM. For more details visit www.granvillewtby.org or call Attorney Maurice Mosley at 203-756-3879. The summer academy is sponsored by Naugatuck Savings Bank Foundation.

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