On November 2nd, Nebraska Extension hosted a Connecting the Dots occasion on the Alliance Excessive College for Field Butte County sophomore college students. This occasion places youth by a simulation the place they must navigate being highschool dropouts, lack funding to pay for college, have a full experience to their chosen faculty, or something in between. They meet with group professionals to discover jobs in every of the profession clusters. The morning was spent having the youth consider what makes a great resume, apply answering interview questions, and studying their motivated expertise. This program was funded by Platte Valley Financial institution, Sandhills State Financial institution, financial institution of the West, and First Interstate Financial institution, and Westco. The occasion wouldn’t have been potential with out all of the group members who helped with the simulation. These members included Lee Fritzler, Shane Homan, Nick Paradeis, Jared Mracek, Daybreak Butcher, Zach Jelinek, Chelsie Herian, Kyren Gibson, Colleen Hood, Jessica Kaiser, Trevor Rasmussen, Pasha Korber, Olivia Hasenauer, Chris Stine, Sean Ridgeway, Jeff Harris, Trish Johnston, Charles Miles, Allie Tyree, and Cassandra Wooden. The occasion additionally wouldn’t be potential with out the assistance from Western Nebraska Neighborhood School, Chadron State School, and College of Nebraska – Lincoln. Nebraska Extension is grateful for the help of Alliance Public Faculties for serving to host this occasion. One pupil commented, “…you helped me study a lot about my future profession path. I can not thanks sufficient for supporting my understanding of my future profession!”.