Ivette Gudino and Margaret Archibald talk about Metro Apprenticeship Programs on tastytrade's Bootstrapping In America
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Over winter break, Midtown and Metro hosted events for their alumni, now in college or recently graduated. It was wonderful to see handfuls of alumni gather together as a community in the places many refer to as their “second home.”
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Laura Rodriguez of Hoy interviewed Petra Jaime, Parent Program Director at Metro in a piece about family, vocation and service.
Read MoreMetro high school girls learned about the hospitality industry this summer, culminating in a restaurant fair. Special thanks to Tyson Foods for funding the program.
Read MoreStudents participating in the summer business apprenticeship at Metro were treated to an amazing learning experiece at Potbelly’s corporate office in Chicago. Employees teamed up to provide an in-depth look into the many facets of Potbelly’s unique corporate culture.
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A behind the scenes look at the Metro Engineering Apprenticeship!
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Watch a 4-minute segment about Metro Achievement Center that aired on national news on May 13, 2017.
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Metro alumna Isabel Hernandez brought the crowd at the 20th Annual MAC Luncheon to its feet with her talk about how her experiences at Metro helped her flourish.
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Metro hosted its 17th annual Parent Conference on Saturday, April 22nd, providing workshops and open discussions for parents about college enrollment and financial aid, technology and our children and more.
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Students from Metro engaged in a number of Engineering field trips and activities, focusing on STEM initiatives.
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To kick off National Engineers Week, February 20-24, more than 30 high school students from the COP program had an immersive learning experience at OptumRx.
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In honor of National Mentoring Month, MEF would like to showcase the great work some of our mentors do at Metro!
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Rebeca Valencia, Metro alum, volunteer and part-time staff member, was featured by My Favorite Outfit as part of their "Women Who Inspire Us" series.
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This summer, MEF students heard from 81 professional career speakers, went on 5 service trips, took 32 behind the scenes tours at Chicago corporations and enjoyed fun & educational field trips at 21 of Chicago's cultural institutions!!
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Midtown & Metro Business Apprenticeship students spent a day at Potbelly's Support Center learning about the company's culture and values—many of which align strongly with MEF's Character Education model! CEO Aylwin Lewis also presented a check to six student CEOs for Potbelly's contribution to MEF programs from the 6-week long milkshake fundraiser.
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Metro's Center director shares her insights and advice for helping to curb the city's violence on the July 8th edition of EWTN News Nightly.
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MEF parents gathered to hear presenters discuss topics centered on the conference theme, "Love: the Mission of the Family." They left embracing the message of the day: loving your children and creating a loving home environment will lead to a happy state.
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Two dozen 4th-6th grade girls met at Metro to bake cookies, hear a character talk and then visited a home for the elderly to play games and share their cookies on a Metro service trip.
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Metro students took a field trip to Washington D.C. to visit museums, tour Georgetown University, attend a Human Dignity Conference and participate in the March for Life.
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