LISBON CLASS OF 2014 PARTNERS WITH CRAFT’S AUTO

Photo caption:  Lisbon High School Class of 2014 students are gearing up for the car raffle benefiting their Project Graduation plans.  Pictured (l-r) Shantal MacWhinnie, class treasurer; Paula Caron, committee member;  Paige Galligan, class secretary; Jennifer Smith, class president; Sarah Craig, class vice president and committee chair; and Jacob Bremmer, committee member.  The car fundraiser is sponsored Craft’s Auto in Lisbon and by the Lisbon Athletic Boosters to support the incoming Senior class.  Photo courtesy of Monica Millhime.

Augusta, ME. – The clock is ticking as we head toward a new high school graduation and college commencement season, and everywhere you turn the same question is being posed: Do our graduates have the skills to meet the demands of today’s job market? Hundreds of high school seniors from the Jobs for Maine’s Graduates’ (JMG) program are confident they do, and spent the day Friday at the Augusta Civic Center proving it at JMG’s 21st Career Development Conference (CDC).

Approximately 500 seniors and a few select juniors faced off against one another at this year’s CDC, competing in a variety of college- and career-readiness contests. From Public Speaking to Decision-Making these competitions give these graduation-ready students the chance to show off the skills they’ve learned in JMG.