A BEYOND GRADUATION collection of two short documentary stories that share the lives of Latino youth dealing with life after high-school.

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• Turns in the Road Same school, same teacher but four very different paths in life. Young Latino adults Luís, Grace, Martin and Johanna come together to share where their post-high school graduation journeys have taken them – higher education, workforce, etc. – and what has influenced their, sometimes difficult, decisions.
• Passion Drives Us Pursuing a career in the arts can be difficult. Lissette Hernandez, a former “Youth Cinema Project” graduate, is passionate about acting as a career but is challenged by what it means for her future. Follow this young Latino college student as she finds her balance, and footing in the acting world.
• AIM to Leap For the students of Atlanta’s Towers High School, a gap year can make all the difference to their futures. A program is providing college bound first-generation and low-income students with the keys to higher education success by helping them envision and reach their post-secondary potential.
• The Jump The future is an endless universe of possibilities. But for recent high school graduate Luna, the future is not so clear. Stuck in a job with no decision on a college major, Luna explores opportunities for herself both personally and professionally by just moving forward.
• Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá Hitting the books is not the only challenge for a college student. As José juggles relationships with friends and family near and far, he is also trying to figure out how to stay in school when financial aid becomes scarce. For him, life is a true balancing act when you are neither from here or from there.

Warehouse manager is one of the many jobs in food production industry.

Erin Counts works as a warehouse operator at Love Beets USA. She has a high school diploma and associates degree. She started off as a sales operator and moved up to a supervisory position managing people that fill customer orders. Her goal is to move up to be a warehouse manager.

Having a good job can start with entry level work and on the job training to work your way up.

Chelsey Williams, didn’t want to take out student loans. She took an entry level job at O-AT-KA and over 8 years worked her way up to Operations Supervisor. Explore her journey in working in the food production industry.

Starting in a career technical education program in high school, such as a culinary program, helped Jennifer McClure to follow her interests into internships and higher education leading to her role as a new product developer in the food industry.

Jennifer McClure went to BOCES culinary program in high school followed by culinary school. She learned more about the chemistry of culinary product development with a Food Science and Nutrition degree to further her career. She interned and worked for a seafood company and transitioned to Love Beets USA where she is a new product developer. She loves being creative in developing new and improved recipes for manufacturing to be distributed in the marketplace.

From BOCES electrician program to an associate in maintenance, Mike Myers was hired as a mechanic at O-AT-KA and promoted on the job.

Mike Myers is a Line Supervisor that oversees a certain area of the plant working with other supervisors and workers. The job has a lot of variety. He trained as an electrician at BOCES and went to college to get an associates degree in maintenance. He was hired to be a mechanic and moved up to supervisory roles on the job at O-AT-KA working in the food production industry. Find a job like this.

From BOCES electrician training directly into the workforce, Rodney Hay was hired as an automation electrician. Now he is part of Love Beets USA 4 year apprenticeship program which combines classwork with experience on the job to lead to a certification. 

Rodney Hay trained to be a residential electrician in high school through BOCES. He was hired out of high school by a company as an automation electrician. He is now works at Love Beets and had access to their 4 year apprenticeship program to earn a certificate that is honored elsewhere. Learn about his training and opportunities in this field.

Ride along for a supercharged adventure as Alexandra, Dylan, and Michael—aspiring auto technicians—discover the growing possibilities in the automotive tech field.

As they speak to 3D car printers, 4×4 builders, Fast and the Furious effects specialists, and more, they learn that the grease monkey stereotype is outdated; being a technician means driving the future of human movement forward.

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