Brush High School Event

International Student Services Association Hosts Career Readiness Competition Wednesday, May 26th at Brush High School

By: Juliana Croce, ISSA Communication & Youth Program Intern

Throughout this past year, five students from Brush High School worked with the ISSA youth program team to complete their career readiness profile. Withstanding the challenges 2020 brought, the students were able to put together their portfolio by participating in job tracker research as well as develop their hard and soft skills. Their presentations included the activities and research they completed, along with a personal reflection about what they learned through the whole process.

Brush High School hosted the event that brought in an audience from multiple different cultural backgrounds for a night of celebration and community. Family and friends of students and the South Euclid Lyndhurst administrative team attended the competition, and watched as each student gave their approximately ten minute long presentation. After presenting, dinner was served as the judges finished the students’ evaluation forms. Dinner consisted of food from many different cultures, and also gave time for networking and getting to know people from each of the tables.

The students from Brush High School’s ESL program: Zol Chen, Joshap Rai, Sujing Chen, Bimala Rai, and Leela Reeves, practiced their presentations in the days leading up to the event with Executive Director Haowen Ge and his team. When the day came, the students presented in front of the five judges made up of school district and ISSA staff. Each participant in the competition received 12 volunteer hours and the chance to win a prize by presenting their Career Readiness portfolio. The prizes included the ability to win a brand new iPad, and gift cards, as every student that participated was able to leave with a prize. This year’s award winner was Sujing Chen, sophomore student at Brush Highschool! Congratulations to Sujing Chen and wonderful job to all participants!

Group Picture:

Left to right: Hall Edmund, South Euclid Lyndhurst College and Career Pathway Coordinator, Haowen Ge Executive Director at ISSA, Participants: Leela Reeves 10th grade, Sujing Chen 10th grade, Zol Chen 11th grade, Bimala Rai 12th grade and Joshap Rai 12th grade. ESL staff: Claudia Albrecht and Allison Sanson