It's not a career program, but rather a writing workshop that brings students together for discussion and dialogue.

Those goals are not mutually exclusive. Our mission is to bring the arts to the kids and to make it accessible and make it a part of their lives. That, in and of itself, will foster the arts and develop audiences.

Being from the area, I know the feeling of being disconnected from New York, not realizing how short the train ride is away. After living in Rome, I decided I needed to come back and really focus on New York, that I hadn't even explored my own cultural resource.

The prep fair was designed to get students up to speed for the Career Expo and Internship Fair. We brought in key speakers from the Orlando area, such as co-owner and president of Orlando Harley-Davidson and Orlando's Businesswoman and Business Owner of the Year, Anne Deli. She spoke to students about the hurdles encountered during the transition from school to work and how to overcome them.

As soon as we opened the Career Lab we had a different group of students coming in and really start utilizing the area. A huge asset available to students is the computer lab. Here students can come and do class work or research.

This really shows students career opportunities.