BUSINESS NEWS
Science Fair
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Rock the Mock
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he Annual Citywide Science Fair is an
opportunity for students from all Morgan
Hill schools (public, charter, and private) to
show off their scientific prowess. Middle
School and High School students are judged
separately by a panel of scientifically-minded
judges. Student projects vary widely and explore
interesting subjects, from botany to chemistry and
more. Students can compete alone or in teams
of two, to come up with amazing projects! The
Morgan Hill Science Fair was founded by Marilyn
Librers. She continues to co-chair the project,
along with Marty Cheek, Publisher of Morgan Hill
Life. Encouraging Scientific Literacy is tremendously
important in the modern world, and we are glad
to be part of that effort.
ock the Mock is an annual Morgan Hill event which prepares
high school students for the task of interviewing for jobs, college
admissions and scholarships. In earlier years we did this event
onsite at Specialized Bicycle Components, but in recent years we
have been bringing the program into the schools so that we can reach
500 or more students instead of being limited to the 200 students we
could accommodate previously. Specialized continues to be a great
supporter of this event.
The half day begins with an inspirational speech from a local
professional telling the story of how they went from being a high school
student to where they are today. After that, students break into four groups
which then rotate between four quick skill-building sessions. One session
is about preparing for the interview by becoming knowledgeable about
the company or organization, another session covers using your wardrobe
effectively, the third session is a practice interview with a seasoned hiring
professional and the fourth uses a fun way for students to learn the ins and
outs of a traditional handshake. After all these sessions the students gather
for a final short thought provoking talk by another local professional.
Rock the Mock Morgan Hill is going strong thanks to the positive feed-
back of students, volunteers, teachers and administrators. We are also
very excited that
our neighbors in
Gilroy are going
into their second
year implement-
ing their own
version of Rock
the Mock through
the efforts of the
Gilroy Chamber
of Commerce
and the Gilroy
Unified School
District.
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016
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