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Thinking about your future starts at a young age and can be explored beginning in elementary school and with the help of parents, teachers, and community businesses.

Students located in Bay County can use Opportunity Connection to begin their exploration of their future. We can provide classroom speakers and help find students internships and other opportunities.

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Leadership Bay County is a community-based leadership training program offered by the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce.

Each year participants are challenged to develop leadership skills and contribute to the community by selecting and completing a class project.

Mythbusting

Check out our list of myths and the real answers behind them. Be surprised by what people believe and what is the truth.

Myth: My teen can make a good living without a college education.

Reality: Some people have done well without a college degree. But, graduating from college will help a student earn about a million dollars more in their lifetime than a student that just graduates from high school. For most people, college pays.

Thank you to Leadership Bay County, Class of 2010

Leadership Bay County is a community-based leadership training program offered by the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. Each year participants are challenged to develop leadership skills and contribute to the community by selecting and completing a class project.

This year's class along with the Bay Area Chamber Business and Education Partnership to improve and expand "Opportunity Connection." Through the Opportunity Connection website, resources are offered to area students and their parents, teachers, and businesses. This new and improved program will benefit thousands of community members throughout Bay County.

OC visits Western High School

Jo Ellen, from the Bay Area Chamber, along with some members of the Bay Leadership 2010 marketing committee spent a day at Western High School. They talked to the personnel at the high school regarding the opportunities that are provided through "Opportunity Connection" and the new website. They were then invited to speak to a couple of classrooms, explaining to the students what Opportunity Connection was and what it could do for the students and teachers of Western High School.

During that time approximately 30 students signed up for job shadowing opportunities in the following areas:

Aviation, vet or animal sciences, carpentry/builder, automotive management, chef or culinary arts, chemical engineer, photography, law enforcement, social worker, personal trainer, optometry, speech therapy, therapist, obstetrics/OBGYN, finances, lawyer/judge, coroner, physical therapy, welding engineer, auto technician.

If your business would be interested in helping these students, click here to sign up.