BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260827T213000Z DTEND:20260827T230000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Multiple Choice: Pathways to Purpose and Properity @ Halifax County High School DESCRIPTION:An exclusive film screening of MULTIPLE CHOICE and dynamic community discussion about career based learning in Halifax\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin your hosts\, Halifax County Public Schools\, the Southern Virginia Higher Education Foundation\, and Virginia Ed Strategies\, along with educators\, policymakers\, business leaders\, and other community members to screen the new documentary\, Multiple Choice\, and to explore how we can give every student real options\, relevant skills\, and clear pathways to purposeful\, fulfilling employment and prosperous futures.\n\nThis event is FREE\, but advance registration is required. We encourage sharing this invite with others who are invested in education and workforce matters in the region!\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Program\n\nFollowing a brief welcome from event hosts\, Secretary of Education Jeffery Smith (invited)\, will bring remarks on what the Commonwealth of Virginia is doing from a policy and funding perspective to support schools in providing purposeful and prosperous pathways for all students.\n\nInterspersed with clips from Multiple Choice \, our panel discussion of regional leaders from education\, workforce development\, and industry\, moderated by Jennifer Stevens\, President and CEO of Virginia Ed Strategies\, will explore the future of career-connected learning and student success in Halifax County and the greater region.\n\nOur aim is to inspire focused dialogue about career-based learning\, talent pipelines\, and what it takes to prepare students for a world in which AI is already eliminating most entry-level jobs for fresh graduates. Together we will identify actionable next steps and build connections that contribute to transforming education and workforce development in the region.\n\nPanelists include:\n\nAmy Huskin\, Superintendent\, Halifax County Public Schools\n\nCharlette Woolridge\, Executive Director\, Southern Virginia Higher Education Center\n\nLinda Green \, Executive Director\, Southern Virginia Regional Alliance\n\nChad Patton\, Dean of Career and Occupational Technologies\, Southside Virginia Community College\n\nRebecca Saunders\, Training & Development Instructional Design Leader\, Hitachi Energy\n\nHCHS student (TBD)\n\nTo open and close the program\, Halifax County High School JROTC students will present and retire the colors.\n\nAbout the Film\n\nFor decades\, America's data-driven college-for-all agenda has created a no-win choice for most high school graduates: take on the risk and expense of college or work a low-wage job. But in an economically-challenged Virginia community\, one superintendent is demonstrating the immense power of career-based learning not as a last-chance resort for some\, but as foundational for all.\n\nThe film Multiple Choice immerses viewers in the district's Innovation Center\, where all students explore diverse careers\, collaborate\, and master traditional and new-economy skills. Amid political turmoil and tech upheaval\, Multiple Choice offers an inspiring vision of kids finding purposeful paths\, with a community united toward the goal of prosperity for all.\n\n\n\nWatch a Sneak Peek HERE\n\nReception & Refreshments\n\nGuests will enjoy a complimentary reception with light hors d'oeuvres and beverages prepared by HCHS culinary arts students.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is FREE\, but advance registration is required. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\nAn exclusive film screening of MULTIPLE CHOICE and dynamic community discussion about career based learning in Halifax

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Join your hosts\, Halifax County Public Schools\, the Southern Virginia Higher Education Foundation\, and Virginia Ed Strategies\, along with educators\, policymakers\, business leaders\, and other community members to screen the new documentary\, Multiple Choice\, and to explore how we can give every student real options\, relevant skills\, and clear pathways to purposeful\, fulfilling employment and prosperous futures.

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This event is FREE\, but advance registration is required. We encourage sharing this invite with others who are invested in education and workforce matters in the region!

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Event Program

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Following a brief welcome from event hosts\, Secretary of Education Jeffery Smith (invited)\, will bring remarks on what the Commonwealth of Virginia is doing from a policy and funding perspective to support schools in providing purposeful and prosperous pathways for all students.

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Interspersed with clips from Multiple Choice \, our panel discussion of regional leaders from education\, workforce development\, and industry\, moderated by Jennifer Stevens\, President and CEO of Virginia Ed Strategies\, will explore the future of career-connected learning and student success in Halifax County and the greater region.

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Our aim is to inspire focused dialogue about career-based learning\, talent pipelines\, and what it takes to prepare students for a world in which AI is already eliminating most entry-level jobs for fresh graduates. Together we will identify actionable next steps and build connections that contribute to transforming education and workforce development in the region.

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Panelists include:

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Amy Huskin\, Superintendent\, Halifax County Public Schools

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Charlette Woolridge\, Executive Director\, Southern Virginia Higher Education Center

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Linda Green \, Executive Director\, Southern Virginia Regional Alliance

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Chad Patton\, Dean of Career and Occupational Technologies\, Southside Virginia Community College

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Rebecca Saunders\, Training &\; Development Instructional Design Leader\, Hitachi Energy

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HCHS student (TBD)

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To open and close the program\, Halifax County High School JROTC students will present and retire the colors.

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About the Film

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For decades\, America&rsquo\;s data-driven college-for-all agenda has created a no-win choice for most high school graduates: take on the risk and expense of college or work a low-wage job. But in an economically-challenged Virginia community\, one superintendent is demonstrating the immense power of career-based learning&mdash\;not as a last-chance resort for some\, but as foundational for all.

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The film Multiple Choice immerses viewers in the district&rsquo\;s Innovation Center\, where all students explore diverse careers\, collaborate\, and master traditional and new-economy skills. Amid political turmoil and tech upheaval\, Multiple Choice offers an inspiring vision of kids finding purposeful paths\, with a community united toward the goal of prosperity for all.
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\nWatch a Sneak Peek HERE

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Reception &\; Refreshments

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Guests will enjoy a complimentary reception with light hors d&rsquo\;oeuvres and beverages prepared by HCHS culinary arts students.
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\nThis event is FREE\, but advance registration is required.

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\n LOCATION:Halifax County High School UID:e.845.26152 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260807T072612Z URL:https://business.halifaxchamber.net/events/details/multiple-choice-pathways-to-purpose-and-properity-halifax-county-high-school-26152 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR