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PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES

• Special thanks to all the businesses that helped make this pilot Health Science Expo a huge success!

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

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PHOTO AND VIDEO COVERAGE

• Click here for pictures of this year's Expo

Click Here for unedited video webcast of this year's Health Science Expo on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.

Special thanks to CyaNetSports of Glenwood, IA for making this webcast possible. To learn more about CyaNetSports Click Here

Click Here for a PDF version of the Health Science Expo program

Click here for Health Science Expo details.

Special thanks to the following high schools who are sending students to the 2008 Health Science Expo.

• Abraham Lincoln
• East Mills
• Elk Horn - Kimballton
• Exira
• Fremont Mills
• Glenwood
• Griswold
• Harlan
• Lewis Central
• Logan-Magnolia

Click here for Health Science Expo details.

Special thanks to the following businesses who are contributing partners the 2008 Health Science Expo.

• Alegent Health Mercy Hospital
• Audiology Services and Hearing Aid Center
• Jennie Edmundson Hospital
• CyaNet Sports
• DARMEDIA

Council Bluffs, IA - On Tuesday, April 29, sophomores, juniors and seniors from eighteen area high schools will join metro area business leaders to focus on a future career in health science.

The Health Science Expo is part of a greater effort to develop the regional workforce by preparing students to be college and career ready to compete in the global, high-tech marketplace.

The first annual BPA Regional Competition was held on February 8, 2008 at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs. There were six schools in Area 13 who participated including Lewis Central, Sidney, South Page, Clarinda, Fremont-Mills, and Shenandoah. The students competed in various individual and team events in areas such as finance, information technology, administrative support, and management/marketing/human resources.

Listed below are the 2008 BPA Regional events and the top three place winners.

Fundamental Accounting • 1st Place: Natalie Maher, Shenandoah

Practical Advice from America’s Top Young Entrepreneurs

When: Thursday, March 27 | 3 – 7 p.m. Where: Iowa Western Community College Performing Arts Center Free Admission

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