WIOA Success Story : Lynn Columbus
WIOA Success Story : Lynn Columbus
Lynn Columbus joined the WIOA Youth Program in January 2011 . She enjoyed working with her fellow classmates and receiving career development and life skills . Since her first summer job with the Urban League , Lynn has worked each summer that the program was made available . In 2011 , Lynn worked at Kirkwood City Hall as an Administrative Assistant to the Finance Department . The supervisor at Kirkwood City Hall praised Lynn for her promptness and ability to work hard . In 2013 , she worked at the YWCA Headstart in Kirkwood were she worked very well with the children . In 2014 , Lynn worked for Laumeier Sculpture Park in Sunset Hills , MO where she enjoyed working outside and participating in sports with the students at the day camp . Lynn has stated that she has enjoyed each experience that she has had during her summer employment with the Urban League .
When Lynn first joined the program , she was being raised by her father in a home that consisted of four siblings . In August 2010 , Lynn and her siblings lost their father , the only parent they had to heart failure . Lynn was devastated by this loss but continued to remain strong .
Lynn continued with school and sports , attending the first School-to-Business program for Kirkwood School District students in 2011 at Monsanto . Lynn stated that the most important thing that she learned was to work harder , do her best , and push herself beyond her comfort zone . Lynn went on to attend the School-to-Businesses partnership programs held at the Four Seasons and Boeing . She graduated from Kirkwood High School in 2014 . During her high school years she was a member of various clubs and played basketball , track and soccer . Lynn is currently a sophomore at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg , MO , majoring in Business Administration . Lynn is on her way to a bright and promising future .
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