Hi All,

We had a wonderful presentation at South Lake HS. Great turnout and great presentation!!

I want to thank our special presenters, Joanne Patterson (Microsoft), Nora Duffy (Avanade), and Lynn Kepl (Microsoft). You all did such a great job in connecting with the young women, sharing your stories, and being such a great inspiration to the girls. Thank you so much.

I want to thank the wonderful staff at South Lake High School for unwavering support of IGNITE and making this event such a great success. Thank you to Barbara Quintana (Career Center Specialist), and Carol Johnson (School Counselor). It is always such a great pleasure to work with you both.

Here are the comments from the girls evaluation forms. They always say it best.

• I liked the speeches made by the guests. I liked the answers to the questions. I want to learn more about website and game design.
• I liked the fact that the speakers spoke short and sweet, but were very informative. They were lively and sounded excited about their jobs.
• I see the benefits of choosing a technology career.
• I loved how the speakers were all from different backgrounds. It shows that not only one type of person can get into the same career and gives hope to those who are different.
• The ladies were very kind.
• I really liked that they shared about their background.
• I really liked how the guests came and took time to talk to us.
• I really liked how the guest came to talk to us, and took time to come.
• People talked to us to help us understand technology careers.
• I learned about new things.
• I liked how we got to hear about their backgrounds so we could relate more.
• I really liked to hear the different women's stories on how they got started.
• I think it sounds like fun to work at Microsoft.
• Their experiences were interesting each very different.
• I really learned how they got to work for Microsoft.
• I liked how they told us about how to get started on getting these careers.
• I liked how they told us about what do and how they live. I can't wait to go to Microsoft for the field trip.
• I liked hearing the women speak.
• How nice and welcoming the ladies are.
• I learned that women are unrepresented in technology careers.
• I liked that the women had enough money to live and support themselves.
• I liked how they shared their life stories and that they were truthful about what they have been through.
• I liked that they told us about their life. I liked all the different stories.
• I liked how they told us about what we can do to succeed.
• I liked hearing about their success in what they did.
• The ladies were nice and talked a lot about opportunities. I liked to hear how successful the 3 ladies became.
• I got to understand more about how the workers lives are.
• I liked the presentation a lot.

The young women really loved this event.

Thank you so much for making this possible,
Cathi