The 2008 Bee-Prentice challenge is well underway with more than two dozen participants competing for summer jobs and a $5,000 college scholarship.

The program is a workforce development project that partners the City of Zion, Zion Benton Township High School and our local businesses.

Open to Z-BTHS juniors on track for graduation, the program involves several workshops that develop business and personal life skills to help them win the career they want rather than settling for a job they can find.

One of the more exciting assignments is to create a marketing project. This year the challenge was to write and produce a movie that tells what is means to be a Zee-Bee.

The students were divided into three teams and given only two weeks to develop a story line, create props, costumes, etc. They were then partnered with professional film crews and given three hours to finalize their movie.

The results of their efforts are posted at www.beeprentice.com and we need your help!
Each team must market their film to a variety of audiences in order to gain the most number of
votes for their film.

The team to solicit the highest number will win this particular challenge. Please go to the website, view the three films and cast you vote for the one you
feel best met the challenge of sharing what it means to be a Zee-Bee.

The program is in its third year, graduating more
than fifty students. It would not ‘bee’ possible without the support of our local businesses.
If you have the chance to shop Zion, please consider supporting them in return:

 

Country Inn and Suites, Culvers, Zion Township, Keifer Sports, Mid America Medical, Domino’s, K-Log, Roger’s Service, Cake Box, GoFLO.com, Paige Turner Books, Dairy Queen, Nu-Glo Cleaners, It’s All Good, Graphic Partners, Ann’s Hallmark, Zion Area Chamber of Commerce, Randy Nebel State Farm Insurance, Northwest Automotive, Liberty Cleaners and Tux Rental, All Tails Pet Grooming, El Lago, Gene’s Automotive, Sheridan Health Care, Omni Hair
Salon & Spa, Subway on Sheridan, Walmart, National City, Barton Senior Residences, Chosen Royalty Barber Shop, Connie’s Place, Zion Cyclery, Liberty
Tax Service, Midwestern Regional Medical Center,
Ace Hardware, Enterprise Rental Car, Veolia, Tony’s House of Creations, Zion Antique Mall and First Bank.