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							                                               ACE in Atlanta
                                     ACE Atlanta 2009-2010 Program Newsletter #1 - October 15, 2009


                                Welcome to ACE - ACE kicks off in Atlanta!
                                ACE Atlanta is delighted to have welcomed 17 students and 21 mentors to the
                                2009-2010 ACE Program. The first ACE class was held at Skanska on Wednesday,
                                October 14, 2009 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM.

                                We would like to welcome the following
                                students and thank them for their participation
                                the first class. As they have completed their
                                online application and turned in their Parent
                                Consent forms as required, they are now
                                ACE students!

                                •   Jarius A., North Springs High School
                                •   Gabriel A., Lithonia High School
                                •   Branniton B., Lithonia High School
                                •   Christopher B., Lithonia High School
ACE Atlanta thanks                                                                   39 students signed up online - we
                                •   Charles C., Our Lady of Mercy High School
                                                                                     look forward to seeing everyone
Panola for their                •   Gerald D., Landmark High School
                                                                                     on Oct 21st for ACE Class #2!
                                •   Eddie D., Stephenson High School
generous Food                   •   Cornelius G., Benjamin Mays High School
Sponsorship of the              •   Andrew H., Benjamin Mays High School
ACE Atlanta 2009-2010           •   Curistan N., Westlake High School
                                •   Killian O., Lithonia High School
Program!                        •   Kamau O., Benjamin Mays High School
                                •   Marcus P., Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
                                •   Victor P., Hiram High School
 Announcement                   •   Melvin W., Lithonia High School
 Section
 This section includes
                                What happened during ACE Class #1?
 important information and
                                To open the session, mentors and students
 other announcements.
                                introduced themselves to the group. Mentors told
 • Remember to return your
                                us what company they work for, what their roles
   name badge to the boards     are, what colleges or training programs they went to, their path to this industry and
   before you leave each        ACE, what they wanted to get out of their ACE participation, and a “fun fact”. Fun
   class! We are re-using       facts included “I ride motorcycles”, “I have three large dogs”, and “I ride horses”.
   badges! (Remember,
   green is key!)               Students then introduced themselves, sharing what school they attend and their
 • All students must be         year, what their career aspirations are, where they’d like to go to college, and a “fun
   registered ONLINE at         fact” as well! We noticed a lot of students would like to attend Southern Polytech
   www.acementor.org.
                                or Georgia Tech. We’ve got a couple of aspiring lawyers in this year’s group. Fun
 • Bring your parent consent
   form to the first class you
                                facts included “I love mixed martial arts”, “I love all
   attend!                      sports”, and “I love all sports - except for golf”.

                                The group then watched the “Welcome to ACE”
 Next Class!                    presentation which detailed this year’s program, the
 10/21: Cleveland Electric      curriculum, ACE policies, what makes a “Great ACE
 leads the class on             Student” and what to expect from mentors.
 Electrical Engineering &
 Contracting! 4:30 PM at        Thank you to all for your participation - we look
 Skanska.                       forward to seeing everyone next week on Oct 21st!
                                We hope to welcome more students to ACE too!
 **** SMILE: Be ready for
 student photos! ****           For more infornation, please call (404) 946-7439.
                                                ACE in Atlanta
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Class Activity: “What Is It” Game
As the session’s Icebreaker Activity, the entire group played the “What Is It” Game.
Students and mentors formed five teams. Each team received an envelope containing
images of landmark or interesting buildings in Atlanta. Team members worked together
to determine whether or not they knew the name or purpose of each building, what they
liked or didn’t like about the building design. Afterwards, everyone discussed the buildings
using a Powerpoint presentation with all the buildings. The buildings discussed are on this
page and included the Westin Peachtree Hotel (which ACE will visit!), Fernbank Museum,
the Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta City Hall, the World of Coke, the Federal Reserve Bank,
the High Museum, Philips Arena, the Mansion on Peachtree, Georgia Tech Technology
Square. If you missed this activity, ask a participant for a quick recap! Thank you to all for
your great comments and enthusiastic participation!
                                              ACE in Atlanta
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Thank you to our                 More images from ACE Class #1: “Welcome to ACE!”
Session Mentors!
ACE Atlanta would like
to thank the following
mentors and guests
for their enthusiastic
participation!

• Elijah Cannon, Lithonia
  High School
• Chris Cole, Syska
  Hennessy
• Curtissa Coleman,
  General Services
  Administration
• Karim Emami, Skanska
• Drew Gaskins, Gilbane
• Leon Grant, Hiram High
  School
• Rachel Hendrix, Skanska
• Neal Howard, Duke Realty
• Linda McCoy, IBC
  Construction
• Karen McHugh, Heery
• Jimmy Mitchell, Skanska
• Amy Norman, Holder
  Construction
• Bodunde Omodele,
  Skanska                                               Yes! We want to support the ACE Mentor Program
• Beniquez Palmer, New                                  in Atlanta!
  South Construction
• Amber Scates, Gilbane
• Richard Saizan, Syska
                                                        To become part of the ACE Team, just fill out this form and
  Hennessy                                              return it to us via fax at (866) 710-3237, or please email
• Theresa Schroeder,                                    your information to Rachel.Hendrix@skanska.com.
  Turner Construction
• Theresa Smith, Skanska                  We’d like to become an ACE Sponsor. Please send us more information
• Terrance Ward, New                      via:    Mail
  South Construction                            Email @
• Derrick Wilcox, Syska
  Hennessy
                                          Please call me at
• Winston Williams, Turner
  Construction
                                          I can offer support in another way:
Thank you for the
dedicated support                 NAME:
of all of our mentors
throughout the years.             COMPANY:
The success of the ACE
Program is due to the             ADDRESS:
consistent and positive
involvement of many
people willing to share
what inspires them about          CITY:                                    STATE:             ZIP:
our industry - every day!