By M. Hernandez – 61 and Y. Alvarado – CCB Staff

Conwell introduced their first Conwell Speaker Series on Feb. 8.  Every other Wednesday throughout the month, people are invited to a Zoom meeting with the students at Conwell.  

What is the Conwell Speaker series?

The Conwell speaker series is when a professional comes in to speak to students and teach them about the things they do for their careers. The series is held in every teacher’s homeroom as a whole-school assembly. 

The first speaker this year was Ellen Weber, whose job it is to help small businesses.

Weber was talking about how her business, Robin Hood Ventures has a special program called, Angels: Team, Market, & Product. 

Weber said, “Most people look at the product, but really you need to look at the people.”

She said it takes 5-10 years for the entrepreneur to get their money back. She invested in: Brilliant Pad, Simply good, & charge it spot. 

At the Zoom meeting, Weber was explaining how she helps small businesses get more popular. 

Ms Katie – Nurse Practitioner for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia came to talk to Conwell on Feb. 27.

Ms. Katie went to college twice, and started an early educational job. She went to Korea and learned about her culture and language. She did four years of university and another 2 years to earn a Master’s Degree. In 2005 she got a job as a nurse extern. When she finished she started her job as a nurse. Since 2009, she’s been a Nurse Practitioner. She teaches all types  her biggest difference was that Katie never wore a mask before the pandemic.

Ms Katie has taken care of kids with arduous injuries.  | 

“Don’t get frustrated when you’re doing classes, pay attention to your teachers because it will assist you,” said Ms Katie.

Robyn S was our latest special guest on zoom on March 15th.

She currently works at NBC UNIVERSAL as an associate with Data Strategy. 

Robyn breaks down the data and value by common to least common and said that learning how to read data is important. 

Robyn first wanted to be a doctor, but she was discouraged to go any further because of how bad  she thought she was doing.

Robyn uses data with weather, basketball games and decision making. 

They base most data when it depends on how many people are entertained by that specific subject compared by another subject.  

She said that she came in to encourage the kids to follow their dreams. 

“Not everything might fit you based on your skill set,” she said, explaining that you won’t know until you try.

Posted by V. Escorza – 62 – CCB Editorial staff.