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One application could create a memory (and inspiration!) you’ll carry with you forever 🤍 Imagine being recognized for your dreams and hard work in a room filled with loved ones and fellow award winners celebrating your accomplishments?! 🪄 This could be you! 🤩

📲 You and your friends can make a difference — right from your own device! Picture this: spending a few hours on a Sunday morning over ☕ while catching up and supporting the next generation of technologists? 🥰

What could your curiosity create? 🎨 Take the first step and explore endless possibilities (like Catherine!) in the #AiCcommunity: aspirations.org! Then, apply for this year's #NCWITAiC High School Award — a celebration of your unique curiosities, potential, and ambitions! 🏆

A small act with big impact! 💜 You don’t have to dedicate your entire day to make a difference! With just 3️⃣ hours of your time, you can support the next generation of technologists by reviewing #NCWITAiC High School Award applications! 😊 Complete reviews at your own pace, from wherever you are!

🗽 #NCWITAiC takes NYC! 🗽 What a wonderful week it was in the Big Apple! 1️⃣ First stop: Bryant Park! Last Thursday in partnership with Bank of America, members from the greater NY area met in Midtown for an evening of shared bonding and inspiration — exactly what the #AiCcommunity is all about! ✨

⌛ 336 hours | 14 days | 2 weeks ⌛ That’s how much time you have left to apply for the #NCWITAiC High School Award! Don’t wait until the last minute to begin your application! There are two Q&A sessions to help you get to the finish line — join one tonight and then October 21st!

1️⃣ If you’re a collegiate #AiCcommunity member, it’s time to pass the torch! 🗣️ Share your experiences with high school technologists in your network and encourage them to apply for the #NCWITAiC High School Award by October 27th! Encouragement Form: bit.ly/AiCEncouragementForm 😉

(1/4) Is it possible to pursue your ambitions while being a full-time professional, caretaker, and a first-generation student — and what does it take? For #AiCStoriesAmbassador Sajida Shabanali, this meant learning how to make the most of every available moment:

(3/4) Although the third-culture citizen — born in Tanzania, raised in Dubai, and completed undergrad in New York City — has seen the world, sometimes breaking barriers doesn’t begin with changing it 💡 It starts with one small step toward dismantling what you've been taught to believe is possible.

(1/4) Is it possible to pursue your ambitions while being a full-time professional, caretaker, and a first-generation student — and what does it take? For #AiCStoriesAmbassador Sajida Shabanali, this meant learning how to make the most of every available moment:

🏆 The #NCWITAiC High School Award honors 9th - 12th grade students of all genders, at all levels of technical ability — from absolute beginners to advanced coders! 🧡 Winners receive recognition, a supportive network in the #AiCcommunity, access to exclusive opportunities, and more!

It's a new era of work, and Rebekah Butler embodies the qualities that will shape the workforce in the coming years — skills that are grounded in curiosity, fueled by imagination and creativity, and open to possibility ❇️

Remember: Computing is more than just coding! 💡There are so many creative ways to showcase your tech aspirations — and we want to recognize you! 🫵🏼 🏎️ Automotive 📱Content Creation 👗 Fashion and Beauty 🧠 Mental Health 🎤 Music 🤩 + more! Passion > Perfection!

What happens when creativity meets technology? 🎨 A multifaceted, global career like Rebekah Butler's! This #AiCStoriesAmbassador is: 🎨 A Computer Science and Visual Art senior at Rhodes College 🏁 Current UX/UI Intern at AutoZone with a previous internship at a luxury design agency in Barcelona

First-time #NCWITAiC High School Award applicant? No problem! 😄 This award celebrates your unique ideas, ambitions, and achievements! You belong in tech, and this industry needs your influence, voice, and innovation! 💖 This is your sign to begin your application today:

It is with such joy that we present to you our third cohort of #AiCstories Ambassadors! Meet: 🩷 Raechel Walker 💛 Paola Mendiola Efigenio 🧡 Rebekah Butler 🩵 Sajida Shabanali Over the next few months, you'll get to know them individually 😊

High School Educators: We want to honor the next generation of technologists! 🏆 We encourage you to invite any student who is passionate about computing — with a special emphasis on those who have historically been underrepresented in tech — to apply for the #NCWITAiC High School Award! You can:

🏆 The #NCWITAiC High School Award celebrates your unique ideas, ambitions, and achievements! In the #AiCcommunity (aspirations.org) your uniqueness is superpower 🦸🏻 Connect with like-minded high school, college, and early career people in tech because you don't have to figure it all out alone! 😊