{"id":59920,"date":"2015-01-22T13:59:32","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T21:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=59920"},"modified":"2015-01-22T15:01:30","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T23:01:30","slug":"avta-promotes-public-transportation-summit-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2015\/01\/22\/avta-promotes-public-transportation-summit-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"AVTA promotes public transportation summit for students"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_59921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59921\" style=\"width: 628px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/APTA-youth-summit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59921\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/APTA-youth-summit.jpg\" alt=\"(Image courtesy American Public Transportation Association.)\" width=\"628\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/APTA-youth-summit.jpg 628w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/APTA-youth-summit-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Image courtesy American Public Transportation Association.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>LANCASTER \u2013 The Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) is promoting an exciting opportunity for local high school students to learn more about careers in public transportation.<\/p>\n<p>The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is seeking a diverse group of 50 students from across the nation to participate in the 2015 APTA Youth Summit, to be held June 28-July 2, 2015 in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Students selected by APTA will receive an all-expenses-paid opportunity to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience five days in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/li>\n<li>Meet lawmakers and congressional leaders.<\/li>\n<li>Discover the range of career paths within the transit industry.<\/li>\n<li>Learn how public transportation is helping shape a brighter future for America.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The summit will focus on how communities as a whole can prosper with increased services and on the role local and federal policies play in public transit. Educational and career opportunities in the industry will also be discussed to further expose students to future opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe growing demand for public transportation in the United States is creating more jobs than ever before,\u201d said AVTA Executive Director Julie Austin. \u201cWe encourage the young people of our community to discover the wide range of exciting career paths within the transit industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a tremendous opportunity for 50 young people and our Board is optimistic one of those youngsters will be selected from the Antelope Valley,\u201d stated Board Chairman Norm Hickling. \u201cCareers in transportation are dynamic and sometimes all it takes is exposing a student to new ideas to set their career path in motion.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How to apply<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The opportunity is open to high school juniors and seniors. View the 2015 Youth Summit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apta.com\/youthsummit\/Documents\/2015APTAYouthSummitFlyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">flyer here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interested students must submit an application to attend the APTA Youth Summit no later than Feb. 13, 2015. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information or to obtain an application, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apta.com\/youthsummit\" target=\"_blank\">www.apta.com\/youthsummit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<h5><em>[Information via news release from the Antelope Valley Transit Authority.]<\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER \u2013 The Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) is promoting an exciting opportunity for local high school students to learn more about careers in public transportation. 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