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08/11/2026

☀️This is the perfect time to get ahead! Before August ends, check these off your college prep list:
✅College Search / Right Fit
✅ Note Application Deadlines and Create your Common App account (Class of 2027),
✅ Visit at least one college campus
Start with your local state college, Maybe tag HC and SPC
✅ Update your resume
✅ Start your college essay
✅ Research scholarships
✅ Complete volunteer or service hours
✅ Explore careers that match your interests
Small steps now can make senior year much less stressful.

06/02/2026

💰 Numbers tell a story and Bookkeeping & Financial Specialists help businesses understand it.

From tracking expenses and managing budgets to maintaining accurate financial records, these professionals play a critical role in helping organizations make informed decisions and achieve long-term success.

📊 Organize financial records
📈 Analyze business performance
✅ Ensure accuracy and compliance
🏢 Support businesses of all sizes

This is one of many high-demand careers that often flies under the radar, yet offers strong opportunities for growth, stability, and impact.

✨ Whether supporting a small business, nonprofit, healthcare organization, or major corporation, financial specialists help keep businesses running smoothly every day.

Your future may look different than expected and that’s the opportunity.

🚀 Real Careers. Real Impact. Right Here in Tampa Bay.

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06/01/2026

📦 Ever wonder how products make it from warehouses to your doorstep?

Meet the Logistics & Supply Chain Coordinator the problem-solvers who keep goods moving, businesses running, and communities connected. From tracking inventory and coordinating shipments to managing global supply chains, these professionals play a vital role in our everyday lives.

🚚 Plan shipments
📊 Manage inventory
🌎 Coordinate supply chains
💡 Solve real-world challenges

As online shopping, manufacturing, and global trade continue to grow, so does the demand for skilled logistics professionals.

✨ This is one of many high-demand careers students may not hear about often but it offers exciting opportunities for growth, leadership, and impact.

Your future doesn’t have to follow a traditional path. Explore careers that keep the world moving and discover opportunities right here in Tampa Bay.

🚀 Real Careers. Real Impact. Right Here in Tampa Bay.

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06/01/2026

📊 Ever wonder who helps businesses make smarter decisions?

A Business Operations Analyst uses data, technology, and problem-solving skills to help organizations improve processes, increase efficiency, and achieve their goals. From healthcare and finance to sports and technology, these professionals play a key role in helping businesses succeed.

💡 This is one of many high-demand careers that students may not hear about every day but it offers exciting opportunities for growth, impact, and innovation.

✅ Analyze data
✅ Solve real-world problems
✅ Help organizations thrive
✅ Build a career with purpose

Your future doesn’t have to follow a traditional path to be successful. Explore the possibilities, discover your interests, and find the pathway that’s right for you.

🚀 Real Careers. Real Impact. Right Here in Tampa Bay.

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05/28/2026

🚛 The road to success may look different than you expected and that’s okay.

Commercial Truck Drivers keep our communities moving, businesses running, and shelves stocked every single day. 💪🏾 From delivering essential goods to supporting the economy, this career path is in high demand and offers strong earning potential.

✨ Real careers. Real impact. Right here in Tampa Bay.

Students can explore pathways that lead directly to careers through certifications, hands-on training, and workforce programs after high school.

Your future. Your way. Dig in. 🚦

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05/26/2026

💙 Healthcare meets technology and it’s creating some of the fastest-growing careers in Tampa Bay.

A Health Tech Specialist works behind the scenes using patient data and technology to help improve healthcare systems, protect sensitive information, and support better patient care. 🩺💻

These are the careers students don’t always hear about but they’re real, in-demand, and full of opportunity. 🚀

✨ Your future doesn’t have to follow the “traditional” path to make a real impact.

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05/20/2026

🎓 Your future doesn’t have to follow the “traditional” path to be successful. In Tampa Bay, some of the fastest-growing careers are powered by certifications, college credit, and hands-on training after high school. 💡📚

From health tech to logistics, business operations to skilled trades students have more opportunities than ever to build careers with real impact right here in our community.

🚀 Start local. Grow your future.
➡️ Begin at Hillsborough College (HC) or St. Petersburg College (SPC)
➡️ Earn certifications or an associate degree
➡️ Transfer to USF and expand your opportunities

The path may look different than expected and that’s the opportunity. 💙💚

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03/31/2026

03/31/2026

Meet Ida Shuler ✨📚 a proud LEAP Tampa Bay scholarship recipient!

As a dedicated media specialist, Ida is committed to creating meaningful learning experiences and inspiring a love of reading in her students every day. With the support of LEAP Tampa Bay, she’s continuing to grow professionally and expand her impact in education.

We’re proud to support educators like Ida who are shaping the future one student at a time 💙

03/27/2026

Meet Jalen 🎓✨one of LEAP Tampa Bay’s shining scholarship recipients!

Jalen represents determination, resilience, and the power of believing in your future. With the support of LEAP Tampa Bay, he’s taking the next step toward his dreams and showing what’s possible when opportunity meets hard work.

We’re so proud of you, Jalen your journey is just getting started! 💙