Be Pro Be Proud Announces Draft Day 2025 Lineup

Draft Day to provide career and training opportunities to students in participating school districts

LITTLE ROCK — Be Pro Be Proud, a workforce development initiative led by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas, has announced dates and locations for the upcoming 2025 Draft Day Series.

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Between Feb. 27 and April 29, Be Pro Be Proud will travel to 11 locations across Arkansas, providing career exploration and interview opportunities to high school students by matching their interests and skill sets with relevant career options.

“Draft Day events give Arkansas students the opportunity to learn more about technical careers, practice interview etiquette and connect with potential employers they wouldn’t have otherwise,” said Arkansas Chief Workforce Officer Mike Rogers. “These events will reach more students than ever before, helping combat the alarming skilled workforce shortage in the state from the ground up.”

Locations for the 2025 Draft Day Series are as follows:

• Feb. 27: Northeast Arkansas, Nettleton High School, Jonesboro, Ark.
• March 4: North Central Arkansas, Arkansas State University Mountain Home, Mountain Home, Ark.
• March 6: Southeast Arkansas, Southeast Arkansas Education Cooperative, Monticello, Ark.
• March 11: Arkansas River Valley, Peak Innovation Center, Fort Smith, Ark.
• March 13: Northwest Arkansas, Springdale Convention Center, Springdale, Ark.
• March 18–19: River Valley East, Cyclone Arena, Russellville High School, Russellville, Ark.
• April 1: Arkansas Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie Center, Stuttgart, Ark.
• April 3: Arkansas Delta, Pine Bluff Convention Center, Pine Bluff, Ark.
• April 8: Southwest Arkansas, University of Arkansas Hope/Texarkana, Hope, Ark.
• April 10: Central Arkansas, Arkansas Virtual Academy, Little Rock, Ark.
• April 29: Golden Triangle, El Dorado Conference Center, El Dorado, Ark.

The 2024 Draft Day Series spanned eight Arkansas regions and included 130 companies and 105 high schools. Across the eight events, 1,063 high school seniors were interviewed for a potential job, internship, apprenticeship or training opportunity, and 3,194 Arkansas high school students participated in all.

To find out more information about the 2025 Draft Day Series and how to be involved, visit AR.BeProBeProud.org.

About Be Pro Be Proud
Be Pro Be Proud is spearheading the movement to bring a new generation of pride, progress and professionals to America’s skilled workforce. Be Pro Be Proud is connecting high school students with high-tech, high-paying careers through its immersive mobile workshop series and working alongside job seekers, skilled professionals, employers and teachers through training, workshops and more. For more information about Be Pro Be Proud, visit BeProBeProud.org.

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