As a reminder, EPS high school students are allowed to use their Career Exploration Day for one (1) day of the following events.
October 31, 2025 - May 1, 2026 (Once a month meetings.), Aviation STEM-ATP Pilot Track or STEM-Aligned Aviation Careers: In 2023, Aviation STEM AHA launched a transformative program for Burke High School juniors and seniors aspiring to become ATP-certified pilots—the coveted left seat in the cockpit. While early exposure through programs like EAA Young Eagles, Boy Scouts, and youth flight experiences often sparks the dream, the path to becoming an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) can be derailed by medical or financial hurdles, with training costs ranging from $125,000 to $175,000--little of which has available scholarship opportunities.
This program helps students navigate those challenges early. We encourage participants to obtain a third-class medical certificate to identify any potential limitations and begin informed conversations about their future. Alongside medical readiness, students are introduced to the training rigors of solo flight and the realities of aviation careers.
Program Overview
Monthly Off-Campus Meetings over Lunch 11:30am to 1:00pm
Faculty-Selected Participants + 2 Burke Faculty Members Attending--open to other Junior. & Senior students from any high school or home school.
Focus: ATP Pilot Track or STEM-Aligned Aviation Careers
A&P Mechanics
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering
Meteorology
Flight Planning
Air Traffic Control
Airport Management
Each monthly session features:
A primary speaker on the topic of the month (See Chart Link Below)
A recent ATP pilot sharing their personal journey and challenges
Volunteer support for scholarship, college, and internship applications
Click here to see the 2025–2026 Program Schedule. This Program is Free!
If you would like to participate in this off-campus program, please contact Brian Walker at Brian.Walker1@OPS.org or call 855-629-9997 or Hague Howey at Haugue.Howey@AviationstemAHA.org or call 402.510.3528.
November 14, 2025 (Application Deadline), Hastings College Community Leadership Challenge: Students planning to major or double major in Biology, Business, Chemistry, Math or Physics. The Hastings College Community Leadership Challenge is designed to enhance leadership and problem-solving skills among high-achieving high school seniors. During the weekend conference and workshop, you’ll explore the components, meaning and importance of community while using design thinking to solve real-world, community-based problems. Click HERE to learn more and apply today!
December 2, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Save the Date-Tenatively), UNO Annual High School Business Conference: Join business experts to gain knowledge and skills for college, career, and beyond!
Metropolitan Community College 2025-2026 Career & Technical Education Events: Click here to learn more and save the dates!
The AIM Institute is a nonprofit organization with a mission to grow, connect, and inspire the tech talent community through education and career development. AIM has fostered the growth of Omaha’s tech sector for more than 30 years.
AIM helps fill the growing need for skilled workers in technology roles by providing training, education, and connections to empower tech professionals to enter and grow in the tech workforce. At AIM, we believe that creating a more diverse and equitable tech workforce is critical to community success. Through scholarships and financial aid, AIM removes barriers to tech education and increases access to technology careers.
Whether through Code School, Youth in Tech, Leadership Academies, AIM’s annual conferences, or Silicon Prairie News, AIM’s goal is to excite people about technology, inspire them to pursue a tech career, and help them navigate the tech career continuum.
Click here to see upcoming events and register today!
Omaha STEM Ecosystem and AIM Institute announced the launch of the FREE online STEM Community Platform, presented by Cox. The mission of the STEM Community Platform is to connect youth, parents, educators and professionals to an online hub of high-quality STEM programs, resources and events. The website offers easy functionality for the user to find kids camps, career listings in STEM career fields and informational resources for elementary aged children to adults.
Opera Omaha-Student Dress Rehearsals: Going beyond the ordinary field trip experience, Student Dress Rehearsals at Opera Omaha offer students a deep, meaningful encounter with many of the elements that bring the productions to the stage and a chance to see how a show is fine-tuned while watching many of the professional artists, technicians and managers in action.
Dress rehearsals are a great opportunity for students to experience an opera performance and see artisans at work before the show opens to the public. We are privileged to be able to offer our students and chaperones this amazing opportunity for FREE. More information is available here!
Note: Career Awareness opportunities during school hours are not excused as school activities,
unless special permission is given such as an approved class field trip or combined with an approved college visit/Career Exploration Day.