2015 ATA School Outreach Contest Winner: Molly Yurick

By ATA | September 24, 2015

ATA member Molly Yurick, a Spanish>English translator based in Oviedo, Spain, won a free registration to ATA’s 56th Annual Conference in Miami, Florida. Molly…

2014 School Outreach Contest Winner: Jenny Stillo

By ATA | September 24, 2014

The 2014 School Outreach Contest winner was Jenny Stillo, a Spanish interpreter and translator based in Crested Butte, Colorado. Jenny took an interactive approach…

Jenny Stillo School Outreach Profile

By ATA | September 24, 2014

Reaching Out to the Advanced Placement Classroom In May 2014 I visited Crested Butte Community School in Crested Butte, Colorado. The students were high…

Ten Evenings Per Year

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 2, 2014

By Caitilin Walsh It doesn’t seem like a huge time investment, but they are some of the most demanding hours for me professionally. During those…

ATA’s School Outreach Program: Understanding the Value of Educating the Public

By ATA | April 1, 2014

By Meghan McCallum As translators and interpreters, we all understand the value of language skills, but it is important for the general public to…

2013 ATA School Outreach Contest Winner: María Elena Gaborov

By ATA | September 24, 2013

A photo taken during a presentation at the University of North Carolina (UNC) won the 2013 ATA School Outreach Contest. María Elena Gaborov said…

2012 ATA School Outreach Contest Winner: Birgit Vosseler-Brehmer

By ATA | September 24, 2012

Birgit Vosseler-Brehmer, winner of ATA’s 2012 School Outreach Contest, recalls that the idea of speaking to an 11th-grade English class at the Kurfürst-Salentin Gymnasium…

2011 ATA School Outreach Contest Winner: Marcelo Pelliccioni

By ATA | September 24, 2011

Marcelo Pelliccioni was the winner of the 2011 ATA School Outreach Contest. As a teacher at the Bristol Middle School in Connecticut, Marcelo knew…

2010 ATA School Outreach Contest Winner: Ana Safrin

By ATA | September 24, 2010

Ana Safrin, an English>Brazilian Portuguese freelance translator in Cooper City, Florida, was the winner of ATA’s 2010 School Outreach Contest. Ana spoke with second-…

Emily Safrin and Jon Wan School Outreach Profile

By ATA | September 24, 2010

Using the 2018 Winter Olympics to Talk About T&I to High School Students This February, my colleague John Wan and I were invited to…

2009 ATA School Outreach Contest Winner: Margarita Griggs

By ATA | September 24, 2009

The 2009 ATA School Outreach Award went to Margarita Griggs, a translator and interpreter in Reno, Nevada. The winning photo shows Margarita in an…

2008 ATA School Outreach Contest Winner: Sandra Burns Thomson

By ATA | September 24, 2008

For 2008 School Outreach Winner Sandra Burns Thomson, it started as a way to join her young son in the classroom. When she volunteered…