Business Trip 2005 In New York, students went into the New York Stock Exchange and in small groups traders led them onto the active trading floor of the stock exchange. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is rarely offered to highly placed executives, much less high school students, and the students were very grateful. During their tour, there was a big commotion because of the news that two companies were merging, and students saw how the latest news was affecting the prices of the stock of both companies. In the words of one student, "Even though I read about stock trading, I got a much better understanding by being able to go and see it as it was happening."

Business Trip 2005 There were other visits to a wide range of businesses. Students visited Hinton Battle, a dancer, singer, choreographer, and producer (the only living three-time Tony Award winner) at his Theatre Laboratory, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping young potential performing artists. To demonstrate the reality of supply and demand of actors and actresses, Hinton brought out an enormous stack of photos and resumes, at least two feet thick, which he said was just a portion of what he receives each week. Students saw that this was a very competitive field, with thousands of people coming to New York each year to live their dream of performing.

Students visited the Cotton Exchange, where they spent time on the trading floor while it was in full operation. Students visited Chris Isham, Chief Investigative Reporter for ABC News, and the law offices where Delphi parent Devora Lindeman works. Delphi parent Raven Kane arranged for the students to meet with a Broadway producer and the lead actor and writer of a very successful off-Broadway show.

Business Trip 2005 The students visited the site of the World Trade Center, and St. Paul's Chapel, which served as a refuge and center of operations for 9/11 recovery efforts. They visited a private investment bank, and a high tech venture capital company, attended Broadway shows and ate at the Delegate's Dining Room in the United Nations.

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