Mouse Squad kids repair computers and build life skills in high school.

So I’m at the punch bowl during one of those end-of-the-school-year events that roll around with stunning frequency this time of year when I see this guy headed straight for me with that unmistakable obsessive networker look in his eye.

And sure enough, he’s reaching for a business card as he launches into his elevator pitch about how he took his enterprise from almost nothing to a robust organization, about how his work has changed his life while improving the lives of others, etc.

Did I mention the guy was a freshman? In high school? Meet Michael Wraa, president of the Aragon High School Mouse Squad club. (You might as well meet him. He’s sure to introduce himself to you soon enough.) He was at the Tech Museum in San Jose to join those celebrating another year of Mouse Squad of California, a nonprofit that helps schools teach kids how computers and software work and prepare them to provide campus tech support. (Sorry, no house calls. They help only at their schools.)

"It’s given me an opportunity to repair technology," Wraa tells me. "It’s given me leadership opportunities."

By Mike Cassidy

Mercury News Columnist

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