FULTON – Fulton’s G. Ray Bodley High School recently hosted a school-wide Career Day which welcomed nearly 90 presenters from a wide range of fields and organizations. Students were given the opportunity to explore a spectrum of career paths through unique and engaging presentations.
Building on previous traditions and practices, this year’s Career Day was the biggest career fair in the school’s history. The building-wide event encompassed students from grades nine through twelve and turned nearly every teacher’s classroom into a presentation space. Students were dismissed early from classes and allowed to sign up for the speaker sessions that most interested them.
Presenters detailed the day-to-day responsibilities and unique opportunities of everything from architects and pastry chefs to drone pilots and phlebotomists. Numerous trade unions and military services were also in attendance.
“Events like these show students that they are supported in their school and their community,” GRB’s Work-Based Learning and Career Exploration Center Coordinator Angela Ferlito said. “We are all working together to assist them as they begin to set career goals for their future.”
Ferlito was responsible for organizing the event with the assistance of Dan Sherman, the district’s Director of Technology and Data, sixth grade counselor Laura Bliss and instructional coach Jennifer Reese. The team hopes to use the feedback of both students and presenters to build the program into a robust annual event.
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