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Azle students at two elementary campuses got an early look at their possible future careers during special career day events held Oct. 30.
Walnut Creek and Silver Creek elementaries used the pre-Halloween festivities to focus on job options available to students in, say, 15 years or so.
Many students dressed up like their favorite Halloween characters while a small army of adult volunteers showed up in their work clothes to talk about their professions. Dentists, soldiers, karate experts, veterinarians, authors, firefighters, chefs, police officers, insurance claims experts – even a newspaper editor – came out to spend the day with more than 800 students – 400-plus from each school. “Career Day is designed to educate, engage and inspire students to learn about and be exposed to the different career opportunities available,” said Melody Borger, counselor at Silver Creek Elementary. “This is done by professionals from the community giving presentations to the students in their classrooms and discussing their own careers – what they do, how they do it, how they got there and emphasizing that these students can do these careers, too.”
It’s all about finding good role models, Borger said. “When a speaker talks to the students about their career and life experiences, it makes it more believable to the students that it can be possible for them as well,” she said. Studies show that children do better in school if they can see how eduction is connected to a successful future, she added. Walnut Creek principal Todd Smith said career day is a good way for kids to “find out what their careers could be.” “It is a good opportunity for young kids to start seeing and thinking about what a career is as well as all the opportunities and possibilities out there,” he said. “We appreciate all our volunteers who came in to share with the students.” He complimented counselor Eva Dee Lewis for doing a “great job” of coordinating the event. |
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